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MalariaPhase 2NCT03824236

A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Immunogenicity and Safety in a Sporozoite Challenge Model of a Fractional Booster Dose of GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine Administered to Previously Vaccinated Healthy Malaria-naïve Adults

A Phase 2 study testing RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049) in people with Malaria, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

MALARIA-092 (NCT03162614) study was designed to evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of various dose schedules and formulations of GSK Biologicals' candidate malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01E) in healthy malaria-naïve subjects aged 18-55 years. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 55 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Malaria
What is being tested?
RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049)
Type of treatment
Vaccines
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
61 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
5 Feb 2019to 26 Sep 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 55 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Only for subjects from MALARIA-092 study (NCT03162614):
  • Subjects vaccinated and having undergone sporozoite challenge during the primary study (MALARIA-092 [NCT03162614]).
  • For all subjects:
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
  • Written informed consent obtained from the subject prior to performing any study-specific procedure.
  • Healthy subjects as established by medical history and clinical examination before entering into the study.
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  • Available to participate for the duration of the study.
  • Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if the subject:
  • Has practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to Day 1, and has agreed to continue adequate contraception during the entire treatment period and for two months after malaria challenge (only for subjects from the MALARIA-092 study [NCT03162614]).
  • Has practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to malaria challenge, and has agreed to continue adequate contraception up to two months after malaria challenge (only for the infectivity control subjects).
  • Has a negative pregnancy test at enrollment.
  • For the infectivity control subjects:
  • Male or female subjects between, and including, 18 and 55 years of age.

Who cannot join

  • For all subjects except the infectivity control subjects:
  • Any medical condition that in the judgment of the investigator would make intramuscular injection unsafe.
  • History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine.
  • History of anaphylaxis post-vaccination.
  • For all subjects:
  • Use of any investigational or non-registered product other than the study vaccine during the period starting 30 days before Day 1 (Day -29 to Day 1) (for P-Fx and NP-Fx groups)/before the malaria challenge (for infectivity control subjects), or planned use during the study period.
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  • Chronic administration of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs during the period starting six months prior to Day 1 (for P-Fx and NP-Fx groups) or malaria challenge (for infectivity control subjects). For corticosteroids, this will mean prednisone ≥20 mg/day, or equivalent. Inhaled and topical steroids are allowed.
  • Administration of long-acting immune-modifying drugs at any time during the study period.
  • Chronic use of antibiotics with anti-malarial effects.
  • Planned administration/administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol in the period within seven days of Day 1 (for P-Fx and NP-Fx groups) or the malaria challenge (for infectivity control subjects).
  • Concurrently participating in another clinical study, at any time during the study period, in which the subject has been or will be exposed to an investigational or a non-investigational vaccine/product.
  • Seropositive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B surface antigen or Hepatitis C Virus.
  • Planned travel to malaria endemic areas during the study period.
  • Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history and physical examination.
  • History of any reaction or hypersensitivity that would prevent the subject from utilizing all of the following: chloroquine, atovaquone/proguanil, artemether/lumefantrine.
  • Current use of medications known to cause drug reactions that would prevent the subject from utilizing any of the following: chloroquine, atovaquone/proguanil, artemether/lumefantrine.
  • History of severe reactions to mosquito bites.
  • Acute disease and/or fever at the time of enrollment.
  • Fever is defined as temperature ≥37.5°C/99.5°F for oral, axillary or tympanic route.
  • Subjects with a minor illness without fever may be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator.
  • Hepatomegaly, right upper quadrant abdominal pain or tenderness.
  • Any abnormal baseline laboratory screening tests: ALT, AST, creatinine, hemoglobin, platelet count, total WBC, out of normal range.
  • Personal history of auto-immune disease.
  • Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products during the period starting three months before Day 1 (for P-Fx and NP-Fx groups)/the malaria challenge (for infectivity control subjects), or planned administration during the study period.
  • Pregnant or lactating female.
  • Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions.
  • History of chronic alcohol consumption and/or drug abuse.
  • History of blood donation within 56 days preceding enrollment.
  • Any other significant finding that in the opinion of the investigator would increase the risk of having an adverse outcome from participating in this study.
  • Acute or chronic, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or laboratory screening tests.
  • Evidence of increased cardiovascular disease risk, "moderate" or "high", according to the National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey I (NHANES I) criteria.
  • Only for infectivity control subjects:
  • Previous vaccination against malaria.
  • History of splenectomy.
  • Family history of congenital or hereditary immunodeficiency.
  • Major congenital defects.
  • Serious chronic illness.
  • History of any neurological disorders or seizures.
  • Diagnosed with malaria within the last 5 years (inclusive).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • GSK Investigational Site

    Silver Spring, Maryland, 20910

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy, Immunogenicity and Safety Study Evaluating a Fractional (Fx) Booster Dose of GSK Biologicals' Candidate Malaria Vaccine (SB257049) in a Sporozoite Challenge Model in Healthy Malaria-naïve Adults

MALARIA-092 (NCT03162614) study was designed to evaluate the efficacy, immunogenicity and safety of various dose schedules and formulations of GSK Biologicals' candidate malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01E) in healthy malaria-naïve subjects aged 18-55 years.

The purpose of this study (follow-up to MALARIA-092 [NCT03162614] study) is to evaluate if protection can be extended with an additional Fx booster dose and if unprotected subjects can be protected following a Fx booster dose.

In this booster study, subjects from MALARIA-092 (NCT03162614) study who completed vaccination and challenge will receive a Fx booster dose of RTS,S/AS01E and undergo a second controlled human malaria infection (CHMI) three to four weeks after vaccination. Additionally, subjects will be newly enrolled and will only undergo the sporozoite challenge as infectivity controls.

Conditions
Malaria
Being tested
RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049)
Keywords
Malaria, RTS,S/AS01E vaccine, Fractional dose, Sporozoite challenge
Medical subject headings
Malaria

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049)Biological

    Subjects from the P-Fx and NP-Fx groups will receive one Fx booster dose of RTS,S/AS01E at Day 1.

Study groups in NCT03824236
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
P-Fx groupExperimentalHealthy subjects, between and including 18 and 55 years of age, vaccinated with RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (different doses/formulations) and protected following the first challenge at the time of the MALARIA-092 study (NCT03162614), who received, in the current study, a fractional (Fx) booster dose of RTS,S/AS01E 12 months after completion of the vaccination course in the Malaria-092 study, and underwent sporozoite challenge.
Receives: Biological: RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049)
NP-Fx groupExperimentalHealthy subjects, between and including 18 and 55 years of age, vaccinated with RTS,S/AS01 vaccine (different doses/formulations) and not protected following the first challenge at the time of the MALARIA-092 study (NCT03162614), who received, in the current study, a fractional (Fx) booster dose of RTS,S/AS01E 12 months after completion of the vaccination course in the Malaria-092 study, and underwent sporozoite challenge.
Receives: Biological: RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049)
InfectivityCtrl groupNo interventionHealthy subjects, between and including 18 and 55 years of age, who did not receive, in the current study, any immunization but underwent sporozoite challenge.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Subjects Reporting Plasmodium Falciparum (P. Falciparum) Parasitemia (Defined by a Positive Blood Slide) Following Sporozoite Challenge (in All Study Groups Versus Infectivity Controls)

    Occurrence of P. falciparum parasitemia (defined by a positive blood slide) following sporozoite challenge. Post-challenge, parasitemia was determined by microscopy of Giemsa-stained thick blood films (smear). Microscopy was performed on thick smears using a validated standard operation procedure. P. falciparum infection was defined as asexual blood stage P. falciparum parasite density greater than (>) 0 detected by blood slide reading. For the analysis of proportion affected (relative risk), all subjects included in the analysis were considered at risk of infection and no censoring or elimination was applied for subjects not completing the entire protocol-defined post-challenge follow-up (Day 50 - 28 days post challenge).

    Measured: During the sporozoite challenge dose follow-up period (from Day 22 up to Day 50)

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Time to Onset of P. Falciparum Parasitemia (Defined by a Positive Blood Slide) Following Sporozoite Challenge

    For the analyses of time to onset of parasitemia (Kaplan-Meyer and log-rank), time at risk started on first day of challenge. Time at risk was censored on Day 50 (28 days post challenge), drop-out date, start date of anti-malarial treatment or date meeting an endpoint, whichever occured first. Time-at-risk was calculated as: censor date - date challenge + 1.

    Measured: During the sporozoite challenge period starting at Day 22 (after the vaccine dose administered at Day 1), up to Day 50

  2. Anti- Circumsporozoite (CS) Repeat Region Antibody Concentrations

    Anti-CS antibody concentrations are presented as Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs), expressed in Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay Unit per milliliter (EU/mL). The cut-off for the assay was equal to 1.9 EU/mL. GMC calculations are performed by taking the inverse logarithm of the mean of the log concentration transformations. Antibody concentrations below the cut-off of the assay will be given an arbitrary value of half the cut-off of the assay for the purpose of GMC calculation.

    Measured: At Day 1, prior to challenge (Day 22), 28 days post-challenge (Day 50) and at study end (Day 190)

  3. Anti-Hepatitis B (HBs) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Antibody Concentrations

    Anti-HBs IgG antibody concentrations are presented as Geometric Mean Concentrations (GMCs), expressed in milli-International Unit per milliliter (mIU/mL). The cut-off for the assay was equal to 6.2 mIU/mL. GMC calculations are performed by taking the inverse logarithm of the mean of the log concentration transformations. Antibody concentrations below the cut-off of the assay will be given an arbitrary value of half the cut-off of the assay for the purpose of GMC calculation.

    Measured: At Day 1, prior to challenge (Day 22), 28 days post-challenge (Day 50) and at study end (Day 190)

  4. Number of Subjects With Any Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs) in the Booster Vaccination Groups

    Solicited local AEs assessed are erythema, pain and swelling. Any occurrence of AE regardless of intensity grade are reported. Any Erythema or any Swelling symptom = any symptom recorded with a surface diameter greater than 0 millimeter.

    Measured: Within 7 days after vaccination (day of vaccination and 6 subsequent days) in the booster vaccination groups

  5. Number of Subjects With Any Solicited General AEs in the Booster Vaccination Groups

    Solicited general AEs assessed are fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and/or abdominal pain), headache and fever. Any occurrence of symptom regardless of intensity grade and relationship to the vaccination. Fever was defined as temperature equal or greater than 37.5 °C (preferably oral route measure).

    Measured: Within 7 days after vaccination (day of vaccination and 6 subsequent days) in the booster vaccination groups

  6. Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs After Vaccination, in the Booster Vaccination Groups

    An unsolicited adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject, temporally associated with use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product. An unsolicited adverse event is any event reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms.

    Measured: Up to 21 days after booster vaccination period (day of vaccination and 20 subsequent days), after booster vaccination

  7. Number of Subjects With Any Unsolicited AEs After Challenge, in All Study Groups

    An adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject, temporally associated with use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product.

    Measured: Within 29 days after challenge (day of challenge and 28 subsequent days)

  8. Number of Subjects With AEs of Specific Interest (Potential Immune-mediated Diseases [pIMDs] and Meningitis), in All Study Groups

    AEs of specific interest are potential immune-mediated diseases (pIMDs) and meningitis. pIMDs are a subset of AEs that include autoimmune diseases and other inflammatory and/or neurologic disorders of interest which may or may not have an autoimmune etiology.

    Measured: From Day 1 up to study conclusion (Day 190)

  9. Number of Subjects With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) (Any, Fatal or Related to Investigational Vaccine) During the Whole Study Period, in All Study Groups

    An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that results in death, is life threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, results in disability/incapacity or is a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject.

    Measured: From Day 1 up to study conclusion (Day 190)

  10. Number of Subjects With Abnormal Laboratory Values

    Biochemistry (Alanine Aminotransferase [ALT], Aspartate Aminotransferase [AST] and Creatinine) and hematological (Hemoglobin, Platelets, White Blood Cells [WBC] decrease and WBC increase) laboratory values were presented according to toxicity grading scales and tabulated by group. Grading scale adapted from FDA guidance for industry: toxicity grading scale for healthy adult and adolescent volunteers enrolled in preventive vaccine clinical trials (September 2007).

    Measured: At screening, Day(D)1, D8, D22 (day of first parasitemia) and D50 (28 days post-challenge) for the booster vaccination groups; and at screening, D22 (day of first parasitemia) and D50 (28 days post-challenge) for the infectivity control subjects

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Jan 2019
  2. Study start5 Feb 2019
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2019
  4. Study completion26 Sep 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
61 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03824236
Sponsor's protocol ID
209003
Other IDs
17337
Status last verified
Aug 2020
First submitted
29 Jan 2019
Last updated
14 Aug 2020
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: IPD for this study will be made available via the Clinical Study Data Request site.

Publications

  • Spreng RL, Seaton KE, Lin L, Hilliard S, Horn GQ, Abraha M, Deal AW, Li K, Carnacchi AJ, Feeney E, Shabbir S, Zhang L, Bekker V, Mudrak SV, Dutta S, Mercer LD, Gregory S, King CR, Wille-Reece U, Jongert E, Kisalu NK, Tomaras GD, Dennison SM. Identification of RTS,S/AS01 vaccine-induced humoral biomarkers predictive of protection against controlled human malaria infection. JCI Insight. 2024 Oct 8;9(19):e178801. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.178801.

    PubMed 39377226
  • Moon JE, Greenleaf ME, Regules JA, Debois M, Duncan EH, Sedegah M, Chuang I, Lee CK, Sikaffy AK, Garver LS, Ivinson K, Angov E, Morelle D, Lievens M, Ockenhouse CF, Ngauy V, Ofori-Anyinam O; RTS S Malaria Vaccine Working Group. A phase IIA extension study evaluating the effect of booster vaccination with a fractional dose of RTS,S/AS01E in a controlled human malaria infection challenge. Vaccine. 2021 Oct 15;39(43):6398-6406. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.09.024. Epub 2021 Sep 27.

    PubMed 34593270

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing RTS,S/AS01E (SB257049) in people with Malaria, run by GlaxoSmithKline at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 39 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 May 2020). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Subjects Reporting Plasmodium Falciparum (P. Falciparum) Parasitemia (Defined by a Positive Blood Slide) Following Sporozoite Challenge (in All Study Groups Versus Infectivity Controls) (time frame: During the sporozoite challenge dose follow-up period (from Day 22 up to Day 50)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03824236, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2020.

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