Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27932207›Full record

ReviewVirus research2017

The current state of therapeutic and T cell-based vaccines against human papillomaviruses.

Andrew Yang, Emily Farmer, John Lin, T-C Wu, Chien-Fu Hung

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Review in Virus research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Delayed vaccine-induced CD8Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2023
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  15. Cervical Cancer Immunotherapy: Facts and Hopes.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2021
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  17. Physiopathology and effectiveness of therapeutic vaccines against human papillomavirus.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew YangDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.
Emily FarmerDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.
John LinDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.
T-C WuDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA; Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA.
Chien-Fu HungDepartment of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA; Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA. Electronic address: chung2@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Treatment of HIV- and HIV+ Patients with HPV16+ CIN2/3 Using pNGLV4a-hCRTE6E7L2 DNA vaccine administered intramuscularly via electroporationP50CA098252 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard Bruce Roden · 2003 to 2026
$53.5M
ENHANCING HPV-16 E6-SPECIFIC ANTITUMOR IMMUNITYR01CA114425 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WU, TZYY-CHOOU · 2005 to 2016
$3.0M
Molecular pathogenesis and host response following persistent E6/E7 expressionR21AI109259 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HUNG, CHIEN-FU · 2014 to 2015
$446k
Innovative Strategy to Generate Antigen-Specific Cytotoxic LymphocytesR21CA194896 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI HUNG, CHIEN-FU · 2015 to 2016
$388k
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA098252NCI NIH HHS R01 CA114425NCI NIH HHS R21 CA194896NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI109259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is known to be a necessary factor for many gynecologic malignancies and is also associated with a subset of head and neck malignancies. This knowledge has created the opportunity to control these HPV-associated cancers through vaccination. However, despite the availability of prophylactic HPV vaccines, HPV infections remain extremely common worldwide. In addition, while prophylactic HPV vaccines have been effective in preventing infection, they are ineffective at clearing pre-existing HPV infections. Thus, there is an urgent need for therapeutic and T cell-based vaccines to treat existing HPV infections and HPV-associated lesions and cancers. Unlike prophylactic vaccines, which generate neutralizing antibodies, therapeutic, and T cell-based vaccines enhance cell-mediated immunity against HPV antigens. Our review will cover various therapeutic and T cell-based vaccines in development for the treatment of HPV-associated diseases. Furthermore, we review the strategies to enhance the efficacy of therapeutic vaccines and the latest clinical trials on therapeutic and T cell-based HPV vaccines.

Indexed as

VaccinationAdoptive TransferCancer VaccinesClinical Trials as TopicDendritic CellsFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunity, CellularPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesT-LymphocytesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaccines, DNAVaccines, SubunitCancer VaccinesPapillomavirus VaccinesVaccines, DNAVaccines, SubunitHPV E6HPV E7Human papillomavirusImmunotherapyT cell-based vaccineTherapeutic vaccine

Identifiers

PMID27932207
PMCPMC5325765
OpenAlexW2560376531

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