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Trial reportThe Journal of infectious diseases2025

Development of High-Titer Antidrug Antibodies in a Phase 1b/2a Infant Clesrovimab Trial Are Associated With RSV Exposure Beyond Day 150.

Nithya Thambi, Jia Yao Phuah, Ryan P Staupe, Lori M Tobias, Yu Cao, Troy McKelvey, Radha A Railkar, Antonios O Aliprantis, Carmen Sofia Arriola, Brian M Maas and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03524118 (A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of MK-1654 in Pre-Term and Full-Term Infants), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03524118 phase1 / phase2completednot on this map

A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Single Ascending Dose Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of MK-1654 in Pre-Term and Full-Term Infants

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCRan2018 to 2022Enrolled183ConditionsRespiratory Tract Infection, Respiratory Syncytial VirusArmsClesrovimab, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Prophylactic monoclonal antibodies against respiratory syncytial virus in early life: An in-depth review of mechanisms of action, failure factors, and future perspectives.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nithya ThambiDepartment of Epidemiology.
Jia Yao PhuahDepartment of Epidemiology.ORCID 0000-0003-2240-536X
Ryan P StaupeDepartment of Epidemiology.ORCID 0000-0003-0793-524X
Lori M TobiasDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.
Yu CaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.
Troy McKelveyDepartment of Pharmacokinetics Dynamics Metabolism Bioanalytics.
Radha A RailkarDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.
Antonios O AliprantisDepartment of Clinical Research Translational Medicine.
Carmen Sofia ArriolaDepartment of Epidemiology.
Brian M MaasDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Vaccines.ORCID 0000-0002-2410-4379
Kalpit A VoraDepartment of Epidemiology.ORCID 0000-0001-9844-634X

Funding

Merck & Co, IncMerck Sharp & Dohme LLC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundClesrovimab is a human half-life-extended monoclonal antibody in phase 3 evaluation for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in infants. Antidrug antibodies (ADA) were observed at late time points in a phase 1b/2a study where clesrovimab was well tolerated with an extended half-life of approximately 45 days.

methodsSerum samples at days 150, 365, and 545 postdose were assayed for ADA titers. Samples with high ADA titers were characterized for their binding specificity to the Fab or the YTE portion of clesrovimab. RSV serum neutralization (SNA) titers were also measured on ADA-positive and ADA-negative infants. Additionally, a D25 (site Ø) competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed on ADA-positive available samples to determine RSV exposure. Local surveillance data was used to ascertain RSV circulation during the trial.

resultsHigh ADA titers were observed in a minority of infants at days 365 and 545 for all doses tested. Additionally, all high-titer ADA-positive infants had ADA directed towards the YTE epitope of clesrovimab. Moreover, these infants demonstrated robust RSV-SNA and had D25 competitive antibodies suggesting an RSV exposure after day 150, coinciding with the epidemiological data.

conclusionsRSV exposure in infants beyond day 150 after dosing is associated with ADA development and high RSV-SNA titers with no impact on pharmacokinetics. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT03524118.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, ViralAntiviral AgentsRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAntibodies, NeutralizingEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleHumansInfantMaleRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntiviral Agentsantidrug antibodies (ADA)clesrovimabpassive immunizationRSVserum neutralizing antibodies (SNA)

Identifiers

PMID39590882
PMCPMC11911791

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