Intranasal parainfluenza virus type 5 (PIV5)-vectored RSV vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults in a phase 1 clinical study

Sci Adv. 2023 Oct 27;9(43):eadj7611. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj7611. Epub 2023 Oct 25.

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can lead to serious disease in infants, and no approved RSV vaccine is available for infants. This first in-human clinical trial evaluated a single dose of BLB201, a PIV5-vectored RSV vaccine administrated via intranasal route, for safety and immunogenicity in RSV-seropositive healthy adults (33 to 75 years old). No severe adverse events (SAEs) were reported. Solicited local and systemic AEs were reported by <50% of participants and were mostly mild in intensity. Vaccine virus shedding was detected in 17% of participants. Nasal RSV-specific immunoglobulin A responses were detected in 48%, the highest level observed in adults among all intranasal RSV vaccines evaluated in humans. RSV-neutralizing antibodies titers in serum rose ≥1.5-fold. Peripheral blood RSV F-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells increased from ≤0.06% at baseline to ≥0.26 and 0.4% after vaccination, respectively, in >93% participants. The safety and immunogenicity profile of BLB201 in RSV-seropositive adults supports the further clinical development of BLB201.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase I

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Parainfluenza Virus 5*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines* / adverse effects
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human*
  • Viral Fusion Proteins

Substances

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Viral Fusion Proteins