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Z-1018

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Shingles | Monoclonal antibody | Infectious Disease |Dynavax Technologies Corporation|Last Updated: May 29, 2026

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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindCONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials2
Total Enrollment914
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Clinical trial landscape

Z-1018 · 2 trials · 3 indications

Phase 1 2
NCT06569823Safety and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Z-1018) Compared to Shingrix® in Healthy Adults 50 Years of Age and OverShingles
ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING764 Analytics
NCT05245838Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Z-1018) Compared to Shingrix® in Healthy Adult VolunteersShingles
COMPLETED150 Analytics
PHASE1ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING
Safety and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Z-1018) Compared to Shingrix® in Healthy Adults 50 Years of Age and Over
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PHASE1COMPLETED
Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of an Investigational Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Z-1018) Compared to Shingrix® in Healthy Adult Volunteers
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Part 1 and Part 2: Percentage of participants with solicited local and systemic post-injection reactions (PIRs)
Up to 7 days following each dose

Solicited local and systemic post-injection reactions (PIRs)

Part 1 and Part 2: Percentage of participants with Adverse events (AEs)
28 days following each dose

Adverse events (AEs)

Part 1 and Part 2: Percentage of participants with serious adverse events (SAEs), medically-attended adverse events (MAEs), and immune-mediated adverse events of special interest (imAESIs)
Day 1 through 12 months after the last dose of study injection

Serious adverse events (SAEs) Medically-attended adverse events (MAEs) Immune-mediated adverse events of special interest (imAESIs)

Part 2: Vaccine response
4 weeks after the second study injection

Composite vaccine response rate in glycoprotein E (gE) -specific CD4+ T cells and anti-gE IgG antibodies in the Per Protocol (PP) population

Part 2: Anti-gE IgG antibody concentration
4 weeks after the second study injection

Geometric mean concentration (GMC) and geometric mean ratio of IgG antibodies to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antigen-gE in the Per Protocol (PP) population

Frequency of solicited local and systemic post-injection reactions (PIRs) 7 days after administration of study vaccine
Day 1 to day 7
Frequency of solicited local and systemic post-injection reactions (PIRs) 7 days after administration of study vaccine.
Day 57 to day 63
Number of AEs (Adverse Events)
Day 1 through week 20
Number of SAEs (Serious Adverse Events)
Through week 20
Secondary Endpoints
Part 1: GMC of IgG antibodies to VZV antigen-gE 4 weeks after the second study injection
4 weeks after the second study injection
Part 1: Geometric mean ratio (GMR) of IgG antibodies to VZV antigen gE
4 weeks after the second study injection
Part 1: Geometric mean fold increase (GMFI) of IgG antibodies to VZV antigen gE
4 weeks after the second study injection
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposePREVENTION
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
Z-1018 A1 (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85.
Z-1018 A2 (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85.
Z-1018 B1(a) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 57.
Z-1018 B2(a) (Part 1 and Part 2)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 57.
Z-1018 B1(b) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85
Z-1018 B2(b) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85
Z-1018 Formulation C1(a) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 57.
Z-1018 Formulation C2(a) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 57.
Z-1018 Formulation C1(b) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85.
Z-1018 Formulation C2(b) (Part 1)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Z-1018 by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 85.
Shingrix (Part 1 and Part 2)EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive a dose of Shingrix by intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1 and Day 57, or Day 1 and Day 85.
Z-1018 Dose Level 1EXPERIMENTAL100 mcg gE + 3000 mcg CpG 1018
Z-1018 Dose Level 1aEXPERIMENTAL100 mcg gE + 3000 mcg CpG 1018 + alum
Z-1018 Dose Level 2EXPERIMENTAL100 mcg gE + 6000 mcg CpG 1018
Z-1018 Dose Level 2aEXPERIMENTAL100 mcg gE + 6000 mcg CpG 1018 + alum
ShingrixACTIVE_COMPARATOR -
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
Z-1018BIOLOGICALFormulation for injection
ShingrixBIOLOGICALFormulation for injection
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range50 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersYes
Study Sites16

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing to participate; informed consent provided for the study 2. Male or female ≥ 50 years of age (Part 1: 50 through 69 years of age, inclusive; Part 2: ≥ 70 years of age 3. In good health in the opinion of the investigator, based upon medical history, physical examination...

Countries:AustraliaNew Zealand
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Recent Changes (Last 90 Days)
MEDIUMMay 29, 2026NCT06569823Status: RECRUITING → ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
MEDIUMMay 29, 2026NCT06569823Status: RECRUITING → ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
LOWMay 26, 2026NCT06569823primaryCompletionDate: changed
LOWMay 24, 2026NCT06569823studyFirstPostDate: changed