Robert Booy1, Terry Nolan, Graham Reynolds, Peter Richmond, Michael Nissen, Helen Marshall, Tanya Stoney, Marie Van Der Wielen, Devayani Kolhe, Jacqueline M Miller. 1. From the *National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), The Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; †Vaccine and Immunisation Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; ‡School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; §Canberra Hospital, Woden, Canberra, Australia; ¶School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia; ‖Telethon Kids Institute, Perth, Australia; **Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Perth, Australia; ††Vaccine Trials Group, University of Western Australia Centre for Child Health Research and Vaccine Trials Group, Telethon Kids Institute for Child Health Research, Perth, Australia; ‡‡Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; §§School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, Robinson Research Institute, Women's and Children's Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; ¶¶GSK Vaccines, Wavre, Belgium; ‖‖GSK Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; and ***GSK Vaccines, King of Prussia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Antibody persistence is evaluated in healthy Australian children 4 and 5 years postvaccination with a single dose of combined Haemophilus influenzae type b-Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (Hib-MenC-TT) compared with separately administered Hib-TT and MenC-CRM197 vaccines (Hib + MCC). METHODS: This is another follow-up of a phase III, open, randomized, controlled study (NCT00326118), in which 433 Hib-primed but MenC naïve toddlers aged 12-18 months were randomized 3:1 to receive Hib-MenC-TT or Hib + MCC vaccines. Protection against (1) MenC was measured by serum bactericidal antibody assay using rabbit complement (rSBA) and (2) Hib was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies to polyribosylribitol phosphate (anti-PRP). Study children were assessed for any potentially vaccine-related serious adverse events at each persistence study visit. RESULTS: The according-to-protocol cohorts for persistence at years 4 and 5 included 282 and 263 children, respectively. The percentages of children with rSBA-MenC titers ≥1:8 at years 4 and 5 were 12.5% and 19.0%, respectively, in the Hib-MenC group; and 12.3% and 25.0% in the Hib + MCC group. All children in each group had anti-PRP concentrations ≥0.15 μg/mL at year 5. Exploratory analyses suggested no potential differences between groups in rSBA-MenC or anti-PRP antibody persistence. No vaccine-related serious adverse events were reported. CONCLUSIONS:Antibody persistence was similar for years 4 and 5 after Hib-MenC-TT or Hib + MCC vaccination, with the majority of children retaining anti-PRP antibody concentrations ≥0.15 μg/mL at both timepoints. The percentage of children retaining rSBA-MenC titers ≥1:8 was low (≤25%), suggesting that a MenC booster dose may be warranted before adolescence.
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BACKGROUND: Antibody persistence is evaluated in healthy Australian children 4 and 5 years postvaccination with a single dose of combined Haemophilus influenzae type b-Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine (Hib-MenC-TT) compared with separately administered Hib-TT and MenC-CRM197 vaccines (Hib + MCC). METHODS: This is another follow-up of a phase III, open, randomized, controlled study (NCT00326118), in which 433 Hib-primed but MenC naïve toddlers aged 12-18 months were randomized 3:1 to receive Hib-MenC-TT or Hib + MCC vaccines. Protection against (1) MenC was measured by serum bactericidal antibody assay using rabbit complement (rSBA) and (2) Hib was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies to polyribosylribitol phosphate (anti-PRP). Study children were assessed for any potentially vaccine-related serious adverse events at each persistence study visit. RESULTS: The according-to-protocol cohorts for persistence at years 4 and 5 included 282 and 263 children, respectively. The percentages of children with rSBA-MenC titers ≥1:8 at years 4 and 5 were 12.5% and 19.0%, respectively, in the Hib-MenC group; and 12.3% and 25.0% in the Hib + MCC group. All children in each group had anti-PRP concentrations ≥0.15 μg/mL at year 5. Exploratory analyses suggested no potential differences between groups in rSBA-MenC or anti-PRP antibody persistence. No vaccine-related serious adverse events were reported. CONCLUSIONS: Antibody persistence was similar for years 4 and 5 after Hib-MenC-TT or Hib + MCC vaccination, with the majority of children retaining anti-PRP antibody concentrations ≥0.15 μg/mL at both timepoints. The percentage of children retaining rSBA-MenC titers ≥1:8 was low (≤25%), suggesting that a MenC booster dose may be warranted before adolescence.
Authors: Juan Carlos Tejedor; Jerzy Brzostek; Ryszard Konior; Detlef Grunert; Devayani Kolhe; Yaela Baine; Marie Van Der Wielen Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol Date: 2016-07-05