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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2013 Jun 19;9(9). [Epub ahead of print]
A randomized controlled study to evaluate the immunogenicity of a trivalent inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine at two dosages in children 6 to 35 months of age.
Pavia-Ruz N, Angel Rodriguez Weber M, Lau YL, Nelson EA, Phirangkul AK, Huang LM, Silas P, Qaqundah P, Blatter M, Jeanfreau R, Lei P, Jain V, El Idrissi M, Feng Y, Innis B, Peeters M, Devaster JM.
Source
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract
The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine Fluarix? is licensed in the US for adults and children from 3 y old. This randomized observer-blind study (NCT00764790) evaluated Fluarix? at two doses; 0.25 ml (Flu-25) and 0.5ml (Flu-50) in children aged 6-35 mo. The primary objective was to demonstrate immunogenic non-inferiority vs. a control vaccine (Fluzone?; 0.25 ml). Children received Flu-25 (n = 1107), Flu-50 (n = 1106) or control vaccine (n = 1104) at Day 0 and for un-primed children, also on Day 28. Serum hemagglutination-inhibition titers were determined pre-vaccination and at Day 28 (primed) or Day 56 (un-primed). Non-inferiority was assessed by post-vaccination geometric mean titer (GMT) ratio, (upper 95% confidence interval [CI] ≤ 1.5) and difference in seroconversion rate (upper 95% CI ≤ 10%). Reactogenicity/safety was monitored. The immune response to Flu-50 met all regulatory criteria. Indicated by adjusted GMT ratios [with 95% CI], the criteria for non-inferiority of Flu-50 vs. control vaccine were reached for the B/Florida strain (1.13 [1.01-1.25]) but not for the A/Brisbane/H1N1 (1.74 [1.54-1.98]) or A/Uruguay/H3N2 (1.72 [1.57-1.89]) strains. In children aged 18-35 mo similar immune responses were observed for Flu-50 and the control vaccine. Flu-50 induced a higher response than Flu-25 for all strains. Temperature (≥ 37.5?C) was reported in 6.2%, 6.4%, and 6.6% of the Flu-25, Flu-50, and control group, respectively. Reactogenicity/safety endpoints were within the same range for all vaccines. In children aged 6-35 mo, immune responses with Flu-50 fulfilled regulatory criteria but did not meet the pre-defined criteria for non-inferiority vs. control. This appeared to be due to differences in immunogenicity in children aged < 18 mo.
KEYWORDS:
children, immunogenicity, influenza, trivalent inactivated, vaccine
PMID:
23782962
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
A randomized controlled study to evaluate the immunogenicity of a trivalent inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine at two dosages in children 6 to 35 months of age.
Pavia-Ruz N, Angel Rodriguez Weber M, Lau YL, Nelson EA, Phirangkul AK, Huang LM, Silas P, Qaqundah P, Blatter M, Jeanfreau R, Lei P, Jain V, El Idrissi M, Feng Y, Innis B, Peeters M, Devaster JM.
Source
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico.
Abstract
The trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine Fluarix? is licensed in the US for adults and children from 3 y old. This randomized observer-blind study (NCT00764790) evaluated Fluarix? at two doses; 0.25 ml (Flu-25) and 0.5ml (Flu-50) in children aged 6-35 mo. The primary objective was to demonstrate immunogenic non-inferiority vs. a control vaccine (Fluzone?; 0.25 ml). Children received Flu-25 (n = 1107), Flu-50 (n = 1106) or control vaccine (n = 1104) at Day 0 and for un-primed children, also on Day 28. Serum hemagglutination-inhibition titers were determined pre-vaccination and at Day 28 (primed) or Day 56 (un-primed). Non-inferiority was assessed by post-vaccination geometric mean titer (GMT) ratio, (upper 95% confidence interval [CI] ≤ 1.5) and difference in seroconversion rate (upper 95% CI ≤ 10%). Reactogenicity/safety was monitored. The immune response to Flu-50 met all regulatory criteria. Indicated by adjusted GMT ratios [with 95% CI], the criteria for non-inferiority of Flu-50 vs. control vaccine were reached for the B/Florida strain (1.13 [1.01-1.25]) but not for the A/Brisbane/H1N1 (1.74 [1.54-1.98]) or A/Uruguay/H3N2 (1.72 [1.57-1.89]) strains. In children aged 18-35 mo similar immune responses were observed for Flu-50 and the control vaccine. Flu-50 induced a higher response than Flu-25 for all strains. Temperature (≥ 37.5?C) was reported in 6.2%, 6.4%, and 6.6% of the Flu-25, Flu-50, and control group, respectively. Reactogenicity/safety endpoints were within the same range for all vaccines. In children aged 6-35 mo, immune responses with Flu-50 fulfilled regulatory criteria but did not meet the pre-defined criteria for non-inferiority vs. control. This appeared to be due to differences in immunogenicity in children aged < 18 mo.
KEYWORDS:
children, immunogenicity, influenza, trivalent inactivated, vaccine
PMID:
23782962
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
