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US20040071734A1
US20040071734A1 US10/469,191 US46919103A US2004071734A1 US 20040071734 A1 US20040071734 A1 US 20040071734A1 US 46919103 A US46919103 A US 46919103A US 2004071734 A1 US2004071734 A1 US 2004071734A1
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  • This invention relates to influenza vaccine formulations for intradermal delivery, methods for preparing them and their use in prophylaxis or therapy. More particularly the invention relates to the use of influenza vaccines which can be administered intradermally in a single dose to achieve a sufficient immune response to meet regulatory requirements.
  • Influenza virus is one of the most ubiquitous viruses present in the world, affecting both humans and livestock. The economic impact of influenza is significant.
  • the influenza virus is an RNA enveloped virus with a particle size of about 125 nm in diameter. It consists basically of an internal nucleocapsid or core of ribonucleic acid (RNA) associated with nucleoprotein, surrounded by a viral envelope with a lipid bilayer structure and external glycoproteins.
  • the inner layer of the viral envelope is composed predominantly of matrix proteins and the outer layer mostly of the host-derived lipid material.
  • the surface glycoproteins neuraminidase (NA) and haemagglutinin (HA) appear as spikes, 10 to 12 nm long, at the surface of the particles. It is these surface proteins, particularly the haemagglutinin, that determine the antigenic specificity of the influenza subtypes.
  • Typical influenza epidemics cause increases in incidence of pneumonia and lower respiratory disease as witnessed by increased rates of hospitalisation or mortality.
  • the elderly or those with underlying chronic diseases are most likely to experience such complications, but young infants also may suffer severe disease. These groups in particular therefore need to be protected.
  • influenza vaccines are either inactivated or live attenuated influenza vaccines.
  • Inactivated flu vaccines comprise one of three types of antigen preparation: inactivated whole virus, sub-virions where purified virus particles are disrupted with detergents or other reagents to solubilise the lipid envelope (so-called “split” vaccine) or purified HA and NA (subunit vaccine). These inactivated vaccines are generally given intramuscularly (i.m.).
  • Influenza vaccines are usually trivalent vaccines. They generally contain antigens derived from two influenza A virus strains and one influenza B strain. A standard 0.5 ml injectable dose in most cases contains 15 ⁇ g of haemagglutinin antigen component from each strain, as measured by single radial immunodiffusion (SRD) (J. M. Wood et al.: An improved single radial immunodiffusion technique for the assay of influenza haemagglutinin antigen: adaptation for potency determination of inactivated whole virus and subunit vaccines. J. Biol. Stand. 5 (1977) 237-247; J. M. Wood et al., International collaborative study of single radial diffusion and immunoelectrophoresis techniques for the assay of haemagglutinin antigen of influenza virus. J. Biol. Stand. 9 (1981) 317-330).
  • SRD single radial immunodiffusion
  • influenza virus strains to be incorporated into influenza vaccine each season are determined by the World Health Organisation in collaboration with national health authorities and vaccine manufacturers.
  • Influenza vaccines are often in short supply.
  • McElroy (1969) in New Eng J of Medicine, 6 November, page 1076 describes the administration of a monovalent A strain vaccine intradermally in two doses and suggests that the intradermal route might be considered when vaccine is scarce e.g. when a new, unexpected strain arises.
  • Halperin et al (1979) AJPH 89, 1247-1252 describe a comparison of intradermal and subcutaneous routes of influenza vaccination with a bivalent split virus vaccine. 0.1 ml of vaccine containing 40 CCA of each strain was used for the i.d. vaccination.
  • J Infectious Diseases 140, 234-238 describe a comparison of intradermal and subcutaneous influenza vaccination using a bivalent whole virus vaccine.
  • the intradermal route was found to be less effective than the subcutaneous route where there was little or no previous exposure to the vaccine strain.
  • the authors also observed no advantage in the smaller antigenic mass of the intradermal inoculum in relation to reactogenicity, since this did not appear to reduce side effects from the vaccine that occur with the higher dose subcutaneous immunisation.
  • the literature shows an interest in intradermal vaccination between the mid-sixties (or earlier) and the early 1980s.
  • the prevailing view appears to have been that two doses of vaccine would be needed.
  • the use of the intradermal delivery route would be considered only when rapid and mass vaccination was required e.g. in response to a widespread epidemic.
  • intradermal flu vaccination in the literature since the early eighties. Since the early eighties there has been little mention of intradermal flu vaccination using a protein antigen approach in the literature. Protein efforts appear to have fallen out of favour and attention was turned instead to DNA vaccination.
  • influenza vaccines remain the intramuscularly administered split or subunit intramuscular vaccines.
  • These vaccines are prepared by disrupting the virus particle, generally with an organic solvent or a detergent, and separating or purifying the viral proteins to varying extents.
  • Split vaccines are prepared by fragmentation of whole influenza virus, either infectious or inactivated, with solubilizing concentrations of organic solvents or detergents and subsequent removal of the solubilizing agent and some or most of the viral lipid material.
  • Split vaccines generally contain contaminating matrix protein and nucleoprotein and sometimes lipid, as well as the membrane envelope proteins.
  • Split vaccines will usually contain most or all of the virus structural proteins although not necessarily in the same proportions as they occur in the whole virus.
  • Subunit vaccines consist essentially of highly purified viral surface proteins, haemagglutinin and neuraminidase, which are the surface proteins responsible for eliciting the desired virus neutralising antibodies upon vaccination.
  • Matrix and nucleoproteins are either not detectable or barely detectable in subunit vaccines.
  • an intradermal flu vaccine to be commercially useful it will not only need to meet those standards, but also in practice it will need to be at least as efficacious as the currently available intramuscular vaccines. It will also need to be produced by an acceptable process and will of course need to be commercially viable in terms of the amount of antigen and the number of administrations required. Furthermore, it will need to be administered using a procedure which is reliable and straightforward for medical staff to carry out.
  • the term “intradermal delivery” means delivery of the vaccine to the dermis in the skin.
  • the vaccine will not necessarily be located exclusively in the dermis.
  • the dermis is the layer in the skin located between about 1.0 and about 2.0 mm from the surface in human skin, but there is a certain amount of variation between individuals and in different parts of the body. In general, it can be expected to reach the dermis by going 1.5 mm below the surface of the skin.
  • the dermis is located between the stratum corneum and the epidermis at the surface and the subcutaneous layer below.
  • the vaccine may ultimately be located solely or primarily within the dermis, or it may ultimately be distributed within the epidermis and the dermis.
  • the invention provides in a first aspect the use of a trivalent, non-live influenza antigen preparation in the manufacture of a one-dose influenza vaccine for intradermal delivery.
  • the influenza antigen preparation may be produced according to a variety of known methods, including in particular methods described herein.
  • the non-live antigen preparation is a split influenza preparation or a subunit antigen preparation prepared from live virus.
  • the antigen is a split virus preparation.
  • the trivalent vaccine according to the invention meets some or all of the EU criteria for influenza vaccines as set out hereinabove, such that the vaccine is capable of being approved for marketing in Europe.
  • at least two out of the three EU criteria are met, for the or all strains of influenza represented in the vaccine. More preferably, at least two criteria are met for all strains and the third criterion is met by all strains or at least by all but one of the strains. Most preferably, all strains present meet all three of the criteria.
  • the intradermal vaccine described herein comprises at least one non-ionic surfactant which may be selected from the group consisting of the octyl- or nonylphenoxy polyoxyethanols (for example the commercially available TritonTM r series), polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters (TweenTM series) and polyoxyethylene ethers or esters of general formula (I):
  • n 1-50
  • A is a bond or —(O)—
  • R is C 1-50 alkyl or phenyl C 1-50 alkyl; and combinations of two or more of these.
  • the vaccine according to the invention has a lower quantity of haemagglutinin than conventional vaccines and is administered in a lower volume.
  • the quantity of haemagglutinin per strain of influenza is about 1-7.5 ⁇ g or 1-5 ⁇ g, more preferably approximately 3 ⁇ g or approximately 5 ⁇ g, which is about one fifth or one third, respectively, of the dose of haemagglutinin used in conventional vaccines for intramuscular administration. 6 ⁇ g of haemagglutinin per strain of influenza is also strongly preferred, thus 2-6.5 ⁇ g is also a preferred range.
  • the volume of a dose of vaccine according to the invention is between 0.025 ml and 2.5 ml, more preferably approximately 0.1 ml or approximately 0.2 ml.
  • a 50 ⁇ l dose volume might also be considered.
  • a 0.1 ml dose is approximately one fifth of the volume of a conventional intramuscular flu vaccine dose.
  • the volume of liquid that can be administered intradermally depends in part upon the site of the injection. For example, for an injection in the deltoid region, 0.1 ml is the maximum preferred volume whereas in the lumbar region a large volume e.g. about 0.2 ml can be given.
  • Suitable non-live flu antigen preparations for use in the invention include an influenza antigen preparation obtainable by the following process:
  • the virus is grown on eggs, more particularly on embryonated hen eggs, in which case the harvested material is allantoic fluid.
  • the clarification step is performed by centrifugation at a moderate speed.
  • a filtration step maybe used for example with a 0.2 ⁇ m membrane.
  • the clarification step gets rid of the bulk of the egg-derived material.
  • the concentration step employs an adsorption method, most preferably using CaHPO 4 .
  • filtration may be used, for example ultrafiltration.
  • the further separation step (iv) is a zonal centrifugation separation, particularly one using a sucrose gradient.
  • the gradient contains a preservative to prevent microbial growth.
  • the splitting step is performed in a further sucrose gradient, wherein the sucrose gradient contains the splitting agent.
  • the filtration step (vi) is an ultrafiltration step which concentrates the split virus material.
  • At least one sterile filtration step optionally at the end of the process.
  • the vaccines according to the invention are administered to a location between about 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm below the surface of the skin. More preferably the vaccine is delivered to a distance of about 1.5 mm below the surface of the skin.
  • the vaccine to which the invention relates is a split virion vaccine comprising particles.
  • the vaccine contains particles having a mean particle size below 200 nm, more preferably between 50 and 180 nm, most preferably between 100 and 150 nm, as measured using a dynamic light scattering method (Malvern Zeta Sizer). Particle size may vary from season to season depending on the strains.
  • Preferred surfactants falling within formula (I) herein are molecules in which n is 4-24, more preferably 6-12, and most preferably 9; the R component is C 1-50 , preferably C 4 -C 20 alkyl and most preferably C 12 alkyl.
  • Octylphenoxy polyoxyethanols and polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters are described in “Surfactant systems” Eds: Attwood and Florence (1983, Chapman and Hall). Octylphenoxy polyoxyethanols (the octoxynols), including t-octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-100TM) are also described in Merck Index Entry 6858 (Page 1162, 12 th Edition, Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., USA; ISBN 0911910-12-3).
  • polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters including polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80TM) are described in Merck Index Entry 7742 (Page 1308, 12 th Edition, Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., USA; ISBN 0911910-12-3). Both may be manufactured using methods described therein, or purchased from commercial sources such as Sigma Inc.
  • non-ionic surfactants include Triton X-45, t-octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol (Triton X-100), Triton X-102, Triton X-114, Triton X-165, Triton X-205, Triton X-305, Triton N-57, Triton N-101, Triton N-128, Breij 35, polyoxyethylene-9-lauryl ether (laureth 9) and polyoxyethylene-9-stearyl ether (steareth 9). Triton X-100 and laureth 9 are particularly preferred. Also particularly preferred is the polyoxyethylene sorbitan ester, polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80TM).
  • polyoxyethylene ethers of general formula (I) are selected from the following group: polyoxyethylene-8-stearyl ether, polyoxyethylene-4-lauryl ether, polyoxyethylene-35-lauryl ether, and polyoxyethylene-23-lauryl ether.
  • polyoxyethylene lauryl ether alternatives terms or names for polyoxyethylene lauryl ether are disclosed in the CAS registry.
  • the CAS registry number of polyoxyethylene-9 lauryl ether is: 9002-92-0.
  • Polyoxyethylene ethers such as polyoxyethylene lauryl ether are described in the Merck index (12 th ed: entry 7717, Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, N.J., USA; ISBN 0911910-12-3).
  • Laureth 9 is formed by reacting ethylene oxide with dodecyl alcohol, and has an average of nine ethylene oxide units.
  • the ratio of the length of the polyoxyethylene section to the length of the alkyl chain in the surfactant affects the solubility of this class of surfactant in an aqueous medium.
  • the surfactants of the present invention may be in solution or may form particulate structures such as micelles or vesicles.
  • the surfactants of the present invention are safe, easily sterilisable, simple to administer, and maybe manufactured in a simple fashion without the GMP and QC issues associated with the formation of uniform particulate structures.
  • Some polyoxyethylene ethers, such as laureth 9, are capable of forming non-vesicular solutions.
  • polyoxyethylene-8 palmitoyl ether (C 18 E 8 ) is capable of forming vesicles. Accordingly, vesicles of polyoxyethylene-8 palmitoyl ether in combination with at least one additional non-ionic surfactant, can be employed in the formulations of the present invention.
  • the polyoxyethylene ether used in the formulations of the present invention has haemolytic activity.
  • the haemolytic activity of a polyoxyethylene ether may be measured in vitro, with reference to the following assay, and is as expressed as the highest concentration of the surfactant which fails to cause lysis of the red blood cells:
  • the polyoxyethylene ethers, or surfactants of general formula (I), of the present invention preferably have a haemolytic activity, of approximately between 0.5-0.0001%, more preferably between 0.05-0.0001%, even more preferably between 0.005-0.0001%, and most preferably between 0.003-0.0004%.
  • said polyoxyethylene ethers or esters should have a haemolytic activity similar (i.e. within a ten-fold difference) to that of either polyoxyethylene-9 lauryl ether or polyoxyethylene-8 stearyl ether.
  • Two or more non-ionic surfactants from the different groups of surfactants described may be present in the vaccine formulation described herein.
  • a combination of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan ester such as polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80TM) and an octoxynol such as t-octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton) X-100TM is preferred.
  • Another particularly preferred combination of non-ionic surfactants comprises laureth 9 plus a polyoxyethylene sorbitan ester or an octoxynol or both.
  • the or each non-ionic surfactant is present in the final vaccine formulation at a concentration of between 0.001 to 20%, more preferably 0.01 to 10%, and most preferably up to about 2% (w/v). Where one or two surfactants are present, these are generally present in the final formulation at a concentration of up to about 2% each, typically at a concentration of up to about 0.6% each. One or more additional surfactants maybe present, generally up to a concentration of about 1% each and typically in traces up to about 0.2% or 0.1% each. Any mixture of surfactants may be present in the vaccine formulations according to the invention.
  • Non-ionic surfactants such as those discussed above have preferred concentrations in the final vaccine composition as follows: polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters such as Tween 80TM: 0.01 to 1%, most preferably about 0.1% (w/v); octyl- or nonylphenoxy polyoxyethanols such as Triton X-100TM or other detergents in the Triton series: 0.001 to 0.1%, most preferably 0.005 to 0.02% (w/v); polyoxyethylene ethers of general formula (I) such as laureth 9:0.1 to 20%, preferably 0.1 to 10% and most preferably 0.1 to 1% or about 0.5% (w/v).
  • polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters such as Tween 80TM: 0.01 to 1%, most preferably about 0.1% (w/v)
  • octyl- or nonylphenoxy polyoxyethanols such as Triton X-100TM or other detergents in the Triton series: 0.001 to 0.1%, most preferably 0.005
  • formulations of the present invention may also comprise a bile acid or a derivative thereof, in particular in the form of a salt.
  • a bile acid or a derivative thereof in particular in the form of a salt.
  • derivatives of cholic acid and salts thereof in particular sodium salts of cholic acid or cholic acid derivatives.
  • bile acids and derivatives thereof include cholic acid, deoxycholic acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, lithocholic acid, ursodeoxycholic acid, hyodeoxycholic acid and derivatives such as glyco-, tauro-, amidopropyl-1-propanesulfonic-, amidopropyl-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic derivatives of the aforementioned bile acids, or N,N-bis (3Dgluconoamidopropyl) deoxycholamide.
  • NaDOC sodium deoxycholate
  • the vaccine formulation according to the invention preferably comprises a split flu virus preparation in combination with one or more non-ionic surfactants.
  • the one or more non-ionic surfactants may be residual from the process by which the split flu antigen preparation is produced, and/or added to the antigen preparation later.
  • the concentration of the or each non-ionic surfactant may be adjusted to the desired level at the end of the splitting/purification process. It is believed that the split flu antigen material may be stabilised in the presence of a non-ionic surfactant, though it will be understood that the invention does not depend upon this necessarily being the case.
  • the vaccine according to the invention may further comprise an adjuvant or immunostimulant such as but not limited to detoxified lipid A from any source and non-toxic derivatives of lipid A, saponins and other reagents capable of stimulating a TH1 type response.
  • an adjuvant or immunostimulant such as but not limited to detoxified lipid A from any source and non-toxic derivatives of lipid A, saponins and other reagents capable of stimulating a TH1 type response.
  • enterobacterial lipopolysaccharide is a potent stimulator of the immune system, although its use in adjuvants has been curtailed by its toxic effects.
  • LPS enterobacterial lipopolysaccharide
  • MPL monophosphoryl lipid A
  • a further detoxified version of MPL results from the removal of the acyl chain from the 3-position of the disaccharide backbone, and is called 3-O-Deacylated monophosphoryl lipid A (3D-CTL). It can be purified and prepared by the methods taught in GB 2122204B, which reference also discloses the preparation of diphosphoryl lipid A, and 3-O-deacylated variants thereof.
  • a preferred form of 3D-MPL is in the form of an emulsion having a small particle size less than 0.2 ⁇ m in diameter, and its method of manufacture is disclosed in WO 94/21292.
  • Aqueous formulations comprising monophosphoryl lipid A and a surfactant have been described in WO9843670A2.
  • the bacterial lipopolysaccharide derived adjuvants to be formulated in the compositions of the present invention may be purified and processed from bacterial sources, or alternatively they may be synthetic.
  • purified monophosphoryl lipid A is described in Ribi et al 1986 (supra)
  • 3-O-Deacylated monophosphoryl or diphosphoryl lipid A derived from Salmonella sp. is described in GB 2220211 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,912,094.
  • lipopolysaccharides have been described (Hilgers et al., 1986, Int.Arch.Allergy.Immunol., 79(4):392-6; Hilgers et al., 1987, Immunology, 60(1):141-6; and EP 0 549 074 B1).
  • a particularly preferred bacterial lipopolysaccharide adjuvant is 3D-MPL.
  • the LPS derivatives that may be used in the present invention are those immunostimulants that are similar in structure to that of LPS or MPL or 3D-MPL.
  • the LPS derivatives may be an acylated monosaccharide, which is a sub-portion to the above structure of MPL.
  • Saponins are taught in: Lacaille-Dubois, M and Wagner H. (1996. A review of the biological and pharmacological activities of saponins. Phytomedicine vol 2 pp 363-386). Saponins are steroid or triterpene glycosides widely distributed in the plant and marine animal kingdoms. Saponins are noted for forming colloidal solutions in water which foam on shaking, and for precipitating cholesterol. When saponins are near cell membranes they create pore-like structures in the membrane which cause the membrane to burst. Haemolysis of erythrocytes is an example of this phenomenon, which is a property of certain, but not all, saponins.
  • Saponins are known as adjuvants in vaccines for systemic administration.
  • the adjuvant and haemolytic activity of individual saponins has been extensively studied in the art (Lacaille-Dubois and Wagner, supra).
  • Quil A derived from the bark of the South American tree Quillaja Saponaria Molina
  • fractions thereof are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,057,540 and “Saponins as vaccine adjuvants”, Kensil, C. R., Crit Rev Ther Drug Carrier Syst, 1996, 12 (1-2):1-55; and EP 0 362 279 B1.
  • IDS Immune Stimulating Complexes
  • Quil A fractions of Quil A are haemolytic and have been used in the manufacture of vaccines (Morein, B., EP 0 109 942 B1; WO 96/11711; WO 96/33739).
  • the haemolytic saponins QS21 and QS17 HPLC purified fractions of Quil A have been described as potent systemic adjuvants, and the method of their production is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,057,540 and EP 0 362 279 B1.
  • Other saponins which have been used in systemic vaccination studies include those derived from other plant species such as Gypsophila and Saponaria (Bomford et al., Vaccine, 10(9):572-577, 1992).
  • An enhanced system involves the combination of a non-toxic lipid A derivative and a saponin derivative particularly the combination of QS21 and 3D-MPL as disclosed in WO 94/00153, or a less reactogenic composition where the QS21 is quenched with cholesterol as disclosed in WO 96/33739.
  • a particularly potent adjuvant formulation involving QS21 and 3D-MPL in an oil in water emulsion is described in WO 95/17210 and is a preferred formulation.
  • a vaccine comprising an influenza antigen preparation of the present invention adjuvanted with detoxified lipid A or a non-toxic derivative of lipid A, more preferably adjuvanted with a monophosphoryl lipid A or derivative thereof.
  • the vaccine additionally comprises a saponin, more preferably QS21.
  • the formulation additionally comprises an oil in water emulsion.
  • the present invention also provides a method for producing a vaccine formulation comprising mixing an antigen preparation of the present invention together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as 3D-MPL.
  • Additional components that are preferably present in an adjuvanted vaccine formulation according to the invention include non-ionic detergents such as the octoxynols and polyoxyethylene esters as described herein, particularly t-octylphenoxy polyethoxyethanol (Triton X-100) and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80); and bile salts or cholic acid derivatives as described herein, in particular sodium deoxycholate or taurodeoxycholate.
  • a particularly preferred formulation comprises 3D-MPL, Triton X-100, Tween 80 and sodium deoxycholate, which may be combined with an influenza virus antigen preparation to provide a vaccine suitable for intradermal application.
  • the intradermal influenza vaccines comprise a vesicular adjuvant formulation comprising.
  • the preferred adjuvant formulation comprises a unilamellar vesicle comprising cholesterol, having a lipid bilayer preferably comprising dioleoyl phosphatidyl choline, wherein the saponin and the LPS derivative are associated with, or embedded within, the lipid bilayer.
  • these adjuvant formulations comprise QS21 as the saponin, and 3D-MPL as the LPS derivative, wherein the ratio of QS21:cholesterol is from 1:1 to 1:100 weight/weight, and most preferably 1:5 weight/weight.
  • Such adjuvant formulations are described in EP 0 822 831 B, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the invention also provides a method for the prophylaxis of influenza infection or disease in a subject which method comprises administering to the subject intradermally a split influenza vaccine according to the invention.
  • the invention provides in a ether aspect a pharmaceutical kit comprising an intradermal administration device and a vaccine formulation as described herein.
  • the device is preferably supplied already filled with the vaccine.
  • the vaccine is in a liquid volume smaller than for conventional intramuscular vaccines as described herein, particularly a volume of between about 0.05 ml and 0.2 ml.
  • the device is a short needle delivery device for administering the vaccine to the dermis.
  • Suitable devices for use with the intradermal vaccines described herein include short needle devices such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,499, U.S. Pat. No. 5,190,521, U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,483, U.S. Pat. No. 5,527,288, U.S. Pat. No. 4,270,537, U.S. Pat. No. 5,015,235, U.S. Pat. No. 5,141,496, U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,662.
  • Intradermal vaccines may also be administered by devices which limit the effective penetration length of a needle into the skin, such as those described in WO99/34850, incorporated herein by reference, and functional equivalents thereof.
  • Jet injection devices which deliver liquid vaccines to the dermis via a liquid jet injector or via a needle which pierces the stratum corneum and produces a jet which reaches the dermis. Jet injection devices are described for example in U.S. Pat. No. 5,480,381, U.S. Pat. No. 5,599,302, U.S. Pat. No. 5,334,144, U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,412, U.S. Pat. No. 5,649,912, U.S. Pat. No. 5,569,189, U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,911, U.S. Pat. No. 5,383,851, U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,397, U.S. Pat. No.
  • conventional syringes may be used in the classical mantoux method of intradermal dminstration.
  • the use of conventional syringes requires highly skilled operators and thus devices which are capable of accurate delivery without a highly skilled user are preferred.
  • influenza vaccine according to the invention is a trivalent influenza vaccine generally comprising three strains of influenza, although it may contain more than three strains.
  • Conventional influenza vaccines comprise three strains of influenza, two A strains and one B strain.
  • the influenza virus preparations may be derived from the conventional embryonated egg method, or they may be derived from any of the new generation methods using tissue culture to grow the virus.
  • Suitable cell substrates for growing the virus include for example dog kidney cells such as MDCK or cells from a clone of MDCK, MDCK-like cells, monkey kidney cells such as AGMK cells including Vero cells, or any other mammalian cell type suitable for the production of influenza virus for vaccine purposes.
  • Suitable cell substrates also include human cells e.g. MRC-5 cells.
  • Suitable cell substrates are not limited to cell lines; for example primary cells such as chicken embryo fibroblasts are also included.
  • split flu was produced using a solvent/detergent treatment, such as tri-n-butyl phosphate, or diethylether in combination with TweenTM (known as “Tween-ether” splitting) and this process is still used in some production facilities.
  • Other splitting agents now employed include detergents or proteolytic enzymes or bile salts, for example sodium deoxycholate as described in patent no. DD 155 875, incorporated herein by reference.
  • Detergents that can be used as splitting agents include cationic detergents e.g. cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), other ionic detergents e.g.
  • laurylsulfate, taurodeoxycholate, or non-ionic detergents such as the ones described above including Triton X-100 (for example in a process described in Lina et al, 2000, Biologicals 28, 95-103) and Triton N-101, or combinations of any two or more detergents.
  • splitting agents which can be used to produce split flu virus preparations include:
  • Bile acids and derivatives thereof including: cholic acid, deoxycholic acid, chenodeoxy colic acid, lithocholic acid ursodeoxycholic acid, hyodeoxycholic acid and derivatives like glyco-, tauro-, amidopropyl-1-propanesulfonic-, amidopropyl-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic derivatives of the aforementioned bile acids, or N,N-bis (3DGluconoamidopropyl) deoxycholamide.
  • NaDOC sodium deoxycholate
  • alkylglycosides or alkylthioglycosides where the alkyl chain is between C 6 -C 18 typical between C8 and C14, sugar moiety is any pentose or hexose or combinations thereof with different linkages, like 1->6, 1->5, 1->4, 1->3, 1-2.
  • the alkyl chain can be saturated unsaturated and/or branched.
  • acyl sugars where the acyl chain is between C6 and C18, typical between C8 and C12, sugar moiety is any pentose or hexose or combinations thereof with different linkages, like 1->6, 1->5, 1->4, 1->3, 1-2.
  • the acyl chain can be saturated or unsaturated and/or branched, cyclic or non-cyclic, with or without one or more heteroatoms e.g. N, S, P or O.
  • Sulphobetaines of the structure R-N,N-(R1,R2)-3-amino-1-propanesulfonate where R is any alkyl chain or arylalkyl chain between C6 and C18, typical between C8 and C16.
  • the alkyl chain R can be saturated, unsaturated and/or branched.
  • R1 and R2 are preferably alkyl chains between C1 and C4, typically C1, or R1, R2 can form a heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen.
  • Betains of the structure R-N,N-(R1,R2)-glycine where R is any alkyl chain between C6 and C18, typical between C8 and C16.
  • the alkyl chain can be saturated unsaturated and/or branched.
  • R1 and R2 are preferably alkyl chains between C1 and C4, typically C1, or R1 and R2 can form a heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen.
  • N,N-dialkyl-glucamides of the Structure R—(N—R1)-glucamide, where R is any alkylchain between C6 and C18, typical between C8 and C12.
  • the alkyl chain can be saturated unsaturated and/or branched or cyclic.
  • R1 and R2 are alkyl chains between C1 and C6, typically C1.
  • the sugar moiety might be modified with pentoses or hexoses.
  • R,-N + (-R1, -R2, -R3), where R is any alkylchain between C6 and C20, typically C20.
  • the alkyl chain can be saturated unsaturated and/or branched.
  • R1, R2 and R3 are preferably alkyl chains between C1 and C4, typically C1, or R1, R2 can form a heterocyclic ring together with the nitrogen.
  • a particular example is cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB).
  • the preparation process for a split vaccine will include a number of different filtration and/or other separation steps such as ultracentrifugation, ultrafiltration, zonal centrifugation and chromatography (e.g. ion exchange) steps in a variety of combinations, and optionally an inactivation step eg with formaldehyde or ⁇ -propiolactone or U.V. which may be carried out before or after splitting.
  • the splitting process may be carried out as a batch, continuous or semi-continuous process.
  • a bile salt such as sodium deoxycholate is present in trace amounts in a split vaccine formulation according to the invention, preferably at a concentration not greater than 0.05%, or not greater than about 0.01%, more preferably at about 0.0045% (w/v).
  • Preferred split flu vaccine antigen preparations according to th invention comprise a residual amount of Tween 80 and/or Triton X-100 remaining from the production process, although these may be added or their concentrations adjusted after preparation of the split antigen.
  • Tween 80 and Triton X-100 are present.
  • the preferred ranges for the final concentrations of these non-ionic surfactants in the vaccine dose are:
  • Tween 80 0.01 to 1%, more preferably about 0.1% (v/v)
  • Triton X-100 0.001 to 0.1 (% w/v), more preferably 0.005 to 0.02% (w/v).
  • the preferred split virus preparation also contains laureth 9, preferably in the range 0.1 to 20%, more preferably 0.1 to 10% and most preferably 0.1 to 1% (w/v).
  • the vaccines according to the invention generally contain not more than 25% (w/v) of detergent or surfactant, preferably less than 15% and most preferably not more than about 2%.
  • the invention provides in another aspect a method of manufacturing an influenza vaccine for intradermal application which method comprises:
  • an intradermal delivery device with a vaccine dose from the split influenza virus preparation, said dose being a suitable volume for intradermal administration, preferably between about 0.05 ml and 0.2 ml of liquid vaccine.
  • a further optional step in the method according to this aspect of the invention includes the addition of an absorption-enhancing surfactant such as laureth 9, and/or the addition of an adjuvant such as a non-toxic lipid A derivative, particularly 3D-MPL.
  • an absorption-enhancing surfactant such as laureth 9
  • an adjuvant such as a non-toxic lipid A derivative, particularly 3D-MPL.
  • Processes for producing conventional injected inactivated flu vaccines are well known and described in the literature. Such processes may be modified for producing a one-dose intradermal vaccine for use in the present invention, for example by the inclusion of a step for adjusting the concentration of other components e.g. non-ionic surfactants to a suitable % (w/v) for an intradermal vaccine according to the invention.
  • the active ingredient of the vaccine i.e. the influenza antigen can be essentially the same for the conventional intramuscular vaccine and the one-dose intradermal vaccines according to the invention.
  • the vaccine formulations according to the invention do not include formulations that do not meet at least two of the EU criteria for all strains, when administered as a one-dose vaccine.
  • a fresh inoculum is prepared by mixing the working seed lot with a phosphate buffered saline containing gentamycin sulphate at 0.5 mg/ml and hydrocortisone at 25 ⁇ g/ml. (virus strain-dependent). The virus inoculum is kept at 2-8° C.
  • the allantoic fluid from the chilled embryonated eggs is harvested. Usually, 8 to 10 ml of crude allantoic fluid is collected per egg. To the crude monovalent virus bulk 0.100 mg/ml thiomersal is optionally added.
  • the harvested allantoic fluid is clarified by moderate speed centrifugation (range: 4000-14000 g).
  • influenza virus is concentrated by isopycnic centrifugation in a linear sucrose gradient (0-55% (w/v)) containing 100 ⁇ g/ml Thiomersal.
  • the flow rate is 8-15 litres/hour.
  • sucrose is measured in a refractometer
  • fraction 1 55-52% sucrose fraction 2 approximately 52-38% sucrose fraction 3
  • sucrose* fraction 4 20-0% sucrose
  • Fraction 3 is washed by diafiltration with phosphate buffer in order to reduce the sucrose content to approximately below 6%.
  • the influenza virus present in this diluted fraction is pelleted to remove soluble contaminants.
  • the pellet is resuspended and thoroughly mixed to obtain a homogeneous suspension.
  • Fraction 2 and the resuspended pellet of fraction 3 are pooled and phosphate buffer is added to obtain a volume of approximately 40 litres. This product is the monovalent whole virus concentrate.
  • the monovalent whole influenza virus concentrate is applied to a ENI-Mark II ultracentrifuge.
  • the K3 rotor contains a linear sucrose gradient (0-55% (w/v)) where a sodium deoxycholate gradient is additionally overlayed. Tween 80 is present during splitting up to 0.1% (w/v).
  • the maximal sodium deoxycholate concentration is 0.7-1.5% (w/v) and is strain dependent.
  • the flow rate is 8-15 litres/hour.
  • the split virus fraction is filtered on filter membranes ending with a 0.2 ⁇ m membrane.
  • Phosphate buffer containing 0.025% (w/v) Tween 80 is used for dilution.
  • the final volume of the filtered fraction 2 is 5 times the original fraction volume.
  • the filtered monovalent material is incubated at 22 ⁇ 2° C. for at most 84 hours (dependent on the virus strains, this incubation can be shortened).
  • Phosphate buffer containing 0.025% Tween 80 is then added in order to reduce the total protein content down to max. 250 ⁇ g/ml.
  • Formaldehyde is added to a final concentration of 50 ⁇ g/ml and the inactivation takes place at 20° C. ⁇ 2° C. for at least 72 hours.
  • the inactivated split virus material is concentrated at least 2 fold in a ultrafiltration unit, equipped with cellulose acetate membranes with 20 kDa MWCO.
  • the Material is subsequently washed with phosphate buffer containing 0.025% (w/v) Tween 80 and following with phosphate buffered saline containing 0.01% (w/v) Tween.
  • the material after ultrafiltration is filtered on filter membranes ending with a 0.2 ⁇ n membrane.
  • the final concentration of Haemagglutinin, measured by SRD (method recommended by WHO) should exceed 450 ⁇ g/ml.
  • the monovalent final bulk is stored at 2-8° C. for a maximum of 18 months.
  • a particular combination of strains includes A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1), A/Panama/20/99 (H3N2) and B/Yamanashi/166/98.
  • Final vaccine is prepared by formulating a trivalent vaccine from the monovalent bulks with the detergent concentrations adjusted as required.
  • PBS, pH 7.2+/ ⁇ 0.2, Tween 80 and Triton X-100 are mixed to obtain the required final concentrations (PBS 1 ⁇ concentrated, Tween 80 0.15% and Triton X-100 0.02%).
  • the three following inactivated split virions are added with 10 minutes stirring in between:
  • the dose volume is 500 ⁇ l.
  • the doses are filled in sterile ampoules. Immediately before applying the vaccine, 0.1 ml doses are removed from the ampoule using the device for intradermal application.
  • An appropriate method is used to collect nasal secretions, for example a classical nasal wash method or a nasal wick method.
  • Total IgA are captured with anti-human IgA polyclonal affinity purified Ig immobilized on microtiter plates and subsequently detected using a different polyclonal anti-human Ig affinity purified Ig coupled to peroxidase.
  • a purified human sIgA is used as a standard to allow the quantification of sIgA in the collected nasal secretions.
  • results are expressed as ⁇ g of total IgA in 1 ml of nasal fluids, using a Softmaxpro program.
  • HAI Haemagglutination Inhibition
  • Sera 50 ⁇ l are treated with 200 ⁇ l RDE (receptor destroying enzyme) for 16 hours at 37° C. The reaction is stopped with 150 ⁇ l 2.5% Na citrate and the sera are inactivated at 560° C. for 30 min.
  • a dilution 1.10 is prepared by adding 100 ⁇ l PBS. Then a 2-fold dilution series is prepared in 96 well plates (V-bottom) by diluting 25 ⁇ l serum (1:10) with 25 ⁇ l PBS. 25 ⁇ l of the reference antigens are added to each well at a concentration of 4 hemagglutinating units per 25 ⁇ l.
  • Antigen and antiserum dilution are mixed using a microtiter plate shaker and incubated for 60 minutes at room temperature. 50 ⁇ l chicken red blood cells (RBC) (0.5%) are then added and the RBCs are allowed to sediment for 1 hour at RT.
  • the HAI titre corresponds to the inverse of the last serum dilution that completely inhibits the virus-induced hemagglutination.
  • Intramuscularly administered trivalent split influenza vaccine (FluarixTM):
  • the vaccine was supplied as a pre-filled syringe for intramuscular injection in the deltoid region of the non-predominant arm.
  • a needle of at least 23G (2.2 cm/1 in.) length was used.
  • the vaccine was supplied as 0.5 ml ampoule dose. 1/5 of the full dose (100 ⁇ l) was injected intradermally using a device as disclosed in EP1092444, the whole contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
  • the device has a skin contacting element that effectively limits the penetration depth of the needle into the dermis. Effective needle length was approximately 1.5 mm. This device is herein referred to as the ID delivery device or ‘IDD’.
  • the duration of the study was approximately 21 days per subjects with only one dose of the vaccine given intramuscularly or intradermally according to the group. Blood was sampled at day 0 and 21.
  • the demographic profile of the 2 groups of subjects who received vaccine was comparable with respect to mean age, gender and racial distribution.
  • GCTs Geometric mean titres (GMTs) (with 95% confidence intervals) of HI antibody titres at days 0 and 21, calculated by taking the anti-log of the mean of the log titre transformations ( loads below the cut-off value were given the arbitrary value of half the cut-off for calculation purpose).
  • SC Seroconversion rates
  • Protection rates at day 21 defined as the percentage of vaccines with a serum HI titre ⁇ 1:40 after vaccination.
  • HAI haemagglutination-inhibiting antibodies
  • Frozen serum samples were received at Sambasisches Serumwerk GmbH (SSW), Dresden, Germany and antibody determination was conducted on samples after thawing, with a standardised and comprehensively validated micromethod using 4 haemagglutination-inhibiting units (4 HIU) of the appropriate antigens and a 0.5% fowl erythrocyte suspension.
  • the antigens A H 3 N 2 and H1N1 were obtained as whole virus antigens from the allantoic fluid of embryonated hens' eggs.
  • the B antigen was subjected to cleavage with a mixture of ether and Tween 80 to increase sensitivity. Non-specific serum inhibitors were removed by heat treatment and receptor-destroying enzyme.
  • the sera obtained are evaluated for HI antibody levels. Starting with an initial dilution of 1:10, a dilution series (by a factor of 2) is prepared up to an end dilution of 1:20480. The titration end-point is taken as the highest dilution step that shows complete inhibition (100%) of haemagglutination. All assays are performed in duplicate.
  • the conversion factor (fold increase in serum HI GMTs on day 21 compared to day 0) varies from 8.5 to 10.9 according the virus strains and the route of administration (see Table above). This conversion factor is superior to the 2.5 fold increase in GMT required by the European authorities.
  • the seroprotection rate shown in the Table below is defined as the percentage of vaccinees with a serum HI titre ⁇ 40 after vaccination.
  • the seroprotection rates in the groups ranged from 96% to 100% for the different virus strains. In terms of protection, this means that more than 95% of the subjects (whatever the route of administration) had a serum HI titre ⁇ 40 after vaccination and were deemed to be protected against the three strains. This rate is superior to the seroprotection rate of 70% required in the 18-60 year old population, by the European authorities.
  • the seroconversion factor given in the Table below is defined as the percentage of vaccinees that have at least a 4-fold increase in serum ID titres after vaccination.
  • a vaccine should induce a seroconversion rate greater than 40% in the 18-60 year old population. In this study, the seroconversion rate was greater than 65% for the groups.
  • FluarixTM induced good immune responses for each strain with a high seroconversion rate after one dose whatever the route of administration (ID or IM).
  • Monovalent split vaccine was prepared according to the following procedure.
  • a fresh inoculum is prepared by mixing the working seed lot with a phosphate buffered saline containing gentamycin sulphate at 0.5 mg/ml and hydrocortisone at 25 ⁇ g/ml. (virus strain-dependent). The virus inoculum is kept at 2-8° C.
  • the allantoic fluid from the chilled embryonated eggs is harvested. Usually, 8 to 10 ml of crude allantoic fluid is collected per egg.
  • the harvested allantoic fluid is clarified by moderate speed centrifugation (range: 4000-14000 g).
  • influenza virus is concentrated by isopycnic centrifugation in a linear sucrose gradient (0.55% (w/v)) containing 100 ⁇ g/ml Thiomersal.
  • the flow rate is 8-15 litres/hour.
  • sucrose is measured in a refractometer
  • fraction 1 55-52% sucrose fraction 2 approximately 52-38% sucrose fraction 3 38-20% sucrose* fraction 4 20-0% sucrose
  • Fraction 3 is washed by diafiltration with phosphate buffer in order to reduce the sucrose content to approximately below 6%.
  • the influenza virus present in this diluted fraction is pelleted to remove soluble contaminants.
  • the pellet is resuspended and thoroughly mixed to obtain a homogeneous suspension.
  • Fraction 2 and the resuspended pellet of fraction 3 are pooled and phosphate buffer is added to obtain a volume of approximately 40 litres, a volume appropriate for 120,000 eggs/batch.
  • This product is the monovalent whole virus concentrate.
  • the monovalent whole influenza virus concentrate is applied to a ENI-Mark H ultracentrifuge.
  • the K3 rotor contains a linear sucrose gradient (0.55% (w/v)) where a sodium deoxycholate gradient is additionally overlayed.
  • Tween 80 is present during splitting up to 0.1% (w/v) and Tocopherol succinate is added for B-strain-viruses up to 0.5 mM.
  • the maximal sodium deoxycholate concentration is 0.7-1.5%° (w/v) and is strain dependent.
  • the flow rate is 8-15 litres/hour.
  • the split virus fraction is filtered on filter membranes ending with a 0.2 pun membrane.
  • Phosphate buffer containing 0.025% (w/v) Tween 80 and (for B strain viruses) 0.5 mM Tocopherol succinate is used for dilution.
  • the final volume of the filtered fraction 2 is 5 times the original fraction volume.
  • the filtered monovalent material is incubated at 22 ⁇ 2° C. for at most 84 hours (dependent on the virus strains, this incubation can be shortened).
  • Tween 80 is then added in order to reduce the total protein content down to max. 250 ⁇ g/ml.
  • a phosphate buffered saline containing 0.025% (w/v) Tween 80 and 0.25 mM Tocopherol succinate is applied for dilution to reduce the total protein content down to 250 ⁇ g/ml.
  • Formaldehyde is added to a final concentration of 50 ⁇ g/ml and the inactivation takes place at 20° C. ⁇ 2° C. for at least 72 hours.
  • the inactivated split virus material is concentrated at least 2 fold in a ultrafiltration unit, equipped with cellulose acetate membranes with 20 kDa MWCO.
  • the Material is subsequently washed with phosphate buffer containing 0.025% (w/v) Tween 80 and following with phosphate buffered saline containing 0.01% (w/v) Tween.
  • phosphate buffered saline containing 0.01% (w/v) Tween 80 and 0.1 mM Tocopherol succinate is used for washing.
  • the monovalent final bulk is stored at 2-8° C. for a maximum of 18 months.
  • the vaccine was supplied in pre-filled syringes and was administered intradermally in the deltoid region.
  • the intradermal (ID) needle was as described in EP1092444, having a skin penetration limiter to ensure proper intradermal injection. Since formation of a wheal (papule) at the injection site demonstrates the good quality of ID administration, the investigator with the subject measured the exact size of the wheal 30 minutes after vaccination.
  • One dose contained the following components: HEMAGGLUTININ FROM THREE INFLUENZA STRAINS A/NEW CALEDONIA/20/99 6.0 ⁇ g A/PANAMA/2007/99 6.0 ⁇ g B/JOHANNESBURG 5/99 6.0 ⁇ g THIOMERSAL PRESERVATIVE 0.4 ⁇ g-0.8 ⁇ g
  • FluarixTM a standard trivalent split influenza vaccine: FluarixTM.
  • the Fluarix vaccine was supplied in pre-filled syringes and was administered intramuscularly in the deltoid muscle. A needle of at least 2.5 cm/1 inch in length (23 gauge) was used to ensure proper intramuscular injection.
  • One dose contained the following components: HEMAGGLUTININ FROM THREE INFLUENZA STRAINS A/NEW CALEDONIA/20/99 15.0 ⁇ g A/PANAMA/2007/99 15.0 ⁇ g B/JOHANNESBURG 5/99 15.0 ⁇ g THIOMERSAL PRESERVATIVE 50.0 ⁇ g
  • Injection site pain reported by 10/65 (15.4%) vaccinees, was the most common symptom following IM administration of FluarixTM. In the ID group, pain was reported by ⁇ fraction (3/65) ⁇ (4.6%) vaccinees. This difference was statistically significant (p0.038; Fisher exact test). Frequency of pain is therefore reduced when using ID administration.
  • ID administration of a flu vaccine provides equivalent (100%) seroprotection in an elderly population.
  • Pigs show important physiologic similarities to humans, and pig skin in particular is quite similar to human skin in terms of appearance, anatomy, and physiology. Therefore, studies where properties of the skin are important maybe assessed in the most relevant manner in pigs.
  • the pig also has the advantage that it is a natural host for influenza infection (A strains only) and thus testing of vaccine candidates in pigs is relevant.
  • FIG. 1 shows the results obtained from this study using the strain-specific ELISA readout.
  • Group 1 2 IN Primings (Trivalent 50 ⁇ g); trivalent vaccine IM 15 ⁇ g HA
  • Group 2 2 IN Primings (Trivalent 50 ⁇ g); trivalent vaccine ID 3 ⁇ g HA
  • Guinea pigs were primed on Day 0 with 5 ⁇ g trivalent whole inactivated Flu virus in 200 ⁇ l, intranasally.
  • Vaccination Day 28—Vaccine containing 0.1 ⁇ g HA each per strain trivalent split Flu vaccine prepared as described in Examples 5 and 6 except that the pooling (Example 6) resulted in a final concentration for each antigen of 1.0 ⁇ g/ml to give a dose of 0.1 ⁇ g in 100 ⁇ l compared to 60 ⁇ g/ml in Example 6.
  • the final trivalent formulation was administered intradermally using tuberculin syringes, either adjuvanted or unadjuvanted, in 100 ⁇ l.
  • G1-G5 refer to 5 groups of guinea pigs, 5 per group.
  • 3D-MPLin+QS21 refers to an adjuvant formulation which comprises a unilamellar vesicle comprising cholesterol, having a lipid bilayer comprising dioleoyl phosphatidyl choline, wherein the QS21 and the 3D-MPL are associated with, or embedded within, the lipid bilayer.
  • adjuvant formulations are described in EP 0 822 831 B, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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