Anti-sporozoite monoclonal antibody for malaria prevention: secondary efficacy outcome of a phase 2 randomized trial
Abstract
CIS43LS is a long-acting monoclonal antibody specific for the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein expressed on sporozoites. We previously reported that CIS43LS is protective against P. falciparum infection as detected by thick blood smear (TBS; primary endpoint) in a phase 2 double-blind randomized trial involving 330 healthy Malian adults receiving placebo or a single intravenous infusion of 10 mg kg-1 or 40 mg kg-1 of CIS43LS (1:1:1). At enrollment, all participants received artemether-lumefantrine to clear possible P. falciparum infection. Although TBS examination is the standard assay to assess efficacy in malaria vaccines trials in endemic areas, it has poor analytical sensitivity; therefore, it remained unknown whether CIS43LS had achieved sterile protection against infection. Here we report the prespecified secondary efficacy endpoint that used a Plasmodium 18S rRNA quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay that is ~2,000-fold more sensitive than TBS. We analyzed 5,015 dried blood spots collected before CIS43LS or placebo administration and biweekly thereafter over a 6-month malaria season. At 6 months, efficacy of CIS43LS against qRT-PCR-detected infection assessed in a time-to-event analysis was 87.4% for 40 mg kg-1 (adjusted 95% confidence interval (CI), 79.5-92.3; P -1 (adjusted 95% CI, 65.0-84.0; P -1 (adjusted 95% CI, 75.6-93.8; P -1 (adjusted 95% CI, 54.0-84.0; P < 0.001), versus placebo. These data indicate that a single dose of…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 330 participants or records.
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