scholarly journals Impact of the Conjugation Method on the Immunogenicity ofStreptococcus pneumoniaeSerotype 19F Polysaccharide in Conjugate Vaccines

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Poolman ◽  
Carl Frasch ◽  
Anu Nurkka ◽  
Helena Käyhty ◽  
Ralph Biemans ◽  
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ABSTRACT7vCRM (Pfizer, Inc.) and PHiD-CV (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) are two pneumococcal conjugate vaccines licensed for the prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease and acute otitis media caused by the vaccine serotypes ofStreptococcus pneumoniae. Neither vaccine contains serotype 19A, but both contain the closely related serotype 19F. No decrease in the incidence of serotype 19A disease has been observed following the introduction of 7vCRM, suggesting that this serotype 19F-containing vaccine provides limited cross-protection against serotype 19A. To investigate the impact that conjugation methods may have on antipolysaccharide immune responses and to determine whether this limited cross-protection is characteristic of the serotype 19F polysaccharide or rather of the 19F-CRM (cross-reacting material) conjugate, we compared naturally induced antibodies against serotypes 19F and 19A with antibodies induced after vaccination with different pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. We found that conjugation of the serotype 19F polysaccharide using reductive amination (as in 7vCRM) resulted in the formation of at least one additional epitope that is not present in the native form of the 19F polysaccharide or following 19F conjugation using a bifunctional spacer (as in the prototype vaccine 7vOMPC) or cyanylation (as in PHiD-CV). We also found that pneumococcal vaccines conjugated using cyanylation induce more opsonophagocytic antibodies against serotype 19F and a considerably higher level of cross-opsonophagocytic antibodies against serotype 19A than vaccines conjugated using reductive amination. In conclusion, these results suggest that the conjugation method can influence the functionality of the antibodies induced against the homologous serotype 19F and the cross-reactive serotype 19A ofS. pneumoniae.

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 013-015
Author(s):  
Elena Bozzola ◽  
Andrzej Krzysztofiak ◽  
Annausa Pantosti ◽  
Laura Lancella ◽  
Paola Bernaschi ◽  
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AbstractDiseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are mostly preventable infections by current immunization programs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the introduction of the heptavalent and the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13) on the burden of pneumococcal disease and on the serotype distribution of S. pneumoniae causing invasive pneumococcal diseases (IPDs) in the pediatric age over a 5-year study (from January 2008 till December 2012). We observed a decrease in IPD rate in children after PCV13 introduction despite increases in nonvaccine serotype (NVS) rates in 2011. Nevertheless, from 2012, an increase in IPD rates due to non-PCV13 serotypes was observed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S740-S741
Author(s):  
Tianyan Hu ◽  
Eric Sarpong ◽  
Yan Song ◽  
Nicolae Done ◽  
Eli Orvis ◽  
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Abstract Background Acute otitis media (AOM) leads to considerable healthcare resource utilization in children. Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of AOM. Merck is developing V114, an investigational 15-valent PCV that contains PCV13 serotypes as well as 22F and 33F. To demonstrate the potential value of V114, it is important to estimate the remaining clinical burden associated with AOM. This study estimated AOM incidence rates (IRs) before and after the introduction of 7-valent and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV7 and PCV13) in the US. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using IBM MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters (CCAE) (1998-2018) and Multi-State Medicaid databases (2001-2018). AOM claims in children < 18 years old were identified using ICD9 codes 382.x and ICD10 codes H66.x and H67.x. An episode could comprise one or more AOM-related claims. A gap of at least 14 days between two AOM-related claims was required to define the start of a new episode. IRs were defined as the numbers of episodes per 1,000 person-years (PY). Annual IRs were stratified by age groups (< 2, 2-4, and 5-17), and reported separately for CCAE and Medicaid databases. Results AOM IRs declined over time among commercially and Medicaid-insured children in all age groups < 18 years old. In particular, among children < 2 years, AOM IRs declined from 1,111 in 1998 to 727/1,000 PY in 2018 in commercially plans and from 895 in 2001 to 656/1,000 PY in 2018 in Medicaid (Figure 1). In children 2-4 years, AOM IRs declined from 517 in 1998 to 400/1,000 PY in 2018 in commercial plans and from 385 in 2001 to 329/1,000 PY in 2018 in Medicaid (Figure 2). In children 5-17 years, AOM IRs declined from 112 in 1998 to 87/1,000 PY in 2018 in commercial plans and from 98 in 2001 to 87/1,000 in 2018 in Medicaid (Figure 3). Figure 1. AOM incidence in commercially and Medicaid-insured children ages 0 - 1 years, episodes per 100,000 patient-years (1998 - 2018) Figure 2. AOM incidence in commercially and Medicaid-insured children ages 2 - 4 years, episodes per 100,000 patient-years (1998 - 2018) Figure 3. AOM incidence in commercially and Medicaid-insured children ages 5 - 17 years, episodes per 100,000 patient-years (1998 - 2018) Conclusion AOM IRs declined following the introduction of PCV7 and PCV13; however, disease burden remains substantial in younger children. The impact of future PCVs on AOM will depend on the proportion of AOM caused by S. pneumoniae and vaccine-type serotypes. Disclosures Tianyan Hu, PhD, Merck (Employee, Shareholder) Yan Song, PhD, Merck (Consultant) Nicolae Done, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Consultant) Eli Orvis, BA, Merck (Consultant) James Signorovitch, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Consultant) Tanaz Petigara, PhD, Merck & Co., Inc. (Employee, Shareholder)


2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (10) ◽  
pp. 1641-1642
Author(s):  
Christian Theilacker ◽  
Betsy Hilton ◽  
Qin Jiang ◽  
Bradford D Gessner ◽  
Luis Jodar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maile T. Phillips ◽  
Joshua L. Warren ◽  
Noga Givon-Lavi ◽  
Adrienn Tothpal ◽  
Gili Regev-Yochay ◽  
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ABSTRACTStreptococcus pneumoniae remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are effective but target only a fraction of the more than 90 pneumococcal serotypes. As a result, the introduction of PCVs has been followed by the emergence of non-vaccine serotypes. With higher-valency PCVs currently under development, there is a need to understand and predict patterns of serotype replacement to anticipate future changes. In this study, we evaluated patterns of change in serotype prevalence post-PCV introduction in Israel. We found that the assumption that non-vaccine serotypes increase by the same proportion overestimates changes in serotype prevalence in Jewish and Bedouin children. Furthermore, pre-vaccine prevalence was positively associated with increases in prevalence over the study period. From our analyses, serotypes 12F, 8, 16F, 33F, 9N, 7B, 10A, 22F, 24F, and 17F were estimated to have gained the most cases of invasive pneumococcal disease through serotype replacement in the Jewish population. However, this model also failed to quantify some additional cases gained, suggesting that changes in carriage in children alone may be insufficient to explain serotype replacement in disease. Understanding of serotype replacement is important as higher-valency vaccines are introduced.


Vaccine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (43) ◽  
pp. 5776-5785 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano Alicino ◽  
Chiara Paganino ◽  
Andrea Orsi ◽  
Matteo Astengo ◽  
Cecilia Trucchi ◽  
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