Characterisation of T-cell response to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) and Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivative (PPD)
Trial overview
Part A: Skin inflammatory response measurement as induration by the ball point pen technique
Timeframe: Over a four day period after challenge
Part A: Skin inflammatory response measurement as erythema diameter by Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) and ruler measurement
Timeframe: Over a four day period after challenge
Part A: Skin inflammatory response measurement as induration by characterisation and measurement of the T-cells in skin biopsies
Timeframe: Over a three day period after challenge
Part B: Characterisation of T-cells in a skin DTH response
Timeframe: Cohort 1: Over a five day period after first challenge. Cohort 2: Over a five day period after first challenge
Part C: Characterisation of T-cells in a skin DTH response
Timeframe: Cohort 1: Over a five day period after first challenge. Cohort 2: Over a three day period after first challenge
Part A: Characterisation and measurement of the T-cells in skin biopsies.
Timeframe: At 48hrs (Day 3) after challenge
Part B: Skin inflammatory response measurement in Cohort 1 by the ball point pen technique
Timeframe: Cohort 1A: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At Day 44 and 48hrs (Day 45) after second challenge. Cohort 1B: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At Day 44, 45 and 120hrs (Day 48) after second challenge
Part B: Skin inflammatory response measurement in Cohort 2 by the ball point pen technique
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At 48hrs (Day3) and 120hrs (Day 6) after first challenge. At 48hrs (Day 31) and 120hrs (Day 34) after second challenge.
Part B: Erythema diameter measured in Cohort 1 by Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) and ruler measurement.
Timeframe: Cohort 1A: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At Day 44 and 48hrs (Day 45) after second challenge. Cohort 1B: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At Day 44, 45 and 120hrs (Day 48) after second challenge
Part B: Erythema diameter measured in Cohort 2 by Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) and ruler measurement.
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At 48hrs (Day3) and 120hrs (Day 6) after first challenge. At 48hrs (Day 31) and 120hrs (Day 34) after second challenge.
Part B: Characterisation and measurement of the T-cells in skin biopsies in Cohort 1.
Timeframe: Cohort 1A: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At 48hrs (Day 45) after second challenge. Cohort 1B: At 48hrs (Day 17) and 120hrs (Day 20) after first challenge. At 120hrs (Day 48) after second challenge.
Part B: Characterisation and measurement of the T-cells in skin biopsies in Cohort 2.
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At 48hrs (Day3) and 120hrs (Day 6) after first challenge. At 48hrs (Day 31) and 120hrs (Day 34) after second challenge.
Part A and B: Number of subjects with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Part A: Day 1 to Day 4, Part B: Cohort 1A: Day 1 to Day 46.Part B: Cohort 1B:Day 1 to Day 49.Part B Cohort 2: Day 1 to 35.
Part A and B: changes in clinical laboratory measurements to access safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit
Part A and B: Trends in and change from baseline for blood pressure measurements
Timeframe: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit
Trends in and change from baseline in measure of 12-lead ECG to access safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit
Immediate local hypersensitivity assessment
Timeframe: 15-30 minutes after each SC and ID challenge immunization in each Study part/Cohort
Part A and B: Trends in and change from baseline for heart rate measurements
Timeframe: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit
Part C: Skin inflammatory response measurement in Cohort 2 by the ball point pen technique.
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At 48hrs (Day3) and 744hrs (Day 31).
Part C: Erythema diameter measured in Cohort 2 by Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) and ruler measurement.
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At pre-challenge (Day1) and 48hrs (Day 3) after first challenge. At pre-challenge (Day 29) and 48hrs (Day 31) after second challenge.
Part C: Characterisation and measurement of the T-cells in skin blisters in Cohort 2.
Timeframe: Cohort 2: At 48hrs (Day3) and 72hrs (Day 4) after first challenge. At 48hrs (Day 31) and 69hrs (Day 32) after second challenge.
Part A , B and C: Number of subjects with adverse events as a measure of safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Part A: Day 1 to Day 4, Part B: Cohort 1A: Day 1 to Day 46.Part B: Cohort 1B:Day 1 to Day 49.Part B Cohort 2: Day 1 to 35. Part C: Cohort 1:Day 1 to Day 19. Part C Cohort 2: Day 1 to 46.
Part A, B and C: changes in clinical laboratory measurements to access safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Part A and B: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
Part A and B: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
Timeframe: Part A and B: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
Trends in and change from baseline in measure of 12-lead ECG to access safety and tolerability
Timeframe: Part A and B: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
Immediate local hypersensitivity assessments
Timeframe: Part A and B: 15-30 minutes after each SC and ID challenge immunization in each Study part/Cohort. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
Part A and B: Trends in and change from baseline for heart rate measurement
Timeframe: Part A and B: Screening and up to 14 days post last visit. Part C: Screening and up to 14 days post last blister draw.
- Male or female between 18 and 55 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
- Healthy as determined by a responsible and experienced physician, based on a medical Evaluation.
- Prior medical history of anaphylaxis, severe adverse reaction to vaccines, allergy to shellfish, asthma (excluding childhood asthma), allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis, severe adverse reaction to local anaesthetic, previous tuberculosis infection.
- Current treatment with beta-blockers or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
- Male or female between 18 and 55 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
- Healthy as determined by a responsible and experienced physician, based on a medical Evaluation.
- Body weight >= 50 kg and body mass index (BMI) within the range 19.5 to 29.9 kilogram/meter squared (inclusive).
- Female subjects of non-child bearing potential. Females of child bearing potential are eligible to enter if they are not pregnant and willing to use protocol-specified methods of contraception to prevent pregnancy.
- Male subjects with female partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use one of the contraception methods from the time of the first dose of challenge agent until follow-up.
- Capable of giving written informed consent.
- Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin
- Normal electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements. Average QT duration corrected for heart rate by Fridericia’s formula (QTcF) <450 millisecond (msec).
- Part B and C cohort 2 only: Subjects with a history of Bacillus Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccination as evidence by either a BCG scar and verbal confirmation of BCG vaccination or documented medical history of a BCG vaccination with or without a BCG scar
- Prior medical history of anaphylaxis, severe adverse reaction to vaccines, allergy to shellfish, asthma (excluding childhood asthma), allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis, severe adverse reaction to local anaesthetic, previous tuberculosis infection.
- Current treatment with beta-blockers or angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
- History of sensitivity to any of the study challenge agents or components thereof or a history of drug or other allergy that, in the opinion of the investigator or GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Medical Monitor, contraindicates their participation.
- Received live, attenuated or recombinant vaccine(s) within 2 months of the first KLH or PPD injection or will require vaccination prior to the follow-up visit.
- Part B and C cohort 2 only: From a high risk area of the world for tuberculosis or have close family members with confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).
- Antibiotics or antiviral therapy after a serious illness within 30 days of study entry.
- Immunodeficiency or autoimmunity, assessed by medical history.
- Presence of tattoos, naevi or other skin abnormalities such as keloids (or history of keloids) that may, in the opinion of the investigator, interfere with study assessments.
- Use of nicotine patches on the arm at screening that would interfere with the injection sites.
- Subjects participating, within 7 days of screening, in recreational sun-bathing, or use of sun-bed, on the area of the skin from wrist to shoulder inclusive.
- The subject has a phobia to needles or minor surgical procedures.
- Current or chronic history of liver disease, or known hepatic or biliary abnormalities (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome or asymptomatic gallstones).
- History of regular alcohol consumption within 6 months of the study.
- Use of prescription drugs or non-prescription drugs, including NSAIDs, if in the opinion of the Investigator the medication will interfere with the study procedures or compromise subject safety. Subjects must not currently take any of the following: topical steroid cream on the arms, oral or systemic steroids or any other immune-modulators.
- A positive pre-study Hepatitis B surface antigen or positive Hepatitis C antibody result within 3 months of screening
- A positive pre-study drug/alcohol screen.
- A positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Donation of more than 500 milliliter (mL) blood within a 56 day period.
- Participated in a clinical trial and has received an investigational product within the following time period prior to the first dosing day in the current study: 30 days, 5 half-lives or twice the duration of the biological effect of the investigational product (whichever is longer)
- Exposure to more than four new chemical entities within 12 months prior to the first dosing day.
- Part A and part B Cohort 1: The subject has received KLH SC or ID in the past.
Trial location(s)
Study documents
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Results overview
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Plain language summaries
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