Safety and immunogenicity of an mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2

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 ($ MN_{50} $). 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 $ MN_{50} $ 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 $ MN_{50} $ 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..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

Enthalten in:

Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 133(2021), 17-18 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 931-941

Sprache:

Englisch

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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]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Dose-response
Neutralizing antibodies
Reactogenicity
S protein

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© The Author(s) 2021

doi:

10.1007/s00508-021-01922-y

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SPR045079366