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Malaria vaccine study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT07208760
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study was designed to see if giving a single dose of an antibody called L9LS changes how well the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine works. It planned to enroll healthy adults and infants in Mali. However, the trial was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no data was collected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- L9LS (a monoclonal antibody) and R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help design better malaria prevention strategies by understanding how antibodies and vaccines work together.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no results are available. It is unclear if the approach is safe or effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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5 months to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Part 1: Healthy Adults Individuals must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for study participation: 1. Male aged ≥18 and ≤50 years weighing ≥50.0 and ≤100.0 kg or female aged ≥18 and ≤50 years weighing ≥45.0 and ≤90.0 kg. 2. Able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process. 3. In good general health and without clinically significant medical history. 4. Able to provide informed consent. 5. Willing to have blood samples and data stored for future research. 6. Resides in or near Sotuba, Mali, and available for the duration of the study. 7. Females of childbearing potential must be willing to use reliable contraception from 21 days prior to study day 0 through the final study visit as described below. 1. Reliable methods of birth control include 1 of the following: confirmed pharmacologic contraceptives via parenteral delivery or intrauterine or implantable device. 2. Nonchildbearing women will be required to report date of last menstrual period, history of surgical sterility (i.e., tubal ligation, hysterectomy) or premature ovarian insufficiency, and will have serum pregnancy test performed per protocol. Part 2: Healthy Infants Individuals must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for study participation: 1. Aged ≥5 and ≤12 months at enrollment. 2. Born at ≥37 weeks gestation (at term). 3. Parent and/or guardian able to provide proof of identity to the satisfaction of the study clinician completing the enrollment process. 4. In good general health and without clinically significant medical history. 5. Parent and/or guardian able to provide informed consent. 6. Willing to have blood samples and data stored for future research. 7. Resides in or near Sotuba, Mali, and available for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: Part 1: Healthy Adults Individuals meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from study participation: 1. Pregnancy, as determined by a positive urine or serum beta-human choriogonadotropin test (if female). 2. Currently breastfeeding. 3. Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the prospective participant to understand and comply with the study protocol. 4. Study comprehension examination score of \<80% correct or per investigator discretion. 5. Hemoglobin, WBC, absolute neutrophil, or platelet count outside the local laboratory-defined limits of normal. Individuals may be included at the investigator's discretion for "not clinically significant" values. 6. ALT or creatinine (Cr) level above the local laboratory-defined upper limit of normal. Individuals may be included at the investigator's discretion for "not clinically significant" values. 7. Infection with HIV virus. 8. Known or documented sickle cell disease by history. (Note: Known sickle cell trait is NOT exclusionary.) 9. Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, endocrine, rheumatologic, autoimmune, hematological, oncologic, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies. 10. Receipt of any investigational product within the past 30 days. 11. Participation or planned participation in an interventional trial with an investigational product until the last required protocol visit. (Note: Past, current, or planned participation in observational studies is NOT exclusionary; participation in the placebo arm of the Mali adult CIS43LS MAb trial \[ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04329104\] or L9LS MAb trials \[NCT05816330\] is NOT exclusionary.) 12. Medical, occupational, or family problems as a result of alcohol or illicit drug use during the past 12 months. 13. History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis, including history of generalized urticaria and angioedema from prior allergic reactions. 14. Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients included in the vaccines. 15. Hypersensitivity to hepatitis B vaccines. 16. 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). 17. Pre-existing autoimmune or antibody-mediated diseases including but not limited to: systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, or autoimmune thrombocytopenia. 18. Salivary gland disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g., parotitis, sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, salivary gland tumors). 19. Known immunodeficiency syndrome. 20. Known asplenia or functional asplenia. 21. 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. 22. Receipt of a live vaccine within the past 4 weeks or a killed vaccine within the past 2 weeks prior to study agent administration. 23. Receipt of immunoglobulins and/or blood products within the past 6 months. 24. Previous receipt of an investigational malaria vaccine or MAb in the last 5 years. 25. Other condition(s) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would jeopardize the safety or rights of an individual participating in the trial, interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives, or render the participant unable to comply with the protocol. Part 2: Healthy Infants Individuals meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from study participation: 1. Body weight \<5.5 kg. 2. Behavioral, cognitive, or psychiatric disease in the parent and/or guardian that in the opinion of the investigator affects the ability of the parent and/or guardian to understand and comply with the study protocol. 3. Any fever (≥ 37.5°C, regardless of route) or acute illness within 7 days prior to randomization. 4. Clinically significant congenital anomaly or documented or suspected serious medical illness (e.g., history of epilepsy), serious congenital anomaly, or immediate life-threatening condition in the infant that may interfere with the ability to complete study requirements, as judged by the examining clinician. 5. Prior history of a suspected or actual acute medically life-threatening event. 6. Receipt of any blood products, monoclonal or polyclonal antibody/immunoglobulin (e.g., hepatitis B immune globulin, IV immunoglobulin), or anticipated use during the study. 7. Any suspected or actual life-threatening acute or chronic illnesses known in the mother during her pregnancy. 8. Parent or guardian study comprehension examination score of \<80% correct or per investigator discretion. 9. Hemoglobin, WBC, absolute neutrophil, or platelet count outside the local laboratory-defined limits of normal. Individuals may be included at the investigator's discretion for "not clinically significant" values. 10. ALT or Cr level above the local laboratory-defined upper limit of normal. Individuals may be included at the investigator's discretion for "not clinically significant" values. 11. Mother and/or infant infected with HIV. 12. Sickle cell disease by testing. (Note: Known sickle cell trait is NOT exclusionary.) 13. Evidence of clinically significant neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, endocrine, rheumatologic, autoimmune, hematological, oncologic, or renal disease by history, physical examination, and/or laboratory studies. 14. Receipt of any investigational product within the past 30 days. 15. Participation or planned participation in an interventional trial with an investigational product until the last required protocol visit. (Note: Past, current, or planned participation in observational studies is NOT exclusionary.) 16. History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis, including history of generalized urticaria and angioedema from prior allergic reactions. 17. Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients included in the vaccines. 18. Hypersensitivity to hepatitis B vaccines. 19. Salivary gland disorder diagnosed by a doctor (e.g., parotitis, sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, salivary gland tumors). 20. Pre-existing autoimmune or antibody-mediated diseases including but not limited to systemic lupus erythematosus or autoimmune thrombocytopenia. 21. Known immunodeficiency syndrome. 22. Known asplenia or functional asplenia. 23. 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. 24. Previous receipt of the R21/Matrix-MTM or RTS,S/AS01 vaccine. 25. Receipt of a live or killed vaccine within the past 1 week prior to study agent administration. 26. Previous receipt of an investigational malaria vaccine or MAb. 27. Previous receipt of L9LS MAb by the mother. 28. Clinical signs of malnutrition. 29. Other condition(s) that, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardize the safety or rights of an individual participating in the trial, interfere with the evaluation of the study objectives, or render the participant unable to comply with the protocol.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sotuba Malaria Research and Training Center (MRTC)
Sotouba, Mali
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