This Phase 3 study is intended to assess the efficacy of the Quadrivalent VLP Influenza Vaccine during the 2017-2018 influenza season in healthy adults 18 to 64 years of age. One dose of Quadrivalent VLP Influenza Vaccine (30 μg/strain) or of placebo will be administered to approximately 10,000 participants
This randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled multicenter, Phase 3 study will be conducted at multiple sites. The composition of the Quadrivalent VLP Influenza Vaccine to be used in this study includes a mix of recombinant H1, H3, and two B hemagglutinin proteins expressed as VLPs for the 2017-2018 influenza virus strains. Approximately 10,000 healthy male and female participants aged 18 to 64 years will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio into one of two parallel treatment groups, such that approximately 5,000 participants will receive the Quadrivalent VLP Influenza Vaccine at a dose of 30 μg/strain and approximately 5,000 participants will receive the placebo. Within the two treatment groups, participants will be stratified by site and two age groups (18-49 years of age and 50-64 years of age in a 1:1 ratio). Participants will participate in this study for approximately eight to ten months, during which a first visit will be scheduled on Day 0 for screening and vaccine administration.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
10,160
Single dose of a 30 µg/strain of Quadrivalent VLP Vaccine
Single dose of a Placebo
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Mobile, Alabama, United States
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Anaheim, California, United States
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Milford, Connecticut, United States
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Coral Gables, Florida, United States
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Hollywood, Florida, United States
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South Miami, Florida, United States
Number of Occurrences of Protocol-Defined Respiratory Illness Caused by Vaccine-Matched Influenza Strains
Occurrences of protocol-defined respiratory illness caused by vaccine-matched influenza strains were assessed. The vaccine-matched strains included: H1N1 (A/Michigan/45/2015); H3N2 (A/Hong Kong/4801/2014); B/Brisbane (B/Brisbane/60/2008); and B/Phuket (B/Phuket/3073/2013A). The protocol-defined respiratory illness was determined by the occurrence of at least 1 of the following respiratory symptoms: sneezing, stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, sputum production, wheezing, or difficulty breathing. Occurrences of all matched strains are reported.
Time frame: Day 14 (post-vaccination) up to ~8 months
Number of Occurrences of Protocol-Defined Respiratory Illness Cases Caused by Any Laboratory Confirmed Influenza Strain
Occurrences of protocol-defined respiratory illness due to laboratory-confirmed influenza strain (matched, mismatched, and un-typed) were assessed. A protocol-defined respiratory illness was determined by the occurrence of at least 1 of the following respiratory symptoms: sneezing, stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, sputum production, wheezing, or difficulty breathing.
Time frame: Day 14 (post-vaccination) up to ~8 months
Number of Occurrences of Laboratory-Confirmed Protocol-Defined Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Caused by Vaccine-Matched Influenza Strains
Occurrences of protocol-defined ILI due to laboratory-confirmed influenza caused by influenza viral types/subtypes that are matched (and/or antigenically similar) to the strains covered in the vaccine formulation were assessed. A participant is considered to have protocol-defined ILI if the participant met at least one of the following pre-defined respiratory symptoms: sore throat, cough, sputum production, wheezing, or difficulty breathing AND at least one of the following systemic symptoms: fever (defined as a temperature \> 37.2 °C or \> 99.0 °F), chills, tiredness, headache or myalgia.
Time frame: Day 14 (post-vaccination) up to ~8 months
Number of Occurrences of Laboratory-Confirmed ILI Caused by Any Influenza Strain
Occurrences of laboratory-confirmed ILI caused by any influenza viral strains were assessed. A participant is considered to have protocol-defined ILI if the participant met at least one of the following pre-defined respiratory symptoms: sore throat, cough, sputum production, wheezing, or difficulty breathing AND at least one of the following systemic symptoms: fever (defined as a temperature \> 37.2 °C or \> 99.0 °F), chills, tiredness, headache or myalgia.
Time frame: Day 14 (post-vaccination) up to ~8 months
Number of Occurrences of Protocol-Defined ILI Cases
Occurrences of protocol-defined ILI cases (confirmed or not) were assessed. A participant is considered to have protocol-defined ILI if the participant met at least one of the following pre-defined respiratory symptoms: sore throat, cough, sputum production, wheezing, or difficulty breathing AND at least one of the following systemic symptoms: fever (defined as a temperature \> 37.2 °C or \> 99.0 °F), chills, tiredness, headache or myalgia.
Time frame: Day 14 (post-vaccination) up to ~8 months
Number of Participants With at Least One Immediate Complaint
Immediate complaints were defined as any solicited local or systemic reactions. Solicited local reactions included: erythema, swelling, and pain at the injection site and solicited systemic reactions included: fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, a feeling of general discomfort, swelling in the axilla, and swelling in the neck.
Time frame: 15 minutes post vaccination
Number of Participants With at Least One Solicited Local and Systemic Reactions
Participants were monitored for both solicited local reactions (erythema, swelling, and pain at the injection site) and solicited systemic reactions (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, a feeling of general discomfort, swelling in the axilla, and swelling in the neck). Any solicited local or systemic immediate complaint was also included.
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 7
Number of Participants With ≥ Severe Solicited Local and Systemic Reactions
Participants were monitored for both solicited local reactions (erythema, swelling, and pain at the injection site) and solicited systemic reactions (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, a feeling of general discomfort, swelling in the axilla, and swelling in the neck). Any solicited local or systemic immediate complaint was also included. The intensity of the solicited reactions was graded as mild (1)-easily tolerated and does not interfere with usual activity; moderate (2)-interferes with daily activity, but the participant is still able to function; severe (3)-incapacitating and the participant is unable to work or complete usual activity or potentially life threatening; (4)-likely to be life-threatening if not treated in a timely manner, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance for Industry: Toxicity Grading Scale for Healthy Adult and Adolescent Volunteers Enrolled in Preventive Vaccine Clinical Trials.
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 7
Number of Participants With ≥ Severe Related Solicited Reactions
Participants were monitored for both solicited local reactions (erythema, swelling, and pain at the injection site) and solicited systemic reactions (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, a feeling of general discomfort, swelling in the axilla, and swelling in the neck). The intensity of the solicited reactions was graded according to the FDA Toxicity Grading Scale: mild (1), moderate (2), severe (3) or potentially life threatening (4). The causal relationship with the study vaccine was assessed as "definitely not related" (clearly not related), "probably not related" (no medical evidence), "possibly related" (reasonable possibility of cause and effect), "probably related" (plausible biologic mechanism and temporal relationship) or "definitely related" (direct cause and effect relationship). The ≥ severe events included "severe" and "potentially life-threatening" and the related category included "possibly related", "probably related", and "definitely related."
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 7
Number of Participants With Unsolicited Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)
Participants were monitored for unsolicited TEAEs (e.g., nasopharyngitis, upper respiratory tract infection, headache, and oropharyngeal pain). An adverse event (AE) or adverse experience was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant who was administered a pharmaceutical product, with or without a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can be any favorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to a medicinal product. An AE was considered treatment-emergent if it began on or after the date and time of Study Day 0 vaccination.
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 21
Number of Participants With ≥ Severe Unsolicited TEAEs
The intensity of the unsolicited TEAEs was graded as mild (1)-easily tolerated and does not interfere with usual activity; moderate (2)-interferes with daily activity, but the participant is still able to function; severe (3)-incapacitating and the participant is unable to work or complete usual activity or potentially life threatening; (4)-likely to be life-threatening if not treated in a timely manner, according to the FDA Guidance for Industry: Toxicity Grading Scale for Healthy Adult and Adolescent Volunteers Enrolled in Preventive Vaccine Clinical Trials. The ≥ Severe events included severe and potentially life-threatening events. AE and TEAEs are defined in outcome measure #10.
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 21
Number of Participants With ≥ Severe Related Unsolicited Reactions
The intensity of the solicited local and systemic reactions was graded as: mild (1), moderate (2), severe (3) or potentially life threatening (4). The causal relationship with the study vaccine was assessed as "definitely not related" (clearly not related), "probably not related" (no medical evidence), "possibly related" (reasonable possibility of cause and effect), "probably related" (plausible biologic mechanism and temporal relationship) or "definitely related" (direct cause and effect relationship). The ≥ severe events included "severe" and "potentially life-threatening" and the related category included "possibly related", "probably related", and "definitely related." AE and TEAEs are defined in outcome measure #10.
Time frame: Day 0 (post-vaccination) up to Day 21
Number of Participants With an Occurrence of Death
The number of participants in each treatment group with an occurrence of death was assessed.
Time frame: Day 0 up to ~8 months
Number of Participants With at Least One Serious TEAE
A serious adverse event (SAE) is an AE that results in death, is life threatening, results in a persistent or significant disability or incapacity, results in or prolongs an existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or is another important medical event. An SAE was considered treatment-emergent if it was aggravated in severity or frequency following the administration of the study vaccine, up to and including the last visit of the study. AE is defined in outcome measure #10.
Time frame: Day 0 up to ~8 months
Number of Participants With at Least One AE Leading to Withdrawal
An AE or adverse experience was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant or clinical investigation participant who was administered a pharmaceutical product, with or without a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE can be any favorable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not related to a medicinal product. The number of participants with at least one adverse event leading to withdrawal was assessed.
Time frame: Day 0 up to ~8 months
Number of Participants With at Least One New Onset Chronic Diseases (NOCDs)
All NOCDs that may plausibly have an allergic, autoimmune or inflammatory component were assessed and reported. Plausibility should be interpreted broadly; the only clear exceptions are degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis, age-related physiologic changes and life-style diseases In this context, most cancers, cardiac conditions and kidney diseases should be reported.
Time frame: Day 0 up to ~8 months
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Hemagglutination Inhibition (HI) Antibody Response for Each Homologous and Heterologous Influenza Strain
The GMTs in each treatment group were measured using a HI assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013, and the heterologous strains: A/Brisbane/59/2007 (IVR-148) (HIN1), A/Uruguay/716/2007 (H3N2), B/Florida/4/2006, B/Malaysia/2506/2004.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion Measured by HI Antibody Response for Each Homologous and Heterologous Strain
Seroconversion rate: the percentage of participants in a given treatment group with either a ≥ 4-fold increase in reciprocal HI titers between Day 0 and Day 21 or a rise of undetectable HI titer (i.e. \< 10) pre-vaccination (Day 0) to an HI titer of ≥ 40 on Day 21 was measured using an HI assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013, and the heterologous strains: A/Brisbane/59/2007 (IVR-148) (HIN1), A/Uruguay/716/2007 (H3N2), B/Florida/4/2006, B/Malaysia/2506/2004.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination) up to Day 21
Percentage of Participants With Seroprotection Measured by HI Antibody Response for Each Homologous and Heterologous Strain
Seroprotection rate: the percentage of participants in a given treatment group attaining a reciprocal HI titer of ≥ 40 on Day 21 (the percentage of vaccine recipients with a serum HI titer of at least 1:40 following vaccination) was measured using an HI assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013, and the heterologous strains: A/Brisbane/59/2007 (IVR-148) (HIN1), A/Uruguay/716/2007 (H3N2), B/Florida/4/2006, B/Malaysia/2506/2004.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination) up to Day 21
Geometric Mean Fold Ratio (GMFR) of HI Antibody Response for Each Homologous and Heterologous Strain
GMFR, the geometric mean of the ratio of GMTs (Day 21/Day 0) in each treatment group was measured using an HI assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013, and the heterologous strains: A/Brisbane/59/2007 (IVR-148) (HIN1), A/Uruguay/716/2007 (H3N2), B/Florida/4/2006, B/Malaysia/2506/2004.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
GMTs of Microneutralization (MN) Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
The GMTs in each treatment group were measured using an MN assay for homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion Measured by MN Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
Seroconversion rate: the percentage of participants in a given treatment group with either a ≥ 4-fold increase in reciprocal MN titers between Day 0 and Day 21 or a rise of undetectable MN titer (i.e. 7.1) pre-vaccination (Day 0) to an MN titer of ≥ 28.3 at Day 21 post-vaccination were measured using an MN assay for homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination) up to Day 21
GMFR of MN Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
GMFR, the geometric mean of the ratio of GMTs (Day 21/Day 0) was measured in each treatment group using an MN assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, and B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
Geometric Mean Area (GMA) of Single Radial Hemolysis (SRH) Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
The GMA in each treatment group were measured using an SRH assay for homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013. The GMA calculations were performed by taking the anti-log of the mean of the log titer transformations.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
Percentage of Participants With Seroconversion Measured by SRH Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
Seroconversion rate: the percentage of participants in a given treatment group showing at least 50 % increase in GMA between Days 0 and 21 were measured using a SRH assay for homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination) up to Day 21
Percentage of Participants With Seroprotection Measured by SRH Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
Seroprotection rate: the percentage of participants in a given treatment group attaining an area ≥ 25 mm\^2 following vaccination (Day 21) were measured using an SRH assay for homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination) up to Day 21
GMFR of SRH Antibody Response for Each Homologous Strain
GMFR, the geometric mean of the ratio of GMTs (Day 21/Day 0) was measured in each treatment group using an SRH assay for the homologous strains: H1 A/Michigan/45/2015 (H1N1), A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2), B/Brisbane/60/2008, and B/Phuket/3073/2013.
Time frame: Day 0 (pre-vaccination), Day 21
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