TY - JOUR
T1 - A human Phase I/IIa malaria challenge trial of a polyprotein malaria vaccine
AU - Porter, David
AU - Thompson, Fiona
AU - Berthoud, Tamara
AU - Hutchings, Claire
AU - Andrews, Laura
AU - Biswas, Sumi
AU - Poulton, Ian
AU - Prieur, Eric
AU - Correa, Simon
AU - Rowland, Rosalind
AU - Lang, Trudie
AU - Williams, Jack
AU - Gilbert, Sarah
AU - Sinden, Robert
AU - Todryk, Stephen
AU - Hill, Adrian
PY - 2011/10/6
Y1 - 2011/10/6
N2 - We examined the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of a prime-boost vaccination regime involving two poxvirus malaria subunit vaccines, FP9-PP and MVA-PP, expressing the same polyprotein consisting of six pre-erythrocytic antigens from Plasmodium falciparum.
Following safety assessment of single doses, 15 volunteers received a heterologous prime-boost vaccination regime and underwent malaria sporozoite challenge. The vaccines were safe but interferon-γ ELISPOT responses were low compared to other poxvirus vectors, despite targeting multiple antigens. There was no vaccine efficacy as measured by delay in time to parasitaemia. A number of possible explanations are discussed, including the very large insert size of the polyprotein transgene.
AB - We examined the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of a prime-boost vaccination regime involving two poxvirus malaria subunit vaccines, FP9-PP and MVA-PP, expressing the same polyprotein consisting of six pre-erythrocytic antigens from Plasmodium falciparum.
Following safety assessment of single doses, 15 volunteers received a heterologous prime-boost vaccination regime and underwent malaria sporozoite challenge. The vaccines were safe but interferon-γ ELISPOT responses were low compared to other poxvirus vectors, despite targeting multiple antigens. There was no vaccine efficacy as measured by delay in time to parasitaemia. A number of possible explanations are discussed, including the very large insert size of the polyprotein transgene.
KW - Heterologous prime-boost
KW - immunology
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80053443026
U2 - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.083
DO - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.03.083
M3 - Article
SN - 0264-410X
VL - 29
SP - 7514
EP - 7522
JO - Vaccine
JF - Vaccine
IS - 43
ER -