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ABSTRACT: Background
We investigated safety and immunogenicity of 1-2 doses of different bivalent virus-like particle (VLP) norovirus vaccine candidate (NoV) formulations in healthy 18- to 64-year-olds.Methods
On days 1 and 28, participants (n = 420) randomized to 14 equal groups received intramuscular control vaccine (hepatitis A) or 1 of 11 NoV formulations containing varying dosages of GI.1 and GII.4c genotype VLP antigens with aluminum hydroxide [Al(OH)3], and 0 ?g, 15 ?g, or 50 ?g monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL). Immunogenicity was assessed on days 1, 28, 56, 208 and 393. Solicited local and systemic reactions were recorded for 7 days, unsolicited adverse events (AEs) until day 56, and serious AEs throughout the trial.Results
All NoV formulations induced similar increases in pan-immunoglobulin, immunoglobulin A, and histo-blood group binding antigen-blocking antibodies by day 56, mostly after 1 dose, that persisted above baseline to day 393. Higher GI.1 content interfered with GII.4c responses, and responses did not benefit from MPL. Overall reactogenicity consisted of mainly mild injection site pain, headache, and fatigue. No vaccine-related serious AEs were reported.Conclusions
All candidate NoV formulations were well tolerated. Overall, 15 ?g GI.1/50 ?g GII.4c elicited the best balance of immunogenicity with no clear benefit of MPL, and is the candidate formulation being taken forward in clinical development.Clinical trials registration
NCT02038907.
SUBMITTER: Leroux-Roels G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853300 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Leroux-Roels Geert G Cramer Jakob P JP Mendelman Paul M PM Sherwood James J Clemens Ralf R Aerssens Annelies A De Coster Ilse I Borkowski Astrid A Baehner Frank F Van Damme Pierre P
The Journal of infectious diseases 20180101 4
<h4>Background</h4>We investigated safety and immunogenicity of 1-2 doses of different bivalent virus-like particle (VLP) norovirus vaccine candidate (NoV) formulations in healthy 18- to 64-year-olds.<h4>Methods</h4>On days 1 and 28, participants (n = 420) randomized to 14 equal groups received intramuscular control vaccine (hepatitis A) or 1 of 11 NoV formulations containing varying dosages of GI.1 and GII.4c genotype VLP antigens with aluminum hydroxide [Al(OH)3], and 0 μg, 15 μg, or 50 μg mon ...[more]