Head-to-head clinical data shows: The comprehensive efficacy and safety of the bivalent RSV candidate vaccine (SCB-1019) without adjuvant can reach the potential best in class.
Trifolium Biotech's adjuvant-free SCB-1019 is comparable to GSK's AS01E-adjuvanted AREXVY in inducing RSV neutralizing antibody levels in the elderly group, while demonstrating significantly better tolerability compared to GSK's AREXVY.
Trifolium Biotech plans to initiate clinical trials in 2025 to evaluate SCB-1019 in repeated administration of RSV vaccines and in combination with respiratory tract vaccines.
Shanghai, October 29, 2024 / PRNewswire/ - TriClover Biopharmaceuticals, a commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives with innovative vaccines and improving global health, announced today that in Phase I clinical trials, the adjuvant-free bivalent RSV PreF trimer subunit candidate vaccine SCB-1019 (developed based on TriClover unique Trimer-Tag - protein trimerization vaccine technology platform) was compared head-to-head with GSK's AS01E-adjuvanted RSV vaccine AREXVY, obtaining more positive immunogenicity and safety data in elderly subjects.
“We are pleased to announce that, compared to GSK's RSV vaccine AREXVY using adjuvant AS01E, Clover Biopharmaceuticals' RSV candidate vaccine SCB-1019 without adjuvant has obtained positive head-to-head clinical data, indicating that we may have the best overall effectiveness and safety in its class,” said Mr. Liang Guo, CEO and executive director of Clover Biopharmaceuticals. “Although the first dose of protein RSV vaccine on the market is safe and effective, there is still a global need that has not been fully met for effective repeated vaccinations to address the reduced protective efficacy against RSV virus infection and to prevent respiratory diseases caused by similar RSV-like viruses. We look forward to conducting repeat vaccinations of SCB-1019 for RSV vaccines and evaluating the development of respiratory tract combination vaccines in 2025.”
In the ongoing Phase I clinical trial, 70 elderly subjects were enrolled in the clinical trial and received vaccinations of Clover Biopharmaceuticals' SCB-1019, GSK's AREXVY, or saline placebo. Preliminary data on the immunogenicity and safety of SCB-1019 are summarized as follows:
Immunogenicity Results
- RSV Neutralizing antibodies: On day 28, the geometric mean titers (GMTs) of neutralizing antibodies induced by SCB-1019 without adjuvant against RSV-A and RSV-B are comparable to AREXVY with adjuvant, with no significant statistical difference observed.
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- RSV-A Neutralizing antibodiesAfter 28 days of vaccination, the geometric mean titer (GMTs) of neutralizing antibodies induced by SCB-1019 against RSV-A is approximately 30,500 IU/mL, while the data for the AREXVY group is around 26,700 IU/mL, and the data for the placebo group is around 3,300 IU/mL.
- RSV-B Neutralizing antibodiesOn day 28 after vaccination, the geometric mean titer (GMTs) of RSV-B neutralizing antibodies induced by SCB-1019 is approximately 32,000 IU/mL, while the data for the AREXVY group is around 37,700 IU/mL, and for the placebo group is around 2,900 IU/mL.
- RSV-B Specific antibodiesCompared with AREXVY (monovalent RSV-A), SCB-1019 (bivalent RSV-A/B) shows a trend of approximately 1.5 times higher geometric mean ratio (GMR) for potent RSV-B specific neutralizing epitopes at neutralization site V (based on exploratory competition ELISA detection methods), indicating the potential for greater and more sustained immune breadth upon repeat vaccinations if confirmed in subsequent studies.
Safety and reactogenicity results.
- Compared with the RSV vaccine AREXVY (76.7%) using the AS01E adjuvant from GSK, the incidence of local adverse events (AEs) of SCB-1019 (16.7%) without adjuvant was significantly lower.
- Overall, the tolerability of SCB-1019 is good. The overall incidence of local and systemic adverse events (AEs) of SCB-1019 is relatively mild and comparable to the physiological saline placebo group.
- No vaccine-related serious adverse events (SAEs), events of special interest (AESIs), or discontinuations due to local adverse events (AEs) were observed.
Based on the positive results of Phase I clinical trials mentioned above, Trifolium Biotech plans to initiate clinical trials in 2025 to evaluate SCB-1019 (a bivalent RSV-A/B candidate vaccine without adjuvants) for repeated administration of RSV vaccines and respiratory tract co-vaccination applications.
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