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NCT Number: NCT01877655

A Study to Evaluate a Therapeutic Vaccine, ASP0113, in Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Seropositive Recipients Undergoing Allogeneic, Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT)

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of ASP0113 compared with placebo as measured by a primary composite endpoint of overall mortality and CMV end organ disease (EOD) through 1 year post-transplant. Safety of ASP0113 in participants undergoing allogeneic HCT will also be evaluated.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Site AU43001, Herston, Queensland, Australia

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About this study

Participants will be followed for 5.5 years post-transplant for long-term safety via an annual telephone contact.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant is a CMV-seropositive HCT recipient
  • Participant is planned to undergo either of the following:
  • Sibling Donor Transplant
  • Unrelated Donor Transplant
  • Participant has one of the following underlying diseases:
  • Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL)
  • Acute biphenotypic leukemia
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
  • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
  • A defined myelodysplastic syndrome(s) (MDS)
  • Primary or secondary myelofibrosis
  • Lymphoma (including Hodgkin's)

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant has active CMV disease or infection or has received treatment for active CMV disease or infection within 3 months (90 days) prior to transplant
  • Participant has a modified hematopoietic cell transplant comorbidity index (HCT-CI) score ≥ 4
  • Participant has received a prior HCT and has residual Chronic Graft-versus-host Disease (cGVHD)
  • Participant who is scheduled to have a cord blood transplant or a haploidentical transplant
  • Participant has a platelet count of less than 50,000 mm3 within 3 days prior to randomization (platelet transfusions are allowed)
  • Participant has aplastic anemia or multiple myeloma

Treatment and study plan

ASP0113

Biological

Intramuscular injection

Placebo

Drug

Intramuscular injection

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Composite of All-Cause Mortality and Adjudicated Cytomegalovirus End Organ Disease (CMV EOD) Through 1 Year Post Transplant

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    This was the composite of all-cause mortality and adjudicated CMV EOD through 1 year posttransplant, The CMV EOD was assessed by the independent and blinded adjudication committee, which counted events that were observed up to day 380 from transplantation. Deaths that occurred up to day 365 from transplant were also counted.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Participants With Protocol-Defined CMV Viremia Through 1 Year Posttransplant

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    Protocol-defined CMV viremia was defined as a CMV plasma viral load ≥1000 IU/mL as assessed by the central laboratory. Rate was based on cumulative incidence function estimated at 1 year. The central laboratory had the lower limit of quantification [LLOQ] for CMV viral load assessment, so when the viral load was below the LLOQ the actual viral load reading was not possible and was denoted as ≤LLOQ. If participant had any CMV viral load assessments greater than the LLOQ it was classified as viremic.

  2. Percentage of Participants With Adjudicated CMV-Specific Antiviral Therapy (AVT) Through 1 Year Posttransplant

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    The CMV-specific AVT use was adjudicated by the independent and blinded committee. When the CMV-specific AVT was initiated, a central CMV viral load was obtained weekly until it was discontinued. Participants without any CMV-specific AVT events were censored on the last study evaluation.

  3. Percentage of Participants With a Composite Endpoint of Protocol-defined CMV Viremia and Adjudicated CMV-Specific AVT Use

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    Protocol-defined CMV viremia was as CMV plasma viral load ≥ 1000 IU/mL as assessed by the central laboratory. The CMV-specific AVT was determined by the adjudication committee. Participants with no posttransplant viral load data were excluded from the analysis.

  4. Percentage of Participants With First Occurrence of Adjudicated CMV-specific AVT or Adjudicated Diagnosis of CMV EOD After Study Drug First Injection Through 1 Year Posttransplant

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    Rate was based on cumulative incidence function estimate at 1 year. Time to first CMV-specific AVT was defined as time to the start of AVT for CMV viremia or CMV EOD. CMV-specific AVT and EOD were determined by the adjudication committee. This endpoint was a composite endpoint based on the independent adjudication committee assessments of CMV-specific AVT and CMV EOD.

  5. All-Cause Mortality at 1 Year Posttransplant

    Time frame: From first study dose injection (Day -14 to -3 prior to transplant) up to one year post study drug injection (Day 365)

    All-cause mortality through 1-year post-transplantation summary included all deaths and unknown survival status. For the known deaths, the adjudication committee assessed results and summarized them according to the following category: Mortality due to the participant's primary disease, and mortality due to causes unrelated to the participant's primary disease. Participants with unknown survival status at 1 year were considered dead for this analysis.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial to Evaluate the Protective Efficacy and Safety of a Therapeutic Vaccine, ASP0113, in Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Seropositive Recipients Undergoing Allogeneic, Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (HCT)

Acronym: HELIOS

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 14, 2013
Registry last updated
Oct 24, 2024

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