A phase 1, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an mRNA-based chikungunya virus vaccine in healthy adults. Shaw, C. A., August, A., Bart, S., Booth, P. G. J., Knightly, C., Brasel, T., Weaver, S. C., Zhou, H. H., & Panther, L. Vaccine, 41(26):3898–3906, 2023. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
A phase 1, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an mRNA-based chikungunya virus vaccine in healthy adults [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Background: Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), causes a significant global health burden, and there is currently no approved vaccine to prevent chikungunya disease. In this study, the safety and immunogenicity of a CHIKV mRNA vaccine candidate (mRNA-1388) were evaluated in healthy participants in a CHIKV-nonendemic region. Methods: This phase 1, first-in-human, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study enrolled healthy adults (ages 18–49 years) between July 2017 and March 2019 in the United States. Participants were randomly assigned (3:1) to receive 2 intramuscular injections 28 days apart with mRNA-1388 in 3 dose-level groups (25 μg, 50 μg, and 100 μg) or placebo and were followed for up to 1 year. Safety (unsolicited adverse events [AEs]), tolerability (local and systemic reactogenicity; solicited AEs), and immunogenicity (geometric mean titers [GMTs] of CHIKV neutralizing and binding antibodies) of mRNA-1388 versus placebo were evaluated. Results: Sixty participants were randomized and received ≥ 1 vaccination; 54 (90 %) completed the study. mRNA-1388 demonstrated favorable safety and reactogenicity profiles at all dose levels. Immunization with mRNA-1388 induced substantial and persistent humoral responses. Dose-dependent increases in neutralizing antibody titers were observed; GMTs (95 % confidence intervals [CIs]) at 28 days after dose 2 were 6.2 (5.1–7.6) for mRNA-1388 25 μg, 53.8 (26.8–108.1) for mRNA-1388 50 μg, 92.8 (43.6–197.6) for mRNA-1388 100 μg, and 5.0 (not estimable) for placebo. Persistent humoral responses were observed up to 1 year after vaccination and remained higher than placebo in the 2 higher mRNA-1388 dose groups. The development of CHIKV-binding antibodies followed a similar trend as that observed with neutralizing antibodies. Conclusions: mRNA-1388, the first mRNA vaccine against CHIKV, was well tolerated and elicited substantial and long-lasting neutralizing antibody responses in healthy adult participants in a nonendemic region. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03325075.
@article{shaw_phase_2023,
	title = {A phase 1, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of an {mRNA}-based chikungunya virus vaccine in healthy adults},
	volume = {41},
	issn = {18732518},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.064},
	doi = {10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.04.064},
	abstract = {Background: Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), causes a significant global health burden, and there is currently no approved vaccine to prevent chikungunya disease. In this study, the safety and immunogenicity of a CHIKV mRNA vaccine candidate (mRNA-1388) were evaluated in healthy participants in a CHIKV-nonendemic region. Methods: This phase 1, first-in-human, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study enrolled healthy adults (ages 18–49 years) between July 2017 and March 2019 in the United States. Participants were randomly assigned (3:1) to receive 2 intramuscular injections 28 days apart with mRNA-1388 in 3 dose-level groups (25 μg, 50 μg, and 100 μg) or placebo and were followed for up to 1 year. Safety (unsolicited adverse events [AEs]), tolerability (local and systemic reactogenicity; solicited AEs), and immunogenicity (geometric mean titers [GMTs] of CHIKV neutralizing and binding antibodies) of mRNA-1388 versus placebo were evaluated. Results: Sixty participants were randomized and received ≥ 1 vaccination; 54 (90 \%) completed the study. mRNA-1388 demonstrated favorable safety and reactogenicity profiles at all dose levels. Immunization with mRNA-1388 induced substantial and persistent humoral responses. Dose-dependent increases in neutralizing antibody titers were observed; GMTs (95 \% confidence intervals [CIs]) at 28 days after dose 2 were 6.2 (5.1–7.6) for mRNA-1388 25 μg, 53.8 (26.8–108.1) for mRNA-1388 50 μg, 92.8 (43.6–197.6) for mRNA-1388 100 μg, and 5.0 (not estimable) for placebo. Persistent humoral responses were observed up to 1 year after vaccination and remained higher than placebo in the 2 higher mRNA-1388 dose groups. The development of CHIKV-binding antibodies followed a similar trend as that observed with neutralizing antibodies. Conclusions: mRNA-1388, the first mRNA vaccine against CHIKV, was well tolerated and elicited substantial and long-lasting neutralizing antibody responses in healthy adult participants in a nonendemic region. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03325075.},
	number = {26},
	journal = {Vaccine},
	author = {Shaw, Christine A. and August, Allison and Bart, Stephan and Booth, Peta Gay Jackson and Knightly, Conor and Brasel, Trevor and Weaver, Scott C. and Zhou, Hong Hong and Panther, Lori},
	year = {2023},
	pmid = {37210308},
	note = {Publisher: Elsevier Ltd},
	keywords = {Binding antibodies, Chikungunya virus, Neutralizing antibodies, Safety, Vaccine, mRNA},
	pages = {3898--3906},
}

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