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

Safety and Immunogenicity of the Live-Attenuated Quadrivalent Dengue Vaccine V181 Compared With Butantan-DV Among Healthy Adults in Brazil: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 2 Trial.

David Alexanderian, Fabiano Ramos, Soumya Chatterjee, Alexandre Vargas Schwarzbold, Ana Paula Loch, Ariane Cristina Barboza Zanetti, Qiuxu Chen, Jason Martin, Matthew T Onorato, Germán Áñez and 1 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter 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 NCT05710224 (A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Safety and Immunogenicity Clinical Bridging Study to Compare V181), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05710224 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Safety and Immunogenicity Clinical Bridging Study to Compare V181 (Dengue Quadrivalent Vaccine rDENVΔ30 [Live, Attenuated]) to Butantan Dengue Vaccine (Butantan - DV) in Healthy Adults 18 to 50 Years of Age in Brazil

TypeinterventionalSponsorButantan InstituteRan2023 to 2024Enrolled1,364ConditionsDengueArmsV181, Butantan - DV
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Dengue virus infection.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

David AlexanderianMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Fabiano RamosInfectious Diseases Service, Hospital São Lucas da PUC do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Soumya ChatterjeeMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3628-3738
Alexandre Vargas SchwarzboldSchool of Medicine, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5535-6288
Ana Paula LochInstituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ariane Cristina Barboza ZanettiInstituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.
Qiuxu ChenMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Jason MartinMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Matthew T OnoratoMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-8177-2456
Germán ÁñezMRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5361-3001
V181-002 Team

Funding

Butantan-DVFundação ButantanMerck & Co., Inc.Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDengue is caused by infection with 1 of 4 dengue virus (DENV) serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4). V181 and Butantan-Dengue Vaccine (Butantan-DV) are independently developed, single-dose, quadrivalent dengue vaccines based on the same attenuated parental strains.

methodsIn this randomized, double-blind, active comparator-controlled, multisite, phase 2 trial, we compared the safety and immunogenicity of V181 and Butantan-DV in healthy adults in Brazil. The primary immunogenicity objectives were to compare vaccine-induced neutralizing antibody geometric mean titers (GMTs) and seroconversion rates for DENV-1 to DENV-4 at day 28 postvaccination. The primary and secondary safety objectives, respectively, were to assess vaccine-related serious adverse events and the proportion of participants experiencing solicited adverse events through day 28 postvaccination.

resultsOverall, 1364 participants were assigned (1:1) to receive V181 (n = 682) or Butantan-DV (n = 682). At day 28 postvaccination, V181 induced a noninferior immune response to Butantan-DV for DENV-1 and DENV-2 but not DENV-3 and DENV-4, as measured using GMT ratios. Noninferiority was established for all DENV serotypes based on seroconversion rates. Most participants developed a trivalent or tetravalent neutralizing antibody response. Vaccine viremia was detected for each DENV serotype. V181 and Butantan-DV were generally well tolerated.

conclusionsV181 was immunogenic in adults, and while immunogenicity was noninferior to Butantan-DV for DENV-1 and DENV-2, seroconversion rates were noninferior for DENV-1 to DENV-4. The safety profile of V181 is comparable to that of Butantan-DV and supports its continued evaluation as a single-dose quadrivalent vaccine for dengue prevention. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION: NCT05710224.

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DengueDengue VaccinesImmunogenicity, VaccineAdolescentAdultAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralBrazilDengue VirusDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeroconversionAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralDengue VaccinesVaccines, Attenuateddengue virusDENVphase 2V181vaccine

Identifiers

PMID42383822
PMCPMC13644855

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