80 Participants Needed

CMV Vaccine for Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients

Age: < 65
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Phase 1 & 2
Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)
Approved in 2 JurisdictionsThis treatment is already approved in other countries

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study is evaluating whether a vaccine can help prevent CMV infection in people who are undergoing a stem cell transplant.

Will I have to stop taking my current medications?

The trial does not specify if you need to stop taking your current medications, but certain medications like antiviral drugs for CMV and some immunosuppressive therapies are not allowed. It's best to discuss your specific medications with the trial team.

Is the CMV Triplex Vaccine safe for humans?

The CMV Triplex Vaccine has been tested in clinical trials and was generally well-tolerated with limited side effects in both healthy adults and bone marrow transplant recipients.12345

How is the CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccine treatment different from other treatments for bone marrow transplant recipients?

The CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccine is unique because it uses a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vector to express three key antigens from the cytomegalovirus (CMV), which helps stimulate a strong immune response in bone marrow transplant recipients. This approach aims to enhance CMV-specific T cells and reduce the need for antiviral drugs, which can delay CMV-specific immunity.13456

What data supports the effectiveness of the CMV-MVA Triplex Vaccine treatment for bone marrow transplant recipients?

Research shows that the Triplex vaccine, which is designed to boost the body's immune response against CMV, has been effective in increasing CMV-specific T cells in both healthy adults and transplant recipients. This increase in T cells helps control CMV reactivation, which is a common issue after bone marrow transplants, and reduces the need for antiviral medications.13457

Who Is on the Research Team?

Anna Pawlowska, M.D. | City of Hope

Anna Pawlowska, MD

Principal Investigator

City of Hope Medical Center

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for pediatric patients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) who are about to receive a donor stem cell transplant. They must be HIV, HCV negative and HBV DNA negative if previously exposed. Participants need to agree to use contraception and follow the study for one year post-transplant. It's not open to those on recent anti-CMV therapy, with congenital immune deficiencies, active autoimmune conditions needing immunosuppression (except aplastic anemia), or unable to comply with study procedures.

Inclusion Criteria

Participant must be willing to comply with study and/or follow-up procedures, including willingness to be followed for one year post-HCT
Negative serum or urine beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) test (female patient of childbearing potential only) within two weeks of registration
I am scheduled for a stem cell transplant with a closely matched donor and without T-cell removal.
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Exclusion Criteria

I am not taking any medications that could affect the study drug's evaluation.
I haven't taken immunosuppressants for an autoimmune condition in the last 5 years, except if I have aplastic anemia.
I am scheduled for a cord blood transplant.
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Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive multi-antigen CMV-modified vaccinia ankara vaccine intramuscularly on days 28 and 56 post-HCT

8 weeks
2 visits (in-person)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

Up to 1 year post-HCT

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Multi-peptide CMV-Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine
Trial Overview The trial is testing a multi-antigen CMV-modified vaccinia ankara vaccine in children undergoing stem cell transplants. The aim is to find the safest dose that works best at helping these young patients resist life-threatening complications from CMV after their transplant.
How Is the Trial Designed?
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Supportive Care (multi-antigen CMV-modified vaccinia ankara)Experimental Treatment2 Interventions
Patients receive multi-antigen CMV-modified vaccinia ankara vaccine IM on days 28 and 56 post-HCT.

Multi-peptide CMV-Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine is already approved in United States, European Union for the following indications:

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Approved in United States as Triplex Vaccine for:
  • Prevention of clinically significant CMV viremia in transplant recipients
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Approved in European Union as Triplex Vaccine for:
  • Prevention of clinically significant CMV viremia in transplant recipients

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

City of Hope Medical Center

Lead Sponsor

Trials
614
Recruited
1,924,000+

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator

Trials
14,080
Recruited
41,180,000+

Published Research Related to This Trial

The Triplex vaccine, which uses a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) platform to target three key cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigens, was found to be safe in a clinical trial involving 24 healthy adults, with no serious adverse events reported and only mild, transient side effects.
The vaccine successfully induced strong and lasting CMV-specific T-cell responses, even in individuals without prior immunity to CMV, suggesting its potential effectiveness for broader populations, including patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
MVA vaccine encoding CMV antigens safely induces durable expansion of CMV-specific T cells in healthy adults.La Rosa, C., Longmate, J., Martinez, J., et al.[2021]
Vaccinating healthy donors with the Triplex vaccine before hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) significantly increased levels of CMV-specific T cells in recipients, indicating enhanced immune protection against cytomegalovirus (CMV).
The Triplex vaccine was well-tolerated with minimal adverse events, and the approach shows promise for reducing the need for antiviral prophylaxis, which can hinder the development of CMV-specific immunity post-transplant.
Hematopoietic stem cell donor vaccination with cytomegalovirus triplex augments frequencies of functional and durable cytomegalovirus-specific T cells in the recipient: A novel strategy to limit antiviral prophylaxis.La Rosa, C., Aldoss, I., Park, Y., et al.[2023]
In a phase 2 trial involving 102 high-risk CMV-seropositive hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, the Triplex vaccine showed a trend towards reducing CMV reactivation, with 9.8% of Triplex recipients experiencing reactivation compared to 19.6% in the placebo group.
The Triplex vaccine was found to be safe, with no serious adverse events or deaths related to the vaccine, and it successfully increased levels of CMV-specific T cells, suggesting it effectively enhances the immune response against CMV.
Poxvirus Vectored Cytomegalovirus Vaccine to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Viremia in Transplant Recipients: A Phase 2, Randomized Clinical Trial.Aldoss, I., La Rosa, C., Baden, LR., et al.[2023]

Citations

MVA vaccine encoding CMV antigens safely induces durable expansion of CMV-specific T cells in healthy adults. [2021]
Hematopoietic stem cell donor vaccination with cytomegalovirus triplex augments frequencies of functional and durable cytomegalovirus-specific T cells in the recipient: A novel strategy to limit antiviral prophylaxis. [2023]
Poxvirus Vectored Cytomegalovirus Vaccine to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Viremia in Transplant Recipients: A Phase 2, Randomized Clinical Trial. [2023]
A fusion protein of HCMV IE1 exon4 and IE2 exon5 stimulates potent cellular immunity in an MVA vaccine vector. [2022]
Viraemia, immunogenicity, and survival outcomes of cytomegalovirus chimeric epitope vaccine supplemented with PF03512676 (CMVPepVax) in allogeneic haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation: randomised phase 1b trial. [2022]
CMV Triplex Vaccine to Enhance Adaptive NK and T-cell Reconstitution After Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. [2023]
Peptide vaccination in the presence of adjuvants in patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with CD4+ T cell reconstitution elicits consistent CD8+ T cell responses. [2018]
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