Safety and immunogenicity of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 : A phase 1 randomized clinical trial

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BACKGROUND: We used the RNActive® technology platform (CureVac N.V., Tübingen, Germany) to prepare CVnCoV, a COVID-19 vaccine containing sequence-optimized mRNA coding for a stabilized form of SARS-CoV‑2 spike (S) protein encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles (LNP).

METHODS: This is an interim analysis of a dosage escalation phase 1 study in healthy 18-60-year-old volunteers in Hannover, Munich and Tübingen, Germany, and Ghent, Belgium. After giving 2 intramuscular doses of CVnCoV or placebo 28 days apart we assessed solicited local and systemic adverse events (AE) for 7 days and unsolicited AEs for 28 days after each vaccination. Immunogenicity was measured as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV‑2 S‑protein and receptor binding domain (RBD), and SARS-CoV‑2 neutralizing titers (MN50).

RESULTS: In 245 volunteers who received 2 CVnCoV vaccinations (2 μg, n = 47, 4 μg, n = 48, 6 μg, n = 46, 8 μg, n = 44, 12 μg, n = 28) or placebo (n = 32) there were no vaccine-related serious AEs. Dosage-dependent increases in frequency and severity of solicited systemic AEs, and to a lesser extent local AEs, were mainly mild or moderate and transient in duration. Dosage-dependent increases in IgG antibodies to S‑protein and RBD and MN50 were evident in all groups 2 weeks after the second dose when 100% (23/23) seroconverted to S‑protein or RBD, and 83% (19/23) seroconverted for MN50 in the 12 μg group. Responses to 12 μg were comparable to those observed in convalescent sera from known COVID-19 patients.

CONCLUSION: In this study 2 CVnCoV doses were safe, with acceptable reactogenicity and 12 μg dosages elicited levels of immune responses that overlapped those observed in convalescent sera.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

Enthalten in:

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 133(2021), 17-18 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 931-941

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kremsner, Peter G [VerfasserIn]
Mann, Philipp [VerfasserIn]
Kroidl, Arne [VerfasserIn]
Leroux-Roels, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Schindler, Christoph [VerfasserIn]
Gabor, Julian J [VerfasserIn]
Schunk, Mirjam [VerfasserIn]
Leroux-Roels, Geert [VerfasserIn]
Bosch, Jacobus J [VerfasserIn]
Fendel, Rolf [VerfasserIn]
Kreidenweiss, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P [VerfasserIn]
Fotin-Mleczek, Mariola [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Stefan O [VerfasserIn]
Quintini, Gianluca [VerfasserIn]
Schönborn-Kellenberger, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Vahrenhorst, Dominik [VerfasserIn]
Verstraeten, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Alves de Mesquita, Margarida [VerfasserIn]
Walz, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Wolz, Olaf-Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Oostvogels, Lidia [VerfasserIn]
CV-NCOV-001 Study Group [VerfasserIn]
De Boever, Fien [Sonstige Person]
Desimpel, Anniek [Sonstige Person]
Esen, Meral [Sonstige Person]
Fischer, Ina [Sonstige Person]
Flügge, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Geisenberger, Otto [Sonstige Person]
Geldmacher, Christof [Sonstige Person]
Held, Katrin [Sonstige Person]
Hoffmann, Larissa [Sonstige Person]
Hölscher, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Huber, Kristina [Sonstige Person]
Jacobs, Bart [Sonstige Person]
Joye, Jasper [Sonstige Person]
Kirschke, Jacqueline [Sonstige Person]
Klopp, Norman [Sonstige Person]
Koehne, Erik [Sonstige Person]
Köhler, Carsten [Sonstige Person]
Lalremruata, Albert [Sonstige Person]
Lamsfus-Calle, Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Linh, Le Thi Kieu [Sonstige Person]
Maes, Cathy [Sonstige Person]
Metaxa, Dafni [Sonstige Person]
Molnar, Marie-Luise [Sonstige Person]
Mueller, Mariana [Sonstige Person]
Müller-Schöner, Gesine [Sonstige Person]
Quindel, Marion [Sonstige Person]
Rappe, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Schultze-Naumburg, Liz [Sonstige Person]
Schumacher, Carsten [Sonstige Person]
Schuster, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Thiel, Verena [Sonstige Person]
Vejda, Susanne [Sonstige Person]
Waerlop, Gwenn [Sonstige Person]
Westenberg, Carola [Sonstige Person]
Wons, Katrin [Sonstige Person]
Zeder, Andreas [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Clinical Trial, Phase I
Dose-response
Journal Article
Lipids
Neutralizing antibodies
RNA, Messenger
Randomized Controlled Trial
Reactogenicity
S protein
Vaccines

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.09.2021

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00508-021-01922-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329220330