An immumogenic polypeptide for inducing antibodies that neutralize the
immunosuppressive and/or angiogenic activity of an E7 protein from
Papillomavirus, wherein said immunogenic polypeptide consists of an E7
protein from Papillomavirus that has been inactivated so as to eliminate
at least 70% of the immunosuppressive and/or angiogenic activity of the
non-inactivated E7 protein. The inactivation is effected by physical
and/or chemical treatments and/or by modification of the amino acid
sequence of the polypeptide.