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Baker J, Aliabadi N, Munjal I, Jiang Q, Feng Y, Brock LG, Cooper D, Anderson AS, Swanson KA, Gruber WC, Gurtman A. Equivalent immunogenicity across three RSVpreF vaccine lots in healthy adults 18-49 years of age: Results of a randomized phase 3 study. Vaccine 2024; 42:3172-3179. [PMID: 38616438 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.070] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Bivalent RSV prefusion F subunit vaccine (RSVpreF), comprised of equal quantities of stabilized prefusion F antigens from the major circulating subgroups (RSV A, RSV B), is licensed for prevention of RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) in older adults and for maternal vaccination for prevention of RSV-associated LRTI in infants. To support licensure and large-scale manufacturing, this lot consistency study was conducted to demonstrate equivalence in immunogenicity across 3 RSVpreF lots. METHODS This phase 3, multicenter, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, randomized (1:1:1:1), double-blind study evaluated immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of RSVpreF in healthy 18-49-year-old adults. Participants received a single 120-µg injection of 1 of 3RSVpreF lots or placebo. Geometric mean ratio (GMR) of RSV serum 50 % neutralizing geometric mean titers obtained 1 month after vaccination were compared between each vaccine lot for RSV A and RSV B, separately. Equivalence between lots was defined using a 1.5-fold criterion (GMR 95 % CIs for every lot pair within the 0.667-1.5 interval). Safety and tolerability were assessed. RESULTS Of 992participants vaccinated, 948 were included in the evaluable immunogenicity population. All 3 RSVpreF lots elicited strong immune responses, meeting the 1.5-fold equivalence criterion for all between-lot comparisons for both RSV A and RSV B. Across the 3 lots, RSV A and RSV B 50 % neutralizing geometric mean titers substantially increased from baseline (RSV A, 1671-1795; RSV B 1358-1429) to 1 month after RSVpreF vaccination (RSV A, 24,131-25,238; RSV B, 19,238-21,702), corresponding to ≥14-fold increases in 50 % neutralizing titers for both RSV A and RSV B from before to 1 month after vaccination. Single doses of RSVpreF were safe and well tolerated, with similar safety profiles across the 3 RSVpreF lots. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the reproducibility of RSVpreF vaccine manufacturing with similar safety and reactogenicity profiles (NCT05096208).
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey Baker
- Clinical Research Prime, 187 E 13th St, Idaho Falls, ID 83404, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 500 Arcola Rd, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, 401 N Middletown Rd, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA
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Turner Overton E, Schmidt D, Vidojkovic S, Menius E, Nopora K, Maclennan J, Weidenthaler H. A randomized phase 3 trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of 3 consecutively produced lots of freeze-dried MVA-BN® vaccine in healthy adults. Vaccine 2023; 41:397-406. [PMID: 36460535 PMCID: PMC9707699 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Since vaccination remains the only effective protection against orthopox virus-induced diseases such as smallpox or monkeypox, the strategic use and stockpiling of these vaccines remains of significant public health importance. The approved liquid-frozen formulation of Bavarian Nordic's Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine has specific cold-chain requirements, while the freeze-dried (FD) formulation of this vaccine provides more flexibility in terms of storage conditions and shelf life. In this randomized phase 3 trial, the immunogenicity and safety of 3 consecutively manufactured lots of the FD MVA-BN vaccine was evaluated. A total of 1129 healthy adults were randomized to 3 treatment groups (lots 1 to 3) and received 2 vaccinations 4 weeks apart. For both neutralizing and total antibodies, a robust increase of geometric mean titer (GMT) was observed across all lot groups 2 weeks following the second vaccination, comparable to published data. For the primary results, the ratios of the neutralizing antibody GMTs between the lot group pairs ranged from 0.936 to 1.115, with confidence ratios well within the pre-specified margin of equivalence. Results for total antibodies were similar. In addition, seroconversion rates were high across the 3 lots, ranging between 99.1 % and 99.7 %. No safety concerns were identified; particularly, no inflammatory cardiac disorders were detected. The most common local solicited adverse events (AEs) reported across lot groups were injection site pain (87.2%) and erythema (73.2%), while the most common general solicited adverse events were myalgia, fatigue, and headache in 40.6% to 45.5% of all participants, with no meaningful differences among the lot groups. No related serious AEs were reported. In conclusion, the data demonstrate consistent and robust immunogenicity and safety results with a freeze-dried formulation of MVA-BN. Clinical Trial Registry Number: NCT03699124.
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- Edgar Turner Overton
- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States
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- Bavarian Nordic GmbH, Fraunhoferstrasse 13, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Bavarian Nordic GmbH, Fraunhoferstrasse 13, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Bavarian Nordic Inc., 1005 Slater Road, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27703, United States
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- Bavarian Nordic GmbH, Fraunhoferstrasse 13, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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- Bavarian Nordic GmbH, Fraunhoferstrasse 13, 82152 Martinsried, Germany
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Simon JK, Staerke NB, Hemming-Harlo M, Layle S, Dagan R, Shekar T, Pedley A, Jumes P, Tamms G, Sterling T, Musey L, Buchwald UK. Lot-to- lot consistency, safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of V114, a 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, in healthy adults aged ≥50 years: A randomized phase 3 trial (PNEU-TRUE). Vaccine 2022; 40:1342-1351. [PMID: 35039194 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.12.067] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Older adults are at risk of pneumococcal disease and associated morbidity and mortality. This phase 3 study (V114-020) assessed lot-to-lot consistency across safety and immunogenicity outcomes for V114, a 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV), in healthy adults aged ≥ 50 years. METHODS Adults were randomized in a 3:3:3:1 ratio to receive a single dose of one of three lots of V114 or 13-valent PCV (PCV13), stratified by age (50-64 years, 65-74 years, and ≥ 75 years). Serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies were evaluated at baseline (Day 1) and 30 days post-vaccination. Non-serious and serious adverse events (AEs) were evaluated post-vaccination through 14 days and Month 6, respectively. RESULTS Of 2340 participants enrolled, 2282 (97.5%) completed the study. Proportions of participants experiencing ≥ 1 AE were 81.0%, 77.4%, and 78.0% for V114 lots 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Comparison of V114 combined lots with PCV13 showed that proportions of participants experiencing AEs, solicited AEs, and serious AEs were comparable for both vaccines, with the exception of injection-site pain (more frequently reported with V114). OPA geometric mean titers (GMTs) and IgG geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) at 30 days post-vaccination were comparable across V114 lots, and all lots met predefined equivalence criteria for all 15 vaccine serotypes (lower and upper limits of the 95% confidence intervals of serotype-specific OPA GMT ratios for all possible pairwise comparisons across the three lots were within the equivalence margin of 0.5-2.0). Serotype-specific OPA GMTs and IgG GMCs were comparable in the V114 combined lots and PCV13 groups for the 13 shared serotypes and higher in the V114 group for serotypes unique to V114 (22F and 33F). CONCLUSIONS V114 is well tolerated with a consistent safety profile and immune response across manufacturing lots. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT03950856 (www.clinicaltrials.gov); 2018-004266-33 (EudraCT).
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- Artemis Institute for Clinical Research, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Klein NP, Peyrani P, Yacisin K, Caldwell N, Xu X, Scully IL, Scott DA, Jansen KU, Gruber WC, Watson W. A phase 3, randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of 3 lots of 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in pneumococcal vaccine-naive adults 18 through 49 years of age. Vaccine 2021; 39:5428-5435. [PMID: 34315611 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs), including the 13-valent PCV (PCV13), has considerably reduced pneumococcal disease burden. However, additional serotypes not in PCV13 continue to present a substantial disease burden. The 20-valent PCV (PCV20) was developed to expand protection against pneumococcal disease beyond PCV13. As part of the phase 3 clinical development program, the current study assessed consistency of immune responses across 3 lots of PCV20 and described the safety profile of PCV20. METHODS This phase 3, randomized, multicenter, double-blind study of pneumococcal vaccine-naive adults 18-49 years of age randomized 1710 participants in a 2:2:2:1 ratio to receive 1 of 3 lots of PCV20 or PCV13. Immunogenicity was assessed through serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) titers before and approximately 1 month (28-42 days) after vaccination. Reported local reactions within 10 days, systemic events within 7 days, adverse events (AEs) within 30 days, and serious AEs (SAEs) and newly diagnosed chronic medical conditions (NDCMCs) within 6 months after vaccination were evaluated. RESULTS Equivalence in immune responses (OPA geometric mean titers) for all 20 vaccine serotypes was demonstrated across the 3 PCV20 lots. Robust responses, assessed by OPA geometric mean fold rises, percentage of participants achieving ≥4-fold rises, and percentage of participants with OPA titers ≥lower limit of quantitation, were observed after PCV20. Reported rates of local reactions, systemic events, and AEs were similar between the pooled PCV20 lots and PCV13; most events were mild or moderate. Reported rates of SAEs and NDCMCs were low and similar between the PCV20 and PCV13 groups. CONCLUSIONS Three different lots of PCV20 demonstrated robust and consistent immunogenicity. The safety and tolerability of PCV20 was acceptable and similar to that of PCV13. (Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT03828617).
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- Nicola P Klein
- Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center, Oakland, CA 94612, USA.
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- Vaccine Medical Development and Scientific/Clinical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Pearl River, NY 10965, USA.
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- Vaccine Research and Development, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA.
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Strezova A, Godeaux O, Aggarwal N, Leroux-Roels G, Lopez-Fauqued M, Van Damme P, Vanden Abeele C, Vastiau I, Heineman TC, Lal H. A randomized lot-to-lot immunogenicity consistency study of the candidate zoster vaccine HZ/su. Vaccine 2017; 35:6700-6706. [PMID: 29079101 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The risk of developing herpes zoster (HZ) increases with age and is thought to be associated with a decrease in cell-mediated immunity in older adults. The adjuvanted varicella-zoster virus (VZV) glycoprotein E (gE) recombinant subunit vaccine (HZ/su) showed >90% efficacy in the prevention of HZ when administered in adults ≥50 years of age. Here we aim to evaluate immunogenicity consistency of 3 different HZ/su vaccine lots and to assess safety of these lots. METHODS This multicenter, phase III, double-blind, randomized study (NCT02075515), assessed lot-to-lot consistency in terms of immunogenicity of HZ/su and also assessed safety of these lots. Participants aged 50 years or older were randomized (1:1:1) to receive 2 doses of HZ/su, 2 months apart, from 1 out of 3 randomized HZ/su lots (Lots A, B and C). Humoral immunogenicity was assessed pre-vaccination and 1 month post-second vaccination by anti-gE antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Lot-to-lot consistency was demonstrated if the 2-sided 95% confidence intervals of the anti-gE geometric mean concentration ratio between all lot pairs were within 0.67 and 1.5. Solicited symptoms were recorded within 7 days and unsolicited adverse events (AEs) within 30 days after each vaccination. Serious AEs (SAEs) and potential immune-mediated diseases (pIMDs) were reported until study end (12 months post-second vaccination). RESULTS Of 651 participants enrolled in the study, 638 received both doses of the HZ/su vaccine and 634 completed the study. Humoral immune responses were robust and consistency between 3 manufacturing lots was demonstrated. The incidence of solicited symptoms, unsolicited AEs and SAEs was comparable between all lots. Three fatal SAEs, 1 in each lot, were reported, none of which were considered vaccine-related by investigator assessment. Two out of the 8 reported pIMDs were considered vaccine-related by the investigator. CONCLUSION The three HZ/su manufacturing lots demonstrated consistent immunogenicity. No safety concerns were identified. Clinical trial registry number: NCT02075515 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/administration & dosage
- Aged
- Antibodies, Viral/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Double-Blind Method
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Herpes Zoster/prevention & control
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine/adverse effects
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine/genetics
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine/immunology
- Herpes Zoster Vaccine/standards
- Herpesvirus 3, Human/immunology
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunity, Humoral
- Immunogenicity, Vaccine
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Vaccination/adverse effects
- Vaccination/statistics & numerical data
- Vaccines, Subunit/adverse effects
- Vaccines, Subunit/genetics
- Vaccines, Subunit/immunology
- Vaccines, Subunit/standards
- Vaccines, Synthetic/adverse effects
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/standards
- Viral Envelope Proteins/administration & dosage
- Viral Envelope Proteins/immunology
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- Centre for the Evaluation of Vaccination, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
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- Pfizer Inc., 500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA, USA.
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