A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Inactivated Varicella-zoster Vaccine (VZV) as a Preventative Treatment for Herpes Zoster (HZ) and HZ-related Complications in Adult Participants With Solid Tumor or Hematologic Malignancy (V212-011) - Full Text View

Purpose

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and tolerability of V212 when administered to adults with solid tumor malignancy (STM) or hematologic malignancy (HM) and to determine whether V212 reduces the incidence of herpes zoster (HZ) in adults with STM or HM, as compared to placebo.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Herpes Zoster	Biological: V212 Biological: Placebo	Phase 3


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	A Phase III Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial to Study the Safety and Efficacy of V212 in Adult Patients With Solid Tumor or Hematologic Malignancy

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Primary Outcome Measures:

The number of HZ cases per 1000 person-years of follow-up in the STM Population [ Time Frame: From study enrollment up to approximately 5 years ]
The number of participants experiencing serious adverse events in the STM Population [ Time Frame: From vaccination day 1 through 28 days post vaccination dose 4 ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Incidence of moderate to severe HZ-associated pain in the STM Population [ Time Frame: From HZ onset through the end of the 6 month HZ-follow-up period ]
Moderate to severe HZ-associated pain is defined as 2 or more occurrences of a score of 3 or greater (0 to 10 scale) on the Zoster Brief Pain Inventory (ZBPI)
Incidence of HZ complications in the STM Population [ Time Frame: Approximately 5 years ]
HZ complications defined as the occurrence of any of the following during the study: hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization due to HZ, disseminated HZ (including disseminated HZ rash or VZV viremia), visceral HZ, ophthalmic HZ, neurological impairment due to HZ, or administration of intravenous acyclovir therapy for treatment of HZ.
Incidence of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in the STM Population [ Time Frame: From HZ onset through the end of the 6 month HZ-follow-up period ]
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is defined as a worst pain score (in the last 24 hours) of 3 or greater (0 to 10 scale) on the Zoster Brief Pain Inventory (ZBPI) that persists or appears >= 90 days after the onset of the HZ rash.


Enrollment:	5307
Actual Study Start Date:	June 24, 2011
Study Completion Date:	April 11, 2017
Primary Completion Date:	April 11, 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: V212 Arm 0.5 mL subcutaneous (SC) injection per dose, in a four dose regimen.	Biological: V212 V212 viral antigen for HZ, 0.5 mL SC injection per dose, in a four dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose. Other Name: Inactivated Varicella-Zoster (VZV) vaccine
Placebo Comparator: Placebo Arm 0.5 mL SC injection per dose, in a four dose regimen.	Biological: Placebo Vaccine stabilizer for V212 with no virus antigen, 0.5 mL SC injection per dose, in a four dose regimen, approximately 30 days apart, preferably in the deltoid area of the arm, alternating arms for each dose.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion criteria;

Participant has been diagnosed with an STM or HM and is not likely to undergo hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) and:
Participant is ≥18 years of age and receiving a cytotoxic or immunosuppressive chemotherapy regimen
Participant is ≥ 50 years of age with a hematologic malignancy that is not in remission,

whether on therapy or not

Participant has a life expectancy ≥ 12 months.
Participant has prior history of varicella or antibodies to VZV due to exposure to the disease in a

country where the disease is common.

Exclusion criteria:

- Participant has a history of allergic reaction to any vaccine component (including gelatin) or an

anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reaction to neomycin.

Participant has a prior history of HZ within 1 year of enrollment.
Participant has received or is expected to receive any varicella or non-study zoster vaccine.
Participant is currently receiving or expected to receive long-term antiviral prophylaxis (>4 weeks

duration) with activity against herpes simplex virus (HSV), VZV or cytomegalovirus (CMV)

- Participant is pregnant or breastfeeding or expecting to conceive within the period of 2

weeks prior to enrollment throughout 6 months after last vaccination dose.

- Participant has had any live virus vaccine administered or scheduled in the period from 4 weeks

prior to Dose 1 through 28 days post vaccination dose 4

- Participant has had inactivated vaccine administered or scheduled within the period from 7 days

prior to, through 7 days following, any dose of study vaccine.

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Responsible Party:	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01254630 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	V212-011 CTRI/2012/05/002673 ( Registry Identifier: CTRI )
Study First Received:	December 3, 2010
Last Updated:	July 27, 2017

Keywords provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.:


Herpes zoster vaccine solid tumor malignancy	hematologic malignancy immunocompromised herpes-zoster-related complications

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Neoplasms Herpes Zoster Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections	Virus Diseases Vaccines Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017