Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of TB31F (TB31F)

Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Monoclonal Antibody TB31F in Healthy Malaria-naïve Adults in the Netherlands

This phase 1 study aims to assess the safety and tolerability of monoclonal antibody TB31F administered intravenously or subcutaneously at escalating dose levels in healthy, malaria naïve, adults. This study will also evaluate the pharmacokinetics of TB31F and the functional activity of mAb TB31F in the standard membrane feeding assay.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Malaria,Falciparum
• Intervention / Treatment: Biological: TB31F

Detailed Description

This phase 1 study aims to assess the safety and tolerability of monoclonal antibody (mAb) TB31F administered intravenously or subcutaneously in healthy, malaria naïve, adults at the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). Five groups will receive a single dose of mAb TB31F. Group 1 (n=5) will receive 0.1 mg/kg TB31F, Group 2 (n=5) will receive 1 mg/kg TB31F, group 3 (n=5) will receive 3 mg/kg TB31F, and group 4 (n=5) will receive 10 mg/kg mAb TB31F intravenously. Group 5 will receive 100mg TB31F subcutaneously. Twenty-five (n=25) subjects will be enrolled, as well as 1 reserve subject per group. Safety follow-up will be done at following times: baseline, end of infusion (EOI), 1, 3, 6 and 24 hours and 2, 7, 14, 21, 28, 56 and 84 days after administration. Extra follow-up visits at 4 and 10 days after administration for collection of serum/plasma for pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic measurements will be performed in group 5.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 25
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • Gelderland
    • Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6525 GA
      • Radboud University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject must sign written informed consent to participate in the trial.
2. Subject is able to understand planned study procedures and demonstrate comprehension of the protocol procedures and knowledge of study by passing a quiz (assessment of understanding).
3. In the opinion of the investigator, the subject can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol.
4. Subjects are available to attend all study visits and are reachable by phone throughout the entire study period from day -1 until day 84 (end of study).
5. The subject will remain within reasonable travelling distance from the study center from day -1 until day +7 after mAb TB31F infusion.
6. Subject is a male or non-pregnant and non-lactating female age ≥ 18 and ≤ 35 years and in good health at time of mAb infusion.
7. Subject agrees to their general practitioner (GP) being informed about participation in the study and agrees to sign a form to request the release by their GP, and medical specialist when necessary, of any relevant medical information concerning possible contra-indications for participation in the study to the investigator(s).
8. The subject agrees to refrain from blood donation to Sanquin or for other purposes throughout the study period according to current Sanquin guidelines.
9. Female subjects of non-childbearing potential may be enrolled in the study. Non-childbearing potential is defined as pre-menarche, current bilateral tubal ligation or occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy or post-menopause. All subjects must agree to use continuous adequate contraception until 2 months after completion of the study. Female subjects must agree not to breastfeed from 30 days prior to mAb infusion until 2 months after completion of the study. Female subject must have a negative pregnancy test at the inclusion visit.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Acute or chronic disease at time of TB31F administration, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or laboratory screening tests:

   1. Acute disease is defined as the presence of a moderate or severe illness with or without fever. Subjects with a minor illness on the day of TB31F administration will be (temporarily) excluded from participation, but may be re-evaluated for inclusion at a later date. Subjects with a positive SARS-CoV2 test at inclusion will be (temporarily) excluded from participation but may be re-evaluated for inclusion at a later date (following current Radboudumc guidelines).
   2. Fever is defined as an oral, axillary or tympanic temperature ≥ 38.0°C (100.4°F). The preferred route for recording temperature in this study will be oral.
   3. Any abnormal and clinically significant baseline laboratory screening tests of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine, hemoglobin, platelet count or total white blood cell count, as defined in the protocol according to the FDA Toxicity Grading Scale for Healthy Adult and Adolescent Subjects Enrolled in Preventative Vaccine Clinical Trials.
2. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years.
3. Chronic use of i) immunosuppressive drugs, iii) or other immune modifying drugs within three months prior to study onset (inhaled and topical corticosteroids and oral anti-histamines exempted) or expected use of such during the study period.
4. Positive urine toxicology test for cannabis, cocaine or amphetamines at screening or at inclusion.
5. Screening tests positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), active Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV).
6. Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) during the study period other than the study product.
7. Participation in any other clinical study in the 30 days prior to the start of the study or during the study period.
8. Prior receipt of an investigational antimalarial monoclonal antibody.
9. History of adverse reactions to monoclonal antibodies.
10. Administration of immunoglobulin and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of study mAb or planned administration during the study period.
11. Any history of malaria, positive serology for P. falciparum, or previous participation in any malaria (vaccine) study or Controlled Human Malaria Infection.
12. Body weight >= 115 kg
13. Being an employee or student of the department of Medical Microbiology or Medium Care of the Radboudumc, or a person otherwise related to the investigator other than a professional relationship for clinical trial purpose only.
14. History of drug or alcohol abuse interfering with normal functioning in the period of one year prior to study onset.
15. Any other condition or situation that would, in the opinion of the investigator, place the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury or render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Sequential Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

5

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group 1 - 0.1mg/kg TB31F; 0.1 mg/kg of monoclonal antibody TB31F is administered intravenously to 5 subjects. Subjects will be observed for the occurrence of any adverse events. There will be a minimum of 48 hours between TB31F administration to each subsequent volunteer. Subjects will be followed-up for 84 days. Escalation to the next higher dosage group will be dependent upon no safety signals arising.	Biological: TB31F; Monoclonal antibody
Experimental: Group 2 - 1mg/kg TB31F; 1 mg/kg of monoclonal antibody TB31F is administered intravenously to 5 subjects. TB31F administration will be staggered such that the first subject will be administered mAb TB31F and observed for the occurrence of any adverse events. The second subject will not receive their dose of TB31F sooner than 2 days after the first subject has received TB31F. The remaining three subjects will receive their TB31F dose no sooner than 2 days after the second subject has been administered TB31F, with at least a one hour interval in administration of TB31F between each subject. Subjects will be followed-up for 84 days. Escalation to the next higher dosage group will be dependent upon no safety signals arising.	Biological: TB31F; Monoclonal antibody
Experimental: Group 3 - 3mg/kg TB31F; 3 mg/kg of monoclonal antibody TB31F is administered intravenously to 5 subjects. TB31F administration will be staggered such that the first subject will be administered mAb TB31F and observed for the occurrence of any adverse events. The second subject will not receive their dose of TB31F sooner than 2 days after the first subject has received TB31F. The remaining three subjects will receive their TB31F dose no sooner than 2 days after the second subject has been administered TB31F, with at least a one hour interval in administration of TB31F between each subject. Subjects will be followed-up for 84 days. Escalation to the next higher dosage group will be dependent upon no safety signals arising.	Biological: TB31F; Monoclonal antibody
Experimental: Group 4 - 10mg/kg TB31F; 10 mg/kg of monoclonal antibody TB31F is administered intravenously to 5 subjects. TB31F administration will be staggered such that the first subject will be administered mAb TB31F and observed for the occurrence of any adverse events. The second subject will not receive their dose of TB31F sooner than 2 days after the first subject has received TB31F. The remaining three subjects will receive their TB31F dose no sooner than 2 days after the second subject has been administered TB31F, with at least a one hour interval in administration of TB31F between each subject. Subjects will be followed-up for 84 days.	Biological: TB31F; Monoclonal antibody
Experimental: Group 5 - 100mg TB31F; 100mg of monoclonal antibody TB31F is administered subcutaneously to 5 subjects. TB31F administration will be staggered such that the first subject will be administered mAb TB31F and observed for the occurrence of any adverse events. The second subject will not receive their dose of TB31F sooner than 2 days after the first subject has received TB31F. The remaining three subjects will receive their TB31F dose no sooner than 2 days after the second subject has been administered TB31F, with at least a one hour interval in administration of TB31F between each subject. Subjects will be followed-up for 84 days.	Biological: TB31F; Monoclonal antibody

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number and Severity of Adverse Events After TB31F Administration	Number and severity of solicited local adverse events of all severities from first product administration through day 7;; Number and severity of solicited general adverse events and clinically significant hematological and biochemical laboratory abnormalities from first product administration through day 28;; Number and severity of unsolicited adverse events from first product administration through end of study;; Occurrence of serious adverse events from first product administration through end of study	Throughout study: solicited local adverse events (day 0 - day 7); solicited general adverse events and clinically significant laboratory abnormalities (day 0 - day 28); unsolicited adverse events (day 0 - day 84), serious adverse events (day 0 - day 84)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Serum Concentration of TB31F	The serum concentration of TB31F will be measured in all subjects throughout the study (until day 84) by Pfs48/45 antigen ELISA.	All groups: 6 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, day 7, day 14, day 21, day 28, day 56, day 84. Groups 1-4 only: end of infusion, 1 hour, 3 hours. Group 5 only: day 4 and day 10.
Pharmacodynamics/Functional Transmission-reducing Activity of TB31F	Transmission-reducing activity (TRA) of serum TB31F will be assessed in all subjects throughout the study (until day 84) by standard membrane feeding assays (SMFA). TRA is expressed as the percentage reduction in oocysts in mosquitoes fed on gametocytes in the presence of participants' serum, compared to oocysts in mosquitoes fed on gametocytes in the presence of pooled naïve serum (control). Given the limited precision of low TRA estimates and the historical threshold value of >80% TRA to support clinical development of transmission-blocking vaccines, TRA >80% was pre-defined as the efficacy threshold of interest.	Groups 1 to 4: throughout study until day 84 (baseline, end of infusion, day 7, day 28, day 56, day 84). Group 5: baseline, day 2, day 4, day 7. day 10, day 14, day 28, day 56, day 84.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center
• Collaborators: The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI)

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• van der Boor SC, Smit MJ, van Beek SW, Ramjith J, Teelen K, van de Vegte-Bolmer M, van Gemert GJ, Pickkers P, Wu Y, Locke E, Lee SM, Aponte J, King CR, Birkett AJ, Miura K, Ayorinde MA, Sauerwein RW, Ter Heine R, Ockenhouse CF, Bousema T, Jore MM, McCall MBB. Safety, tolerability, and Plasmodium falciparum transmission-reducing activity of monoclonal antibody TB31F: a single-centre, open-label, first-in-human, dose-escalation, phase 1 trial in healthy malaria-naive adults. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Nov;22(11):1596-1605. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00428-5. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 14, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 4, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): March 4, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 23, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 22, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): January 23, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 27, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 14, 2022
• Last Verified: January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: monoclonal antibody; malaria; falciparum; gametocyte; transmission blocking; TB31F
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Infections; Vector Borne Diseases; Parasitic Diseases; Protozoan Infections; Malaria; Malaria, Falciparum
• Other Study ID Numbers: NL69779.091.19

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No