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Trial reportThe Journal of infectious diseases2026

Cell-Mediated Immunity of mRNA-1283 Vaccine Encoding SARS-CoV-2 Spike Receptor-Binding and N-Terminal Domains in Preclinical and Clinical Studies.

Alec W Freyn, Yadunanda Budigi, Bethany Girard, Genesis Santos, Cathal Harmon, Md Mahmudul Hasan, Shannon McGrath, Yamuna D Paila, Andrea Carfi, Darin Edwards and 3 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05137236 (A Phase 2A, Randomized, Stratified, Observer-Blind Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of mRNA-1283 Vaccine Boosters for SARS-CoV-2), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT05137236 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2A, Randomized, Stratified, Observer-Blind Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity and Safety of mRNA-1283 Vaccine Boosters for SARS-CoV-2

TypeinterventionalSponsorModernaTX, Inc.Ran2021 to 2023Enrolled540ConditionsSARS-CoV-2ArmsmRNA-1283, mRNA-1283.211, mRNA-1273, mRNA-1283.529
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Authors and funding

13 authors.

Alec W FreynModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Yadunanda BudigiModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Bethany GirardModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Genesis SantosModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Cathal HarmonModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6728-910X
Md Mahmudul HasanModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Shannon McGrathModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9943-6080
Yamuna D PailaModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Andrea CarfiModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Darin EdwardsModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Rahnuma WahidModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Rituparna DasModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Spyros ChalkiasModerna, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6254-1158

Funding

Moderna, Inc
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCell-mediated immunity contributes to durable protection against COVID-19. mRNA-1283 vaccine, encoding the receptor-binding and N-terminal domains of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein, elicits higher neutralizing antibody responses than mRNA-1273, which encodes the full-length spike protein. We report T-cell responses following mRNA-1283 vaccination in preclinical and clinical studies.

methodsFor the preclinical evaluation, BALB/c mice received a 2-dose primary series of mRNA-1273 (days 1 and 22), followed by 1 dose of mRNA-1283.222 or mRNA-1273.222 (ancestral + BA.4/BA.5; day 63). C57BL/6 mice received mRNA-1283.815 or mRNA-1273.815 (XBB.1.5; days 1 and 22). T-cell analyses were conducted on spleens from all vaccinated BALB/c and C57BL mice (collected on days 77 and 36, respectively). In the clinical setting, a group of adult (≥18 years) participants in a randomized phase 2 trial (NCT05137236) received 1 dose of mRNA-1283 (ancestral SARS-CoV-2), mRNA-1283.211 (ancestral + beta), mRNA-1283.529 (BA.1), or mRNA-1273 (ancestral), and their SARS-CoV-2 S-protein-specific T-cell responses at days 1 (baseline), 29, 181, and 366 postvaccination were measured.

resultsIn the mice studies, mRNA-1283 elicited potent S1-directed CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses. In the phase 2 study, mRNA-1283 increased S1-specific CD4+ and CD8+ Th1 responses at day 29 postvaccination compared with baseline; responses persisted through day 366 and were similar to mRNA-1273 for all tested strains (ancestral, beta, and BA.1).

conclusionsIn preclinical and clinical studies, mRNA-1283 induced T-cell responses similar to mRNA-1273.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmunity, CellularSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273AnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BL2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19mRNA-1273mRNA-1283SARS-CoV-2T cell

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PMID42240400
PMCPMC13600398

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