A Study of the Immunogenicity of BCG, Delivered Intradermally in Healthy Volunteers

Summary

To assess the immunogenicity of M. bovis BCG (SSI strain), given intrademally in the standard dose used in clinical practice and to measure the development of the immune response in the first six months after administration. M. bovis BCG is a fully licensed vaccine that has been in routine clinical use for the last 50 years. It is the most widely administered vaccine in the world today and has an excellent safety record.

Timeline

Start

2003-03

Primary completion

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Completion

2003-09

Publications

• Results McShane H, Pathan AA, Sander CR, Keating SM, Gilbert SC, Huygen K, Fletcher HA, Hill AV. Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing antigen 85A boosts BCG-primed and naturally acquired antimycobacterial immunity in humans. Nat Med. 2004 Nov;10(11):1240-4. doi: 10.1038/nm1128. Epub 2004 Oct 24.
• Pathan AA, Sander CR, Fletcher HA, Poulton I, Alder NC, Beveridge NE, Whelan KT, Hill AV, McShane H. Boosting BCG with recombinant modified vaccinia ankara expressing antigen 85A: different boosting intervals and implications for efficacy trials. PLoS One. 2007 Oct 24;2(10):e1052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001052.

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