Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Tampere, Finland.
Global Clinical Development, Sanofi, Marcy L'Etoile, France.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2024 Apr;18(4):e13270. doi: 10.1111/irv.13270.
We assessed the relative vaccine effectiveness (rVE) of high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-HD) versus standard-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV-SD) in preventing respiratory or cardiovascular hospitalizations in older adults.
FinFluHD was a phase 3b/4 modified double-blind, randomized pragmatic trial. Enrolment of 121,000 adults ≥65 years was planned over three influenza seasons (October to December 2019-2021). Participants received a single injection of QIV-HD or QIV-SD. The primary endpoint was first occurrence of an unscheduled acute respiratory or cardiovascular hospitalization (ICD-10 primary discharge J/I codes), from ≥14 days post-vaccination until May 31. The study was terminated after one season due to COVID-19; follow-up data for 2019-2020 are presented.
33,093 participants were vaccinated (QIV-HD, n = 16,549; QIV-SD, n = 16,544); 529 respiratory or cardiovascular hospitalizations (QIV-HD, n = 257; QIV-SD, n = 272) were recorded. The rVE of QIV-HD versus QIV-SD to prevent respiratory/cardiovascular hospitalizations was 5.5% (95% CI, -12.4 to 20.7). When prevention of respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations were considered separately, rVE estimates of QIV-HD versus QIV-SD were 5.4% (95% CI, -28.0 to 30.1) and 7.1% (95% CI, -15.0 to 25.0), respectively. Serious adverse reactions were <0.01% in both groups.
Despite insufficient statistical power due to the impact of COVID-19, rVE point estimates demonstrated a trend toward a benefit of QIV-HD over QIV-SD. QIV-HD was associated with lower respiratory or cardiovascular hospitalization rates than QIV-SD, with a comparable safety profile. Adequately powered studies conducted over multiple influenza seasons are needed to determine statistical significance of QIV-HD compared with QIV-SD against preventing respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations.
ClinicalTrials.gov number: NCT04137887.
我们评估了高剂量四价流感疫苗(QIV-HD)与标准剂量四价流感疫苗(QIV-SD)预防老年人呼吸道或心血管住院的相对疫苗有效性(rVE)。
FinFluHD 是一项 3b/4 期改良的双盲、随机实用试验。计划在三个流感季节(2019-2021 年 10 月至 12 月)招募 121000 名≥65 岁的成年人。参与者接受了一次 QIV-HD 或 QIV-SD 的单剂量接种。主要终点是从接种后≥14 天至 5 月 31 日首次出现计划外急性呼吸道或心血管住院(ICD-10 主要出院 J/I 代码)。由于 COVID-19,该研究在一个季节后终止;报告了 2019-2020 年的数据。
33093 名参与者接种了疫苗(QIV-HD,n=16549;QIV-SD,n=16544);记录了 529 例呼吸道或心血管住院(QIV-HD,n=257;QIV-SD,n=272)。与 QIV-SD 相比,QIV-HD 预防呼吸道/心血管住院的 rVE 为 5.5%(95%CI,-12.4 至 20.7)。当分别考虑预防呼吸道和心血管住院时,与 QIV-SD 相比,QIV-HD 的 rVE 估计值分别为 5.4%(95%CI,-28.0 至 30.1)和 7.1%(95%CI,-15.0 至 25.0)。两组严重不良反应发生率均<0.01%。
尽管由于 COVID-19 的影响,统计效力不足,但 rVE 点估计值表明 QIV-HD 相对于 QIV-SD 具有获益趋势。与 QIV-SD 相比,QIV-HD 与较低的呼吸道或心血管住院率相关,且具有相似的安全性特征。需要在多个流感季节进行充分的研究,以确定 QIV-HD 与 QIV-SD 预防呼吸道和心血管住院的统计学意义。
ClinicalTrials.gov 编号:NCT04137887。