Nirsevimab for Prevention of Hospitalizations Due to RSV in Infants

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BACKGROUND: The safety of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab and the effect of nirsevimab on hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-associated lower respiratory tract infection when administered in healthy infants are unclear.

METHODS: In a pragmatic trial, we randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, infants who were 12 months of age or younger, had been born at a gestational age of at least 29 weeks, and were entering their first RSV season in France, Germany, or the United Kingdom to receive either a single intramuscular injection of nirsevimab or standard care (no intervention) before or during the RSV season. The primary end point was hospitalization for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection, defined as hospital admission and an RSV-positive test result. A key secondary end point was very severe RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection, defined as hospitalization for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection with an oxygen saturation of less than 90% and the need for supplemental oxygen.

RESULTS: A total of 8058 infants were randomly assigned to receive nirsevimab (4037 infants) or standard care (4021 infants). Eleven infants (0.3%) in the nirsevimab group and 60 (1.5%) in the standard-care group were hospitalized for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection, which corresponded to a nirsevimab efficacy of 83.2% (95% confidence interval [CI], 67.8 to 92.0; P<0.001). Very severe RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection occurred in 5 infants (0.1%) in the nirsevimab group and in 19 (0.5%) in the standard-care group, which represented a nirsevimab efficacy of 75.7% (95% CI, 32.8 to 92.9; P = 0.004). The efficacy of nirsevimab against hospitalization for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection was 89.6% (adjusted 95% CI, 58.8 to 98.7; multiplicity-adjusted P<0.001) in France, 74.2% (adjusted 95% CI, 27.9 to 92.5; multiplicity-adjusted P = 0.006) in Germany, and 83.4% (adjusted 95% CI, 34.3 to 97.6; multiplicity-adjusted P = 0.003) in the United Kingdom. Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 86 infants (2.1%) in the nirsevimab group.

CONCLUSIONS: Nirsevimab protected infants against hospitalization for RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection and against very severe RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection in conditions that approximated real-world settings. (Funded by Sanofi and AstraZeneca; HARMONIE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05437510).

Errataetall:

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2024 Mar 21;390(12):1152. - PMID 38507765

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:389

Enthalten in:

The New England journal of medicine - 389(2023), 26 vom: 28. Dez., Seite 2425-2435

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Drysdale, Simon B [VerfasserIn]
Cathie, Katrina [VerfasserIn]
Flamein, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Knuf, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Collins, Andrea M [VerfasserIn]
Hill, Helen C [VerfasserIn]
Kaiser, Friedrich [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Pinquier, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Felter, Christian T [VerfasserIn]
Vassilouthis, Natalya C [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Bangert, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Mari, Karine [VerfasserIn]
Nteene, Rapi [VerfasserIn]
Wague, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Tissières, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Royal, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Faust, Saul N [VerfasserIn]
HARMONIE Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Brouard, Jacques [Sonstige Person]
Leke, Andre [Sonstige Person]
Brevaut-Malaty, Veronique [Sonstige Person]
Epiard, Chloe [Sonstige Person]
Flamein, Florence [Sonstige Person]
Epaud, Ralph [Sonstige Person]
Somerville, David [Sonstige Person]
Thollot, Franck [Sonstige Person]
Dinh, Phu My Tran [Sonstige Person]
Lorrot, Mathie [Sonstige Person]
Werner, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Froget, Rachel [Sonstige Person]
Razafimahefa, Hasinirina [Sonstige Person]
Fayon, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Brehin, Camille [Sonstige Person]
Boileau, Pascal [Sonstige Person]
Nguyen, Kim-An [Sonstige Person]
Guiheneuf, Cecile [Sonstige Person]
Lefevre, Claire [Sonstige Person]
Sarreau, Claire [Sonstige Person]
Kochert, Fabienne [Sonstige Person]
Huet, Frederic [Sonstige Person]
Seror, Elisa [Sonstige Person]
Cahn-Sellem, Fabienne [Sonstige Person]
Delavie, Nadege [Sonstige Person]
Batard, Christophe [Sonstige Person]
Corrard, François [Sonstige Person]
Zouari, Morched [Sonstige Person]
Gelbert-Baudino, Nathalie [Sonstige Person]
Carriere, Diane [Sonstige Person]
Maakaroun-Vermesse, Zoha [Sonstige Person]
Gaschignard, Jean [Sonstige Person]
Rioualen, Stephane [Sonstige Person]
Dugelay, Frederic [Sonstige Person]
Wollner, Alain [Sonstige Person]
Kassmann, Kai [Sonstige Person]
Pinquier, Didier [Sonstige Person]
Delobbe, Jean-Francois [Sonstige Person]
Cohen, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Cheve, Anne [Sonstige Person]
Bourlet, Anne [Sonstige Person]
Gras-Le Guen, Christele [Sonstige Person]
Nold, Benedicte [Sonstige Person]
Kireche, Bergengere [Sonstige Person]
Michot-Cottias, Anne-Sylvestre [Sonstige Person]
Lecaillier, Francine [Sonstige Person]
Achkar, Myrna [Sonstige Person]
Giovannini-Chami, Lisa [Sonstige Person]
Bsila, Aimen [Sonstige Person]
Vivalda, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Goehringer, Florence [Sonstige Person]
Poidvin, Amelie [Sonstige Person]
Magendie, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Georget, Emilie [Sonstige Person]
Desse, Blandine [Sonstige Person]
Gajdos, Vincent [Sonstige Person]
Jeziorski, Eric [Sonstige Person]
Naji, Sanaa [Sonstige Person]
Petit, Christian [Sonstige Person]
Mondenx, Mallorie [Sonstige Person]
Rondeleux, Emmanuelle [Sonstige Person]
Morand, Aurelie [Sonstige Person]
Kerdudo-Veau, Cecile [Sonstige Person]
Prevost, Blandine [Sonstige Person]
David, Alexandra [Sonstige Person]
Cornen, Gaelle [Sonstige Person]
Devulder, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Wellmann, Sven [Sonstige Person]
Koerner-Rettberg, Cordula [Sonstige Person]
Laub, Otto [Sonstige Person]
Scheele, Hartmut [Sonstige Person]
Praun, Manfred [Sonstige Person]
Knuf, Markus [Sonstige Person]
Wetzke, Martin [Sonstige Person]
Pabel, Helmut [Sonstige Person]
Petri, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Thome, Ulrich [Sonstige Person]
Panzer, Falko [Sonstige Person]
Fuchs, Hans [Sonstige Person]
Dieks, Jana-Katharina [Sonstige Person]
Bauer, Martin Oliver [Sonstige Person]
Richter, Jost [Sonstige Person]
Biebach, Katrin [Sonstige Person]
Radowsky, Frank [Sonstige Person]
Donner, Matthias [Sonstige Person]
Denneberg, Katja [Sonstige Person]
Funck, Jurgen [Sonstige Person]
Westerholt, Soeren [Sonstige Person]
Horn, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Cremer, Malte [Sonstige Person]
Kamin, Wolfgang [Sonstige Person]
Schulze-Sturm, Ulf [Sonstige Person]
Konstantopoulos, Nikolaos [Sonstige Person]
Wilmsmeyer, Brigitte [Sonstige Person]
Voelkl, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
von Poblotzki, Martina [Sonstige Person]
Mueller, Andreas [Sonstige Person]
Leonhardt, Egbert [Sonstige Person]
Simmet, Siegfried [Sonstige Person]
Franke-Beckmann, Eivy [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Nirsevimab
Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
VRN8S9CW5V

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.01.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05437510

CommentIn: N Engl J Med. 2024 Mar 21;390(12):1152. - PMID 38507765

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1056/NEJMoa2309189

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366481541