Publication: Combining antimalarial drugs and vaccine for malaria elimination campaigns: a randomized safety and immunogenicity trial of RTS,S/AS01 administered with dihydroartemisinin, piperaquine, and primaquine in healthy Thai adult volunteers
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2019-01-01
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21645515
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Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. (2019)
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Lorenz von Seidlein, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn, Podjanee Jittamala, Pongphaya Pongsuwan, Kesinee Chotivanich, Joel Tarning, Richard M. Hoglund, Markus Winterberg, Mavuto Mukaka, Pimnara Peerawaranun, Pasathorn Sirithiranont, Zoe Doran, Christian F. Ockenhouse, Karen Ivinson, Cynthia Lee, Ashley J. Birkett, David C. Kaslow, Pratap Singhasivanon, Nicholas P.J. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas J. White, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee Combining antimalarial drugs and vaccine for malaria elimination campaigns: a randomized safety and immunogenicity trial of RTS,S/AS01 administered with dihydroartemisinin, piperaquine, and primaquine in healthy Thai adult volunteers. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. (2019). doi:10.1080/21645515.2019.1643675 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/51158
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Combining antimalarial drugs and vaccine for malaria elimination campaigns: a randomized safety and immunogenicity trial of RTS,S/AS01 administered with dihydroartemisinin, piperaquine, and primaquine in healthy Thai adult volunteers
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Lorenz von Seidlein
Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn
Podjanee Jittamala
Pongphaya Pongsuwan
Kesinee Chotivanich
Joel Tarning
Richard M. Hoglund
Markus Winterberg
Mavuto Mukaka
Pimnara Peerawaranun
Pasathorn Sirithiranont
Zoe Doran
Christian F. Ockenhouse
Karen Ivinson
Cynthia Lee
Ashley J. Birkett
David C. Kaslow
Pratap Singhasivanon
Nicholas P.J. Day
Arjen M. Dondorp
Nicholas J. White
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn
Podjanee Jittamala
Pongphaya Pongsuwan
Kesinee Chotivanich
Joel Tarning
Richard M. Hoglund
Markus Winterberg
Mavuto Mukaka
Pimnara Peerawaranun
Pasathorn Sirithiranont
Zoe Doran
Christian F. Ockenhouse
Karen Ivinson
Cynthia Lee
Ashley J. Birkett
David C. Kaslow
Pratap Singhasivanon
Nicholas P.J. Day
Arjen M. Dondorp
Nicholas J. White
Sasithon Pukrittayakamee
Abstract
© 2019, © 2019 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Introduction: RTS,S/AS01 is currently the most advanced malaria vaccine but provides incomplete, short-term protection. It was developed for use within the expanded program on immunizations (EPI) for African children. Another use could be adding mass RTS,S/AS01 vaccination to the integrated malaria elimination strategy in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), where multidrug-resistant P.falciparum strains have emerged and spread. Prior to evaluating RTS,S/AS01 in large-scale trials we assessed whether the vaccine, administered with and without antimalarial drugs, is safe and immunogenic in Asian populations. Methods: An open-label, randomized, controlled phase 2 trial was conducted in healthy, adult Thai volunteers. Seven vaccine regimens with and without antimalarial drugs (dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine plus a single low dose primaquine) were assessed. Antibody titres against the PfCSP full-length (NANP) 6, PfCSP anti-C–term, PfCSP full-length (N + C-Terminal) were measured by standard enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Liquid chromatography was used to measure piperaquine, primaquine and carboxy-primaquine concentrations. Results: 193 volunteers were enrolled and 186 study participants completed the 6 months follow-up period. One month after the last vaccination all study participants had seroconverted to the PfCSP (NANP)6, and the PfCSP Full Length (N + C-Terminal). More than 90% had seroconverted to the Pfanti-C-Term CSP. There was no indication that drug concentrations were influenced by vaccine regimens or the antibody levels by the drug regimens. Adverse events were similarly distributed between the seven treatment groups. No serious adverse events attributable to the study interventions were detected. Conclusion: This study found that RTS,S/AS01 with and without dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine plus a single low dose primaquine was safe and immunogenic in a healthy, adult Asian population.
