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Trial reportNature2020

COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b1 elicits human antibody and T

Ugur Sahin, Alexander Muik, Evelyna Derhovanessian, Isabel Vogler, Lena M Kranz, Mathias Vormehr, Alina Baum, Kristen Pascal, Jasmin Quandt, Daniel Maurus and 32 more

Erratum issued 3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase II
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Nature, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1,205 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1,205citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
41.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT04380701 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

A Multi-site, Phase I/II, 2-Part, Dose-Escalation Trial Investigating the Safety and Immunogenicity of Four Prophylactic SARS-CoV-2 RNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 Using Different Dosing Regimens in Healthy and Immunocompromised Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorBioNTech SERan2020 to 2022Enrolled512ConditionsInfections, Respiratory, Virus Diseases, Infection Viral, Vaccine Adverse ReactionArmsBNT162a1, BNT162b1, BNT162b2, BNT162c2
NCT04672291 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

A Phase I-Ib, Double-blinded, Randomized Repeated Dose Single Center, Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Nasal Poly-ICLC (Hiltonol®) in Healthy COVID-19 Vaccinated Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorOncovir, Inc.Ran2021 to 2023Enrolled43ConditionsCOVID - 19ArmsPoly-ICLC (Hiltonol®) or Placebo
NCT04944095 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Serology Testing (Antibody Levels) With Time Following SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) Vaccinations in Residents of Nursing, Extended Care, and Over-55 Communities

TypeobservationalSponsorDr. Sidney J. StohsRan2021 to 2024Enrolled10,000ConditionsCovid-19, Subjects Vaccinated Against Covid-19ArmsChange in SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Levels
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,205 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 2,020 citations in OpenAlex.

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1,145 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

42 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Ugur SahinBioNTech, Mainz, Germany. ugur.sahin@biontech.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0363-1564
Alexander MuikBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4561-2273
Evelyna DerhovanessianBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Isabel VoglerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9757-9618
Lena M KranzBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Mathias VormehrBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7788-3380
Alina BaumRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA.
Kristen PascalRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4826-4606
Jasmin QuandtBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9589-9941
Daniel MaurusBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Sebastian BrachtendorfBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Verena LörksBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Julian SikorskiBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Rolf HilkerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8576-7731
Dirk BeckerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Ann-Kathrin EllerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Jan GrütznerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Carsten BoeslerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Corinna RosenbaumBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Marie-Cristine KühnleBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Ulrich LuxemburgerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Alexandra Kemmer-BrückBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
David LangerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Martin BexonBexon Clinical Consulting, Upper Montclair, NJ, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-4343
Stefanie BolteBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Katalin KarikóBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1864-3851
Tania PalancheBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Boris FischerBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
Armin SchultzCRS Clinical Research Services Mannheim GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
Pei-Yong ShiUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5553-1616
Camila Fontes-GarfiasUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
John L PerezPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Kena A SwansonPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-8414
Jakob LoschkoPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Ingrid L ScullyPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Mark CutlerPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Warren KalinaPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Christos A KyratsousRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY, USA.
David CooperPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Philip R DormitzerPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Kathrin U JansenPfizer, Pearl River, NY, USA.
Özlem TüreciBioNTech, Mainz, Germany.
BioNTech (Germany) · DEPfizer (United States) · USRegeneron (United States) · USThe University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USBexon Clinical Consulting (United States) · USClinical Research Services · DEJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An effective vaccine is needed to halt the spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Recently, we reported safety, tolerability and antibody response data from an ongoing placebo-controlled, observer-blinded phase I/II coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial with BNT162b1, a lipid nanoparticle-formulated nucleoside-modified mRNA that encodes the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

Indexed as

AdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesCytokinesFemaleGermanyHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesCytokinesImmunoglobulin GViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID32998157
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