Safety and Efficacy of the NVX-CoV2373 Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine at Completion of the Placebo-Controlled Phase of a Randomized Controlled Trial

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America..

BACKGROUND: The recombinant protein-based vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, demonstrated 89.7% efficacy against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a phase 3, randomized, observer-blinded, placebo-controlled trial in the United Kingdom. The protocol was amended to include a blinded crossover. Data to the end of the placebo-controlled phase are reported.

METHODS: Adults aged 18-84 years received 2 doses of NVX-CoV2373 or placebo (1:1) and were monitored for virologically confirmed mild, moderate, or severe COVID-19 (onset from 7 days after second vaccination). Participants who developed immunoglobulin G (IgG) against nucleocapsid protein but did not show symptomatic COVID-19 were considered asymptomatic. Secondary outcomes included anti-spike (S) IgG responses, wild-type virus neutralization, and T-cell responses.

RESULTS: Of 15 185 participants, 13 989 remained in the per-protocol efficacy population (6989 NVX-CoV2373, 7000 placebo). At a maximum of 7.5 months (median, 4.5) postvaccination, there were 24 cases of COVID-19 among NVX-CoV2373 recipients and 134 cases among placebo recipients, a vaccine efficacy of 82.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 73.3%-88.8%). Vaccine efficacy was 100% (95% CI, 17.9%-100.0%) against severe disease and 76.3% (95% CI, 57.4%-86.8%) against asymptomatic disease. High anti-S and neutralization responses to vaccination were evident, together with S-protein-specific induction of interferon-γ secretion in peripheral blood T cells. Incidence of serious adverse events and adverse events of special interest were similar between groups.

CONCLUSIONS: A 2-dose regimen of NVX-CoV2373 conferred a high level of ongoing protection against asymptomatic, symptomatic, and severe COVID-19 through >6 months postvaccination. A gradual decrease of protection suggests that a booster may be indicated.

CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: EudraCT, 2020-004123-16.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 76(2023), 3 vom: 08. Feb., Seite 398-407

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Heath, Paul T [VerfasserIn]
Galiza, Eva P [VerfasserIn]
Baxter, David Neil [VerfasserIn]
Boffito, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Browne, Duncan [VerfasserIn]
Burns, Fiona [VerfasserIn]
Chadwick, David R [VerfasserIn]
Clark, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Cosgrove, Catherine A [VerfasserIn]
Galloway, James [VerfasserIn]
Goodman, Anna L [VerfasserIn]
Heer, Amardeep [VerfasserIn]
Higham, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Iyengar, Shalini [VerfasserIn]
Jeanes, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Kalra, Philip A [VerfasserIn]
Kyriakidou, Christina [VerfasserIn]
Bradley, Judy M [VerfasserIn]
Munthali, Chigomezgo [VerfasserIn]
Minassian, Angela M [VerfasserIn]
McGill, Fiona [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Munsoor, Imrozia [VerfasserIn]
Nicholls, Helen [VerfasserIn]
Osanlou, Orod [VerfasserIn]
Packham, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Pretswell, Carol H [VerfasserIn]
San Francisco Ramos, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Saralaya, Dinesh [VerfasserIn]
Sheridan, Ray P [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Richard [VerfasserIn]
Soiza, Roy L [VerfasserIn]
Swift, Pauline A [VerfasserIn]
Thomson, Emma C [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Jeremy [VerfasserIn]
Viljoen, Marianne Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Fries, Louis [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Iksung [VerfasserIn]
McKnight, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Glenn, Greg [VerfasserIn]
Rivers, E Joy [VerfasserIn]
Robertson, Andreana [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Katia [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kathy [VerfasserIn]
Toback, Seth [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2SCD8Q63PF
Antibodies, Viral
Asymptomatic infection
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Immunogenicity
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
NVX-CoV2373 adjuvated lipid nanoparticle
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccine efficacy
Vaccines, Synthetic

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.02.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciac803

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347257534