Overview

H5N1 Vaccination With and Without AS03: Systems Biology Analysis

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-01-02
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
This is a single center, randomized, double-blinded, controlled, Phase I, small targeted prospective study in healthy male and non-pregnant female subjects, 18 to 49 years old, inclusive, designed to determine the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of an intramuscular subvirion inactivated monovalent influenza A/H5N1 (HA of A/Indonesia/05/2005) virus vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur administered at 3.75 mcg per dose given with or without AS03 adjuvant manufactured by GSK. In the study, each subject will receive two doses administered 28 days apart. This study will use a systems biology approach to assess the human early gene and protein signatures expressed at Days 1, 3, 7, and 28 after the first vaccination. The systems data will be integrated with immunogenicity and reactogenicity data to develop a systems model of the human immune response to A/H5N1 vaccine with or without AS03 adjuvant.
Phase:
Phase 1
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Treatments:
Hemagglutinins
Vaccines
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Are males or non-pregnant females between the ages of 18 and 49 years, inclusive.

- Women of childbearing potential (not surgically sterile via tubal ligation, bilateral
oophorectomy or hysterectomy or who are not postmenopausal for >/= 1 year) must agree
to practice adequate contraception (that may include, but is not limited to,
abstinence, monogamous relationship with vasectomized partner, barrier methods such as
condoms or diaphragms with spermicide or foam, intrauterine devices, and licensed
hormonal methods) during the study for at least 30 days following the last
vaccination. Method of contraception will be captured on the appropriate case report
form (CRF).

- Are in good health, as determined by vital signs (oral temperature, pulse and blood
pressure), medical history and complete physical examination (without genital and
rectal exam) to ensure no existing chronic medical diagnoses or conditions are
present.

- For women of childbearing potential, negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 24
hours prior to vaccination.

- Are able to understand and comply with planned study procedures.

- Provide written informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have a known allergy to eggs or other components of the vaccine (including gelatin,
formaldehyde, octoxinol-9, thimerosal and chicken protein), or allergy to
squalene-based adjuvants.

- Women who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed at any given time from the first
vaccination until 30 days after the last vaccination.

- Have long term use (defined as taken for 2 weeks or more in total at any time during
the past 2 months) of high dose oral or parenteral glucocorticoids (high dose defined
as prednisone >/= 20 mg total daily dose, or equivalent dose of other
glucocorticoids); or high-dose inhaled steroids (high dose defined as >800 mcg/day of
beclomethasone dipropionate or equivalent); or systemic corticosteroids of any dose
within the past 4 weeks.

- Have immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment, or use of
anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy (cytotoxic) within the preceding 36
months.

- Have an active neoplastic disease or a history of any hematologic malignancy.

- Have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, or other major psychiatric
diagnosis.

- Hospitalized for psychiatric illness, history of suicide attempt, or confinement for
danger to self or others, within the past 10 years.

- Receiving systemic, prescription medications for the treatment of chronic medical
conditions, unless such use is on a PRN (as needed) basis only. Non-PRN use of
systemic, over-the-counter medications and PRN systemic, prescription medication may
be allowed if, in the opinion of the investigator, they pose no additional risk to
subject safety or assessment of immunogenicity/reactogenicity. Note: Topical, nasal,
and inhaled medications; vitamins; and contraceptives are also permitted.

- Received pre-medication with analgesic or antipyretic agents in the 6 hours prior to
first vaccination, or planned medication with analgesic or antipyretic in the week
following first vaccination. This criterion should not preclude subjects receiving
such medication if the need arises. However, pre-medication is to be discouraged.

- Received immunoglobulin or other blood products (with exception of Rho D immune
globulin) within the 3 months prior to the first vaccination.

- Received any live licensed vaccines within 4 weeks or inactivated licensed vaccines
within 2 weeks prior to the first vaccination or plan receipt of such vaccines within
56 days following the first vaccination. This is inclusive of licensed seasonal
influenza vaccines.

- Have an acute or chronic medical condition that, in the opinion of the site principal
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, would render vaccination unsafe, would
interfere with the evaluation of responses or is not generally seen in "normal,
healthy subjects".

- Have a history of severe reactions following previous immunization with contemporary
influenza virus vaccines.

- Have an acute illness, including an oral temperature greater than or equal to 100.4
degree F, within 3 days prior to the first vaccination.

- Pulse is less than 55 bpm or greater than 100 bpm.

- Systolic blood pressure is less than 90 mm Hg or greater than 140 mm Hg.

- Diastolic blood pressure is less than 60 mm Hg or greater than 90 mmHg.

- Received an experimental agent (vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or
medication) within 1 month prior to the first vaccination or expects to receive an
experimental agent, other than from participation in this study, during the 14-month
study period.

- Are participating or plan to participate in another clinical trial with a licensed
product during the 14-month study period.

- Have any condition that, in the opinion of the site principal investigator or
appropriate sub-investigator, would place the subject at an unacceptable risk of
injury, or render them unable to meet the requirements of the protocol, or confound
the interpretation of results.

- Participated in an influenza A/H5 vaccine study in the past in a group receiving
vaccine (does not apply to documented placebo recipients) or have a history of A/H5
infection prior to enrollment.

- Have known active HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C infection.

- Have a history of alcohol or drug abuse in the last 5 years.

- Plan to travel outside the U.S. in the time between the first vaccination and 56 days
following the first vaccination.

- Have a history of Guillain-Barré Syndrome.