Why the study?
Identifying an immunologic marker as a correlate of protection for RSV vaccination is important.
Do Day 29 RSV neutralizing antibodies and prefusion IgG correlate with protection against RSV lower respiratory tract disease in older adults receiving the mRNA-1345 vaccine?
Do Day 29 RSV neutralizing antibodies and prefusion IgG correlate with protection against RSV lower respiratory tract disease in older adults receiving the mRNA-1345 vaccine?
Day 29 RSV neutralizing antibodies and prefusion IgG are correlates of risk and potential correlates of protection against RSV endpoints following mRNA-1345 vaccination in older adults.
Higher Day 29 RSV-A nAb levels predict lower RSV disease risk after mRNA-1345; confirms nAb as correlate of protection in older adults.
Identifying an immunologic marker as a correlate of protection (CoP) for RSV vaccination is important. In the pivotal phase 3 trial, the mRNA-1345 vaccine demonstrated efficacy against RSV in older adults (NCT05127434). Here, we evaluate neutralizing antibodies (nAb) against RSV-A and -B, and IgG binding antibodies (bAb) to RSV fusion antigens as correlates of risk (CoR) and CoP against the pivotal trial's efficacy endpoints of RSV lower respiratory tract disease with ≥2 or ≥3 signs/symptoms (RSV-LRTD-2+ and -3 + ) and acute respiratory disease (RSV-ARD). Day 29 RSV nAb and prefusion (preF) IgG demonstrate consistent inverse correlates with RSV endpoint occurrence. Day 29 point estimates (95% CIs) of the hazard ratio of each endpoint (RSV-LRTD-2 + , RSV-LRTD-3 + , RSV-ARD) per 10-fold increase in RSV-A nAb are 0.44 (0.30-0.65), 0.41 (0.20-0.84), and 0.45 (0.28-0.71), respectively, similar to RSV-B nAb and preF IgG. These results demonstrate Day 29 RSV nAb and preF IgG are CoRs and support their role as CoPs against RSV endpoints.
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