Primary Physicians Research, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, United States.
Vaccine. 2019 Sep 10;37(38):5788-5795. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.01.089. Epub 2018 Aug 23.
VARIVAX® (varicella virus vaccine, live Oka/Merck, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA) was originally licensed as a frozen formulation. A refrigerator-stable formulation of VARIVAX was subsequently developed to allow for increased availability of the product around the world. The objective of this study (V210-051) was to demonstrate that the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity profile of the refrigerator-stable formulation of VARIVAX was similar to the frozen formulation.
In this double-blind, randomized, multicenter study, healthy 12- to 23-month-old children with negative vaccination and clinical histories for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and zoster were vaccinated with either a refrigerator-stable formulation of VARIVAX (at two dosage levels; 8000 PFU [N = 320] or 25,000 PFU [N = 315]) or the frozen formulation of VARIVAX (10,000 PFU, N = 323) given concomitantly with M-M-RII® (measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine live, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA). Children were followed for 42 days after vaccination for adverse experiences. Immunogenicity was evaluated 6 weeks after vaccination.
The refrigerator-stable formulation of VARIVAX was generally well tolerated. The incidence of adverse experiences was similar between all three groups. No vaccine-related serious adverse experiences were reported with any of the vaccine formulations. The immune response (percentage of subjects with varicella antibody titers ≥5 gpELISA units) for both refrigerator-stable formulations of VARIVAX at 6 weeks postvaccination was similar to that of the frozen formulation. Administration of either refrigerator-stable formulation of VARIVAX with M-M-RII yielded seroconversion rates and GMTs for measles, mumps and rubella that were comparable to those achieved after administration of the frozen formulation of VARIVAX with M-M-RII.
The safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity profile of the refrigerator-stable varicella vaccine was similar to that of the frozen formulation.
VARIVAX®(水痘病毒疫苗,活 Oka/Merck,Merck & Co.,Inc.,新泽西州肯利沃斯)最初获得的是冷冻制剂许可。随后开发了冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂,以增加世界各地该产品的供应。本研究(V210-051)的目的是证明冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂的安全性、耐受性和免疫原性与冷冻制剂相似。
在这项双盲、随机、多中心研究中,12-23 个月龄、具有麻疹、腮腺炎、风疹、水痘和带状疱疹阴性接种和临床病史的健康儿童接种了冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂(两种剂量水平;8000PFU[N=320]或 25000PFU[N=315])或冷冻制剂的 VARIVAX(10000PFU,N=323),同时接种 M-M-RII®(麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹病毒疫苗活疫苗,Merck & Co.,Inc.,新泽西州肯利沃斯)。接种后 42 天对不良反应进行随访。接种后 6 周评估免疫原性。
冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂通常具有良好的耐受性。所有三组的不良反应发生率相似。任何疫苗制剂均未报告与疫苗相关的严重不良事件。接种冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂 6 周后,水痘抗体滴度≥5 gpELISA 单位的受试者比例(%)与冷冻制剂相似。接种冷藏稳定的 VARIVAX 制剂与 M-M-RII 联合接种可产生麻疹、腮腺炎和风疹的血清转化率和 GMTs,与接种 M-M-RII 联合接种冷冻制剂的结果相当。
冷藏稳定的水痘疫苗的安全性、耐受性和免疫原性与冷冻制剂相似。