Implication of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in Lichen Physiopathology in Human (HPVLichen)

NCT ID: NCT02761122

Last Updated: 2025-07-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-05-17

Study Completion Date

2018-04-16

Brief Summary

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Lichen planus is a chronic cutaneous and mucosal disease characterized by the infiltration of cluster of differentiation (CD) CD8 T lymphocytes, localized under the basal membrane and associated with apoptosis of basal keratinocytes, suggesting a reactivity of T lymphocytes toward keratinocyte antigen(s), so far unidentified. In a recent study, the research team at Institut Pasteur has demonstrated in a peculiar clinical form of lichen planus (erosive lichen planus), that the immunogenic target of CD8 T lymphocytes could be the immunodominant peptide of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) 16.

In line with this recent work which shows for the first time a link between HPV-16 and an autoimmune disease, erosive lichen planus, the aim of te study is to test the hypothesis that HPV could be also involved in the pathogenesis of other clinical forms of lichen, such as non erosive lichen planus or lichen sclerosus.

Detailed Description

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Lichen planus is a chronic cutaneous and mucosal disease characterized by the infiltration of cluster of differentiation (CD) CD8 T lymphocytes, localized under the basal membrane and associated with apoptosis of basal keratinocytes, suggesting a reactivity of T lymphocytes toward keratinocyte antigen(s), so far unidentified. In a recent study, the research team at Institut Pasteur has demonstrated in a peculiar clinical form of lichen planus (erosive lichen planus), that the immunogenic target of CD8 T lymphocytes could be the immunodominant peptide of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) 16.

In line with this recent work which shows for the first time a link between HPV-16 and an autoimmune disease, erosive lichen planus, the aim of te study is to to test the hypothesis that HPV could be also involved in the pathogenesis of other clinical forms of lichen, such as non erosive lichen planus or lichen sclerosus.

Regarding erosive lichen planus, the aim is to test the cytotoxic function of the previously identified CD8 T lymphocytes specific for HPV16 E711-20.

Conditions

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Lichen Planus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Patients with lichen

Patients with non-erosive lichen planus, erosive lichen planus or lichen sclerosus.

Human biological samples :

* Blood sample
* Skin or mucosal brushing
* Skin or mucosal biopsy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Human biological samples

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

* Blood sample
* Skin or mucosal brushing
* Skin or mucosal biopsy

Interventions

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Human biological samples

* Blood sample
* Skin or mucosal brushing
* Skin or mucosal biopsy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* At least 18 year-old
* Clinically or histologically confirmed lichen : Non-erosive lichen planus, Erosive lichen planus, or Sclerosus lichen
* At diagnosis of desease before treatment, or during flares of the disease, with or without intake or topical application of immunosuppressants
* Affiliated or beneficiary of a social security system
* Informed and written consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Under 18 year-old,
* Legal protection measures,
* Inability to consent
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Société de Dermatologie Française

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Institut Pasteur

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie-Lise Gougeon

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Institut Pasteur

Locations

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Service de Dermatologie du CHU de Besançon

Besançon, , France

Site Status

Service de Dermatologie de l'hôpital Saint Louis

Paris, , France

Site Status

Service de Dermatologie du CHU de Reims

Reims, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Viguier M, Perals C, Poirier B, Battistella M, Aubin F, Bachelez H, Pretet JL, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Touze A, Gougeon ML, Fazilleau N. Human papilloma virus-16-specific CD8+ T-cell expansions characterize different clinical forms of lichen planus and not lichen sclerosus et atrophicus. Exp Dermatol. 2023 Jun;32(6):859-868. doi: 10.1111/exd.14788. Epub 2023 Mar 15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36922453 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ID-RCB number : 2015-A01697-42

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2015-058

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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