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Safety and Immunogenicity of a Bivalent Cytomegalovirus DNA Vaccine in Healthy Adult Subjects

Background. VCL-CB01, a candidate cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA vaccine that contains plasmids encoding CMV phosphoprotein 65 (pp65) and glycoprotein B (gB) to induce cellular and humoral immune responses and that is formulated with poloxamer CRL1005 and benzalkonium chloride to enhance immune responses...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2008-06, Vol.197 (12), p.1634-1642
Main Authors: Wloch, Mary K., Smith, Larry R., Boutsaboualoy, Souphaphone, Reyes, Luane, Han, Christina, Kehler, Jackie, Smith, Heather D., Selk, Linda, Nakamura, Ryotaro, Brown, Janice M., Marbury, Thomas, Wald, Anna, Rolland, Alain, Kaslow, David, Evans, Thomas, Boeckh, Michael
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Summary:Background. VCL-CB01, a candidate cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA vaccine that contains plasmids encoding CMV phosphoprotein 65 (pp65) and glycoprotein B (gB) to induce cellular and humoral immune responses and that is formulated with poloxamer CRL1005 and benzalkonium chloride to enhance immune responses, was evaluated in a phase 1 clinical trial. Methods. VCL-CB01 was evaluated in 44 healthy adult subjects (22 CMV seronegative and 22 CMV seropositive) 18–43 years old. Thirty-two subjects received 1- or 5-mg doses of vaccine on a 0-, 2-, and 8-week schedule, and 12 subjects received 5-mg doses of vaccine on a 0-, 3-, 7-, and 28-day schedule. Results. Overall, the vaccine was well tolerated, with no serious adverse events. Local reactions included mild to moderate injection site pain and tenderness, induration, and erythema. Systemic reactions included mild to moderate malaise and myalgia. All reactions resolved without sequelae. Through week 16 of the study, immunogenicity, as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay and/or ex vivo interferon (IFN)–γ enzyme-linked immunospot assay, was documented in 45.5% of CMV-seronegative subjects and in 25.0% of CMV-seropositive subjects who received the full vaccine series, and 68.1% of CMV-seronegative subjects had memory IFN-γ T cell responses at week 32. Conclusion. The safety and immunogenicity data from this trial support further evaluation of VCL-CB01.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/588385