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Trial reportThe Journal of infectious diseases2025

A Phase 1b/2a Trial of a Half-life Extended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Neutralizing Antibody, Clesrovimab, in Healthy Preterm and Full-term Infants.

Shabir A Madhi, Eric A F Simões, Armando Acevedo, Jose M Novoa Pizarro, Julie S Shepard, Radha A Railkar, Xin Cao, Brian M Maas, Xiaowei Zang, Andrea Krick and 5 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIClinical Trial, Phase I
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 28 papers.

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28citing 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

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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  18. 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

15 authors.

Shabir A MadhiSouth African Medical Research Council Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Eric A F SimõesChildren's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5588-2723
Armando AcevedoAcevedo Clinical Research Associates, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-1129-3185
Jose M Novoa PizarroHospital Padre Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, Chile.
Julie S ShepardOhio Pediatric Research Association, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Radha A RailkarMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Xin CaoMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Brian M MaasMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2410-4379
Xiaowei ZangMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8319-5303
Andrea KrickMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Brad RoadcapMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Kalpit A VoraMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9844-634X
Antonios O AliprantisMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Andrew W LeeMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Anushua SinhaMerck & Co, Inc, Rahway, New Jersey, USA.

Funding

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

Abstract

backgroundClesrovimab is an investigational monoclonal antibody with an extended half-life targeting site IV of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein for the prevention of RSV disease in infants.

methodsIn this phase 1b/2a, double-blind study, 183 healthy preterm and full-term infants 2 weeks to 8 months of age were randomized 4:1 within 5 panels (preterm 20, 50, 75, or 100 mg; full-term 100 mg) to receive 1 dose of clesrovimab or placebo. The objectives were to evaluate safety, pharmacokinetics, serum neutralizing antibodies (SNA), and antidrug antibodies (ADA). The incidence of RSV-associated end points (medically attended lower respiratory tract infection, hospitalization, and acute respiratory infection) were also evaluated through 150 days postdose.

resultsThe most common adverse event through day 14 was irritability; no treatment-related serious AEs were reported. Clesrovimab serum concentrations displayed a geometric mean apparent half-life of 44.9 days. Of participants receiving clesrovimab, 51 (36.7%) developed ADA with no apparent impact in pharmacokinetics. SNA titers increased in a dose-dependent manner at day 150. The incidences of RSV-associated end points were lower in infants treated with clesrovimab compared with placebo.

conclusionsClesrovimab was generally well tolerated and exhibited an extended half-life compared to typical IgG1 antibodies, supporting its ongoing development in late-stage trials. Clinical Trial Registration. NCT03524118.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntiviral AgentsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHalf-LifeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntiviral Agentsclesrovimabmonoclonal antibodyRSV

Identifiers

PMID39601265
PMCPMC11911779

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