Safety and Efficacy of Bovine Milk Immunoglobulin Against CS17 and CsbD

The primary study objectives are: 1) Assess safety of the anti-CsbD and anti-CS17 bovine
milk IgG among healthy adult volunteers when orally administered three times a day over 7
days. 2) Determine efficacy of the anti-CsbD bovine milk IgG preparation against ETEC
diarrhea upon challenge with CS17-ETEC, and 3)Determine efficacy of the anti-CS17 bovine
milk IgG preparation against ETEC diarrhea upon challenge with CS17-ETEC. A secondary
objective is to determine efficacy of the anti-CsbD and anti-CS17 bovine milk IgG
preparations against moderate to severe ETEC diarrhea upon challenge with CS17-ETEC.

STUDY DESIGN This is a Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed
to investigate whether hyperimmune bovine milk IgG products specific for CsbD and CS17,
protect subjects against diarrhea upon challenge with a CS-17-ETEC strain LSN03-016011/A.
The study will also evaluate safety and tolerability of these bovine milk IgG products and
describe the immune responses following challenge.

Subjects (N=39) will be randomized into three groups receiving anti-CS17 bovine milk IgG,
anti-CsbD bovine milk IgG, or a placebo control (a commercially available lactose-free
infant formula called LactoFree® Lipil®) on study day -2. Subjects will receive three doses
a day of the test article 15 minutes (range 10 - 25 minutes) after each of their three daily
meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) for a period of 7 days (i.e., from study day -2 to study
day 4). The study will be divided into two cohorts, An initial cohort of 9 subjects (3 per
treatment group), will be admitted to the General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital for the initial testing of the bovine milk IgG products. A second
cohort of 30 subjects will then be admitted to the Bayview inpatient facility to complete
the prophylaxis study. Logistical considerations and/or withdrawals or disqualifications
prior to admission or after randomization, but prior to receiving the ETEC challenge, may
require a third cohort to be admitted to either of these facilities. Allowing for these
contingencies, the minimum number of subjects to be challenged with ETEC is 33 total and the
maximum number of subjects will be 42. The GCRC Project Review Committee will review the
protocol prior to subject admission at the GCRC. A brief description of the two inpatient
facilities to be used in this study is provided in Section 6.1.2. Unit doses of the test
article powders (as detailed in Table 5) will be suspended in 150 mL of water containing 2
grams of sodium bicarbonate buffer. Doses of the test articles/placebo will be prepared by
study staff under the supervision of the research pharmacist. The study staff involved in
dose preparation will not be collecting clinical data on subjects. On the fourth day of the
inpatient phase (study day 0), after their morning meal and receipt of test article/placebo,
subjects will be given 120mL of sodium bicarbonate buffer to neutralize their stomach
acidity. About 1 minute later they will ingest a dose of CS17-ETEC strain LSN03-016011/A (5
X 109 cfu) diluted in 30 ml sodium bicarbonate buffer. Subjects will continue to receive
three doses a day of the test articles/placebo until study day 4. Subjects meeting preset
criteria will be treated with antibiotics within 24 hours of determination by the
investigator and test article/placebo administration will be discontinued with initiation of
treatment. Subjects who do not receive early antibiotic treatment will start antibiotic
treatment on study day 5. Routine discharge is scheduled for day 7, when most subjects are
expected to meet the discharge criteria of: they feel well(clinical symptoms resolved or
resolving and have taken at least one dose of antibiotic and have 1 stool culture negative
for the challenge strain. Subjects may be discharged earlier than day 7 on a case-by-case
basis if they meet discharge criteria. The duration of the active study period is
approximately seven months, encompassing up to 6 and 1/2 weeks of screening/enrollment, 4
weeks of the inpatient/outpatient phase when data and samples will be collected, 12 weeks
for immunology assays, and 2 months for analysis and report.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female between 18 and 45 years of age

2. General good health, without significant medical illness, abnormal physical exam
findings or clinically significant lab abnormalities, as determined by the PI

3. Demonstrate comprehension of the protocol procedures and knowledge of ETEC illness by
passing a written exam (pass grade ≥ 70%)

4. Willing to participate after informed consent obtained

5. Available for all planned follow-up visits

6. Negative serum pregnancy test at screening; on the day of admission to the inpatient
phase for female subjects of childbearing potential. Females of childbearing
potential must agree to use an efficacious hormonal or barrier method of birth
control during the study. Abstinence is acceptable. Female unable to bear children
must have this documented (e.g., tubal ligation or hysterectomy).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of significant medical conditions such as psychiatric conditions,
gastrointestinal disease (such as peptic ulcer, active gastritis or gastroesophageal
reflux disease, inflammatory bowel disease), alcohol or illicit drug
abuse/dependency, or lab abnormalities which in the opinion of the investigator
precludes participation in the study

2. Immunosuppressive illness or IgA deficiency (below the normal limits)

3. Positive serology results for HIV or HCV antibodies, or HBsAg

4. Significant abnormalities in screening hematology, serum chemistry, urinalysis or EKG
(EKG in subjects ≥ 40 years), as determined by the PI

5. Allergy to fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or ampicillin/penicillin
(excluded if allergic to 2 of 3)

6. Fewer than 3 stools per week or more than 3 stools per day on a regular basis.

7. History of diarrhea in the 2 weeks prior to planned inpatient phase

8. Regular use of laxatives, antacids, or other agents to lower stomach acidity (regular
= at least weekly)

9. Use of antibiotics during the 7 days before dosing or proton pump inhibitors, H2
blockers, or antacids within 48 hours of dosing (bovine milk IgG).

10. Travel to countries where ETEC or cholera infection is endemic (most of the
developing world) within 2 years prior to bovine milk IgG dosing

11. History of vaccination for or ingestion of ETEC, cholera, or LT toxin.

12. Stool culture (collected no more than 1 week prior to admission) positive for ETEC or
other bacterial enteric pathogens (including Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter)

13. Use of any investigational drug or any investigational vaccine within 30 days
preceding the first dose of test article/placebo, or planned use during the active
study period

14. Clinical history of lactose intolerance or allergy to milk or milk products

15. Use of any medication known to affect the immune function (e.g., corticosteroids)
within 30 days preceding the first dose of test article/placebo, or planned use
during the active study period. (Topical and intra-articular steroids will not
exclude subjects.)

16. Inability to tolerate an over-the-counter, lactose-free, infant, powder formula
suspended in 150 mL sodium bicarbonate buffer (based on requirement for frequent
dosing) Subjects will receive a dose of the test article 3 times daily 15 minutes
(range 10-25 minutes) after each meal for 7 days. The dose will consist of 2.4 gm
anti-CS17 bovine milk IgG, 2.3 gm anti-CsbD bovine milk IgG or 2.8 gm LactoFree®
powder suspended in 150 mL of water containing 2 grams of sodium bicarbonate buffer.

- Breakfast and 1st daily dose of test article as described above

- Following a 90-minute fast, subjects will ingest 120 ml of sodium bicarbonate
buffer to neutralize stomach acidity.

- One minute later (up to 2 minutes) subjects will ingest the CS17-ETEC challenge
inoculum diluted in 30ml sodium bicarbonate buffer.

- Fifteen minutes (range: 10-25 minutes) after drinking the CS17-ETEC inoculum,
subjects will ingest the second (Day 0) dose of bovine milk IgG test article or
placebo.

- No IgG test articles will be administered immediately following lunch on the day
of challenge.