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Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability & Immunogenicity of BNT162b2 in Immunocompromised Participants ≥2 Years

Primary Purpose

SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID19

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
International
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
BNT162b2
Sponsored by
BioNTech SE
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID19 focused on measuring COVID19, Coronavirus, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, RNA Vaccine

Eligibility Criteria

2 Years - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Male or female participants who are ≥2 years of age at the time of enrollment (Visit 1).

    2. Participants or participants' parent(s)/legal guardians, as age appropriate, who sign consent, and are willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, lifestyle considerations, and other study procedures.

    3. Life expectancy ≥12 months (365 days) in the opinion of the investigator at enrollment (Visit 1).

    4. Participants or participant's parent(s)/legal guardians, as age appropriate, who are able to be contacted by telephone throughout the study period.

    5. Female participant of childbearing potential or male participant able to father children who is willing to use a highly effective method of contraception as outlined in this protocol for at least 28 days after the last dose of study intervention if at risk of pregnancy with her/his partner; or female participant not of childbearing potential or male participant not able to father children.

    6. Participants who are immunocompromised by virtue of the following:

    • Having known NSCLC and is ≥18 years of age with at least 1 of the following:
    • Who received chemotherapy at least 2 weeks (14 days) before enrollment (or is treatment naïve), and is not expected to receive chemotherapy within at least 2 weeks (14 days) after dose administration; and/or
    • Receiving checkpoint inhibitor treatment (PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor, CTLA-4 inhibitor) and has undergone at least 1 treatment cycle prior to enrollment (at Visit 1); or
    • Receiving targeted drug therapy treatment (EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, RET, MET, NTRK inhibitors) and has undergone at least 1 treatment cycle prior to enrollment (at Visit 1); or
    • Having known CLL and is ≥18 years of age with at least 1 of the following:
    • Has asymptomatic disease (eg, Rai stage <3, Binet stage A or B) and is undergoing observation and does not receive any treatment for CLL; or
    • Receiving B-cell inhibitory monoclonal antibody treatment (anti-CD20) and has received at least 3 cycles prior to enrollment; and/or
    • Receives a BTK inhibitor, PI3K inhibitor, or BCL-2 inhibitor OR
    • Is currently undergoing maintenance hemodialysis treatment secondary to end-stage renal disease and is ≥18 years of age OR
    • Is on active immunomodulator therapy (eg, TNFα inhibitor, or tofacitinib or methotrexate) for an autoimmune or inflammatory disease disorder (eg, inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) at a stable* dose

      • Stable dose is defined as receiving the same dose for at least 3 months (84 days) with no changes in the 28 days prior to Visit 1.

OR

  • Receiving a solid organ transplant at least 3 months (84 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1) and with no acute rejection episodes within 2 months (60 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1), and is ≥2 to <18 years of age OR
  • Has had an autologous or allogenic bone marrow or stem cell transplant at least 6 months (182 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1), with adequate immune reconstitution for immunization, in the investigator's opinion, and is ≥2 to <18 years of age 7. The participant or participant's parent(s)/legal guardian is capable of giving signed informed consent, and assent (as appropriate), as described in Appendix 1, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICD and in this protocol. The investigator, or a person designated by the investigator, will obtain written informed consent (and assent, as appropriate) from each study participant or participant's parent(s)/legal guardian (as defined in Appendix 1) before any study-specific activity is performed. All parent(s)/legal guardians should be fully informed, and participants should be informed to the fullest extent possible, about the study in language and terms they are able to understand. The investigator will retain the original copy of each participant's signed consent (and assent, as appropriate) document(s).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 1. Past clinical (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs alone, if a SARS CoV 2 NAAT result was not available) or microbiological (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs and a positive SARS-CoV-2 NAAT result) diagnosis of COVID 19, or a past clinical diagnosis of MIS-C.

    2. Participants with active GVHD, transplant rejection, or PTLD, or participants who have had treatment for these conditions within 3 months (84 days) prior to study enrollment (Visit 1).

    3. Participants <18 years of age whose weight is less than the 5th percentile of age-adjusted ideal body weight.

    4. Other medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study.

    5. History of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine and/or severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of the study intervention(s).

    6. Bleeding diathesis or condition associated with prolonged bleeding that would, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicate intramuscular injection.

    7. Participant who is pregnant or breastfeeding. 8. Participants who may be ineligible because of the number of phlebotomy assessments during this study, in the opinion of the investigator.

    9. Participants who do not have adequate deltoid muscle mass to allow intramuscular vaccination, in the opinion of the investigator.

    10. Previous vaccination with any coronavirus vaccine. 11. Ongoing, or history of, treatment with blood/plasma products or immunoglobulins within 3 months (84 days) prior to Dose 1 or planned receipt of these medications prior to Dose 3.

    12. Participation in other studies involving study intervention within 28 days prior to study entry and/or during study participation.

    13. Previous participation in other studies involving study intervention containing LNPs.

    14. Participants who are direct descendants (child or grandchild, parent or grandparent) of investigational site staff members or Pfizer/BioNTech employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.

    15. Investigator site staff or Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.

Sites / Locations

  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
  • Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation
  • Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway
  • Henry Ford Health System
  • Henry Ford Hospital - Research Pharmacy
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Vaccine Research Center
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital
  • Texas Children's Hospital
  • Seattle Children's Research Institute: Building Cure
  • Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
  • Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
  • GRAACC - Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer
  • CEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica
  • Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK)
  • Charité - Universitaetsmedizin
  • Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum
  • IKF Pneumologie GmbH & Co KG
  • Studiengesellschaft BSF Unternehmergesellschaft
  • Studiengesellschaft BSF Unternehmergesellschaft
  • Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
  • Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez" de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
  • Centro Médico Zambrano Hellion

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Label

BNT162b2

Arm Description

Intramuscular Injection

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Percentage of participants reporting local reactions
Pain at the injection site, redness and swelling, as self reported in electronic diaries
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
As elicited by investigational site staff
Percentage of participants reporting serious adverse events
As elicited by investigational site staff
GMTs of all participants, measured by SARS-CoV-2 neutralising titers, without serological or virological evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection and with an immunocompromised state, as specified in the protocol
As measured at the central laboratory
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
As elicited by investigational site staff
Percentage of participants reporting systemic events
Systemic events (fever, fatigue, headache, chills, vomiting, diarrhoea, new or worsened muscle pain and new or worsened joint pain), as self reported in electronic diaries
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
As elicited by investigational site staff

Secondary Outcome Measures

Full Information

First Posted
May 5, 2021
Last Updated
August 29, 2023
Sponsor
BioNTech SE
Collaborators
Pfizer
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04895982
Brief Title
Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability & Immunogenicity of BNT162b2 in Immunocompromised Participants ≥2 Years
Official Title
A PHASE 2b, OPEN-LABEL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF VACCINE CANDIDATE BNT162b2 IN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PARTICIPANTS ≥2 YEARS OF AGE
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
August 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
October 15, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
July 23, 2023 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
July 23, 2023 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
BioNTech SE
Collaborators
Pfizer

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a 4 dose study with 124 participants (7 adults ,117 children). Adults are considered to be participants 18 years of age or older. Participants are going to be enrolled based on conditions that make them immunocompromised. Participants are going to be followed up for 6 months after dose 4, and each participant is projected to be on the study for approximately 15 months. This study will be conducted in the United States, Brazil, Germany and Mexico.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID19
Keywords
COVID19, Coronavirus, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, RNA Vaccine

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Phase 2
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
124 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
BNT162b2
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Intramuscular Injection
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
BNT162b2
Intervention Description
Intramuscular Injection
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Percentage of participants reporting local reactions
Description
Pain at the injection site, redness and swelling, as self reported in electronic diaries
Time Frame
For 7 days after Dose 1, Dose 2, Dose 3 and Dose 4
Title
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
Description
As elicited by investigational site staff
Time Frame
From Dose 1 through 1 month after Dose 2
Title
Percentage of participants reporting serious adverse events
Description
As elicited by investigational site staff
Time Frame
From Dose 1 through 6 months after Dose 4
Title
GMTs of all participants, measured by SARS-CoV-2 neutralising titers, without serological or virological evidence of past SARS-CoV-2 infection and with an immunocompromised state, as specified in the protocol
Description
As measured at the central laboratory
Time Frame
1 month after Dose 3 and Dose 4
Title
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
Description
As elicited by investigational site staff
Time Frame
From Dose 3 to 1 month after Dose 3
Title
Percentage of participants reporting systemic events
Description
Systemic events (fever, fatigue, headache, chills, vomiting, diarrhoea, new or worsened muscle pain and new or worsened joint pain), as self reported in electronic diaries
Time Frame
For 7 days after Dose 1, Dose 2, Dose 3 and Dose 4
Title
Percentage of participants reporting adverse events
Description
As elicited by investigational site staff
Time Frame
From Dose 4 to 1 month after Dose 4

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
2 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Male or female participants who are ≥2 years of age at the time of enrollment (Visit 1). Participants or participants' parent(s)/legal guardians, as age appropriate, who sign consent, and are willing and able to comply with all scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, lifestyle considerations, and other study procedures. Life expectancy ≥12 months (365 days) in the opinion of the investigator at enrollment (Visit 1). Participants or participant's parent(s)/legal guardians, as age appropriate, who are able to be contacted by telephone throughout the study period. Female participant of childbearing potential or male participant able to father children who is willing to use a highly effective method of contraception as outlined in this protocol for at least 28 days after the last dose of study intervention if at risk of pregnancy with her/his partner; or female participant not of childbearing potential or male participant not able to father children. Participants who are immunocompromised by virtue of the following: Having known non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and is ≥18 years of age with at least 1 of the following: Who received chemotherapy at least 2 weeks (14 days) before enrollment (or is treatment naïve), and is not expected to receive chemotherapy within at least 2 weeks (14 days) after dose administration; and/or Receiving checkpoint inhibitor treatment (programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/ programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) inhibitor) and has undergone at least 1 treatment cycle prior to enrollment (at Visit 1); or Receiving targeted drug therapy treatment (epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase (ROS1), v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF),rearranged during transfection (RET),hepatocyte growth factor receptor (MET), neurotrophic tyrosine kinase (NTRK) inhibitors) and has undergone at least 1 treatment cycle prior to enrollment (at Visit 1); or Having known chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and is ≥18 years of age with at least 1 of the following: Has asymptomatic disease (eg, Rai stage <3, Binet stage A or B) and is undergoing observation and does not receive any treatment for CLL; or Receiving B-cell inhibitory monoclonal antibody treatment (anti-CD20) and has received at least 3 cycles prior to enrollment; and/or Receives a Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor, or B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitor; or Is currently undergoing maintenance hemodialysis treatment secondary to end-stage renal disease and is ≥18 years of age; or Is on active immunomodulator therapy (eg, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitor, or tofacitinib or methotrexate) for an autoimmune or inflammatory disease disorder (eg, inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) at a stable* dose *Stable dose is defined as receiving the same dose for at least 3 months (84 days) with no changes in the 28 days prior to Visit 1; or Receiving a solid organ transplant at least 3 months (84 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1) and with no acute rejection episodes within 2 months (60 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1), and is ≥2 to <18 years of age; or Has had an autologous or allogenic bone marrow or stem cell transplant at least 6 months (182 days) prior to enrollment (Visit 1), with adequate immune reconstitution for immunization, in the investigator's opinion, and is ≥2 to <18 years of age The participant or participant's parent(s)/legal guardian is capable of giving signed informed consent, and assent (as appropriate), which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICD and in this protocol. The investigator, or a person designated by the investigator, will obtain written informed consent (and assent, as appropriate) from each study participant or participant's parent(s)/legal guardian before any study-specific activity is performed. All parent(s)/legal guardians should be fully informed, and participants should be informed to the fullest extent possible, about the study in language and terms they are able to understand. The investigator will retain the original copy of each participant's signed consent (and assent, as appropriate) document(s). Exclusion Criteria: Past clinical (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs alone, if a SARS-CoV-2 NAAT result was not available) or microbiological (based on COVID-19 symptoms/signs and a positive SARS-CoV-2 NAAT result) diagnosis of COVID-19, or a past clinical diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). Participants with active graft-vs-host disease (GVHD), transplant rejection, or posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), or participants who have had treatment for these conditions within 3 months (84 days) prior to study enrollment (Visit 1). Participants <18 years of age whose weight is less than the 5th percentile of age-adjusted ideal body weight. Other medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the past year) or active suicidal ideation/behavior or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk of study participation or, in the investigator's judgment, make the participant inappropriate for the study. History of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine and/or severe allergic reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of the study intervention(s). Bleeding diathesis or condition associated with prolonged bleeding that would, in the opinion of the investigator, contraindicate intramuscular injection. Participant who is pregnant or breastfeeding. Participants who may be ineligible because of the number of phlebotomy assessments during this study, in the opinion of the investigator. Participants who do not have adequate deltoid muscle mass to allow intramuscular vaccination, in the opinion of the investigator. Previous vaccination with any coronavirus vaccine. Ongoing, or history of, treatment with blood/plasma products or immunoglobulins within 3 months (84 days) prior to Dose 1 or planned receipt of these medications prior to Dose 4. Participation in other studies involving study intervention within 28 days prior to study entry and/or during study participation. Previous participation in other studies involving study intervention containing lipid nanoparticle (LNPs). Participants who are direct descendants (child or grandchild) of investigational site staff members or Pfizer/BioNTech employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members. Investigator site staff or Pfizer employees directly involved in the conduct of the study, site staff otherwise supervised by the investigator, and their respective family members.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Pfizer CT.gov Call Center
Organizational Affiliation
Pfizer
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
City
Jefferson
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70121
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway
City
Jefferson
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70121
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
City
Kenner
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70065
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
City
New Orleans
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70121
Country
United States
Facility Name
Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway
City
New Orleans
State/Province
Louisiana
ZIP/Postal Code
70121
Country
United States
Facility Name
Henry Ford Health System
City
Detroit
State/Province
Michigan
ZIP/Postal Code
48202
Country
United States
Facility Name
Henry Ford Hospital - Research Pharmacy
City
Detroit
State/Province
Michigan
ZIP/Postal Code
48202
Country
United States
Facility Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45206
Country
United States
Facility Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45229
Country
United States
Facility Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Vaccine Research Center
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45229
Country
United States
Facility Name
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
City
Cincinnati
State/Province
Ohio
ZIP/Postal Code
45229
Country
United States
Facility Name
Texas Children's Hospital
City
Houston
State/Province
Texas
ZIP/Postal Code
77030
Country
United States
Facility Name
Seattle Children's Research Institute: Building Cure
City
Seattle
State/Province
Washington
ZIP/Postal Code
98101
Country
United States
Facility Name
Seattle Children's Hospital
City
Seattle
State/Province
Washington
ZIP/Postal Code
98105
Country
United States
Facility Name
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
City
Porto Alegre
State/Province
RIO Grande DO SUL
ZIP/Postal Code
90035-903
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Fundação Faculdade Regional de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto
City
Sao Jose do Rio Preto
State/Province
SAO Paulo
ZIP/Postal Code
15090-000
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
GRAACC - Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e à Criança com Câncer
City
São Paulo
ZIP/Postal Code
04039-001
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
CEPIC - Centro Paulista de Investigação Clínica
City
São Paulo
ZIP/Postal Code
04266-010
Country
Brazil
Facility Name
Charite - Universitaetsmedizin Berlin - Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK)
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Charité - Universitaetsmedizin
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum
City
Berlin
ZIP/Postal Code
13353
Country
Germany
Facility Name
IKF Pneumologie GmbH & Co KG
City
Frankfurt am Main
ZIP/Postal Code
60596
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Studiengesellschaft BSF Unternehmergesellschaft
City
Halle (Saale)
ZIP/Postal Code
06108
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Studiengesellschaft BSF Unternehmergesellschaft
City
Halle(Saale)
ZIP/Postal Code
06108
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
City
Hamburg
ZIP/Postal Code
20359
Country
Germany
Facility Name
Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez" de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
City
Monterrey
State/Province
N.l.
ZIP/Postal Code
64460
Country
Mexico
Facility Name
Centro Médico Zambrano Hellion
City
San Pedro Garza Garcia
State/Province
Nuevo LEÓN
ZIP/Postal Code
66278
Country
Mexico

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
No
Links:
URL
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