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A Phase 1, First-in-Human, Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of an Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) in Healthy Flavivirus-Naïve and Flavivirus-Primed Subjects

Trial Profile

A Phase 1, First-in-Human, Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Reactogenicity, and Immunogenicity of an Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) in Healthy Flavivirus-Naïve and Flavivirus-Primed Subjects

Status: Completed
Phase of Trial: Phase I

Latest Information Update: 16 Jun 2020

At a glance

  • Drugs Zika virus vaccine-Sanofi (Primary) ; IC 51; Yellow fever vaccine
  • Indications Zika virus infection
  • Focus Adverse reactions; First in man

Most Recent Events

  • 12 May 2020 Results presented at the IMMUNOLOGY 2020: American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting
  • 08 Nov 2018 Status changed from active, no longer recruiting to completed.
  • 05 Dec 2017 Preliminary results assessing the early safety and immunogenicity of Zika-virus-vaccine in the phase I trials (NCT02963909, NCT02952833, and NCT02937233; n=68) published in The Lancet.

Trial Overview

Purpose

The purpose of phase 1 study to evaluate two doses of Alum Adjuvanted Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) administered 28 days apart.

Primary Endpoints

Occurrence of SAEs, new onset medical conditions, and AESIs

time_frame: From Day 1 to Day 658

Occurrence of solicited local AEs

time_frame: 7 days following each ZPIV dose

Occurrence of unsolicited AEs

time_frame: 28 days following each ZPIV dose

Relationship of unsolicited AEs to vaccination

time_frame: 28 days following each ZPIV dose

Severity of solicited local AEs

time_frame: 7 days following each ZPIV dose

Severity of solicited systemic AEs

time_frame: 7 days following each ZPIV dose

Severity of unsolicited AEs

time_frame: 28 days following each ZPIV dose

Other Endpoints

Anti- ZIKV NAbs GMTs by group in subjects who consent to two doses of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 280 and 364 after initial ZPIV dose

Anti- ZIKV NAbs GMTs overall

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 280 and 364 after initial ZPIV dose

Anti- ZIKV NAbs seroconversion rates by group in subjects who consent to two doses of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 280 and 364 after initial ZPIV dose

Anti- ZIKV NAbs seroconversion rates overall

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 280 and 364 after initial ZPIV dose

Anti-ZIKV Nabs GMTs for group 1 subjects who consent to the third dose of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 224 after initial ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 84, 168 after third ZPIV dose

Anti-ZIKV Nabs GMTs for group 2 and 3 subjects who consent to the third dose of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 224 after initial ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 84, 168 after third ZPIV dose

Anti-ZIKV Nabs seroconvertion rates for group 1 subjects who consent to the third dose of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 196, 224 after initial ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 84, 168 after third ZPIV dose

Anti-ZIKV Nabs seroconvertion rates for group 2 and 3 subjects who consent to the third dose of ZPIV

time_frame: 28 days after each ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 112, 224 after initial ZPIV dose
time_frame: Days 84, 168 after third ZPIV dose [1]

Diseases Treated

Indication Qualifiers Patient Segments
Zika virus infection treatment -

Subjects

  • Subject Type volunteers
  • Number

    Planned: 75

    Actual: 75

  • Sex male & female
  • Age Group 18-49 years; adult

Patient Inclusion Criteria

1. Must be a male or non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding female between the ages of 18 and 49 years, inclusive, at the time of screening and enrollment. 2. Must be willing and able to read, sign, and date the informed consent document before study-related procedures are performed. 3. Must be willing and able to comply with study requirements and be available for follow-up visits for the entire study. 4. Must have a means to be contacted by telephone. 5. Must have a body mass index (BMI) >/=18.1 and <35.0 kg/m2. 6. Must have acceptable screening laboratory findings within 40 days before day 1. - Acceptable clinical laboratory parameters include no more than Grade 1 on toxicity scale. - White Blood Cell (WBC), Hemoglobin, and platelet count will be reported as part of the Complete Blood Count (CBC). These labs will be graded according to the toxicity scale. Other results included on the CBC panel will not be graded. They will be reviewed by an investigator who will determine clinical significance and may be used to determine additional workup. - Sodium, potassium, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, random glucose, total protein, albumin, calcium, AST, ALT, total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase will be reported as part of the Complete Metabolic Panel (CMP). These labs will be graded according to the toxicity scale. Other results included on the CMP panel will not be graded. They will be reviewed by an investigator who will determine clinical significance and may be used to determine additional workup. Note: If laboratory screening tests are out of acceptable range, repeat of screening tests is permitted one time, provided there is an alternative explanation for the out of range value. 7. Must be in good health based on the investigator's clinical judgment when considering findings from past medical history, medication use, vital signs, and an abbreviated physical examination. Note 1: Good health is defined by the absence of any medical condition described in the

Patient Exclusion Criteria

in a subject with a normal abbreviated physical exam and vital signs. If the subject has a preexisting condition not listed in the exclusion criteria, the condition cannot meet any of the following criteria: first diagnosed in the last 3 months; worsening in terms of clinical outcome in the last 6 months; or involves need for medication that may pose a risk to the subject's safety or impede assessment of AEs or immunogenicity if they participate in the study. Note 2: An abbreviated physical exam differs from a complete exam in that it does not include a genitourinary and rectal exam. Note 3: Vital signs must be normal by protocol toxicity grading scale or determined to be normal-variant by investigator. In the event of an abnormal heart rate or blood pressure due to physiological variation or activity, the subject may rest for 10 minutes in a quiet room, and then blood pressure and/or heart rate may be re-measured. Repeated vital signs may be used to determine eligibility. 8. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening and a negative urine pregnancy test immediately prior to each vaccination. Note: All female subjects are considered of childbearing potential unless postmenopausal or surgically sterile and >/=3 months have passed since sterilization procedure. Postmenopausal is defined as amenorrhea for >/=12 months without an alternative medical cause. Permanent female sterilization procedures include tubal ligation, bilateral salpingectomy, hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or successful Essure placement. 9. Women of childbearing potential must use an acceptable method of contraception from one month (30 days) prior to the first vaccination until at least 60 days after the last vaccination. - Acceptable methods of contraception include the following: Use highly effective contraceptive methods, defined by <1% failure rate per year independent of user adherence, including long-acting reversible contraception (LARC): progestin-releasing subdermal implants and intrauterine devices (IUD). Use effective contraceptive methods, defined by 5-9% failure rate with typical use and <1% failure rate with consistent and correct use, including: prescription oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, combined pill, progestin-only pill, hormone-releasing transdermal patch or vaginal ring, and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate injection (Depo-Provera). Have one male sex partner who has had a vasectomy >/=3 months prior. Male partner with barrier protection plus the use of vaginal spermicide. Practice abstinence defined as refraining from heterosexual intercourse from 30 days before first vaccination until at least 60 days after last ZPIV vaccination. 10. Female subjects must agree to not donate eggs (ova, oocytes) from the start of screening period until at least 60 days after receiving the last ZPIV vaccination. 1. Has plans to become pregnant, or is currently pregnant or breastfeeding. 2. Has plans to travel to an area with active ZIKV, DENV, YFV, or JEV transmission during the study or returned from an endemic area with these diseases within 30 days of screening. NOTE: Refer to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for areas with active ZIKV transmission: http://www.cdc.gov/zika/geo 3. Has history of vaccination with a licensed or investigational flavivirus vaccine or reportedly diagnosed with a flavivirus infection or disease. Includes subject's verbal history of vaccination or disease with any of the following flaviviruses: - YFV: YF-VAX®, Stamaril, or Bio-Manguinhos YF vaccine; - JEV: investigational vaccine or licensed vaccine (IXIARO®); - DENV: investigational vaccine or Sanofi Pasteur newly licensed vaccine; - WNV: investigational vaccine; - ZIKV; - Other: St. Louis encephalitis, or TBEV. 4. Plans to receive a licensed flavivirus vaccine or participate in another flavivirus vaccine trial during the study. 5. Seropositive to DENV, ZIKV, YFV, JEV, or WNV by microneutralization (MN) titer assay. - Positive results may be repeated if technical error is suspected. Additional testing to confirm Zika exposure and any required reporting or counseling will be referred to the appropriate medical clinic. 6. Confirmed positive for active infection of human immounodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), or presence of Hepatitis B surface antigen. 7. Has known or suspected congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, or recent history or current use of immunosuppressive therapy. - Anti-cancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy within the preceding 6 months, or long-term (at least 2 weeks within the previous 3 months) systemic corticosteroids therapy (at a dose of at least 0.5 mg/kg/day). Intranasal or topical prednisone (or equivalent) is allowed. Includes medication which, in the opinion of the investigators(s), will impact the subject's immune response. 8. History of organ and/or stem cell transplantation. 9. Has history of malignancy other than squamous cell or basal cell skin cancer, unless there has been surgical excision that is considered to have achieved a cure. - Subjects with a history of skin cancer must not be vaccinated at the previous tumor site. 10. Has history of chronic or acute severe neurologic condition. - Including: Neurologic and Neuroinflammatory Disorders: ADEM, including site specific variants, Cranial Nerve Disorders (including paralyses/paresis), GBS (including Miller Fisher Syndrome and other variants), Immune-mediated Peripheral Neuropathies and Plexopathies, Optic Neuritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Narcolepsy, Transverse Myelitis, meningitis, or meningoencephalitis. 11. Has diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2, including cases controlled with diet alone. Note: history of isolated gestational diabetes is not an exclusion criterion. 12. Has history of thyroidectomy or thyroid disease requiring medication during the last 12 months. 13. Has major psychiatric illness during the last 12 months that in the investigator's opinion would preclude participation. 14. Has history of other chronic disease or condition including: - autoimmune disease, hypercholesterolemia, chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, chronic pulmonary disease, chronic renal disease, and chronic cardiac disease including hypertension even if medically controlled. - Includes the conditions and diagnoses defined as AESI in Section 9. - Vital signs must be normal by protocol toxicity grading scale or determined to be normal-variant by investigator. In the event of an abnormal heart rate or blood pressure due to physiological variation or activity, the subject may rest for 10 minutes in a quiet room, and then blood pressure and/or heart rate may be re-measured. Repeated vital signs may be used to determine eligibility. 15. Has current or past history of substance abuse that in the investigator's opinion would preclude participation. 16. Has tattoos, scars, or other marks on both deltoid areas that would, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with assessment of the vaccination site. 17. Has a history of chronic urticaria (recurrent hives). 18. Has known allergy or history of anaphylaxis, or other serious reaction to a vaccine or vaccine component. - Note: includes protamine sulfate, eggs or egg products, chicken protein, gelatin, sorbitol, aminoglycosides (e.g., neomycin and streptomycin), or any of the constituents of the study vaccines including alum. 19. Had major surgery (per the investigator's judgment) in the month prior to screening or plans to have major surgery during the study. 20. Received blood products or immunoglobulin in the 3 months prior to screening or plans to use during the course of the study. 21. Donated a unit of blood within 8 weeks before Day 1 or plans to donate blood during the course of the study. 22. Received live attenuated vaccine from 30 days before Day 1 until 30 days after the last vaccination. 23. Received killed or inactivated vaccine from 14 days before Day 1 and until 14 days after the last vaccination. - Note: Subjects may receive inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine 14 days prior or 30 days after each study vaccination (JEV, YFV, or ZPIV). 24. Severe allergy or anaphylaxis to latex. 25. Received experimental therapeutic agents within 3 months prior to the first study vaccination or plans to receive any experimental therapeutic agents during the course of the study. 26. History of thymus disorder including myasthenia gravis, thymoma, or prior thymectomy. 27. Is currently participating or plans to participate in another clinical study that involves: - An investigational product, blood drawing, or an invasive procedure requiring administration of anesthetics or intravenous (IV) dyes or removal of tissue. This includes endoscopy, bronchoscopy, or administration of IV contrast. 28. Has an acute illness or temperature >/=38.0 ºC on any vaccination (ZPIV and priming vaccinations) or within 48 hours of planned vaccination. - Subjects with fever or an acute illness on the day of vaccination or in the 3 days prior to vaccination may be re-assessed and enrolled. 29. In the investigator's opinion, the subject cannot communicate reliably, is unlikely to adhere to study requirements, or has a condition that would limit his or her ability to complete the study. 30. Is unwilling to have their samples collected and stored for future research.

Trial Details

Identifiers

Identifier Owner
NCT02963909 ClinicalTrials.gov: US National Institutes of Health
16-0062 -

Organisations

  • Affiliations Sanofi Pasteur

Trial Dates

  • Initiation Dates

    Actual : 01 Nov 2016

  • Primary Completion Dates

    Planned : 01 Feb 2019

    Actual : 30 Oct 2018

  • End Dates

    Planned : 01 Feb 2019

    Actual : 30 Oct 2018

Other Details

  • Design double-blind; parallel; prospective; randomised; sequential
  • Phase of Trial Phase I
  • Location USA
  • Focus Adverse reactions; First in man

Interventions

Drugs Route Formulation Target
IC 51
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Yellow fever vaccine Subcutaneous Injection
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Zika virus vaccine-Sanofi
Primary Drug
Intramuscular Injection
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ZPIV in JEV (IXIARO®)

Two 0.5mL doses of IXIARO® (Valneva) Days 1 and 29 followed by two ZPIV or placebo doses will be administered on Days 112 and 140. N=20 ZPIV, N=5 placebo. Subjects who consent to a third ZPIV dose will receive it on Day 336 Biological: IXIARO (An inactivated vaccine indicated for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).) Other: Placebo (0.9% Sodium Chloride 5 mcg) Biological: Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) (Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant.)

ZPIV in Flavivirus-naïve Subjects

Two doses of 5.0mcg ZPIV or placebo on Days 1 and 29. N=20 ZPIV, N=5 placebo. Subjects who consent to a third ZPIV dose will receive a 5.0 mcg of ZPIV or placebo on Day 224 Other: Placebo (0.9% Sodium Chloride 5 mcg) Biological: Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) (Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant.)

ZPIV in YFV (YF-VAX®)

One 0.5mL dose of YF-VAX® (Sanofi Pasteur) on Day 1 followed by two ZPIV or placebo doses on Days 84 and 112. N=20 ZPIV, N=5 placebo. Subjects who consent to a third ZPIV dose will receive it on Day 308 Other: Placebo (0.9% Sodium Chloride 5 mcg) Biological: YF Vax 17D Strain (A stabilised Yellow Fever Vaccine (Live) that is an injectable suspension of the attenuated 17D strain of yellow fever virus. The vaccine is injected by the subcutaneous route.) Biological: Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine (ZPIV) (Zika Virus Purified Inactivated Vaccine with aluminum hydroxide adjuvant.)

Results

Adverse events

Results from the three phase I trials conducted in 67 healthy volunteers showed that Zika purified inactivated vaccine was safe and well tolerated [2] .

Publications

  1. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Army-developed Zika Vaccine Induces Strong Immune Response in Three Phase 1 Studies. Media-Rel 2017;.

    Media Release
  2. Preliminary aggregate safety and immunogenicity results from three trials of a purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine candidate: phase 1, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Internet-Doc 2017;.

    Available from: URL: http://link.adisinsight.com/q5WYx
  3. Modjarrad K, Koren M, Lin L, Sondergaard E, De La Barrera R, Eckels K, et al. Immunogenicity of a Purified Inactivated Zika Virus Vaccine Candidate in Humans is Diminished by Priming with a Yellow Fever or Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine: Elucidating Immunologic Interference between Flavivirus Vaccines. AAI-2020 2020; abstr. P1263.

    Available from: URL: https://plan.core-apps.com/aai2020/abstract/6aca2223-de9f-46ec-98cc-967ec1e73a12

Authors

Author Total Publications First Author Last Author
Amare M 1 - -
Costanzo M 1 - -
De La Barrera R 1 - -
Dussupt V 1 - -
Eckels K 1 - -
Eller M 1 - -
Gromowski GD 1 - -
Jarman RG 1 - -
Joyce G 1 - -
Koren M 1 - -
Krebs S 1 - -
Lin L 1 - -
Michael N 1 - 1
Modjarrad K 1 1 -
Sondergaard E 1 - -
Storme C 1 - -
Thomas S 1 - -
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research 1 1 1

Trial Centres

Investigators

Investigator Centre Name Trial Centre Country
Leyi Lin
13013193953
leyi.lin.mil@mail.mil
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Centres

Centre Name Location Trial Centre Country
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Clinical Trials Center Silver Spring, Maryland USA

Trial History

Event Date Event Type Comment
12 May 2020 Results Results presented at the IMMUNOLOGY 2020: American Association of Immunologists Annual Meeting Updated 16 Jun 2020
21 Nov 2018 Other trial event Last checked against ClinicalTrials.gov record. Updated 21 Nov 2018
08 Nov 2018 Status change - completed Status changed from active, no longer recruiting to completed. Updated 21 Nov 2018
05 Dec 2017 Interim results Preliminary results assessing the early safety and immunogenicity of Zika-virus-vaccine in the phase I trials (NCT02963909, NCT02952833, and NCT02937233; n=68) published in The Lancet. Updated 06 Dec 2017
04 Dec 2017 Results Preliminary results from three phase I trial (NCT02963909, NCT02952833, and NCT02937233; n=68) presented in a Walter Reed Army Institute of Research media release. Updated 13 Dec 2017
24 Aug 2017 Status change - active, no longer recruiting Status changed from recruiting to active, no longer recruiting. Updated 29 Aug 2017
16 Feb 2017 Other trial event Planned primary completion date changed from 1 May 2018 to 1 Feb 2019. Updated 21 Feb 2017
17 Nov 2016 Other trial event New source identified and integrated (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02963909). Updated 17 Nov 2016
14 Jul 2016 New trial record New trial record Updated 14 Jul 2016

References

  1. ClinicalTrials.gov: US National Institutes of Health. Trial-Reg 2024;.

    Available from: URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov
  2. Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Army-developed Zika Vaccine Induces Strong Immune Response in Three Phase 1 Studies. Media-Rel 2017;.

    Media Release
  3. Preliminary aggregate safety and immunogenicity results from three trials of a purified inactivated Zika virus vaccine candidate: phase 1, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Internet-Doc 2017;.

    Available from: URL: http://link.adisinsight.com/q5WYx
  4. Modjarrad K, Koren M, Lin L, Sondergaard E, De La Barrera R, Eckels K, et al. Immunogenicity of a Purified Inactivated Zika Virus Vaccine Candidate in Humans is Diminished by Priming with a Yellow Fever or Japanese Encephalitis Virus Vaccine: Elucidating Immunologic Interference between Flavivirus Vaccines. AAI-2020 2020; abstr. P1263.

    Available from: URL: https://plan.core-apps.com/aai2020/abstract/6aca2223-de9f-46ec-98cc-967ec1e73a12
  5. sanofi pasteur. SANOFI PASTEUR SIGNS RESEARCH AGREEMENT FOR ZIKA VACCINE. Media-Rel 2016;.

    Media Release
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