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Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of One Dose of NDV 3A Vaccine in People With STAT3-Mutated Hyper-IgE Syndrome

A Phase 2 interventional study of NDV-3A in Autosomal-dominant Hyper-IgE Syndrome, sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-06-30.

Sponsored by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Basic science

Why this study was terminated
Safety concerns led to early termination.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Background:

AD-HIES is a disease that weakens the immune system. It puts people at risk for infections, particularly Staph and Candida infections. Researchers want to test a vaccine that may help keep people from getting these infections, which would help people with AD-HIES.

Objective:

To test the new vaccine NDV-3A for protection against infection from the yeast Candida and the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (Staph).

Eligibility:

Adults ages 18-55 who have AD-HIES

Healthy volunteers ages 18-55

Design:

Participants will have 6-7 study visits over 6-7 months. They will also be contacted by phone in between some visits.

Participants will be screened with a medical history, physical exam, and blood and urine tests.

Participants will have 2 baseline visits. They will have repeat the screening tests. They will have samples of saliva, stool, skin, mucus (oral, nasal, and/or vaginal) collected. Vaginal and stool samples are optional. Any eczema on their skin will be looked at.

Participants will fill out symptom diary cards to record how they feel.

Participants will have the NDV-3A vaccine injected into a muscle in the arm.

Participants will return the next 2 days. They will have a physical exam. Blood will be collected.

Participants will have 2 more follow-up visits at the NIH. They will have a physical exam. They will have blood, saliva, stool, skin, vaginal fluid, and/or mucus samples collected. Vaginal and stool samples are optional.

Participants will be called once a month for 5 months after the vaccination. There is an optional visit about 6 weeks after the vaccination. Participants will provide a blood sample at this visit.

Read the detailed description

Autosomal-dominant hyper-IgE syndrome (AD-HIES) is characterized by recurrent Staphylococcus aureus and Candida epithelial infections, which is thought to be due, in part, to a lack of Th17 cell differentiation, thus impairing epithelial immunity. Treatment of AD-HIES is primarily supportive with prophylactic antibiotics; however, this is limited by microbial resistance and intolerance of medications, and infections do still occur. Immunological intervention with a vaccine could improve quality of life by preventing these infections altogether.

The NDV-3A vaccine consists of a recombinant protein derived from the Candida Als3 adhesion protein. This protein is homologous to surface proteins on S aureus and has been shown in preclinical studies to protect against both intravascular and subcutaneous challenge with S aureus. Therefore, NDV-3A represents not only the first antifungal vaccine, but also the first vaccine to provide cross-kingdom protection. In Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies in healthy volunteers (150 receiving vaccine), the safety profile of this vaccine is very reassuring as the vaccine elicits a strong antibody response after a single dose in all vaccinees as well as a Th1 and/or Th17 response in the majority of vaccinees. We will enroll 20 healthy adult volunteers and 20 adults with AD-HIES in an open-label, single-dose study to assess the immunological response to and the safety/tolerability of the NDV-3A vaccine. We anticipate an increase in baseline anti-Als3 IgG within 2 weeks post-vaccination.

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Conditions studied

  • Autosomal-dominant Hyper-IgE Syndrome

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Keywords

  • AD-HIES
  • Anti-rAls3 Antibody
  • Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Candida Albicans
  • RNA Transcriptome
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In context

Syndrome

9,217 studies on the registry are indexed under Syndrome; 1,031 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 3 is below the median of 50 across 6,515 interventional studies indexed under Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is the lead sponsor of 2,401 studies on the registry; 179 are open to participants now.

Of its 396 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 294 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 55 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18-55 years.

    1. For healthy volunteers: in general good health, without significant medical illness, physical exam findings, or significant laboratory abnormalities as determined by the investigator.
    2. For participants with AD-HIES: confirmation of diagnosis with a STAT3 mutation.
    3. Participants who can get pregnant must be willing to use an acceptable form of contraception for the duration of participation and have a negative pregnancy test at screening.
    4. Agree to allow storage of biological samples for future research.

Exclusion criteria

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

  1. Has a history of allergic response or other serious reaction to aluminum and/or yeast products.
  2. Has a history of clinically significant allergy including anaphylaxis or other serious reaction to food, vaccines, or other drugs, that in the opinion of the investigator, might put the participant at undue risk.
  3. Has an active infection (such as S aureus abscess, pneumonia, acute Candida mucocutaneous infection). Baseline state of chronic infections will be considered by the PI (eg, chronic Pseudomonas infection in lung).
  4. Has an active infection with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV.
  5. Has received or is planning to receive any investigational drug, investigational vaccine, or investigational device within four weeks prior to vaccination, or at any other time during their participation in the study.
  6. Has received or is planning to receive any other live vaccine within three weeks before vaccination or for three weeks after vaccination.
  7. Self-reported current alcohol abuse or addiction.
  8. Self-reported current illicit drug abuse or addiction, or drug screen positive for illicit drugs.
  9. Current or planned use, within 3 weeks before vaccination, of any medications or treatments that may alter immune responses to the study vaccine (eg, immunosuppressive medications including systemic corticosteroids, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, cytotoxic drugs, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, monoclonal antibodies, or radiation therapy). Topical, intranasal, or inhaled immunosuppressants such as corticosteroids will be allowed.
  10. Current or planned use within 2 weeks before vaccination of immune globulin replacement.
  11. Has any of the following laboratory abnormalities at the screening visit:

    1. Alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and/or alkaline

      phosphatase (ALP) > 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).

    2. Total bilirubin level > 1.5 times the ULN
    3. Serum creatinine level > 1.5 times the ULN
    4. Absolute neutrophil count \< 750 cells/microliter
    5. Hemoglobin \< 9 mg/dL
    6. Platelet count \< 100,000
  12. Refusal or inability to comply with study procedures to the extent that it is potentially harmful to the participant or to the integrity of the study data.
  13. Has donated blood/plasma within four weeks before vaccination.
  14. Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or intends to become pregnant over the course of the study.
  15. Is unable to commit to the follow-up visits and or has unreliable access to a telephone for follow-up contacts, either by self-admission (self-reporting) or in the opinion of the investigator.
  16. Any other condition the investigator believes would interfere with the participant s ability to provide informed consent, comply with study instructions, or that might confound the interpretation of the study results or put the participant at undue risk.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
3 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NDV 3A vaccine

    Participants will receive a single dose of 0.5 mL (300 micrograms of rAls3) administered via IM injection.

    Drug: NDV-3A

Interventions

  • DrugNDV-3A

    A vaccine containing recombinant Candida albicans agglutinin-like sequence 3 (rAls3) protein as the antigen, formulated with AlOH adjuvant in phosphate buffered saline. Participants will receive a single 0.5 mL dose containing 300 micrograms of rAls3 and 0.5 mg of aluminum as AlOH, delivered via intramuscular injection.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of Each Group With at Least a Four-fold Increase in Anti rAls3 Antibody Titer.

    Antibody titer

    Time frame: 2 weeks after vaccination

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events That Led to Study Termination.

    Time frame: Up to 6 months

  2. Anti-Als3 Antibody Titers at 6 Months After Vaccination in Patients With AD HIES and Healthy Volunteers.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Jun 30, 2020

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneVaccination Group, Single Arm Study
Started3
Completed0
Not completed3
Withdrew: Study terminated due to adverse effects3

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercent of Each Group With at Least a Four-fold Increase in Anti rAls3 Antibody Titer.

Antibody titer

Time frame:
2 weeks after vaccination

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryNumber of Participants With Serious Adverse Events That Led to Study Termination.
Time frame:
Up to 6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events That Led to Study Termination.
ParticipantsVaccination Group- Single Arm Study
Number of Participants With Serious Adverse Events That Led to Study Termination.1
SecondaryAnti-Als3 Antibody Titers at 6 Months After Vaccination in Patients With AD HIES and Healthy Volunteers.
Time frame:
6 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Vaccination Group- Single Arm Study0/3 (0%)1/3 (33.3%)3/3 (100%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventVaccination Group- Single Arm Study
AnaphylaxisImmune system disorders1/3
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventVaccination Group- Single Arm Study
Eczema exacerbationSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders2/3
Injection site painMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders1/3
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/3
DyspneaRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/3
DizzinessNervous system disorders1/3
fatigueNervous system disorders1/3
Upper respiratory tract infectionRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders1/3

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Vaccination Group- Single Arm Study
Median20 (19 to 26)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Vaccination Group- Single Arm Study
Female1
Male2
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Vaccination Group- Single Arm Study
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White2
More than one race1
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Vaccination Group- Single Arm Study
United States3
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Study locations

1 site
  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sowerwine KJ, Holland SM, Freeman AF. Hyper-IgE syndrome update. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Feb;1250:25-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2011.06387.x. Epub 2012 Jan 23. PubMed 22268731 ↗
  • Spellberg BJ, Ibrahim AS, Avanesian V, Fu Y, Myers C, Phan QT, Filler SG, Yeaman MR, Edwards JE Jr. Efficacy of the anti-Candida rAls3p-N or rAls1p-N vaccines against disseminated and mucosal candidiasis. J Infect Dis. 2006 Jul 15;194(2):256-60. doi: 10.1086/504691. Epub 2006 Jun 6. PubMed 16779733 ↗
  • Liu Y, Filler SG. Candida albicans Als3, a multifunctional adhesin and invasin. Eukaryot Cell. 2011 Feb;10(2):168-73. doi: 10.1128/EC.00279-10. Epub 2010 Nov 29. PubMed 21115738 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Aug 13, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 30, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02996448
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 19, 2016
Start date
Nov 17, 2016
Primary completion
Jul 22, 2018
Completion
Oct 9, 2018
Results posted
Jun 30, 2020
Last update
Jun 30, 2020

Study contacts

Alexandra Freeman, M.D.
principal investigator · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
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