Study to Assess the Immunogenicity and Safety of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Herpes Zoster Subunit (HZ/su) Vaccine (GSK1437173A) When Co-administered With GSK Biologicals' Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine (Boostrix®) in Adults Aged 50 Years and Older

Immunogenicity and Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Herpes Zoster Vaccine GSK1437173A When Co-administered With Boostrix® in Adults Aged 50 Years and Older

The purpose of this study is to assess immunogenicity, reactogenicity and safety of GSK Biologicals' HZ/su vaccine when its first dose is co-administered with the Boostrix® vaccine in adults aged 50 years or older compared to administration of vaccines separately.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Herpes Zoster
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: Herpes Zoster vaccine GSK 1437173A; Biological: Boostrix

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 935
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Arizona
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712
      • GSK Investigational Site
    • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85704
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • California
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92108
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Georgia
    • Stockbridge, Georgia, United States, 30281
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Idaho
    • Meridian, Idaho, United States, 83642
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Maine
    • Lewiston, Maine, United States, 04240
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Nevada
    • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89104
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28209
      • GSK Investigational Site
    • Salisbury, North Carolina, United States, 28114
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Pennsylvania
    • Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States, 15401
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Rhode Island
    • Warwick, Rhode Island, United States, 02886
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • South Carolina
    • Greer, South Carolina, United States, 29650
      • GSK Investigational Site
  • Virginia
    • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23294
      • GSK Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 50 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
• A male or female aged 50 years or older at the time of the first vaccination with the study vaccine(s).
• Written informed consent obtained from the subject.

• Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study.

  • Non-childbearing potential is defined as pre-menarche, current tubal ligation, hysterectomy, ovariectomy or post-menopause.

• Female subjects of childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study, if the subject:

  • has practiced adequate contraception for 30 days prior to vaccination, and
  • has a negative pregnancy test on the day of vaccination, and
  • has agreed to continue adequate contraception during the entire treatment period and for 2 months after completion of the vaccination series.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study vaccines within 30 days preceding the first dose of study vaccine, or planned use during the study period.
• Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 consecutive days) of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within six months prior to the first vaccine dose (for corticosteroids, this will mean prednisone ≥ 20 mg/day, or equivalent). A prednisone dose of < 20 mg/day is allowed. Inhaled, topical and intra-articular corticosteroids are allowed.
• Administration or planned administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol within the period starting 30 days before the first dose of study vaccine(s) and ending 30 days after the last dose of study vaccine. This includes any type of vaccine such as (but not limited to) live, inactivated and subunit vaccines (e.g., inactivated and subunit influenza vaccines).
• Administration of long-acting immune-modifying drugs (e.g. infliximab) within six months prior to the first vaccine dose or expected administration at any time during the study period.
• 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 (pharmaceutical product or device).
• Previous vaccination against VZV or HZ and/or planned administration during the study of an HZ or VZV vaccine (including an investigational or non-registered vaccine) other than the study vaccine.
• History of HZ.
• Vaccination against diphtheria, or tetanus in the last five years or planned vaccination against diphtheria or tetanus during the study period, other than the study vaccine(s).
• Administration of a combined tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine at any time prior to study entry.
• Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition resulting from disease (e.g., malignancy, human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection) or immunosuppressive/cytotoxic therapy (e.g., medications used during cancer chemotherapy, organ transplantation or to treat autoimmune disorders).
• History of any reaction or hypersensitivity likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccines including prior severe allergic reaction following tetanus-toxoid, diphtheria-toxoid or pertussis-containing vaccine.
• Hypersensitivity to latex. Note: The investigational HZ/su vaccine does not contain latex.

• Acute disease and/or fever at the time of enrolment.

  • Fever is defined as temperature ≥ 37.5°C /99.5°F by oral route. The preferred route for recording temperature in this study will be oral.
  • Subjects with a minor illness (such as mild diarrhea, mild upper respiratory infection) without fever may, be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator.
• Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the 3 months preceding the first dose of study vaccine or planned administration during the study period.
• Pregnant or lactating female.
• Female planning to become pregnant or planning to discontinue contraceptive precautions before 2 months after the last dose of study vaccine.
• Any condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the subject from participating in the study.
• Any condition which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make intramuscular (IM) injection unsafe.
• Encephalopathy (e.g. coma, decreased consciousness, prolonged seizures) not attributable to an identifiable cause within 7 days of administration of a previous pertussis antigen-containing vaccine.
• Progressive or unstable neurologic disorder.
• History of Arthus-type hypersensitivity reaction following a prior dose of a tetanus-toxoid containing vaccine within the last 10 years.
• History of Guillain-Barré syndrome within 6 weeks of receipt of a prior vaccine containing tetanus toxoid.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: GSK1437173A Group; Subjects received one injection of Boostrix vaccine and one injection of the GSK1437173A vaccine during the first visit and a second injection of the GSK1437173A vaccine during the third visit, two months later.	Biological: Herpes Zoster vaccine GSK 1437173A; 2 doses administered intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid region of the non-dominant arm at Visit Day 0 and Visit Month 2 for Co-Ad group and at Visit Month 2 and Visit Month 4 for Control group.; Biological: Boostrix; 1 dose administered intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid region of the dominant arm at Visit Day 0 for both Co-Ad and Control groups.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Control Group; Subjects received all vaccines separately i.e. one injection of Boostrix vaccine at the first visit, one injection of the GSK1437173A vaccine at the third visit and a second injection of the GSK1437173A vaccine at the fourth visit, all two months apart.	Biological: Herpes Zoster vaccine GSK 1437173A; 2 doses administered intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid region of the non-dominant arm at Visit Day 0 and Visit Month 2 for Co-Ad group and at Visit Month 2 and Visit Month 4 for Control group.; Biological: Boostrix; 1 dose administered intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid region of the dominant arm at Visit Day 0 for both Co-Ad and Control groups.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Subjects With a Vaccine Response for Anti-glycoprotein E (Anti-gE) in GSK1437173A Group	This outcome was required only for the GSK1437173A Group. Vaccine response defined as: For initially seronegative subjects, antibody concentration at post-vaccination ≥ 4 fold the cut-off for Anti-gE (4x97 mIU/mL); For initially seropositive subjects, antibody concentration at post-vaccination ≥ 4 fold the pre-vaccination antibody concentration.	At 1 month post-Dose 2 (Month 3)
Antibody Concentrations Against Glycoprotein E (Anti-gE)	Antibody concentrations against glycoprotein E (gE) have been assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) and expressed in milli-international units per milliliter (mIU/mL). The reference seropositivity cut-off was an anti-gE antibody concentration greater than or equal to (≥) 97 mIU/mL.	At 1 month post-Dose 2 (Month 3 for GSK1437173A Group adn Month 5 for Control Group)
Antibody Concentrations Against Pertussis Toxoid (Anti-PT), Filamentous Hemagglutinin (Anti-FHA) and Pertactin (Anti-PRN) Antigens	Anti-PT, anti-FHA and anti-PRN antibody concentrations have been assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) and expressed in international units per milliliter (IU/mL).	At 1 month post-Dose 1 (Month 1)
Antibody Concentrations Against Diphteria (Anti-D) and Tetanus (Anti-T) Antigens	Anti-PT, anti-FHA and anti-PRN antibody concentrations have been assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), presented as geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) and expressed in international units per milliliter (IU/mL).	At 1 month post-Dose 1 (Month 1)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Subjects With Any and Grade 3 Solicited Local Symptoms, by Dose	Assessed solicited local symptoms were pain, redness and swelling. Any = occurrence of the symptom regardless of intensity grade. Grade 3 pain = pain that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 redness/swelling = redness/swelling spreading beyond (>) 100 millimeters (mm). "0" Implied that no data was applicable for the GSK1437173A Group at Dose 3, since it received only 2 vaccine doses	During the 7-day (Days 0-6) post-vaccination period following each dose and across doses
Number of Subjects With Any and Grade 3 Solicited Local Symptoms, by Study Vaccine	Assessed solicited local symptoms were pain, redness and swelling. Any = occurrence of the symptom regardless of intensity grade. Grade 3 pain = pain that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 redness/swelling = redness/swelling spreading beyond (>) 100 millimeters (mm). "0" implies that: 1. No data were applicable for the GSK1437173A vaccine at Dose 1 for the Control Group, as it was only administered at Doses 2 and 3 in this group 2. No data were applicable for the Boostrix vaccine at Doses 2 and 3 for any of the groups, as it was only administered at Dose 1 for both the groups. 3. No data were applicable for the GSK1437173A Group at Dose 3, since it received only 2 vaccine doses.	During the 7-day (Days 0-6) post-vaccination period following each dose and across doses
Number of Subjects With Any, Grade 3 and Related Solicited General Symptoms, by Dose	Assessed solicited general symptoms were fatigue, gastrointestinal (symptoms included nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and/or abdominal pain), headache, myalgia, shivering and fever [defined as oral, axillary, rectal or tympanic temperature equal to or above (≥) 37.5 degrees Celsius (°C)]. Any = occurrence of the symptom regardless of intensity grade. Grade 3 symptoms = symptoms that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 fever = temperature above (>) 39.0 °C. Related = general symptom assessed by the investigator as causally related to vaccination. "0" Implied that no data was applicable for the GSK1437173A Group at Dose 3, since it received only 2 vaccine doses	During the 7-day (Days 0-6) post-vaccination period following each dose and across doses
Number of Days With Solicited Symptoms	The number of days with local and general symptoms have been assessed during the solicited post-vaccination period. "0" Implied that no data was applicable for the GSK1437173A Group at Dose 3, since it received only 2 vaccine doses	During the 7-day (Days 0-6) post-vaccination period following each dose and across doses
Number of Subjects With Any and Related Potential Immune Mediated Diseases (pIMDs)	Potential immune-mediated diseases (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 aetiology. Related = pIMDs assessed by the investigator as causally related to the study vaccination.	From first vaccination up to study end (Day 0 to Month 14)
Number of Subjects With Any, Grade 3 and Related Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs)	An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and 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. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination. Grade 3 AE = an AE which prevented normal, everyday activities. Related = AE assessed by the investigator as related to the vaccination.	Within the 30-day (Days 0-29) post-vaccination period
Number of Subjects With Any Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	Serious adverse events (SAEs) assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, are life-threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or result in disability/incapacity.	From first vaccination up to study end (Day 0 to Month 14)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Strezova A, Lal H, Enweonye I, Campora L, Beukelaers P, Segall N, Heineman TC, Schuind AE, Oostvogels L. The adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine co-administered with a tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccine in adults aged >/=50 years: A randomized trial. Vaccine. 2019 Sep 16;37(39):5877-5885. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.08.001. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): February 7, 2014
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 16, 2015
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): April 21, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 23, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 30, 2014
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): February 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 24, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 23, 2018
• Last Verified: September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Safety; Adults; Immunogenicity; Herpes zoster; Boostrix; Co-administration
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Virus Diseases; Infections; DNA Virus Infections; Skin Diseases, Infectious; Skin Diseases, Viral; Herpesviridae Infections; Varicella Zoster Virus Infection; Herpes Zoster; Herpes Simplex
• Other Study ID Numbers: 116887