A Phase II double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of artesunate vaginal inserts for the treatment of patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2/3)
Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria
• Adult females age >= 25 years
• Capable of informed consent
• Any HPV genotype detectable by DNA test/HPV genotyping
• Colposcopically-directed, histologically confirmed tissue diagnosis of cervical high grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (CIN2, CIN3, or CIN2/3)
• Women of childbearing potential agree to use birth control through week17 of the study.
• Weight >= 50kg
Exclusion Criteria
• Pregnant and nursing women
• Active autoimmune disease
• Taking immunosuppressive medication
• HIV seropositivity
• Immunocompromised subjects
• Evidence of concurrent cervical adenocarcinoma in situ
• Concurrent malignancy except for nonmelanoma skin lesions, because treatment for other cancers have systemic effects