Booster Study of SpikoGen COVID-19 Vaccine

Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Spikogen vaccine when used as a 3rd or 4th dose booster in adults who have been previously vaccinated with any Covid-19 vaccine types, including mRNA vaccine, adenoviral vector vaccines, recombinant protein vaccines, or inactivated virus vaccines.

Timeline

Start

2022-09-07

Primary completion

2023-12-31

Completion

2025-09-16

Publications

• Background Tabarsi P, Anjidani N, Shahpari R, Mardani M, Sabzvari A, Yazdani B, Roshanzamir K, Bayatani B, Taheri A, Petrovsky N, Li L, Barati S. Safety and immunogenicity of SpikoGen(R), an Advax-CpG55.2-adjuvanted SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine: a phase 2 randomized placebo-controlled trial in both seropositive and seronegative populations. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Sep;28(9):1263-1271. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.04.004. Epub 2022 Apr 15.
• Background Tabarsi P, Anjidani N, Shahpari R, Roshanzamir K, Fallah N, Andre G, Petrovsky N, Barati S. Immunogenicity and safety of SpikoGen(R), an adjuvanted recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine as a homologous and heterologous booster vaccination: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Immunology. 2022 Nov;167(3):340-353. doi: 10.1111/imm.13540. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
• Background Li L, Honda-Okubo Y, Baldwin J, Bowen R, Bielefeldt-Ohmann H, Petrovsky N. Covax-19/Spikogen(R) vaccine based on recombinant spike protein extracellular domain with Advax-CpG55.2 adjuvant provides single dose protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters. Vaccine. 2022 May 20;40(23):3182-3192. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.041. Epub 2022 Apr 18.
• Background Li L, Honda-Okubo Y, Huang Y, Jang H, Carlock MA, Baldwin J, Piplani S, Bebin-Blackwell AG, Forgacs D, Sakamoto K, Stella A, Turville S, Chataway T, Colella A, Triccas J, Ross TM, Petrovsky N. Immunisation of ferrets and mice with recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike protein formulated with Advax-SM adjuvant protects against COVID-19 infection. Vaccine. 2021 Sep 24;39(40):5940-5953. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.07.087. Epub 2021 Aug 3.
• Background Tabarsi P, Anjidani N, Shahpari R, Mardani M, Sabzvari A, Yazdani B, Kafi H, Fallah N, Ebrahimi A, Taheri A, Petrovsky N, Barati S. Evaluating the efficacy and safety of SpikoGen(R), an Advax-CpG55.2-adjuvanted severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike protein vaccine: a phase 3 randomized placebo-controlled trial. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Feb;29(2):215-220. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.09.001. Epub 2022 Sep 10.
• Honda-Okubo Y, Sajkov D, Wauchope B, Turner JV, Vote B, Antipov A, Andre G, Lebedin Y, Petrovsky N. Immunogenicity and safety study of a single dose of SpikoGen(R) vaccine as a heterologous or homologous intramuscular booster following a primary course of mRNA, adenoviral vector or recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine in ambulatory adults. Vaccine. 2025 Mar 7;49:126744. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126744. Epub 2025 Feb 5.

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