Evaluate Safety & Immunogenicity of GSK Bio's Influenza Vaccine GSK576389A After Repeated Vaccination in Elderly Adults

Phase 3

Completed

Conditions: Influenza

Interventions: Biological: GSK Biologicals Influenza Vaccine GSK576389A
Biological: Fluarix

Registration Number: NCT00529516

Lead Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

Brief Summary: Since influenza vaccines are administered every year because of the frequent change in their antigenic composition, the safety and immunogenicity profile of GSK Biologicals' influenza vaccine GSK576389A will be re-evaluated after repeated vaccine administration. In this observer blind study, the subjects previously enrolled in study 104888 (NCT00377585) will receive a dose with the 2007-2008 season's formulations of Fluarix or GSK576389A. Only subjects who were previously enrolled in study 104888 (NCT00377585) are eligible for participation in this study.

Detailed Description: This study involves 2 age groups (based on primary study):

Subjects enrolled in the \>= 65 yrs age group in the primary study. Subjects enrolled in the 18-40 yrs age group in the primary study. The study will be conducted in an open manner for this age group.

The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1252

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects who the investigator believes can and will comply with the requirements of the protocol should be enrolled in the study.
Written informed consent obtained from the subject.
Free of an acute aggravation of the health status as established by clinical evaluation before entering into the study.
If the subject is female, she must be of non-childbearing potential or if she is of childbearing potential, she must practice adequate contraception for 30 days prior to vaccination, have a negative pregnancy test and continue such precautions for 2 months after completion of the vaccination series.
Male or female subjects who participated in the 104888 study (NCT00377585) and were enrolled in the >= 65 years age group or in the 18-40 years age group .

Exclusion Criteria

Administration of other licensed vaccines within 2 weeks (for inactivated vaccines) or 4 weeks (for live vaccines) prior to enrolment in this study.
Planned administration of a vaccine not foreseen by the study protocol up to 30 days after vaccination
Planned administration of an influenza vaccine other than the study vaccines during the entire study period
Any vaccination against influenza since January 2007
Chronic administration (defined as more than 14 days) of immunosuppressants or other immune-modifying drugs within six months prior to the first vaccine dose.
Any confirmed or suspected immunosuppressive or immunodeficient condition, based on medical history and physical examination (no laboratory testing required).
History of hypersensitivity to a previous dose of influenza vaccine
History of allergy or reactions likely to be exacerbated by any component of the vaccine(s)
Acute (active) clinically significant pulmonary, cardiovascular, hepatic or renal functional abnormality, as determined by physical examination or pre-existing laboratory screening tests
Acute disease at the time of enrolment
Administration of immunoglobulins and/or any blood products within the three months preceding the first dose of study vaccine or planned administration during the study period
Use of any investigational or non-registered product (drug or vaccine) other than the study vaccine(s) within 30 days prior to vaccination, or planned use during the study period
Any medical conditions in which IM injections are contraindicated
Pregnant or lactating female, or planning to become pregnant or to discontinue contraceptive precautions.

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
FluAS25 Group	GSK Biologicals Influenza Vaccine GSK576389A	Subjects aged 65 years and above, who had received one dose of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' AS25 adjuvanted influenza vaccine (GSK576389A) in study NCT00377585, received one dose of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' AS25 adjuvanted influenza vaccine (GSK576389A) in the current study.
Fluarix 18-40 years age Group	Fluarix	Subjects aged between 18 and 40 years, who had received one dose of Fluarix™ vaccine in study NCT00377585, received one dose of Fluarix™ vaccine in the current study.
Fluarix ≥ 65 years age Group	Fluarix	Subjects aged 65 years and above, who had received one dose of Fluarix™ vaccine in study NCT00377585, received one dose of Fluarix™ vaccine in the current study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Subjects Reporting Any and Grade 3 Solicited Local Adverse Events (AEs)	During a 7-day follow-up period after vaccination	Solicited local AEs assessed include ecchymosis, pain, redness and swelling. Any: any symptom regardless of intensity grade. Grade 3 pain: considerable pain at rest, which prevented normal everyday activities. Grade 3 ecchymosis, redness and swelling: more than 100 millimeter.
Duration of Solicited Local Adverse Events	During a 7-day follow-up period after vaccination	Duration was expressed as the median number of days the symptom was experienced.
Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Grade 3 and Related Solicited General Adverse Events (AEs)	During a 7-day follow-up period after vaccination	Solicited general AEs assessed include arthralgia, fatigue, headache, myalgia, nausea, shivering and fever. Any: any symptom regardless of intensity grade; any fever: oral temperature greater than or equal to 38 degrees Celsius (°C). Grade 3: symptoms that prevented normal activity ; Grade 3 fever: oral temperature greater than 40°C. Related: symptom assessed by the investigator as causally related to the study vaccination.
Duration of Solicited General Adverse Events	During a 7-day follow-up period after vaccination	Duration was expressed as the median number of days the symptom was experienced.
Number of Subjects Reporting Any, Grade 3 and Related Unsolicited Adverse Events (AEs)	During a 21-day follow-up period after vaccination	Unsolicited AE covers any AE reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any: any AE regardless of intensity or relationship to vaccination. Grade 3: AE that prevented normal activity. Related: AE considered by the investigator to be causally related to the study vaccination.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Subjects With Any and Related Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)	During the vaccination phase of the study (Day 0 to Day 20) and during the long term follow-up phase of the study (Day 21 to Day 179)	SAEs assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, result in disability/incapacity or are a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject.
Number of Subjects Reporting Any and Related Medically Significant Conditions (MSCs)	During the vaccination phase of the study (Day 0 to Day 20) and during the long term follow-up phase of the study (Day 21 to Day 179)	Medically significant conditions assessed include conditions prompting emergency room visits, hospitalizations or physician visits.
Serum Hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) Antibody Titers Against Each of the Three Vaccine Strains	At Days 0 and 21	Titers were expressed as Geometric Mean Titers. The three vaccine strains assessed included A/Solomon Islands, A/Wisconsin and B/Malaysia.
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for HI Antibodies Against Each of the Three Vaccine Strains	At Day 21	A seroconverted subject was defined as a subject who had either a pre-vaccination titer below1:10 and a post-vaccination titer greater than or equal to1:40 or a pre-vaccination titer greater than or equal to1:10 and at least a four-fold increase in post-vaccination titer. The three vaccine strains assessed included A/Solomon Islands, A/Wisconsin and B/Malaysia.
Seroconversion Factors for HI Antibodies Against Each of the Three Vaccine Strains	At Day 21	Seroconversion factor was defined as the fold increase in serum HI Geometric Mean Titers post-vaccination compared to Day 0.
Number of Subjects Seroprotected for HI Antibodies Against Each of the Three Vaccine Strains	At Days 0 and 21	A seroprotected subject was defined as a subject with a serum HI titer greater than or equal to1:40 that is usually accepted as indicating protection. The three vaccine strains assessed included A/Solomon Islands, A/Wisconsin and B/Malaysia.
Number of Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4) T-cells (Per Million CD4 T-cells) Producing at Least 2 Different Immune Markers	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of immune response marker-positive CD4 T-cells (per million CD4 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD4 T-cells (Per Million CD4 T-cells) Producing at Least CD40L and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of CD40L-positive CD4 T-cells (per million CD4 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD4 T-cells (Per Million CD4 T-cells) Producing at Least IFN-γ and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD4 T-cells (per million CD4 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α).
Number of CD4 T-cells (Per Million CD4 T-cells) Producing at Least IL-2 and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD4 T-cells (per million CD4 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD4 T-cells (Per Million CD4 T-cells) Producing at Least TNF-α and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD4 T-cells (per million CD4 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of Cluster of Differentiation 8 (CD8) T-cells (Per Million CD8 T-cells) Expressing at Least 2 Different Immune Markers	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of immune response marker-positive CD8 T-cells (per million CD8 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD8 T-cells (Per Million CD8 T-cells) Producing at Least CD40L and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of CD40L-positive CD8 T-cells (per million CD8 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include interleukin-2 (IL-2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD8 T-cells (Per Million CD8 T-cells) Producing at Least IFN-γ and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD8 T-cells (per million CD8 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α).
Number of CD8 T-cells (Per Million CD8 T-cells) Producing at Least IL-2 and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD8 T-cells (per million CD8 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).
Number of CD8 T-cells (Per Million CD8 T-cells) Producing at Least TNF-α and Another Immune Marker	At Day 0 and 21	Results are presented as the geometric mean number of IFN-γ -positive CD8 T-cells (per million CD8 T-cells) for pooled vaccine strains. Other immune markers assessed include Cluster of Differentiation 40 Ligand (CD40L) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ).