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ReviewNPJ vaccines2020

The promise of mRNA vaccines: a biotech and industrial perspective.

Nicholas A C Jackson, Kent E Kester, Danilo Casimiro, Sanjay Gurunathan, Frank DeRosa

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Review in NPJ vaccines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 267 papers.

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267citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

267 citing papers in PubMed.

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207 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nicholas A C JacksonCoalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gibbs building, 215 Euston Road, Bloomsbury, London, NW1 2BE UK.
Kent E Kester2Sanofi Pasteur, 1 Discovery Dr, Swiftwater, PA 18370 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5056-0802
Danilo Casimiro2Sanofi Pasteur, 1 Discovery Dr, Swiftwater, PA 18370 USA.
Sanjay Gurunathan2Sanofi Pasteur, 1 Discovery Dr, Swiftwater, PA 18370 USA.
Frank DeRosaTranslate Bio, 29 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA 02421 USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA technologies have the potential to transform areas of medicine, including the prophylaxis of infectious diseases. The advantages for vaccines range from the acceleration of immunogen discovery to rapid response and multiple disease target manufacturing. A greater understanding of quality attributes that dictate translation efficiency, as well as a comprehensive appreciation of the importance of mRNA delivery, are influencing a new era of investment in development activities. The application of translational sciences and growing early-phase clinical experience continue to inform candidate vaccine selection. Here we review the state of the art for the prevention of infectious diseases by using mRNA and pertinent topics to the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

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Infectious diseasesVaccines

Identifiers

PMID32047656
PMCPMC7000814

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