This is a randomized, double-blinded, Phase II study in healthy males and non-pregnant females 19 years and older that is designed to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a pre-pandemic 2017 monovalent inactivated influenza A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV) administered at different dosages given with AS03 adjuvant and phosphate buffered saline (PBS) diluent, with AS03 adjuvant only, and without adjuvant. Eligible subjects will be randomized into 5 study groups, stratified by age. The study will enroll up to 420 individuals 19-64 years old and up to 300 individuals who are 65 years old and older. Study duration is approximately 16 months with subject participation duration approximately 13 months. The primary objectives of this study are: 1) to assess the safety and reactogenicity following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at different dosages approximately 21 days apart given with or without AS03 adjuvant; 2) to assess the serum hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) and neutralizing (Neut) antibody responses following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient.
This is a randomized, double-blinded, Phase II study in healthy males and non-pregnant females 19 years and older. This clinical trial is designed to assess the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a pre-pandemic 2017 monovalent inactivated influenza A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV) administered at different dosages given with or without adjuvant. 3.75 mcg of HA per dose will be administered with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) diluent and AS03 adjuvant, 7.5 mcg and 15 mcg of HA per dose will be administered with AS03 adjuvant only, and 15 mcg and 45 mcg of HA per dose will be administered without adjuvant. Eligible subjects will be randomized into one of 5 study groups, stratified by age. The study will enroll up to 420 individuals 19-64 years old and up to 300 individuals who are 65 years old and older. The study duration is approximately 16 months with subject participation duration approximately 13 months. The primary objectives of this study are: 1) to assess the safety and reactogenicity following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at different dosages approximately 21 days apart given with or without AS03 adjuvant; 2) to assess the serum hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) and neutralizing (Neut) antibody responses following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient. The secondary objectives are: 1) to assess unsolicited non-serious adverse events (AEs) following receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant; 2) to assess medically-attended adverse events (MAAEs) including new-onset chronic medical conditions (NOCMCs), potentially immune-mediated medical conditions (PIMMCs), and all serious adverse events (SAEs) following receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant; 3) to assess the serum HAI and Neut antibody responses approximately 7 and 21 days following receipt of a single dose, and approximately 7 days following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
720
Oil-in-water emulsion based adjuvant system.
Monovalent 2017 H7N9 inactivated influenza vaccine
Diluent for 2017 Monovalent Inactivated Influenza A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV)
The Hope Clinic of Emory University
Decatur, Georgia, United States
University of Iowa - Vaccine Research and Education Unit
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Duke Vaccine and Trials Unit
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, United States
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for HAI assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 21 days after the second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 43
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for Neutralizing assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 21 days after the second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 43
Number of Participants With Clinical Safety Laboratory Adverse Events
Laboratory parameters include alanine aminotransferase (ALT), bilirubin, creatinine, hemoglobin, platelets and white blood cells (WBC). Thresholds for adverse events were considered as ALT 44 IU/L or greater (female) or 61 IU/L or greater (male); bilirubin 1.30 mg/dL or greater; creatinine 1.1 mg/dL or greater (female) or 1.4 mg/dL or greater (male); hemoglobin 11.4 g/dL or lower (female) or 12.4 g/dL or lower (male); platelets 139 x10\^3/µL or below or 416 x10\^3/µL or greater; or WBC or 3.9 x10\^3/µL or lower or 10.6 x10\^3/µL or higher.
Time frame: Day 8
Number of Participants With Clinical Safety Laboratory Adverse Events
Laboratory parameters include alanine aminotransferase (ALT), bilirubin, creatinine, hemoglobin, platelets and white blood cells (WBC). Thresholds for adverse events were considered as ALT 44 IU/L or greater (female) or 61 IU/L or greater (male); bilirubin 1.30 mg/dL or greater; creatinine 1.1 mg/dL or greater (female) or 1.4 mg/dL or greater (male); hemoglobin 11.4 g/dL or lower (female) or 12.4 g/dL or lower (male); platelets 139 x10\^3/µL or below or 416 x10\^3/µL or greater; or WBC or 3.9 x10\^3/µL or lower or 10.6 x10\^3/µL or higher.
Time frame: Day 29
Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Injection Site Events
Injection site AEs solicited on a memory aid provided to participants included Pain, Tenderness, Itching/Pruritus, Ecchymosis/Bruising (functional grade based on interference with dailyactivities), Ecchymosis/Bruising (any measured value \>0mm), Erythema/Redness (functional grade), Erythema/ Redness (any measured value \>0mm), Induration/Swelling (functional grade), and Induration/Swelling (any measured value \>0mm). Participants are considered reporting the injection site AE if they reported mild or greater severity at any time during the 8 days at or following the first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 8
Number of Participants Reporting Solicited Injection Site Events
Injection site AEs solicited on a memory aid provided to participants included Pain, Tenderness, Itching/Pruritus, Ecchymosis/Bruising (functional grade based on interference with dailyactivities), Ecchymosis/Bruising (any measured value \>0mm), Erythema/Redness (functional grade), Erythema/ Redness (any measured value \>0mm), Induration/Swelling (functional grade), and Induration/Swelling (any measured value \>0mm). Participants are considered reporting the injection site AE if they reported mild or greater severity at any time during the 8 days at or following the second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22 to Day 29
Number of Participants Reporting Study Vaccine-related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
SAEs included any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in death; was life threatening; was a persistent/significant disability/incapacity; required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation or a congenital anomaly/birth defect. Events are included if deemed by the investigator to be related to the study product.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 387
Number of Participants Reporting Systemic Reactogenicity Events
Systemic AEs solicited on a memory aid provided to participants included Elevated Oral Temperature, Feverishness, Fatigue, Malaise, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Headache, and Nausea. Participants are considered reporting the systemic AE if they reported mild or greater severity at any time during the 8 days at or following the first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 8
Number of Participants Reporting Systemic Reactogenicity Events
Systemic AEs solicited on a memory aid provided to participants included Elevated Oral Temperature, Feverishness, Fatigue, Malaise, Myalgia, Arthralgia, Headache, and Nausea. Participants are considered reporting the systemic AE if they reported mild or greater severity at any time during the 8 days at or following the second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22 to Day 29
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies Titer of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 21 days after second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 43
Percentage of Participants Achieving Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies Titer of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with Neut titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 21 days after second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 43
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as HAI pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. 21 days after second dose of H7N9 is Day 43.
Time frame: Day 43
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as Neut pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. 21 days after second dose of H7N9 is Day 43.
Time frame: Day 43
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for HAI assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at baseline.
Time frame: Day 1
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for HAI assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 7 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 8
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for HAI assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 21 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for HAI assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 7 days post second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 29
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for Neutralizing assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at baseline.
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Time frame: Day 1
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for Neutralizing assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 7 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 8
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for Neutralizing assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 21 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of Serum Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for Neutralizing assay which was conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The geometric mean titer was calculated for each study arm from the available results at 7 days post second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 29
Number of Participants Reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAEs), Regardless of the Assessment of Relatedness
SAEs included any untoward medical occurrence that resulted in death; was life threatening; was a persistent/significant disability/incapacity; required inpatient hospitalization or prolongation or a congenital anomaly/birth defect. All events are included regardless of relationship to the study product.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 387
Number of Participants Reporting Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs), Regardless of the Assessment of Seriousness or Relatedness
Adverse events were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. Non-serious AEs were collected from participants at follow up visits through 21 days after each vaccination. Adverse events were MedDRA coded and are summarized by MedDRA System Organ Class (SOC).
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 43
Number of Participants Reporting Medically-attended Adverse Events (MAAEs), New-onset Chronic Medical Conditions (NOCMCs), and Potentially Immune-mediated Medical Conditions (PIMMCs)
For each unsolicited AE experienced, the participants were asked if he/she had received medical attention, defined as hospitalization, an emergency room visit, or an otherwise unscheduled visit to or from medical personnel for any reason. AEs characterized by such unscheduled medical care were designated as MAAEs. NOCMCs are defined as any new ICD-10 diagnosis that is applied to the participant during the duration of the study, after receipt of the study agent, that is expected to continue for at least 3 months and requires continued health care intervention. PIMMCs constitute a group of AEs that includes diseases which are clearly autoimmune in etiology and other inflammatory and/or neurologic disorders which may or may not have autoimmune etiologies.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 387
Number of Participants Reporting Study Vaccine-related Unsolicited Non-serious Adverse Events (AEs)
Adverse events were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal relationship to the study treatment. Non-serious AEs were collected from participants at follow up visits through 21 days after each vaccination. The site investigator determined vaccine related as "a reasonable possibility that the study product caused the AE. Reasonable possibility means that there is evidence to suggest a causal relationship between the study product and the AE." Adverse events were MedDRA coded and are summarized by MedDRA System Organ Class (SOC).
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 43
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at baseline.
Time frame: Day 1
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 7 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 8
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 21 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22
Percentage of Participants Achieving Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 7 days post second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 29
Percentage of Participants Achieving Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with Neut titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at baseline.
Time frame: Day 1
Percentage of Participants Achieving Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with HAI titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 7 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 8
Percentage of Participants Achieving Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with Neut titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 21 days post first vaccination.
Time frame: Day 22
Percentage of Participants Achieving Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies Titers of 1:40 or Greater
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. The percentage of participants with Neut titer \>= 1:40 was calculated for each study group from the available results at 7 days post second vaccination.
Time frame: Day 29
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as HAI pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 8 is 7 days after the first dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 8
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as HAI pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 22 is 21 days after the first dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 22
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Hemagglutination Inhibition (HAI) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the HAI assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as HAI pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 29 is 7 days after the second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 29
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as Neut pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 8 is 7 days after the first dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 8
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as Neut pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 22 is 21 days after the first dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 22
Percentage of Participants Achieving Seroconversion Defined by Neutralizing (Neut) Antibodies
Blood was collected for the Neutralizing assay conducted with the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus as the antigen. Each sample was tested at least twice per the laboratory's standard operating procedure, and the geometric mean of the replicate results was calculated as that sample's result. Seroconversion was defined as Neut pre-vaccination titer \<1:10 and post-vaccination titer \>=1:40 or pre-vaccination titer 1:10 or greater and minimum 4-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer. Day 29 is 7 days after the second dose of H7N9.
Time frame: Day 29