Study to Evaluate a 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Elderly Subjects

Summary

There is evidence that aluminum phosphate (AlPO4) contained as an adjuvant in conjugate vaccines enhances the immune response in infants. There is no data so far evaluating whether this also applies to adults. The objective of this study is to compare the immune response of 2 different 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate (13vPnC) formulations with and without AlPO4 to select a formulation and to compare the immune response to the chosen 13vPnC formulation relative to the immune response to 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (23vPS).

Timeline

Start

2005-09

Primary completion

2007-02

Completion

2007-02

Publications

• Juergens C, de Villiers PJ, Moodley K, Jayawardene D, Jansen KU, Scott DA, Emini EA, Gruber WC, Schmoele-Thoma B. Safety and immunogenicity of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine formulations with and without aluminum phosphate and comparison of the formulation of choice with 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in elderly adults: a randomized open-label trial. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014;10(5):1343-53. doi: 10.4161/hv.27998. Epub 2014 Feb 27.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.