Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of MVA in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Subjects

Inclusion Criteria:

General:

• Age: 18 to 60
• Complete a written assessment of understanding prior to enrollment and verbalize understanding of all questions answered incorrectly
• Informed consent: Be able, willing, and have signed the informed consent form
• Undergone stem cell transplant more than 2 years prior to enrollment

• Current Health: Be in good general health without evidence of active malignancy and off immunosuppressant medications. Without evidence of clinically significant medical history, physical examination findings, or clinically significant abnormal laboratory results. A clinically significant condition or process includes one or more of the following:

  1. An active condition that is life threatening
  2. A condition for which repeated injections or blood draws may pose additional risk to the participant
  3. A condition that requires active medical intervention or monitoring to avert grave danger to the participant's health or well-being
  4. A condition or process in which signs or symptoms could be confused with reactions to vaccine

Laboratory:

• Hematology and chemistries: Chemistries within 1.25x of the institutional normal limits for age and sex for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), Alkaline Phos, and Total Bilirubin. Creatinine less than or equal to 1.8 mg/dL. Platelets and Troponin I or T must be within normal range. Hemoglobin above 10.5 gm/dL for women and 11.5 gm/dL for men and white blood cells (WBC) between 3,000 and 12,500 cells/mm^3.
• Negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies (If HCV antibodies are positive, and negative for HCV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), subject is eligible)
• Negative Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) blood test within 8 weeks prior to enrollment

• Normal urine dipstick or urinalysis:

  1. Negative glucose, and
  2. Negative or trace protein and negative or trace hemoglobin (if trace hemoglobin is present, a urinalysis is required to exclude participants with counts greater than the institutional normal range)

In addition to meeting ALL of the above criteria, FEMALE participants must meet BOTH of the following criteria:

• Negative serum or urine Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) pregnancy test performed within 24 hours prior to any vaccination

• Reproductive status: A female participant either must:

  1. not be of reproductive potential (Reproductive potential in women is defined as not having reached menopause (no menses for one year) or having undergone hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or tubal ligation.)
  2. be with a male partner(s) throughout the duration of the study who has undergone successful vasectomy (A vasectomy is considered successful if a woman reports that a male partner has (1) microscopic documentation of azospermia, or (2) a vasectomy more than 2 years ago with no resultant pregnancy despite sexual activity post-vasectomy), or
  3. agree to avoid pregnancy through alternative methods and agree to consistently use contraception for at least 21 days prior to enrollment until 1 month after last vaccination. Contraception is defined as using one of the following methods: condoms (male or female with or without a spermicide), diaphragm or cervical cap with spermicide, intrauterine device (IUD), or hormone-based therapy, e.g., contraceptive pills, Norplant, or Depo-Provera.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chronic Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) requiring systemic immunosuppressive medication within the last 6 months.
• Immunosuppressive medications within 30 days prior to initial study vaccine administration, e.g., oral/parenteral corticosteroids, and/or cytotoxic medications. Not excluded: A participant using any of the following is not excluded: corticosteroid nasal spray for allergic rhinitis; or topical corticosteroids as prescribed by a physician for an acute, uncomplicated dermatitis; or over the counter medications (including topical corticosteroids for an acute, uncomplicated dermatitis); use of rapidly tapered steroids for an acute isolated condition, excluding asthma which is addressed separately-within 28 days prior to vaccine administration.

• Asthma that is unstable, e.g., use of oral or intravenous corticosteroids, hospitalization or intubation during the past 2 years.

  a. In addition, exclude a participant who routinely uses a moderate to high dose inhaled corticosteroids (e.g., more than equivalent of 264 micrograms (mcg) fluticasone; 600 mcg budesonide; 240 mcg beclomethasone; 1000 mcg flunisolide, 750 mcg triamcinolone or 200 mcg mometasone, as a daily dose).

• Receipt of immunoglobulin within 60 days prior to initial study vaccine administration.
• Receipt of live attenuated vaccines within 30 days prior to initial study vaccine administration.
• Receipt of medically indicated subunit or killed vaccines, e.g., influenza, pneumococcal, or allergy treatment with antigen injections within 14 days prior to initial study vaccine administration.

• Participant has a history of any of the following:

  1. Acute febrile illness on the day of vaccination
  2. Eczema or atopic dermatitis (past or present)
  3. Acute skin disorders of large magnitude (greater than 2x2 cm), e.g., burns or lacerations
  4. History or presence of skin cancer at vaccination site(s)
  5. Heart disease including history of a myocardial infarction (MI), angina, congestive heart failure (CHF), or pericardial pathology
  6. Twenty percent or greater risk of developing a myocardial infarction or coronary death within the next 10 years using the National Cholesterol Education Program's risk assessment tool (http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/calculator.asp).
• Known allergy to eggs.
• History of serious adverse reactions to vaccines including anaphylaxis and related symptoms such as hives, respiratory difficulty, angioedema, and/or abdominal pain. Not excluded: A participant who had an adverse reaction to pertussis vaccine as a child is not excluded.
• Bleeding disorder diagnosed by a doctor and that is clinically active, e.g., factor deficiency, coagulopathy, or platelet disorder requiring special precautions. Not excluded: A participant who states he/she has easy bruising or bleeding, but does not carry a formal diagnosis, and has had intramuscular (IM) injections and blood draws without any adverse experience, is not excluded.
• Active Seizure disorder. Not excluded: A participant with a history of a seizure disorder whose last seizure was over 1 year ago.
• Psychiatric condition that precludes compliance with the protocol.
• Any medical, psychiatric, or social condition, or occupational or other responsibility that, in the judgment of the investigator, would interfere with, or serve as a contraindication to, protocol adherence or a participant's ability to give informed consent.
• Female participants: Participant is pregnant and or breast-feeding.
• Currently taking investigational agents. Not excluded: participation in a study where the participant is not receiving an investigational agent or the participant is in the follow up phase of a study and the investigational agent was given more than 3 months prior.