A Study of an Investigational V212/Heat-Treated Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Vaccine in Immunocompromised Adults (V212-002)

NCT ID: NCT00535236

Last Updated: 2019-05-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

341 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-02

Study Completion Date

2010-01-26

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a heat-treated VZV vaccine in autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected participants with a baseline cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell count ≤200 cells/mm\^3, participants with solid tumor malignancy (STM; breast, colorectal, lung, or ovarian malignancies) receiving chemotherapy, and participants with hematologic malignancy (HM; leukemia or leukemia-like disease, lymphoma or lymphoma-like disease, or multiple myeloma). The primary hypothesis is that the heat-treated VZV vaccine will elicit significant VZV-specific immune responses measured by either glycoprotein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (gpELISA) or VZV gamma interferon enzyme-linked immunospot (IFN-ELISPOT) at 28 days post dose vaccination 4 in, HIV-infected participants, participants with STM, and participants with HM. The primary immunogenicity objective and endpoints were considered by the protocol as exploratory for the autologous and allogeneic HCT groups.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Herpes Zoster Herpes Zoster-related Complications

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Autologous HCT-V212

Participants receive V212 as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

V212

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Autologous HCT-Placebo

Participants receive placebo as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Allogeneic HCT-V212

Participants receive V212 as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

V212

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Allogeneic HCT-Placebo

Participants receive placebo as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

STM-V212

Participants receive V212 as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

V212

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

STM-Placebo

Participants receive placebo as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

HM-V212

Participants receive V212 as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

V212

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

HM-Placebo

Participants receive placebo as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

HIV-V212

Participants receive V212 as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

V212

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

HIV-Placebo

Participants receive placebo as a 0.65 mL subcutaneous injection in a four-dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Interventions

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V212

0.65 ml V212 in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Placebo

0.65 ml V212 Pbo in 4 dose regimen. Treatment period of 125 days

Intervention Type BIOLOGICAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Men and women \> or = to 18 years of age who are scheduled to receive an autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant within 60 days of enrollment
* HIV-infected participants with a baseline CD4 cell count \< or = to 200 cells/mm\^3
* Participants with hematologic malignancies; or participants who are receiving chemotherapy for breast, colorectal, lung, or ovarian malignancies

Exclusion Criteria

* History of allergy to any vaccine component
* Prior history of HZ
* Prior history of receipt of any varicella or zoster vaccine
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

References

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Zorger AM, Hirsch C, Baumann M, Feldmann M, Brockelmann PJ, Mellinghoff S, Monsef I, Skoetz N, Kreuzberger N. Vaccines for preventing infections in adults with haematological malignancies. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 May 21;5(5):CD015530. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015530.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40396505 (View on PubMed)

Hirsch C, Zorger AM, Baumann M, Park YS, Brockelmann PJ, Mellinghoff S, Monsef I, Skoetz N, Kreuzberger N. Vaccines for preventing infections in adults with solid tumours. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Apr 16;4(4):CD015551. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015551.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40237463 (View on PubMed)

Mullane KM, Winston DJ, Wertheim MS, Betts RF, Poretz DM, Camacho LH, Pergam SA, Mullane MR, Stek JE, Sterling TM, Zhao Y, Manoff SB, Annunziato PW. Safety and immunogenicity of heat-treated zoster vaccine (ZVHT) in immunocompromised adults. J Infect Dis. 2013 Nov 1;208(9):1375-85. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jit344. Epub 2013 Aug 1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23908479 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2007_608

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

V212-002

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

V212-002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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