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ABSTRACT: Background
SOBERANA 02 is a COVID-19 vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 recombinant RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT). SOBERANA Plus antigen is dimeric-RBD. Here we report safety and immunogenicity from phase I and IIa clinical trials using two-doses of SOBERANA 02 and three-doses (homologous) or heterologous (with SOBERANA Plus) protocols.Method
We performed an open-label, sequential and adaptive phase I to evaluate safety and explore the immunogenicity of SOBERANA 02 in two formulations (15 or 25 μg RBD-conjugated to 20 μg of TT) in 40 subjects, 19-59-years-old. Phase IIa was open-label including 100 volunteers 19-80-years, receiving two doses of SOBERANA 02-25 μg. In both trials, half of volunteers were selected to receive a third dose of the corresponding SOBERANA 02 and half received a heterologous dose of SOBERANA Plus. Primary outcome was safety. The secondary outcome was immunogenicity evaluated by anti-RBD IgG ELISA, molecular neutralization of RBD:hACE2 interaction, live-virus-neutralization and specific T-cells response.Results
The most frequent adverse event (AE) was local pain, other AEs had frequencies ≤ 5%. No serious related-AEs were reported. Phase IIa confirmed the safety in 60 to 80-years-old subjects. In phase-I SOBERANA 02-25 µg elicited higher immune response than SOBERANA 02-15 µg and progressed to phase IIa. Phase IIa results confirmed the immunogenicity of SOBERANA 02-25 µg even in 60-80-years. Two doses of SOBERANA02-25 µg elicited an immune response similar to that of the Cuban Convalescent Serum Panel and it was higher after the homologous and heterologous third doses. The heterologous scheme showed a higher immunological response. Anti-RBD IgG neutralized the delta variant in molecular assay, with a 2.5-fold reduction compared to D614G neutralization.Conclusions
SOBERANA 02 was safe and immunogenic in persons aged 19-80 years, eliciting neutralizing antibodies and specific T-cell response. Highest immune responses were obtained in the heterologous three doses protocol.Trial registry
https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC00000340, https://rpcec.sld.cu/trials/RPCEC00000347.
SUBMITTER: Eugenia-Toledo-Romani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9167831 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eugenia-Toledo-Romaní María M Verdecia-Sánchez Leslyhana L Rodríguez-González Meiby M Rodríguez-Noda Laura L Valenzuela-Silva Carmen C Paredes-Moreno Beatriz B Sánchez-Ramírez Belinda B Pérez-Nicado Rocmira R González-Mugica Raul R Hernández-García Tays T Bergado-Baez Gretchen G Pi-Estopiñán Franciscary F Cruz-Sui Otto O Fraga-Quintero Anitza A García-Montero Majela M Palenzuela-Díaz Ariel A Baró-Román Gerardo G Mendoza-Hernández Ivis I Fernandez-Castillo Sonsire S Climent-Ruiz Yanet Y Santana-Mederos Darielys D Ramírez Gonzalez Ubel U García-Vega Yanelda Y Pérez-Massón Beatriz B Guang-Wu-Chen Boggiano-Ayo Tammy T Ojito-Magaz Eduardo E Rivera Daniel G DG Valdés-Balbín Yury Y García-Rivera Dagmar D Vérez-Bencomo Vicente V Gómez-Maceo Yanet Y Reyes-Matienzo Radamet R Manuel Coviella-Artime José J Morffi-Cinta Irania I Martínez-Pérez Marisel M Castillo-Quintana Ismavy I Garcés-Hechavarría Aniurka A Valera-Fernández Rodrigo R Martínez-Bedoya Dayle D Garrido-Arteaga Raine R Cardoso-SanJorge Félix F Quintero Moreno Lauren L Ontivero-Pino Ivis I Teresa Pérez-Guevara María M Morales-García Marilin M Noa-Romero Enrique E Orosa-Vázquez Ivette I Díaz-Hernández Marianniz M Rojas Gertrudis G Tundidor Yaima Y García-López Elena E Muñoz-Morejon Yaima Y Galano-Frutos Evelyn E Rodríguez-Alvarez Julián J Arteaga Amaylid A Medina Nápoles Maite M Espi Ávila Jennifer J Fontanies Fernández Marcos M
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<h4>Background</h4>SOBERANA 02 is a COVID-19 vaccine based on SARS-CoV-2 recombinant RBD conjugated to tetanus toxoid (TT). SOBERANA Plus antigen is dimeric-RBD. Here we report safety and immunogenicity from phase I and IIa clinical trials using two-doses of SOBERANA 02 and three-doses (homologous) or heterologous (with SOBERANA Plus) protocols.<h4>Method</h4>We performed an open-label, sequential and adaptive phase I to evaluate safety and explore the immunogenicity of SOBERANA 02 in two formul ...[more]