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ReviewNPJ vaccines2023

The Streptococcus pyogenes vaccine landscape.

Donald R Walkinshaw, Meghan E E Wright, Anne E Mullin, Jean-Louis Excler, Jerome H Kim, Andrew C Steer

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Review in NPJ vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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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

60 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Donald R WalkinshawShift Health, Toronto, Canada. dwalkinshaw@shifthealth.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-8275
Meghan E E WrightShift Health, Toronto, Canada.
Anne E MullinShift Health, Toronto, Canada.
Jean-Louis ExclerInternational Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6462-5101
Jerome H KimInternational Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-6438
Andrew C SteerCo-Chair, Strep A Vaccine Global Consortium (SAVAC) Executive Committee, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust (Wellcome) 215490/Z/19/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent efforts have re-invigorated the Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) vaccine development field, though scientific, regulatory and commercial barriers persist, and the vaccine pipeline remains sparse. There is an ongoing need to accelerate all aspects of development to address the large global burden of disease caused by the pathogen. Building on over 100 years of S. pyogenes vaccine development, there are currently eight candidates on a product development track, including four M protein-based candidates and four candidates designed around non-M protein antigens. These candidates have demonstrated proof of concept for protection against S. pyogenes in preclinical models, one has demonstrated safety and immunogenicity in a Phase 1 trial and at least four others are poised to soon enter clinical trials. To maintain momentum, the Strep A Vaccine Global Consortium (SAVAC) was established to bring together experts to accelerate global S. pyogenes vaccine development. This article highlights the past, present and future of S. pyogenes vaccine development and emphasizes key priorities, and the role of SAVAC, in advancing the field.

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PMID36788225
PMCPMC9925938

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