Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Z-1018) Compared to Shingrix® in Healthy Adult Volunteers

Summary

This is a randomized, active-controlled, dose-escalation multi-center study of 2 doses (Day 1 and Week 8) of an investigational herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine (Z-1018), combining herpes zoster antigen- (gE) with a Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist adjuvant (CpG 1018) with and without alum in approximately 150 healthy volunteers 50 to 69 years of age (inclusive).

Timeline

Start

2022-01-10

Primary completion

2022-10-20

Completion

2022-10-20

Publications

• de Oliveira Gomes J, Gagliardi AM, Andriolo BN, Torloni MR, Andriolo RB, Puga MEDS, Canteiro Cruz E. Vaccines for preventing herpes zoster in older adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Oct 2;10(10):CD008858. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008858.pub5.

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