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Solaymani-Dodaran M, Kalantari S, Banihashemi SR, Es-haghi A, Nofeli M, Mohazzab A, Mokhberalsafa L, Sadeghi F, Mokaram AR, Moradi MH, Razaz SH, Taghdiri M, Lotfi M, Setarehdan SA, Masoumi S, Ansarifar A, Ebrahimi S, Esmailzadehha N, Boluki Z, Khoramdad M, Molaipour L, Rabiei MH, Amiri FB, Filsoof S, Bani-vaheb B, Derakhshani MR, Bayazidi S, Golmoradizadeh R, Shahsavan M, Safari S, Ghahremanzadeh N, Mohseni V, Erfanpoor S, Fallah Mehrabadi MH. Safety and efficacy of RCP recombinant spike protein covid-19 vaccine compared to Sinopharm BBIBP: A phase III, non-inferiority trial. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27370. [PMID: 38463808 PMCID: PMC10923712 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Background We conducted a phase III, non-inferiority trial comparing safety and efficacy of RCP recombinant spike protein Covid-19 vaccine to BBIBP (Sinopharm). Methods Adult Iranian population received RCP or BBIBP in a randomized, double blind and an additional non-randomized open labeled trial arms. Eligible participants signed a written informed consent and received two intramuscular injections three weeks apart. In the randomized arm, an intranasal dose of vaccine or adjuvant-only preparation were given to the RCP and BBIBP recipients at day 51 respectively. Participants were actively followed for up to 4 months for safety and efficacy outcomes. Primary outcome was PCR + symptomatic Covid-19 disease two weeks after the second dose. The non-inferiority margin was 10% of reported BBIBP vaccine efficacy (HR = 1.36). Results We recruited 23,110 participants (7224 in the randomized and 15,886 in the non-randomized arm). We observed 604 primary outcome events during 4 months of active follow-up including 121 and 133 in the randomized and 157 and 193 cases in the non-randomized arms among recipients of RCP and BBIBP respectively. Adjusted hazard ratios for the primary outcome in those receiving RCP compared with BBIBP interval were 0.91 (0.71-1.16) and 0.62 (0.49-0.77) in the randomized and non-randomized arms respectively. The upper boundary of 99.1% confidence interval of HR = 0.91 (0.67-1.22) remained below the margin of non-inferiority in the randomized arm after observing the early stopping rules using O'Brien Fleming method. Conclusion Our study showed that the RCP efficacy is non-inferior and its safety profile is comparable to the BBIBP.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masoud Solaymani-Dodaran
- Clinical Trial Center, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Hazrat-e-Rasool Hospital, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
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- Departments of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Physico Chemistry, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Reproductive Biotechnology Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute Tehran, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of QA, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Quality Control, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of QA, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Quality Control, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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Sidi Y, Harel O. Incomplete data analysis of non-inferiority clinical trials: Difference between binomial proportions case. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2020; 18:100567. [PMID: 32426549 PMCID: PMC7226649 DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Incomplete data analysis continues to be a major issue for non-inferiority clinical trials. Due to the steadily increasing use of non-inferiority study design, we believe this topic deserves an immediate attention. METHODS We evaluated the performance of various strategies, including complete case analysis and various imputations techniques for handling incomplete non-inferiority clinical trials when outcome of interest is difference between binomial proportions. Non-inferiority of a new treatment was determined using a fixed margin approach with 95-95% confidence interval method. The methods used to construct the confidence intervals were compared as well and included: Wald, Farrington-Manning and Newcombe methods. RESULTS We found that worst-case and best-case scenario imputation methods should not be used for analysis of incomplete data in non-inferiority trial design, since such methods seriously inflate type-I error rates and produce biased estimates. In addition, we report conditions under which complete case analysis is an acceptable strategy for missing at random missingness mechanism. Importantly, we show how two-stage multiple imputation could be successfully applied for incomplete data that follow missing not at random patterns, and thus result in controlled type-I error rates and unbiased estimates. CONCLUSION This thorough simulation study provides a road map for the analysis of incomplete data in non-inferiority clinical trials for different types of missingness. We believe that the results reported in this paper could serve practitioners who encounter missing data problems in their non-inferiority clinical trials.
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- Yulia Sidi
- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut, USA
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Klimek L, Sperl A, van Twuijver E, van Ree R, Kleinjans H, Boot JD, Pfaar O. A prospective study comparing the efficacy and safety of two sublingual birch allergen preparations. Clin Transl Allergy 2014; 4:23. [PMID: 25097754 PMCID: PMC4122029 DOI: 10.1186/2045-7022-4-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background SUBLIVAC FIX Birch (SUB-B) is a liquid oral preparation of Betula verrucosa pollen extract for the treatment of allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjuctivitis induced by birch pollen. The major allergen content of SUB-B and Staloral Birch (Stal-B) have been shown to be comparable. In order to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of both products, the present study was designed to investigate efficacy of treatment with SUB-B compared to Stal-B by means of reduction in allergy symptoms assessed by a titrated nasal provocation test (TNPT) in subjects suffering from IgE mediated allergy complaints triggered by birch pollen. Methods A prospective, randomized, open, blinded endpoint (PROBE), controlled, single-centre study in 74 birch allergic adults was performed. Treatment consisted of either SUB-B (10,000 AUN/ml) or Stal-B (initial phase 10 I.R./ml and maintenance phase 300 I.R./ml) for 16–20 weeks at maintenance dose. The primary efficacy outcome was defined by the difference in change of the TNPT-threshold dose between the two treatment groups at baseline and after completion of treatment. Secondary outcomes included determination of birch pollen specific IgE and IgG levels, safety lab and ECG. During the first 30 days of treatment, subjects were requested to fill out a diary concerning compliance with study medication, occurrence of AEs and the use of concomitant medication. Results Analysis of the primary efficacy parameter showed that the percentage of subjects showing a beneficial treatment effect was similar in both treatment groups, 33.3% for SUB-B vs. 31.4% for Stal-B in the intention to treat population. Evaluation of the immunologic response, showed that treatment with SUB-B and Stal-B induced similar increases (approximately 2 times) in IgE, IgG and IgG4 specific for Bet v 1. In total, 143 related adverse events (AEs) were reported. The majority of the AEs was of mild intensity. The same pattern of AEs was observed for both products. No clinically relevant changes in other safety parameters, such as safety laboratory parameters, vital signs, physical examination and ECGs were observed. Conclusion Taken together, treatment with both products was effective by means of reduction in allergic symptoms during a TNPT. In addition, safety analysis revealed a good tolerability of both SLIT extracts.
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- Ludger Klimek
- Center for Rhinology and Allergology Wiesbaden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Center for Rhinology and Allergology Wiesbaden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Wiesbaden, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- HAL Allergy BV, Medical Department, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Rhinology and Allergology Wiesbaden, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Wiesbaden, Germany
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