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Background: Influenza (flu) virus causes 3 to 5 million cases of severe illness and up to 650,000 deaths per year worldwide. Current vaccines work well against single strains of flu virus. But no single vaccine works well against all flu viruses that can cause illness. Objective: To test an experimental flu vaccine (FluMos-v2) in healthy adults. Eligibility: Healthy adults aged 18 to 50 years. Design: Participants will have 11 clinic visits in 10 months. They must agree not to get a licensed flu vaccine while taking part in this study. FluMos-v2 will be given with a needle injected into a muscle in the upper arm. Participants will receive a follow-up phone call the following day. Participants will be given a diary card, a ruler, and a thermometer. They will take their temperature every day for 7 days after receiving the shot. They will measure any skin changes at the injection site. They will record their findings and how they feel. Participants will receive a second FluMos-v2 shot after 4 months. They will repeat the other follow-up steps. Participants will have 9 other clinic follow-up visits. Blood will be drawn at each visit. Participants should also come to the clinic if they develop flu-like symptoms during the study. Participants may opt for an apheresis 2 weeks after each shot: Blood will be removed through a needle in the vein of 1 arm. The blood will run through a machine that separates out the white blood cells. The remaining blood is returned through a needle in the other arm.


Clinical Trial Description

Design: This is a Phase I, open-label, dose escalation study to evaluate the dose, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of the mosaic hexavalent influenza vaccine VRC-FLUMOS0116-00-VP (FluMos-v2). For Part A, the hypotheses are that the FluMos-v2 vaccine is safe and tolerable and will elicit an immune response. For Part B, the hypothesis is that the vaccine will generate a germinal center (GC) response in a draining lymph node as determined by fine needle aspiration of a reactive ipsilateral axillary lymph node. The primary objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the investigational vaccine in healthy adults. Secondary objectives are related to the immunogenicity of the investigational vaccine. Study Products: The investigational vaccine, FluMos-v2, was developed by the Vaccine Research Center (VRC), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and is composed of the following 6 influenza strains: Influenza A: - H1: A/Idaho/07/2018 - H2: A/Singapore/1/1957 - H3: A/Perth/1008/2019 - H3: A/Darwin/106/2020 Influenza B: - B/Victoria lineage: B/Colorado/06/2017 - B/Yamagata lineage: B/Phuket/3073/2013 FluMos-v2 is supplied in a single-use vial at a target concentration of 180 mcg/mL and will be administered intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid muscle via needle and syringe. Subjects: Healthy adults between the ages of 18-50 years, inclusive, will be enrolled. Study Plan: In Part A, this study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of FluMos-v2 in a dose escalation design. In Part B, this study assesses GC and peripheral blood immune responses at different time points after vaccination with FluMos-v2. For Part B: The protocol requires 2 vaccination visits, approximately 9-10 follow-up visits, 4 mandatory FNA visits and 1 optional FNA visit, and 10-12 telephone contacts. Safety phone calls occur one day after each vaccination, and 3 days after each FNA. Additional phone calls are related to scheduling the FNA procedures. Solicited reactogenicity is evaluated using a 7-day diary card. Assessment of vaccine safety includes clinical observation and monitoring of hematological and chemical parameters at clinical visits throughout the study. The study schema is as follows: VRC 326 Vaccination Schema: Part A: Group 1: Subjects:12, Day 0: 60 mcg, Week 16: 60 mcg, Product: FluMos-v2 Group 2: Subjects: 12, Day 0: 180 mcg, Week 16: 180 mcg, Product: FluMos-v2 Part B: Group 3: Subjects: 6, Day 0: 180 mcg, Week 16: 180 mcg, Product: FluMos-v2 Total = 30 subjects (Enrollment up to 40 subjects is permitted if additional subjects are needed for safety or immunogenicity evaluations). Study Duration: Part A: Subjects will be evaluated for 40 weeks following first vaccine administration, including through the 2023-2024 influenza season. Part B: Subjects are evaluated for 40 weeks following the first vaccine administration, including through the 2024-2025 influenza season. ;


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NCT number NCT05968989
Study type Interventional
Source National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Contact VRC Recruitment
Phone (866) 833-5433
Email vrcrecruitment@mail.nih.gov
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 1
Start date August 9, 2023
Completion date December 16, 2024

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