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A Heterologous Protein Prime/MVA Boost Therapeutic Hepatitis B Vaccine Candidate

TherVacB_Phase1a: Open Phase 1a Trial to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of a Heterologous Protein Prime/MVA Boost Therapeutic Hepatitis B Vaccine Candidate in Healthy Volunteers

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05727267
Enrollment
26
Registered
2023-02-14
Start date
2024-01-23
Completion date
2026-05-21
Last updated
2026-06-04

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Conditions

Chronic Hepatitis B

Brief summary

This study is an open-label, ascending dose phase 1a trial to assess the safety and immunogenicity of a heterologous protein prime/MVA boost therapeutic hepatitis B vaccine

Detailed description

The clinical trial is divided into two overlapping parts (part I and part II) in 24 healthy male and female subjects aged 18-65 years. Part I (N = 11) Protein prime vaccinations two times (day 0 and 28) and MVA based boost vaccination 1 x (day 56) 3 subjects will be allocated to A0 and receive HEPLISAV B® and a boost with MVA-HBVac high dose 3 subjects will be allocated to B0.1 and receive HEPLISAV B® & HBcoreAg low dose and a boost with MVA-HBVac low dose 5 subjects will be allocated to B0.2 and receive 2 x HEPLISAV B® & HBcoreAg medium dose and a boost with MVA-HBVac high dose Part II (N = 13) Protein prime vaccinations two times (day 0 and 28) and MVA based boost with MVA-HBVac high dose on day 56 3 subjects will be allocated to C0.1 and receive HBsAg high dose & HBcoreAg high dose plus boost 5 subjects will be allocated to C0.2 and receive HBsAg medium dose + adjuvant low dose & HBcoreAg medium dose plus boost 5 subjects will be allocated to C0.3 and receive HBsAg high dose + adjuvant &HBcoreAg high dose plus boost

Interventions

BIOLOGICALHEPLISAV B; TherVacB

Administration of the described combinations via the intramuscular route

BIOLOGICALTherVacB

Administration of the described combinations via the intramuscular route

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Lead SponsorOTHER
German Center for Infection Research
CollaboratorOTHER
Helmholtz Zentrum München
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
CollaboratorOTHER
Institute of Virology Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU)
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
LMU Klinikum
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Key inclusion criteria: 1. Ability to understand the subject information and to personally name, sign and date the informed consent to participate in the clinical trial. 2. Provided written informed consent. 3. Healthy male and female subjects aged 18-65 years at time of informed consent. 4. No clinically significant health problems as determined during medical history and physical examination and clinical laboratory results at screening visit. The following laboratory parameters should be within normal limits: WBC, ANC, platelets. AST and ALT should be ≤ULN, CrCL \>60mL/min and total bilirubin should not exceed 1,5 x ULN. Non-clinically significant, minor deviations of laboratory measurements can be tolerated as they will not increase the risk of the individual having an adverse outcome from participating in this clinical trial as judged by the investigator. 5. Participant may be on chronic or as needed medications if, in the opinion of the investigator, they pose no additional risk to participant safety or assessment of reactogenicity and immunogenicity and do not indicate worsening of a pre-existing medical condition. 6. Body mass index 18.5-32.0 kg/m2 and weight \>50 kg at screening. 7. Women of child-bearing potential (WOCBP) only: non-pregnant, non-lactating women with negative pregnancy test. 8. WOCBP who agree to comply with the applicable contraceptive requirements of the protocol. Key

Exclusion criteria

1. Receipt of any vaccine in the 2 weeks prior to first trial vaccination (4 weeks for live vaccines), or planned receipt of any vaccine in the 2 weeks before each trial vaccination (4 weeks for live vaccines) until 3 weeks following each trial vaccination. Exception: Required recommended pandemic and influenza vaccines are allowed. 2. Previous hepatitis B vaccination or an anti-HBs positive serum status before study start. 3. Immunization with a poxvirus-based viral vector. A suspected or confirmed monkeypox infection within the last 10 years. 4. Known allergy to components of the vaccine products (incl. hypersensitivity to yeast) or history of life-threatening reactions to vaccines containing one of the substances. 5. Known history of anaphylaxis to vaccination or any allergy likely to be exacerbated by any component of the trial vaccines. 6. History of previous HBV infection (if serostatus: anti-HBc positive). 7. Clinically relevant findings in ECG or significant thromboembolic events in medical history. 8. Evidence for a condition in the subject's medical history or during medical examination that might influence either the safety of the subject or the absorption, distribution, metabolism or excretion of vaccine pro-ducts. 9. Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, cytotoxic therapy in the previous 5 years. 10. Any chronic or active neurologic disorder, including seizures, and epilepsy, excluding a febrile seizure as a child and occasional migraine headaches.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
occurence of solicited local reactogenicity signs and symptoms (AEs)up to day 63numerbers of solicited AEs for 7 days after each vaccination
occurence of unsolicited local reactogenicity signs and symptomsup to day 84numbers of of unsolicited AEs for 28 days after each vaccination
changes of safety laboratory measuresup to day 224changes of values from safety laboratory measures from baseline
nature, frequency and severity of adverse events associated with the vaccineup to day 224numbers and severity grade of SAEs throughout the period of the clinical trial

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Magnitude of anti-HBs antibody responsesday 0,day 7,day 28,day 35,day 56,day 63,day 70,day 84,day 224determined by an accredited serological immuno-assay
Percentage of participants who seroconvert to anti-HBs (>10 IU/l), anti-HBc or anti-HBs and anti-HBcday 0,day 7,day 28,day 35,day 56,day 63,day 70,day 84,day 224determined by an accredited serological immuno-assay
Magnitude of HBV-specific T-cell responsesday 0,day 7,day 28,day 35,day 56,day 63,day 70,day 84,day 224determined by cytokine release assays

Countries

Germany

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMarylyn M Addo, Prof

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026