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Trial reportClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026

Immunogenicity and Safety of the AS01E-adjuvanted Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Prefusion F Protein Vaccine in Adults Aged 18-49 Years at Increased Risk of RSV Disease Compared with Adults Aged ≥60 Years.

Essack Mitha, Murdo Ferguson, Agatha Cathrine Wilhase, Ferdinandus De Looze, Marie-Louise Vachon, Helen Stacey, Roy Rasalam, Minoru Nozaki, William B Smith, Tino F Schwarz and 10 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
In one paragraph

Trial report in Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06389487 (A Phase 3b, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Non-inferiority of the Immune Response and to Evaluate the Safety of the RSVPreF3 OA Investigational Vaccine in Adults 18-49 Years of Age at Increased Risk for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease, Compared to Older Adults >=60 Years of Age), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT06389487 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase 3b, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Non-inferiority of the Immune Response and to Evaluate the Safety of the RSVPreF3 OA Investigational Vaccine in Adults 18-49 Years of Age at Increased Risk for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease, Compared to Older Adults >=60 Years of Age

TypeinterventionalSponsorGlaxoSmithKlineRan2024 to 2025Enrolled1,459ConditionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsArmsRSVPreF3 OA investigational vaccine
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026
    Review
  2. AS01Drug safety · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Essack MithaNewtown Clinical Research Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Murdo FergusonColchester Research Group, Truro, Canada.
Agatha Cathrine WilhaseREIMED Pty., Boksburg, South Africa.
Ferdinandus De LoozeMomentum Clinical Research Wellers Hill, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7825-4519
Marie-Louise VachonCentre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Helen StaceyDiablo Clinical Research, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
Roy RasalamMomentum Clinical Research Sunshine, Melbourne, Australia.
Minoru NozakiShirayurikai Swing Nozaki Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
William B SmithAMR Clinical, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6907-9031
Tino F SchwarzInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Vaccination Centre, Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Juliusspital, Würzburg, Germany.
Hiwot Amare HailemariamGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Quentin DeraedtGSK, Wavre, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-9226-2777
Catherine GérardGSK, Rixensart, Belgium.
Carline Vanden AbeeleGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Silvia DamasoGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Dominique DescampsGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Judith HillGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Dileep DasyamGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Jonathan Van GuchtGSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Veronica HulstrømGSK, Wavre, Belgium.

Funding

GSK
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe AS01E-adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based vaccine (adjuvanted RSVPreF3) is approved for ≥60-year-olds and 50-59-year-olds at increased risk of RSV disease. We evaluated the vaccine's immunogenicity and safety in 18-49-year-olds at increased risk of RSV disease due to certain chronic conditions.

methodsThis open-label, multicountry phase 3b trial included 18-49-year-olds at increased risk (at-risk 18-49 group) and a control group of ≥60-year-olds with or without chronic conditions (≥60 group). Primary objective was to demonstrate immunological noninferiority to adjuvanted RSVPreF3 in the at-risk 18-49 versus ≥60 group, based on group RSV-A/RSV-B geometric mean titer ratios and seroresponse rate differences 1 month postvaccination. Humoral, cell-mediated immunogenicity, and safety were assessed until 6 months postvaccination.

resultsOverall, 1458 adults were vaccinated. Immunological noninferiority was demonstrated in the at-risk 18-49 versus ≥60 group at 1 month postvaccination. Both groups showed increased RSV-A/RSV-B neutralizing titers and RSVPreF3-specific CD4+ T-cell frequencies at 1 month postvaccination that declined but remained above baseline at 6 months. Solicited events were more frequent in the at-risk 18-49 (84.3%) than in the ≥60 group (69.4%); most were mild-to-moderate and transient. Rates and intensity of unsolicited adverse events (AEs) were comparable across groups, with low reporting of serious AEs and AEs of special interest.

conclusionsAdjuvanted RSVPreF3 was immunologically noninferior in 18-49-year-olds with underlying conditions compared with ≥60-year-olds in whom efficacy was previously demonstrated, supporting efficacy inference in this younger population. Up to 6 months postvaccination, the vaccine elicited robust immune responses, and the safety profile was acceptable. Clinical Trial Registration: NCT06389487.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicImmunogenicity, VaccineRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesViral Fusion ProteinsAdolescentAdultAgedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralF protein, human respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory Syncytial Virus VaccinesViral Fusion Proteinsadjuvanted RSVPreF3noninferior immunogenicityrespiratory syncytial virussafetyyoung adults

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PMID41757519
PMCPMC13189657

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