Phase II/III Double-Blind Study Evaluating Safety and Immunogenicity of a Single Intramuscular Booster Dose of the Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine “Patria” (AVX/COVID-12) Using an Active Newcastle Disease Viral Vector (NDV) during the Omicron Outbreak in Healthy Adults with Elevated Baseline Antibody Titers from Prior COVID-19 and/or SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

Abstract Background The urgent need for safe, effective, and economical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, especially for booster campaigns targeting vulnerable populations, prompted the development of the AVX/COVID-12 vaccine candidate. AVX/COVD-12 is based in a Newcastle disease virus La Sota (NDV-LaSota) recombinant viral vector. This vaccine expresses a stabilized version of the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), specifically the ancestral Wuhan strain. The study aimed to assess its safety, immunogenicity, and potential efficacy as an anti-COVID-19 booster vaccine.Methods In a phase II/III clinical trial conducted from November 9, 2022, to September 11, 2023, a total of 4,056 volunteers were enrolled. Participants received an intramuscular booster dose of either AVX/COVID-12 or AZ/ChAdOx-1-S vaccines. Safety, immunogenicity, and potential efficacy were assessed through various measures, including neutralizing antibody titers, interferon (IFN)-γ-producing CD4+ T cells, and CD8+ T cells. The evaluation also involved immunobridging, utilizing the AZ/ChAdOx-1-S vaccine as an active comparator, and monitoring the incidence of COVID-19 cases.Findings The AVX/COVID-12 vaccine induced neutralizing antibodies against both the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and the BA.2 and BA.5 Omicron variants. The geometric mean ratio of neutralizing antibody titers between individuals immunized with the AVX/COVID-12 vaccine and those with the AZ/ChAdOx-1-S vaccine at 14 days is 0.96, with a confidence interval (CI) of 0.85-1.06. The outcome aligns with the non-inferiority criterion recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), indicating a lower limit of the CI greater than or equal to 0.67. Induction of IFN-γ-producing CD8+ T cells at day 14 post-immunization was exclusively observed in the AVX/COVID-12 group. Finally, a trend suggested a potentially lower incidence of COVID-19 cases in AVX/COVID-12 boosted volunteers compared to AZ/ChAdOx-1-S recipients.Conclusion The AVX/COVID-12 vaccine proved safe, well-tolerated, and immunogenic. AVX/COVID-12 meets the WHO non-inferiority standard compared to AZ/ChAdOx-1-S. These results strongly advocate for AVX/COVID-12 as a viable booster dose, supporting its utilization in the population..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 16. Feb. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

López-Macías, Constantino [VerfasserIn]
Torres, Martha [VerfasserIn]
Armenta-Copca, Brenda [VerfasserIn]
Wacher, Niels H. [VerfasserIn]
Galindo-Fraga, Arturo [VerfasserIn]
Castro-Castrezana, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Colli-Domínguez, Andrea Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Cervantes-Trujano, Edgar [VerfasserIn]
Rucker-Joerg, Isabel Erika [VerfasserIn]
Lozano-Patiño, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Rivera-Alcocer, Juan José [VerfasserIn]
Simón-Campos, Abraham [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Campos, Efrén Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Aguirre-Rivero, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Muñiz-Carvajal, Alejandro José [VerfasserIn]
Carpio-Orantes, Luis del [VerfasserIn]
Márquez-Díaz, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Rivera-Hernández, Tania [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Flores, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Ramírez-Martínez, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Paz-De la Rosa, Georgina [VerfasserIn]
Rojas-Martínez, Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Suárez-Martínez, Alejandro [VerfasserIn]
Peralta-Sánchez, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Carranza, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Juárez, Esmeralda [VerfasserIn]
Zamudio-Meza, Horacio [VerfasserIn]
Carreto-Binaghi, Laura E. [VerfasserIn]
Viettri, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Romero-Rodríguez, Damaris [VerfasserIn]
Palencia, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Sarfati-Mizrahi, David [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Weina [VerfasserIn]
Chagoya-Cortés, Héctor Elías [VerfasserIn]
Castro-Peralta, Felipa [VerfasserIn]
Palese, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Krammer, Florian [VerfasserIn]
García-Sastre, Adolfo [VerfasserIn]
Lozano-Dubernard, Bernardo [VerfasserIn]

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doi:

10.1101/2024.02.11.24302530

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XBI042512883