Phase 2
N=6
Anti-malaria MAb in Malian Children
Plasmodium Falciparum Infection · Malaria
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05304611 ↗Enrolled (actual)
6
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Participants With Local Adverse Events (AEs) - Year One — 3; 1; 0; 0 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Interventions
- L9LS (VRC-MALMAB0114-00-AB) Subcutaneous injection (Biological); L9LS (VRC-MALMAB0114-00-AB) intravenous injection (Biological); Placebo (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 6+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Participants With Local Adverse Events (AEs) - Year One |
3; 1; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Severity of Local Adverse Events (AEs) - Year One |
3; 1; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Participants With Systemic Adverse Events (AEs) - Year One |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Severity of Systemic Adverse Events (AEs) - Year One |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Participants With Plasmodium Falciparum (Pf) Infection Detected by Microscopic Examination - Efficacy Study |
36; 30; 61 | — |
| PRIMARY Participants With Detectable Anti-drug Antibody (ADA) in Sera - Extension Study |
0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Maximum Total Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for L9LS - Extension Study |
64.63; 116.93 | — |
| PRIMARY Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (TMax) for L9LS - Extension Study |
7.00; 7.58 | — |
| PRIMARY Participants With Local Adverse Events (AEs) - Extension Study |
1; 2; 0; 0; 0; 1 | — |
| PRIMARY Severity of Local Adverse Events (AEs) - Extension Study |
1; 2; 1; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Participants With Systemic Adverse Events (AEs) - Extension Study |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| PRIMARY Severity of Systemic Adverse Events (AEs) - Extension Study |
0; 0; 1; 1; 1; 3 | — |
| SECONDARY Participants With Plasmodium Falciparum (Pf) Infection Detected by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) |
7; 8; 13; 33; 32; 62 | — |
| SECONDARY Participants With Clinical Malaria - Pediatric Dose Escalation Study |
6; 4; 11 | — |
| SECONDARY Participants With Clinical Malaria - Pediatric Efficacy Study |
21; 14; 44 | — |
| SECONDARY Participants With Clinical Malaria Detected by Microscopic Examination of Thick Blood Smear - Pediatric Dose Escalation Study |
7; 7; 13 | — |
| SECONDARY Participants With Clinical Malaria Detected by Microscopic Examination of Thick Blood Smear - Pediatric Efficacy Study |
33; 25; 57 | — |
| SECONDARY Maximum Total Plasma Concentration (Cmax) for L9LS - Study Year One |
76.97; 142.79; 76.19; 142.70 | — |
| SECONDARY Time to Maximum Plasma Concentration (TMax) for L9LS - Study Year One |
7.00; 7.00; 7.17; 7.36 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of onetime subcutaneous (SC) or intravenous (IV) administration of monoclonal antibody (MAb) L9LS in healthy Malian adults and one-time SC administration of L9LS in healthy Malian children, as well as its protective efficacy against naturally occurring Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) infection over a 7-month malaria season in healthy Malian children 6-10 years of age.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Is within the appropriate age range for the respective cohort:
- Children: Aged ≥6 years and 30 kg for children, or >60 kg for adults.
- Currently receiving or planning to receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC).
- Any history of menses (for 6-10 year old cohort) or positive pregnancy test at screening (for adult cohort).
- Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the subject to understand and comply with the study protocol.
- Subject (for adult subjects) or parental (for minor subjects) study comprehension examination score of 460 or other significant abnormal findings, including unexplained tachycardia or bradycardia).
- Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, endocrine, rheumatologic, autoimmune, hematological, oncologic, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies including urinalysis.
- Receipt of any investigational product within the past 30 days.
- Participation or planned participation in an interventional trial with an investigational product before the last required protocol visit. (Note: Past, current, or planned participation in observational studies is NOT exclusionary.)
- Medical, occupational, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illicit drug use during the past 12 months.
- History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis.
- Severe asthma (defined as asthma that is unstable or required emergent care, urgent care, hospitalization, or intubation during the past 2 years, or that has required the use of oral or parenteral corticosteroids at any time during the past 2 years).
- Salivary gland disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g., parotitis, sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, salivary gland tumors).
- Pre-existing autoimmune or antibody-mediated diseases including but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjogren's syndrome, or autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
- Known immunodeficiency syndrome.
- Known asplenia or functional asplenia.
- Use of chronic (≥14 days) oral or IV corticosteroids (excluding topical or nasal) at immunosuppressive doses (i.e., prednisone >10 mg/day) or immunosuppressive drugs within 30 days of day 0.
- Receipt of a live vaccine within the past 4 weeks or a killed vaccine or COVID-19 vaccine within the past 2 weeks prior to study agent administration.
- Receipt of immunoglobulins and/or blood products within the past 6 months.
- Previous receipt of an investigational malaria vaccine or monoclonal antibody in the last 5 years.
- Known allergies or contraindication against artemether-lumefantrine.
- Clinical signs of malnutrition.
- Other condition(s) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety or rights of a subject participating in the trial, interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives, or render the subject unable to comply with the protocol.
Year 2 Extension Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently receiving or planning to receive SMC.
- Any history of menses.
- Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the subject to understand and comply with the study protocol.
- Parental study comprehension examination score of 460 or other significant abnormal findings, including unexplained tachycardia or bradycardia).
- Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, endocrine, rheumatologic, autoimmune, hematological, oncologic, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies including urinalysis.
- Receipt of any investigational product within the past 30 days.
- Participation or planned participation in another interventional trial with an investigational product other than L9LS until the last required protocol visit. (Note: Past, current, or planned participation in observational studies is NOT exclusionary.)
- Medical, occupatio
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05304611). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.