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US20150306204A1 US14/650,807 US201314650807A US2015306204A1 US 20150306204 A1 US20150306204 A1 US 20150306204A1 US 201314650807 A US201314650807 A US 201314650807A US 2015306204 A1 US2015306204 A1 US 2015306204A1
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  • the invention relates to nasally-administered vaccine compositions effective against infection in immuno-compromised populations.
  • Influenza vaccines currently in general use are based on live virus or inactivated virus, and inactivated virus vaccines can be based on whole virus, “split” virus, subunit proteins or on purified surface antigens (including haemagglutinin and neuraminidase).
  • immuno-compromised subjects including the elderly has been increasingly recognized.
  • immuno-compromised individual's e.g. elderly aged ⁇ 65 years are at greater risk for hospitalization and death form seasonal influenza compared with other age groups.
  • immuno-compromised individuals have high attack rates of influenza during epidemic periods.
  • immuno-compromised do not respond well to vaccinations. These subjects are found to respond to influenza vaccination by producing lower antibody titers to influenza hemagglutinin compared to younger adults.
  • Immuno-compromised subjects include in addition to persons aged ⁇ 65 years, pregnant women, patients receiving chemotherapy, patients on immune-suppressive drugs, such as organ transplant patients, HIV infected individuals. A non-limiting list of what is considered immuno-compromised subjects is shown in table 1.
  • Immuno-compromised subjects include the following individuals Persons aged ⁇ 65 Pregnant women Persons with cancer Persons receiving chemotherapy Persons receiving radiation thereapy Persons undergoing hematopoietic allogenic stem cell transplantation Persons undergoing hematopoietic autologous stem cell transplantation Persons undergoing solid organ transplants Persons with graft-versus-host disease Persons with HIV Persons receiving immunosuppressive medication e.g. glucocorticoid therapy Persons with chronic diseases e.g. end stage renal disease, diabetes, cirrhosis
  • influenza pandemics like the influenza A(H1N1) pandemic was associated with substantial mortality in the elderly and immune-compromised.
  • Pregnancy is an immune-compromised state; during pregnancy, the immune system does not work at full capacity. Because of this, the body's immune system in pregnancy has a harder time fighting off the influenza virus, and the flu therefore tends to be more severe. In fact, pregnant women have been disproportionately affected by severe disease in all influenza pandemics over the past century. In the 1918 flu pandemic, for example, half of all pregnant women with the flu experienced pneumonia. Of these, half died—resulting in an astonishing and tragic death rate of 25% among pregnant women who got the flu. In the 1957 pandemic, among women of reproductive age, half of all reported deaths occurred in pregnant women.
  • influenza viruses that circulate are related to those from the preceding epidemics.
  • the viruses spread among people with varying levels of immunity from infections earlier in life.
  • Such circulation in a phenomenon known as antigenic drift, over a period of usually 2-3 years, promotes the selection of new strains that have changed enough to cause an epidemic again among the general population.
  • Drift variants may have different impacts in different communities, regions, countries or continents in any one year, although over several years their overall impact is often similar.
  • Typical influenza epidemics cause increases in incidence of pneumonia and lower respiratory disease as witnessed by increased rates of hospitalisation or mortality.
  • the immuno-compromised, especially the elderly or those with underlying chronic diseases, are most likely to experience such complications, but young infants also may suffer severe disease.
  • infants In one sense young children can also be considered immune-compromised, as their immune system is not fully developed and does not respond as well as an adult's immune system. Infants are in their first three months of life susceptible to infections that are not common in older individuals (such as Streptococcus agalactiae ) and infants rely on maternal antibody for the first few month of life. Infants do not respond to certain vaccines in the same way as adults and are unable to produce effective antibodies to polysaccharide antigens until around 5 years of age. The immune system grows and develops with the child and does not fully resemble that of an adult until puberty, when sex hormones may be responsible for the full maturation of the child's immune system.
  • Antigenic shift is the process by which two or more different strains of a virus combine to form a new subtype having a mixture of the surface antigens of the two or more original strains.
  • Antigenic shift is a specific case of reassortment or viral shift that confers a phenotypic change.
  • an influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no pre-existing immunity.
  • Antigenic shift is contrasted with antigenic drift, which is the natural mutation over time of known strains of influenza which may lead to a loss of immunity, or in vaccine mismatch.
  • Antigenic drift occurs in all types of influenza including influenza virus A, influenza B and influenza C.
  • Antigenic shift occurs only in influenza virus A because it infects more than just humans.
  • antiviral drugs will not be sufficient or effective enough to cover the needs and the number of individuals at risk of potentially life-threating influenza disease.
  • the development of suitable vaccines is essential in order to achieve protective antibody levels in immunologically naive subjects.
  • New non-live vaccines such as a vaccine based on a whole inactivated virus or on part from an inactivated virus, able to induce protective immunity against influenza disease in individuals with no pre-existing immunity to the vaccine antigen are needed.
  • Individuals without sufficient pre-existing immunity to influenza and/or with weakened immune status include immuno-compromised individuals, young children and large parts of the world wide population (or all) in case of a pandemic.
  • the present invention is directed particularly to immuno-compromised, e.g. elderly. This group especially is in need of a safe, non-live vaccine that can boost an immunological response against influenza.
  • New vaccines that could be used as peri-pandemic vaccines to prime an immunologically naive population against a pandemic strain before or upon declaration of a pandemic are also needed.
  • the present invention is directed particularly to immuno-compromised individuals and notably can be readily administered due to being formulated for nasal administration and only containing inactivated antigens from pathogens e.g. virus or parts of viruses, thus not requiring medically trained personnel.
  • Formulations of vaccine antigens with potent adjuvants allow for enhancing immune responses.
  • One aspect of the invention is directed to the pediatric use of the vaccine of the invention including a vaccine effective in children against seasonal influenza virus strains.
  • a further aspect of the invention is directed to subjects of all age groups when the composition is for pandemic use.
  • a first aspect of the invention is directed to a composition comprising
  • composition is formulated for use as an influenza vaccine for intranasal administration.
  • the invention was developed for use as a vaccine for the intranasal immunization of influenza in immune-compromised subjects.
  • a second aspect of the invention is directed to a composition
  • a composition comprising
  • a third aspect of the invention is directed a composition
  • a composition comprising
  • a fourth aspect of the invention is directed to a method of immunization of immuno-compromised subjects by intranasal administration of a composition comprising
  • FIG. 1 Development of HI antibody titers against H1N1 A/Ned/602/09 (A). Ferrets of group 1, 3-6 were intranasally inoculated by nasal drops on days 0, 21 and 42 and ferrets of group 2 were subcutaneously injected on days 21 and 42. HI antibody titers were determined in sera collected prior to the immunizations on day 0, 21 and 42 and after the last immunization on days 64 and 70.
  • Group 1 control, i.n. saline
  • group 2 s.c. TIV
  • group 3 i.n. EndocineTM TM adjuvanted split antigen at 5 ⁇ g HA
  • group 4 i.n.
  • EndocineTM TM adjuvanted split antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA group 5 (i.n. EndocineTM TM adjuvanted split antigen at 30 ⁇ g HA) and group 6 (i.n. EndocineTM TM adjuvanted inactivated whole virus antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA). Bars represent geometric mean of 6 animals per group with 95% CI (GMT+/ ⁇ CI95).
  • FIG. 2 HI titers against distant viruses.
  • Ferrets of group 1, 3-6 were intranasally inoculated by nasal drops on days 0, 21 and 42 and ferrets of group 2 were subcutaneously injected on days 21 and 42.
  • HI antibody titers were determined in sera collected prior to the immunizations on day 0, 21 and 42 and after the last immunization on days 64 and 70.
  • Group 1 control, i.n. saline
  • group 2 s.c. TIV
  • group 3 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 5 ⁇ g HA
  • group 4 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA
  • group 5 i.n.
  • EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 30 ⁇ g HA and group 6 (i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted inactivated whole virus antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA). Bars represent geometric mean of 6 animals per group with 95% CI (GMT+/ ⁇ 0195). For GMT calculations, the ⁇ 55 value was replaced with the absolute value 5.
  • B Antibody titers against H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76.
  • C Antibody titers against H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76.
  • FIG. 3 Development of VN antibody titers against H1N1 A/Ned/602/09.
  • Ferrets of group 1, 3-6 were intranasally inoculated by nasal drops on days 0, 21 and 42 and ferrets of group 2 were subcutaneously injected on days 21 and 42.
  • VN antibody titers were determined in sera collected prior to the immunizations on day 0, 21 and 42 and after the last immunization on days 64 and 70.
  • Group 1 control, i.n. saline
  • group 2 s.c. TIV
  • group 3 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 5 ⁇ g HA
  • group 4 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA
  • group 5 i.n.
  • EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 30 ⁇ g HA and group 6 (i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted inactivated whole virus antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA). Bars represent geometric mean of 6 animals per group with 95% CI (GMT +/ ⁇ CI95).
  • FIG. 4 Comparison of the vaccine (ImmunoseTM FLU comprising 15 ⁇ g HA split influenza antigen with 20 mg/ml (2%) EndocineTM) of the present invention with other adjuvanted vaccine products, FluMist (live attenuated vaccine) and injectable vaccines in na ⁇ ve ferrets.
  • FIG. 5 a Shows the influenza specific IgG1 titer response over time in old mice immunized with ImmunoseTM Flu (circle), in old mice immunized without adjuvant (square), in old mice receiving intranasal saline solution (plus sign) and in young mice receiving ImmunoseTM Flu (triangle).
  • FIG. 5 b Shows the influenza specific IgG2a titer response over time in old mice immunized with ImmunoseTM Flu (circle), in old mice immunized without adjuvant (square), in old mice receiving intranasal saline solution (plus sign) and in young mice receiving ImmunoseTM Flu (triangle).
  • FIG. 5 c Shows the influenza specific IgA titer response over time in old mice immunized with ImmunoseTM Flu (circle), in old mice immunized without adjuvant (square), in old mice receiving intranasal saline solution (plus sign) and in young mice receiving ImmunoseTM Flu (triangle).
  • Group 1 control, i.n. saline
  • group 2 s.c. TIV
  • group 3 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 5 ⁇ g HA
  • group 4 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA
  • group 5 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 30 ⁇ g HA
  • group 6 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted inactivated whole virus antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA.
  • AUC area under the curve
  • Table 6 Semi-quantitative scoring for histopathological parameters on 4 dpi.
  • Group 1 control, i.n. saline
  • group 2 s.c. TIV
  • group 3 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 5 ⁇ g HA
  • group 4 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA
  • group 5 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 30 ⁇ g HA
  • group 6 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted inactivated whole virus antigen at 15 ⁇ g HA.
  • immuno-compromised means subjects aged ⁇ 65 years and pregnant women. The term also covers persons of all age groups with an impaired immune system as a result of genetic defect, pathogen induced suppression of the immune system or a drug induced suppression of the immune system.
  • Immuno-compromised patients may therefore include, but are not limited to the following patient classes; cancer patients, persons receiving chemotherapy, persons receiving radiation therapy, organ transplant patients, persons undergoing solid organ transplants, stem cell transplant patients, persons undergoing hematopietic allogenic stem cell transplantation, persons undergoing hematopoietic autologous stem cell transplantation.
  • HIV infected patients persons with AIDS, patients with graft-versus-host disease, patients on immune suppressive drugs e.g. glucocorticoid therapy and steroid therapy, persons with chronic diseases e.g. end stage renal disease, diabetes, cirrhosis.
  • pandemic period refers to the time period surrounding a pandemic.
  • Given pandemics are time periods officially identified by WHO, the invention relates to the time period immediately prior the official recognition of the pandemic and immediately following a pandemic, during which time vaccination is recommended.
  • the one or more non-live influenza virus antigens in the composition of the invention can be from one or more influenza strain, A, B and/or C strain.
  • a vaccine composition that is able to prime an immune response and provide protective immunity against pandemic influenza strains normally only contains antigens from one influenza A strain (monovalent) whereas a vaccine composition that is able to prime an immune response and provide protective immunity against seasonal influenza strains normally contains antigens from three or more different strains (trivalent or quadrivalent). Most commonly two different influenza A strains and one or more influenza B strains.
  • the invention is further directed to a method of immunization before or during an epidemic or pandemic period comprising intranasally administering a vaccine composition comprising a composition of the invention as well as to a method of immunization of paediatric subjection comprising intranasally administering a vaccine composition comprising a composition of the invention and still further directed to a method of immunization of na ⁇ ve subjects comprising intranasally administering a vaccine composition comprising a composition of the invention.
  • the invention is directed to the immuno-compromised e.g. the elderly as this population is challenged when it comes to common vaccine strategies.
  • the changes that occur with advancing age are associated with significant clinical manifestations such higher incidences of infectious diseases (e.g. pneumonia and influenza).
  • Both changes in the humoral and cellular immune response occur with advancing age, much of the decrease in immune responsiveness seen in the elderly population is associated with changes in the T cell response.
  • the loss of effective immune activity is largely due to alterations within the T cell compartment which occur, in parts, as a result of thymic involution.
  • Immunosenescence is a term used to describe reduction of immune functions in elderly aged ⁇ 65 years old. Increasing age is therefore associated with increased susceptibility to infections and poor response to vaccinations. For these reasons there is a need for more efficient vaccines for the elderly population such as the present invention.
  • the immuno-compromised populations have a weakened immune system.
  • a person may become immuno-compromised as a result of natural courses such as pregnancy and age or as a result of disease or the therapeutic treatment.
  • individuals may become immuno-compromised as a result of diseases affecting the immune system as well as therapeutic treatment.
  • Individuals with chronic viral infections, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that directly targets the CD4 T cells of immune system are on lifelong antiviral and immunosuppressive drugs to maintain a low virus count, which in turn leads to a weakened immune system.
  • HIV human immunodeficiency virus
  • HBV hepatitis B virus
  • HCV hepatitis C virus
  • Organ transplantation patients are another patient group who are classified as immuno-compromised as they are on immunosuppressive drugs to prevent that their immune system rejects the transplanted organ. Further, some malignancy treatments may also lead to an immuno-compromised state as treatments in addition to killing and preventing cancer growth severely impair the immune system.
  • a collective problem for the immuno-compromised individuals is that they do not respond well to parenteral vaccines and there is therefore a need for new approaches to increase the vaccine success rates in this population.
  • the present invention offers such a new approach.
  • Live attenuated virus vaccines are associated with safety concerns. Flumist®/Fluenz has not been approved, due to these safety issues, for use in small children under 2 years of age, the elderly or otherwise immune-compromised. Paradoxically, it is the immuno-compromised subjects which are a particularly high risk group for influenza. Flumist® is approved for older children but is a live attenuated virus vaccine. Further, Fluenz must not be used in people who are hypersensitive (allergic) to active substances or any of the other ingredients, to gentamicin, or to eggs or egg proteins. It must also not be given to people with weakened immune systems due to conditions such as blood disorders, symptomatic HIV infection and cancer or as a result of certain medical treatments. It must also not be given to children who are receiving treatment with salicylates (e.g. painkillers such as aspirin).
  • salicylates e.g. painkillers such as aspirin
  • the composition of the invention does not utilize a live attenuated virus but rather non-live influenza virus antigens. Moreover, it can be administered intranasally.
  • the intranasal administration of the composition of the invention allows for its generalized use and administration without specialized training, such as throughout the population during peri-pandemic and pandemic periods by self-administration.
  • the use of non-live influenza virus antigens allows for its use in small children without the safety concerns associated with live attenuated virus vaccines.
  • the inventors have developed a vaccine efficacious in immuno-compromised subjects which may be intranasally administered, thereby having the above-mentioned advantages and meeting an important need for vulnerable populations and classes of patients.
  • the invention is directed, in a first aspect, to a composition
  • a composition comprising
  • composition of the invention is suitable for use as an influenza vaccine for intranasal administration.
  • the composition of the invention is directed for use as a vaccine for the intranasal immunization against influenza in immuno-compromised subjects.
  • the composition is for use as a vaccine for immunization of persons aged ⁇ 65 years.
  • the composition is for use as a vaccine for immunization of pregnant women.
  • influenza viruses consist of three types A, B, and C.
  • Influenza A viruses infect a wide variety of birds and mammals, including humans, horses, pigs, ferrets, and chickens.
  • Influenza B is present in humans, ferrets and seals and C is present in humans, dogs and pigs.
  • Animals infected with Influenza A often act as a reservoir for the influenza virus, by generating pools of genetically and antigenically diverse viruses which are transmitted to the human population. Transmission may occur through close contact between humans and the infected animals, for example, by the handling of livestock. Transmission from human to human may occur through close contact, or through inhalation of droplets produced by coughing or sneezing.
  • the outer surface of the influenza A virus particle consists of a lipid envelope which contains the glycoproteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA).
  • the HA glycoprotein is comprised of two subunits, termed HA1 and HA2.
  • HA contains a sialic acid binding site, which binds to sialic acid found on the outer membrane of epithelial cells of the upper and lower respiratory tract, and is absorbed into the cell via receptor mediated endocytosis.
  • the influenza virus particle releases its genome, which enters the nucleus and initiates production of new influenza virus particles.
  • NA is also produced, which cleaves sialic acid from the surface of the cell to prevent recapture of released influenza virus particles.
  • the virus incubates for a short period, roughly five days in a typical case, although the incubation period can vary greatly. Virus is secreted approximately one day prior to the onset of the illness, and typically lasts up to three to five days. Typical symptoms include fever, fatigue, malaise, headache, aches and pains, coughing, and sore throat. Some symptoms may persist for several weeks post infection.
  • influenza vaccines often target the HA and NA molecules.
  • Conventional influenza virus vaccines often utilize whole inactivated viruses, which possess the appropriate HA and/or NA molecule.
  • recombinant forms of the HA and NA proteins or their subunits may be used as vaccines.
  • the antigen in the vaccine composition may be inactivated antigens such as e.g. whole inactivated viruses, split antigens, subunit antigens, recombinant antigens or peptides.
  • the term “antigen” or “immunogen” is defined as anything that can serve as a target for an immune response.
  • the term also includes protein antigens, recombinant protein components, virus like particles (VLPs) as well as genetically engineered RNA or DNA, which—when injected into the cells of the body—the “inner machinery” of the host cells “reads” the DNA and uses it to synthesize the pathogen's proteins. Because these proteins are recognised as foreign, when they are processed by the host cells and displayed on their surface, the immune system is alerted, which then triggers a range of immune responses.
  • the term also includes material, which mimic inactivated bacteria or viruses or parts thereof.
  • the immune response can be either cellular or humoral and be detected in systemic and/or mucosal compartments.
  • influenza is an RNA virus and is thus subject to frequent mutation, resulting in constant and permanent changes to the antigenic composition of the virus.
  • the antigenic composition refers to portions of the polypeptide which are recognized by the immune system, such as antibody binding epitopes. Small, minor changes to the antigenic composition are often referred to as antigenic drift.
  • Influenza A viruses are also capable of “swapping” genetic materials from other subtypes in a process called reassortment, resulting in a major change to the antigenic composition referred to as antigenic shift. Because the immune response against the viral particles relies upon the binding of antibodies to the HA and NA glycoproteins, frequent changes to the glycoproteins reduce the effectiveness of the immune response acquired against influenza viruses over time, eventually leading to a lack of immunity. The ability of influenza A to undergo a rapid antigenic drift and shift can often trigger influenza epidemics due to the lack of pre-existing immunity to the new strain.
  • Vaccination to prevent influenza is particularly important for persons who are at increased risk for severe complications from influenza or at higher risk for influenza-related outpatient, ED or hospital visits.
  • the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that in situations of limited vaccine supply vaccination efforts should focus on delivering vaccination to persons at risk of developing severe compilations attributable to influenza. Persons at increased risk may include but are not limited to all children aged 6 through 59 months;
  • an influenza virus strain that give it the potential to cause a pandemic outbreak are: it contains a new haemagglutinin compared to the haemagglutinin in the recently circulating strains, which may or may not be accompanied by a change in neuraminidase subtype; it is capable of being transmitted horizontally in the human population; and it is pathogenic for humans.
  • a new haemagglutinin may be one which has not been evident in the human population for an extended period of time, probably a number of decades, such as H2. Or it may be a haemagglutinin that has not been circulating in the human population before, for example H5, H9, H7 or H6 which are found in birds. In either case the majority, or at least a large proportion of, or even the entire population has not previously encountered the antigen and is immunologically naive to it.
  • the vaccine of the invention is particularly directed to immuno-compromised subjects, e.g. the elderly aged ⁇ 65 years.
  • the invention is also intended for subjects with a disease or therapy induced immuno-compromised state.
  • the composition of the invention is for use in cancer patients.
  • the composition is for use in pregnant women.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons receiving chemotherapy.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons receiving radiation therapy.
  • the composition of the invention is for use in organ transplant patients.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons undergoing solid organ transplants.
  • the composition of the invention is for use stem cell transplant patients.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons undergoing hematopietic allogenic stem cell transplantation.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons undergoing hematopoietic autologous stem cell transplantation.
  • the composition of the invention is for use HIV infected patients.
  • the composition of the invention is for use persons with AIDS.
  • the composition of the invention is for use patients with graft-versus-host disease.
  • the composition of the invention is for use patients on immune suppressive drugs e.g. glucocorticoid therapy.
  • the composition of the invention is for use in persons receiving steroid therapy.
  • the composition of the invention is intended, as a vaccine for immuno-compromised individuals of all age groups during pandemic or peri-pandemic periods.
  • the invention is intended for pediatic immuno-compromised subjects.
  • the composition is therefore particularly directed to pediatric immuno-compromised subject during a pandemic.
  • the pediatic immune-compromised subjects may be children under 18 years old, such as children 0 to 18 years, particularly children aged 12 and under. Typically, the children are less than 8 years of age, such as 6 years old or less.
  • An important intended class of patients for the vaccine of the invention is particularly immuno-compromised children of 2 months to less than 9 years of age, typically immuno-compromised children of age 3 months to less than 9 years old, such as of age 6 months to less than 8 years old, most typically of age 6 month to less than 7 years old, such as of age 6 months to less than 72 months, or of age 6 months to 60 months or of age 6 months to 24 months.
  • the composition of the invention is intended, at least in part, as a vaccine for pediatric use in immuno-compromised subjects.
  • the immuno-compromised subjects may be of all age groups when the composition is particularly directed to a vaccine for use during pandemic or peri-pandemic periods.
  • Intranasal administration is intended to mean administration to the nose by any mode of administration such as by spraying the vaccine into the nasal cavity or by administering the vaccine via pipette by dripping the vaccine into the nasal cavity or onto the nasal mucosal wall.
  • the composition advantageously comprises one or more non-live influenza virus antigens rather than live attenuated virus.
  • the non-live influenza virus antigen may be selected from the group consisting of whole inactivated virus, split virus, subunit influenza antigen and recombinant antigens.
  • the use of recombinant proteins can be used to increase the titer of neutralizing antibodies produced against a challenge with the virus.
  • the glycosylation of HA plays an important role in the ability of the immune response to elict an antibody response and the virus ability to evade the immune system.
  • recombinant HA proteins can be generated containing heterogeneous complex-type glycans as well as recombinant proteins which are monoglycosylated or non-glycosylated with increased immunogenicity.
  • the non-live influenza virus antigen is a split antigen or a subunit influenza antigen, more preferably a split antigen.
  • influenza A genome contains 11 genes on eight pieces of RNA, encoding for 11 proteins: hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), nucleoprotein (NP), M1, M2, NS1, NS2(NEP: nuclear export protein), PA, PB1 (polymerase basic 1), PB1-F2 and PB.
  • Non-live influenza virus antigens may be selected from any one protein or combination of proteins from the virus.
  • the composition of the invention may comprise any inactivated influenza virus.
  • influenza virus varies from season to season and also by geographic area and populations in which they infect.
  • the present invention is directed to vaccines comprising an adjuvant of the invention and non-live influenza virus antigens from one or more influenza virus.
  • the non-live influenza antigen used in the vaccine composition of the invention will be any antigenic material derived from an inactivated influenza virus. For instance, it may comprise inactivated whole virus particles. Alternatively, it may comprise disrupted virus (split virus) wherein for instance an immunogenic protein, for example M2 ion channel protein, or glycoproteins are retained.
  • influenza membrane glycoproteins may be used as the antigenic material in the vaccine composition.
  • a vaccine composition according to the invention may comprise one or more types of antigenic materials.
  • the influenza type virus used to prepare the vaccine composition will, of course, depend on the influenza against which a recipient of the vaccine is to be protected.
  • the non-live influenza virus antigen comprises one or more antigens of, for instance, the genetic backbone of one or more of the following influenza viruses: A/Ann Arbor/6/60 (A/AA/6/60) B/Ann Arbor/1/66 virus, the FluMist MDV-A (ca A/Ann Arbor/6/60), the FluMist MDV-B (ca B/Ann Arbor/1/66), A/Leningrad/17 donor strain backbone, and PR8.
  • influenza viruses for instance, the genetic backbone of one or more of the following influenza viruses: A/Ann Arbor/6/60 (A/AA/6/60) B/Ann Arbor/1/66 virus, the FluMist MDV-A (ca A/Ann Arbor/6/60), the FluMist MDV-B (ca B/Ann Arbor/1/66), A/Leningrad/17 donor strain backbone, and PR8.
  • the vaccine compositions of the invention comprise a non-live influenza virus antigen of, for instance, an HA or an NA polypeptide sequence (or at least 90% identical or at least 95% identical to such sequences) from one or more of the following: B/Yamanashi; A/New Caledonia; A/Sydney; A/Panama; B/Johannesburg; B/Victoria; B/Hong Kong; A/Shandong/9/93; A/Johannesburg/33/94; A/Wuhan/395/95; A/Sydney/201797; A/Panama/2007/99; A/Wyoming/03/2003; A/Texas/36/91; A/Shenzhen/227/95; A/Beijing/262/95; A/New Caledonia/20/99; B/Ann Arbor/1/94; B/Yamanashi/166/98; B_Johannesburg.sub.--5.sub.--99; BVic
  • influenza virus strain may be of one or more of the strains previously recommended by the WHO for use in an influenza vaccine.
  • the adjuvant of the composition of the invention is critical for its suitability for intranasal administration and for its efficacy.
  • a suitable adjuvant for intranasal administration may be an adjuvant that comprises optionally a monoester of glycerol in combination with a fatty acid, or it may be a combination of fatty acids.
  • Carboxylic acids used in such adjuvants comprise long chain (C4-C30) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl carboxylic acids which may optionally be branched or unbranched, cyclic or acyclic, optionally having single, double or multiple unsaturation (double or triple bond) which may further optionally be of different kind.
  • Monoglycerides used in such adjuvants may be carboxylic acid esters of glycerin, wherein the carboxylic acids may be long chain (C4-C30) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl carboxylic acids which may optionally be branched or unbranched, optionally having single, double or multiple unsaturation (double or triple bond) which may further optionally be of different kind.
  • carboxylic acids may be long chain (C4-C30) alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl carboxylic acids which may optionally be branched or unbranched, optionally having single, double or multiple unsaturation (double or triple bond) which may further optionally be of different kind.
  • the concentration of monoglyceride in a vaccine composition may be in the range of e.g. about 1 to about 50 mg/ml, such as, e.g. from about 1 to about 25 mg/ml, from about 5 to about 15 mg/ml or about 10 mg/ml.
  • the concentration of fatty acid in a vaccine composition may be in the range of e.g. about 0.5 to about 50 mg/ml, such as, e.g. from about 1 to about 25 mg/ml, from about 1 to about 15 mg/ml, from about 1 to about 10 mg/ml, from about 2 to about 8 mg/ml or about 6-7 mg/ml.
  • concentration of a fatty acid in the vaccine composition corresponds to the concentration (on a molar basis) of the monoglyceride.
  • adjuvants as described above and disclosed in WO 2012/042003 are particularly useful when vaccination is performed via the nasal route, e.g. administration to the mucosa of the nasal cavity.
  • the inventors have found that use of such adjuvants in vaccination via the nasal route improves the immune response upon vaccination.
  • the inventors have found the use of such adjuvants safe and tolerable in several species including humans.
  • the composition may comprise mono-glycerides which are glycerides mono-esterified with carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of lauric acid (C12), myristic acid (C14), palmitic acid (C16), palmitoleic acid (016:1), oleic acid (018:1), linoleic acid (018:2), stearic acid, hexanoic acid, caprylic acid, decanoic acid (capric acid), arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, alpha-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, erucic acid, nervonic acid.
  • carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of lauric acid (C12), myristic acid (C14), palm
  • the mono-glycerides are glycerides mono-esterified with carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of palmitoleic acid (016:1), oleic acid (C18:1) and linoleic acid (018:2).
  • the mono-glyceride is glyceride mono-esterified with oleic acid (glyceryl oleate).
  • the adjuvant preferably comprises one or more carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid stearic acid, hexanoic acid, caprylic acid, decanoic acid (capric acid), arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, alpha-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, erucic acid and nervonic acid.
  • the one or more carboxylic acids are selected from the group consisting of oleic acid and lauric acid.
  • the adjuvant comprises glyceryl oleate, oleic acid and an aqeuous medium.
  • the vaccine composition of the present invention can also comprise additional pharmaceutical excipients. Such pharmaceutical excipients can be:
  • Agents to control the tonicity/osmolarity of the vaccine are e.g. physiological salts like sodium chloride. Other physiological salts are potassium chloride, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, disodium phosphate, magnesium chloride etc. Such agent could also be other ionic substances which influence the ionic strength and stability.
  • the osmolality of the vaccine may be adjusted to a value in a range from about 200 to about 400 mOsm/kg, preferably in a range from about 240 to about 360 mOsm/kg or the osmolality must be close to the physiological level e.g. in the physiological range from about 290 to about 310 mOsm/kg.
  • pH of the vaccine composition is in a range of from about 5 to about 8.5.
  • Suitable pH adjusting agents or buffer substances include hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide (to adjust pH) as well as phosphate buffer, Tris buffer, citrate buffer, acetate buffer, histidine buffer etc. (to buffer the vaccine).
  • additives like e.g. surface-active agents, antioxidants, chelating agents, antibacterial agents, viral inactivators, preservatives, dyes, anti-foaming agents, stabilizers or surface active agents, or combinations thereof.
  • the surface-active agent may be hydrophilic, inert and biocompatible, such as, e.g., poloxamers such as e.g. Pluronic F68 or Pluronic 127.
  • the antibacterial agents may be e.g. amphotericin or any derivative thereof, chlorotetracyclin, formaldehyde or formalin, gentamicin, neomycin, polymyxin B or any derivative thereof, streptomycin or any combination thereof.
  • the antioxidants may be e.g. ascorbic acid or tocopherol or any combination thereof.
  • the viral inactivators may be e.g. formalin, beta-propiolactone, UV-radiation, heating or any combination thereof.
  • the preservatives may be e.g. benzethonium chloride, EDTA, phenol, 2-phenoxyethanol or thimerosal or any combination thereof.
  • EDTA has also been shown to be a chelating agent, an antioxidant and a stabilizer.
  • the dyes may be e.g. any indicators (such as e.g. phenol red) or brilliant green or any combination thereof.
  • the anti-foaming agents may be e.g. polydimethylsilozone.
  • the surfactants may be e.g. anionic, cationic or non-ionic or zwitterionic, such as e.g. polyoxyethylene and derivatives thereof, polysorbates (such as e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80), Tween 80, poloxamers (such as e.g Pluronic F68) or any combination thereof.
  • anionic, cationic or non-ionic or zwitterionic such as e.g. polyoxyethylene and derivatives thereof, polysorbates (such as e.g. polysorbate 20 or polysorbate 80), Tween 80, poloxamers (such as e.g Pluronic F68) or any combination thereof.
  • the concentration of monoglyceride in a vaccine composition is in an amount in the range of about 0.1 g to about 5.0 g per 100 mL, or in the range of about 0.1 g about 2.0 g per 100 ml, or about 0.5 g to about 2.0 g, such as 0.5 g to about 1.5 g per 100 mL of the vaccine composition.
  • the concentration of the one or more carboxylic acids is in an amount in the range of about from 0.1 g to about 5.0 g per 100 mL, or in the range of about 0.1 g to about 2.0 g per 100 mL or about 0.5 g to about 2.0 g, such as 0.5 g to about 1.5 g per 100 mL of the vaccine composition.
  • the one or more monoglycerides together with one or more carboxylic acids in an vaccine composition may be in an amount of at the most 10% w/v, or at the most 5% w/v, or at the most 4% w/v, or at the most 3% w/v, or at the most 2% w/v, or at the most 1% w/v, or at the most 0.5% w/v, or at the most 0.1% w/v, or at the most 0.05% w/v.
  • the adjuvant may comprise a combination of lipids selected from the group consisting of mono-olein, oleic acid, lauric acid, and soybean oil.
  • the adjuvant comprises oleic acid, lauric acid in Tris buffer.
  • this embodiment comprises 0.25 g to 0.75 g of oleic acid, 0.25 g to 0.75 g of lauric acid in 7-15 mL of Tris buffer (pH 7-9).
  • a specific example comprises 0.4 g to 0.5 g of oleic acid, 0.3 g to 0.4 g of lauric acid in 8-10 mL of 0.1 MTris buffer (pH 7-9).
  • the adjuvant comprises oleic acid and mono-olein in Tris buffer.
  • this embodiment comprises 0.25 g to 0.75 g of oleic acid, 0.25 g to 0.75 g of mono-olein in 7-15 mL of Tris buffer.
  • a specific example comprises 0.3 g to 0.4 g of oleic acid, 04 g to 0.5 g of mono-olein in 8-10 mL of 0.1 MTris buffer (pH 7-9).
  • a further embodiment comprises 0.5 g to 0.25 g of mono-olein, 0.5 g to 0.25 g of oleic acid, and 0.25 g to 0.75 g of soybean oil in 7-15 mL of Tris buffer.
  • a specific example of this embodiment comprises 0.1 g to 0.2 g of mono-olein, 0.8 g to 1.5 g of oleic acid, and 0.5 g to 0.6 g of soybean oil in 8-12 mL of Tris buffer (pH 7-9).
  • Example adjuvant A comprising 0.4 g to 0.5 g of oleic acid, 0.3 g to 0.4 g of lauric acid in 8-10 mL of 0.1 MTris buffer (pH 7-9);
  • Example adjuvant B comprising 0.3 g to 0.4 g of oleic acid, 0.4 g to 0.5 g of mono-olein in 8-10 mL of 0.1 MTris buffer (pH 7-9);
  • Example adjuvant C comprising 0.1 g to 0.2 g of mono-olein, 0.8 g to 1.5 g of oleic acid, and 0.5 g to 0.6 g of soybean oil in 8-12 mL of Tris buffer (pH 7-9).
  • these adjuvants are typically prepared in w/v concentration of 2-12% lipid content (6 g-12 g per 100 mL), most typically from 3-10%, such as 4%, 5%, 6%, 7, 8%, or 9%, These concentrations are those of the adjuvant mix itself.
  • This adjuvant is then mixed with the antigen containing composition in 2:1 to 1:8 ratios, such as, for example, in a 1:1 ratio so as to provide a 4% lipid content vaccine composition when commencing from an adjuvant with an 8% lipid concentration.
  • the lipid content in the vaccine composition of the invention is 0.5% to 6% w/v, typically as 1% to 6% w/v, more typically 1% to 4%.
  • the Example B composition is an EndocineTM formulation comprising equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid (0.3 g to 0.4 g of oleic acid, 0.4 g to 0.5 g of mono-olein in 8-10 mL of 0.1 M Tris buffer (pH 7-9)) and has been found to be exceptionally effective in naive subjects with no pre-existing immunity to the antigen.
  • this 8% lipid formulation is diluted with the antigen containing compositions so as to provide a vaccine composition with a lipid concentration of 1-4% w/v.
  • the composition is suitable for use in a method for immunization during a peri-pandemic or pandemic period comprising intranasally administering the vaccine composition of the invention.
  • the method for immunization during a pen-pandemic or pandemic period can be used for subjects of all age.
  • the invention further relates to a method of immunization during seasonal epidemics of immuno-compromised subjects comprising intranasally administering a vaccine composition as described.
  • the invention is directed to a method of immunization immuno-compromised subjects comprising intranasally administering a vaccine composition.
  • a further aspect of the invention is directed to adjuvanted non-live antigens against influenza intranasally administered to immune-compromised patients, including those with immunosenescence; HIV patients; subjects taking immunosuppressant drugs, recent organ recipients; premature babies, and post-operative patients.
  • This aspect relates to a composition comprising
  • a surprising effect of the present invention as illustrated by example 2 is that the composition of the present invention is able to reduce virus shedding.
  • Immuno-compromised subjects shed more virus than immune-competent healthy adults. Immuno-compromised subjects are therefore able to spread more virus to people in their proximity such as care takers, family, residents at nursing homes.
  • the present invention may therefore be suitable for treating immuno-compromised subjects such as individuals aged ⁇ 65 years, pregnant women, cancer patients, patients receiving chemotherapy, radiation therapy, HIV infected individuals.
  • the present invention may be suitable for preventing virus spreading by immuno-compromised subjects as identified in table 1.
  • the composition of the present invention is for use in immuno-compromised individuals aged ⁇ 65 years for reducing virus shedding.
  • the composition of the present invention is for use in pregnant women for reducing virus shedding. In one embodiment the composition of the present invention is for use in HIV infected subjects for reducing virus shedding. In one embodiment the composition of the present invention in for use in persons receiving immunosuppressive medication e.g. glucocorticoid therapy for reducing virus shedding. Further, a composition of the percent invention may be particularly suitable for containing a pandemic by reducing virus spreading. In one embodiment a composition of the present invention is for use in immuno-compromised subjects for reducing virus shedding in a pandemic zone. In one embodiment a composition of the present invention is for use in immuno-compromised subjects for reducing virus shedding during a peri-pandemic period. In one embodiment a composition of the present invention is for use in the immuno-compromised subjects for reducing virus shedding during a peri-pandemic period.
  • a method of immunization against influenza in immuno-compromised patients by intranasal administration of a composition as described supra is an interesting aspect of the surprising result.
  • DCs Dendritic cells form an essential bridge between the innate and adaptive immune system by expressing TLRs and capturing antigen.
  • TLRs Dendritic cells
  • age-related changes in DC function e.g. reduced antigen capture capacity, reduced TLR-expression and function, impaired migration capacity and reduced T cell activating capacity.
  • T cell compartment whereof the two major subsets are the CD4 and CD8 T cells are also greatly affected by aging. The most dramatic change being the involution of the thymus, which results in a reduction of naive T cells in the periphery in elderly individuals. The reduced thymic output has a profound effect on the T cell population resulting in decreased diversity in the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire.
  • TCR T cell receptor
  • an interesting aspect of the invention is directed to a composition comprising one or more non-live influenza virus antigens, and
  • the composition is typically for use as an intranasally administered vaccine to immuno-compromised subjects against infectious pathogens such as influenza.
  • the immune-compromised subjects are suitably selected from the group consisting of people but are not limited to subjects aged ⁇ 65 years, pregnant women, premature babies and following patient classes; cancer patients, persons receiving chemotherapy, persons receiving radiation therapy, organ transplant patients, persons undergoing solid organ transplants, stem cell transplant patients, persons undergoing hematopietic allogenic stem cell transplantation, persons undergoing hematopoietic autologous stem cell transplantation.
  • one interesting embodiment of the invention relates to a composition for use as an intranasally administered vaccine in elderly subjects, such as aged 55 or more, typically aged 60 or more, most typically aged 65 or more, such as aged 75 or more, such as aged 80 or more, such as aged 85 or more, such as aged 90 or more, said composition as described herein.
  • a further aspect of the invention is directed to a vaccine for use in naive subjects such as pediatric subjects who are also immuno-compromised patients.
  • the adjuvant of the invention has demonstrated its efficacy in naive subjects in influenza. This renders it suitable for both naive patient classes and immuno-compromised patients in general.
  • compositions for use as an intranasally administered vaccine for use in pediatric immuno-compromised patients comprising
  • Suitable types of vaccines for immunization of naive subjects and pediatric immuno-compromised patients comprise, according to the present invention, an antigen of the respectively relevant pathogen intended to be immunized or treated by vaccine.
  • Some non-limiting examples of known viral antigens other than the Influenza virus antigens mentioned above may include the following: antigens derived from HIV-I such as tat, nef, gpl20 or gpl[beta]O, gp40, p24, gag, env, vif, vpr, vpu, rev or part and/or combinations thereof; antigens derived from human herpes viruses such as gH, gL gM gB gC gK gE or gD or or part and/or combinations thereof or Immediate Early protein such as ICP27, ICP47, ICP4, ICP36 from HSVI or HSV2; antigens derived from cytomegalovirus, especially human cytomegalovirus such as gB or derivatives thereof; antigens derived from Epstein Barr virus such as gp350 or derivatives thereof; antigens derived from Varicella Zoster Virus such as gp I, 11, 111
  • env protein EI or E2 core protein, NS2, NS3, NS4a, NS4b, NS5a, NS5b, p7, or part and/or combinations thereof of HCV); antigens derived from human papilloma viruses (for example HPV6, 11, 16, 18, e.g. LI, L2, EI, E2, E3, E4, E5, E6, E7, or part and/or combinations thereof); antigens derived from other viral pathogens, such as Respiratory Syncytial virus (e.g F and G proteins or derivatives thereof), parainfluenza virus, measles virus, mumps virus, flaviviruses (e. g. Yellow Fever Virus, Dengue Virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Japanese Encephalitis Virus) or part and/or combinations thereof.
  • Respiratory Syncytial virus e.g F and G proteins or derivatives thereof
  • parainfluenza virus e.g. Yellow Fever Virus, Dengue
  • the antigens may be e.g. whole non-live antigens such as e.g. whole inactivated viruses.
  • the antigen may also be part of a pathogen such as e.g. part of an inactivated virus.
  • the antigen components that may be used are, but not limited to, for example, viral, bacterial, mycobaterial or parasitic antigens.
  • Bacterial pathogens may be e.g. Mycobacteria causing tuberculosis and leprosy, pneumocci, aerobic gram negative or gram-positive bacilli, mycoplasma , staphyloccocal infections, streptococcal infections, Helicobacter pylori , salmonellae and chlamydiae.
  • the diseases may also be bacterial infections such as infections caused by Mycobacteria causing tuberculosis and leprosy, pneumocci, aerobic gram negative bacilli, mycoplasma , staphyloccocal infections, streptococcal infections, Helicobacter pylori , salmonellae, diphtheria and chlamydiae.
  • Preferred types of vaccines for immunization of immuno-compromised patients may be selected from the group consisting of pneumococcal vaccine, Hepatitis A-E vaccine, Meningococci vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) vaccine, Diphtheria vaccine.
  • the diseases may also be parasitic malaria, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis, toxoplasmosis, schistosomiasis, filariasis or various types of cancer such as, e.g. breast cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the head and neck, renal cancer, malignant melanoma, laryngeal cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer.
  • cancer e.g. breast cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, cancer of the head and neck, renal cancer, malignant melanoma, laryngeal cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, prostate cancer.
  • the diseases may also be allergies due to house dust mite, pollen and other environmental allergens and autoimmune diseases such as, e.g. systemic lupus erythematosis.
  • the antigen in the vaccine composition may be whole non-live antigens such as e.g. whole inactivated viruses, split non-live antigens or subunit non-live antigens.
  • Inactivation processes are well known in the art such as heat inactivation, irradiation inactivation by UV-light or in activation by formalin inactivation or treatment with beta-propiolactone.
  • the composition of the invention are for use as vaccines for immunization of immuno-compromised patients.
  • the immuno-compromised patients are suitably selected from the group consisting of people with immunosenescence; HIV infected subjects; subjects taking immunosuppressant drugs, such as recent organ recipients; premature babies, and post-operative patients.
  • immunosenescence is commonly found in the elderly.
  • one interesting embodiment of the invention relates to a composition for use as an intranasally administered vaccine in elderly subjects, such as aged 55 or more, typically aged 60 or more, most typically aged 65 or more, said composition as described herein.
  • the immuno-compromised pediatric subjects may be children under 18 years old, such as children 0 to 18 years, particularly children aged 12 and under.
  • the invention particularly intended for immuno-compromised children less than 8 years of age, such as 6 years old or less.
  • An important intended class of patients for the vaccine of the invention is particularly immuno-compromised children of 2 months to less than 9 years of age, typically children of age 3 months to less than 9 years old, such as of age 6 months to less than 8 years old, most typically of age 6 month to less than 7 years old, such as of age 6 months to less than 72 months, or of age 6 months to 60 months or of age 6 months to 24 months.
  • the composition of the invention is intended, at least in part, as a vaccine for pediatric use in immune-compromised subjects.
  • the immuno-compromised subjects may be of all age groups when the composition is particularly directed to a vaccine for use during pandemic or peri-pandemic period.
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide with an estimated 1.6 million people dying of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) each year (WHO, 2002). IPD occurs most commonly among the very young ( ⁇ 24 months) and the elderly (>65 years); the elderly have the highest IPD mortality rates.
  • IPD invasive pneumococcal disease
  • four vaccines are available for the prevention of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae .
  • No intranasal vaccines are available for Streptococcus pneumonia.
  • One interesting embodiment of the invention is directed to an intranasal alternative for the prevention of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae , directed particularly at children and other naive subjects and the elderly since this later group is known to be immuno-compromised.
  • the composition of the invention does not utilize live attenuated bacteria but rather non-live streptococcus pneumonia antigens.
  • the surprisingly efficacy of the vaccine of the invention is a result of the adjuvant used and the surprising result was specific for naive subjects. Similar results are anticipated also for immuno-compromised subjects.
  • composition comprising
  • the immuno-compromised patients are suitably selected from the group consisting of people with immunosenescence; HIV infected subjects; subjects taking immunosuppressant drugs, such as recent organ recipients; premature babies, and post-operative patients.
  • immunosenescence is commonly found in the elderly.
  • one interesting embodiment of the invention relates to a composition for use as an intranasally administered vaccine in elderly subjects, such as aged 55 or more, typically aged 60 or more, most typically aged 65 or more, said composition as described herein.
  • An important embodiment of the invention is directed to a vaccine against pneumococcal infection for the prevention of and/or reducing of the symptoms of disease states selected from the group consisting of bronchitis, pneumonia, septicemia, pericarditis, meningitis and peritonitis.
  • One embodiment is related to the use of pneumococcal vaccine, such as a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) in immuno-compromised subjects, particularly for the elderly over the age of 60 or 65 years and/or adults with a history of previous pneumococcal infection or adults with an increased risk (e.g. anatomic or functional asplenia, immuno-compromising condition, or cardiac, liver, pulmonary, or renal chronic diseases, or recipients of organ, bone marrow, or cochlear transplants).
  • PSV pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
  • a pneumococcal vaccine composition of the invention is used in subjects from 4 weeks of age to 6 years of age (e.g. to subjects that are na ⁇ ve and with immune systems not fully developed “immuno-compromised”) and to elderly, such as persons over 50 years old, typically 60 years old or more, more typically 65 years old or more.
  • the vaccine composition according to the invention may further comprise pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such as e.g. a medium which may be an aqueous medium further comprising a surface-active agent, which may be hydrophilic and inert and biocompatible, such as, e.g., poloxamers such as e.g. Pluronic F68 or Pluronic 127.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable excipients such as e.g. a medium which may be an aqueous medium further comprising a surface-active agent, which may be hydrophilic and inert and biocompatible, such as, e.g., poloxamers such as e.g. Pluronic F68 or Pluronic 127.
  • a pneumococcal vaccine according to present invention may further comprise antibacterial agents, antioxidants, viral inactivators, preservatives, dyes, stabilizers, anti-foaming agents, surfactants (non-ionic, anionic or cationic) as described herein, or any combination thereof.
  • the antibacterial agents may be e.g. amphotericin or any derivative thereof, chlorotetracyclin, formaldehyde or formalin, gentamicin, neomycin, polymyxin B or any derivative thereof, streptomycin or any combination thereof.
  • the antioxidants may be e.g. ascorbic acid or tocopherol or any combination thereof.
  • the viral inactivators may be e.g. formalin, beta-propiolactone, UV-radiation, heating or any combination thereof.
  • the objective of the present study was to investigate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of intranasally administered adjuvant-formulated influenza split antigen and adjuvant-formulated killed whole influenza virus antigen in the ferret model, according to the present invention.
  • the vaccine based on H1N1/California/2009 split antigen (vaccine A) was studied with antigen doses of 5, 15, or 30 ⁇ g HA and the vaccine based on H1N1/California/2009 killed whole virus antigen (vaccine B) was studied with an antigen dose of 15 ⁇ g HA.
  • Vaccine efficacy was studied using wild-type H1N1 A/The Netherlands/602/2009 virus as challenge.
  • EndocineTM adjuvant comprised equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid with a final concentration of 20 mg/ml (2%) in the vaccine composition.
  • ImmunoseTM FLU means non-live influenza antigens mixed with EndocineTM.
  • Fluarix® Parenteral vaccine (composed of A/California/7/2009(H1N1)-like, A/Perth/16/2009(H3N2)-like and B/Brisbane/60/2008-like vaccine strains at 15 ⁇ g HA of each vaccine strain). Animals of group 2 were vaccinated subcutaneously at day 21 and 42 with 0.5 ml Fluarix (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals).
  • Vaccine A Influenza vaccine nasal drops, 5, 15 and 30 ⁇ g HA/0.2 ml, adjuvant formulation comprisingan EndocineTM formulation of equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid (pH 8, in Tris 0.1 M) with a final concentration of 20 mg/ml in the vaccine composition; H1N1/California/2009 split antigen.
  • Vaccine B Influenza vaccine nasal drops, 15 ⁇ g HA/0.2 ml, adjuvant formulation comprising an EndocineTM formulation of equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid (pH 8, in Tris 0.1 M) with a final concentration of 20 mg/ml in the vaccine composition, H1N1/California/2009 killed whole virus antigen.
  • adjuvant formulation comprising an EndocineTM formulation of equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid (pH 8, in Tris 0.1 M) with a final concentration of 20 mg/ml in the vaccine composition, H1N1/California/2009 killed whole virus antigen.
  • Healthy female ferrets Mustela putorius furo: outbred
  • body weights 760-1210 g and seronegative for antibodies against circulating influenza viruses B, A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and A/pH1N1 as demonstrated by hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay
  • Animals were housed in normal cages, in groups of maximal 8 animals during the pre-immunization phase and in study groups of 6 animals during the immunization phase. The study groups were transferred to negatively pressurized glovebox isolator cages on the day of challenge. During the whole study animals were provided with commercial food pellets and water ad libitum.
  • Group 6 was intranasally immunized with 200 ⁇ l EndocineTM formulated H1N1/California/2009 whole virus antigen containing 15 ⁇ g HA.
  • Control group 1 received 200 ⁇ l of saline intranasally.
  • One group of six ferrets (group 2) were vaccinated subcutaneously at day 21 and 42 with 0.5 ml Fluarix® (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals), season 2010/2011, a non-adjuvanted trivalent influenza vaccine (TIV) that contained 15 ⁇ g HA of each vaccine strain.
  • Blood samples for serum preparation were collected prior immunization on days 0, 21 and 42 and before challenge on study days 64 and 70.
  • H1N1 strain A/The Netherlands/602/2009 H1N1 strain A/The Netherlands/602/2009
  • H1N1 A/The Netherlands/602/2009 challenge stock 7.8 log 10 TCID50/ml
  • All animals were challenged intratracheally with 3 ml of the challenge virus preparation containing 106 TCID50, administered with a small catheter into the trachea using a tracheoscope and released just above the bifurcation.
  • Preparation and administration of the challenge virus were performed under BSL3 conditions.
  • a temperature logger (DST micro-T ultrasmall temperature logger; Star-Oddi, Reykjavik, Iceland) was placed in the peritoneal cavity of the ferrets. This device recorded body temperature of the animals every 10 minutes. Ferrets were weighed prior to each immunization (days 0, 21 and 42) and on the days of challenge and euthanasia (days 70 and 74). Animals of groups 1, 2 and 4 were monitored by CT imaging on days 64, 71, 72, 73 and 74. Blood samples were collected prior to the immunization on days 0, 21 and 42, on day 64 and before challenge on day 70. Nose and throat swabs were collected prior challenge on day 70 and on each day after challenge.
  • DST micro-T ultrasmall temperature logger Star-Oddi, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • the cell pellet was resuspended in 3.5 ml wash buffer (D-PBS: lot#: RNBB7791, V-CMS: 10700395 and EDTA:lot#: 079K8712, V-CMS: 10700037), layered on 3 ml lymphoprep and centrifuged at 800 ⁇ G for 30 minutes. After centrifugation the cell containing interface was collected, transferred to a new tube and 4 times washed in wash buffer.
  • Antibody titers against H1N1 A/The Netherlands/602/2009 and 2 distant viruses H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 and H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 were determined by hemagglutination inhibition assay (HI) and virus neutralization assay (VN).
  • Antibody titers against the distant virus H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 were determined by hemagglutination inhibition assay.
  • the HI assay is a standard binding assay based on the ability of influenza virus hemagglutinin specific antibodies to block influenza induced agglutination of red blood cells.
  • the samples were pre-treated with cholera filtrate (obtained from Vibrio cholerae cultures) in order to remove non-specific anti-hemagglutinin activity. Following an incubation for 16 hours at 37° C. the cholera filtrate was inactivated by incubating the samples for 1 hour at 56° C.
  • the VN assay is a standard assay based on the ability of a subset of influenza virus-specific antibodies to neutralize the virus such that there will be no virus replication in the cell culture.
  • the samples were heat-inactivated for 30 minutes at 56° C. and subsequently serial two-fold dilutions of the samples were made in infection medium (Eagles minimal essential medium supplemented with 20 mM Hepes, 0.075% sodium bicarbonate, 2 mM L-Glutamine, 100 IU/ml of penicillin and streptomycin, 17.5 ⁇ g/ml trypsin and 2.3 ng/ml amphotericin B) in triplicate in 96-wells plates starting with a dilution of 1:8.
  • infection medium Eagles minimal essential medium supplemented with 20 mM Hepes, 0.075% sodium bicarbonate, 2 mM L-Glutamine, 100 IU/ml of penicillin and streptomycin, 17.5 ⁇ g/ml trypsin
  • the sample dilutions were then incubated with 25-400 TCID50 of the concerning virus for 1 hour at 37° C., 5% CO2. After completion of the 1 hour incubation period the virus-antibody mixtures were transferred to plates with Madine Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cell culture monolayers that were 95-100% confluent. These plates were than incubated for 1 hour at 37° C., 5% CO2, and the virus-antibody mixtures were subsequently removed and replaced by infection medium. After an incubation period of 6 days at 37° C., 5% CO2 the plates were read using turkey erythrocytes to detect the presence of influenza virus hemagglutinin.
  • MDCK Madine Darby Canine Kidney
  • VN titers were calculated according to the method described by Reed and Muench (Reed, L. J.; Muench, H. (1938). “A simple method of estimating fifty percent endpoints”. The American Journal of Hygiene 27: 493-497).
  • Turbinate and lung samples were weighed and subsequently homogenized with a FastPrep-24 (MP Biomedicals, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) in Hank's balanced salt solution containing 0.5% lactalbumin, 10% glycerol, 200 U/ml penicillin, 200 ⁇ g/ml streptomycin, 100 U/ml polymyxin B sulfate, 250 ⁇ g/ml gentamycin, and 50 U/ml nystatin (ICN Pharmaceuticals, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands) and centrifuged briefly before dilution.
  • FastPrep-24 MP Biomedicals, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
  • Hank's balanced salt solution containing 0.5% lactalbumin, 10% glycerol, 200 U/ml penicillin, 200 ⁇ g/ml streptomycin, 100 U/ml polymyxin B sulfate, 250 ⁇ g/ml gentamycin, and 50 U/ml nystatin (ICN Pharmaceutical
  • Serum levels of antibodies were determined on days 0, 21, 42, 64, and 70 prior to each immunization.
  • Titers against H1N1 A/The Netherlands/602/2009 and 2 distant viruses were determined by hemagglutination inhibition assay (HI) and virus neutralization assay (VNT).
  • Antibody titers against the distant virus H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76) were determined by hemagglutination inhibition assay (HI).
  • the geometric mean HI titers are depicted in FIG. 1 .
  • the ⁇ 5 value was replaced with the corresponding absolute value 5 for calculation of the geometric mean.
  • All pre-sera (day 0) were HI antibody negative (titer: ⁇ 5).
  • HI antibody titers against the distant viruses H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80, H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 and H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 were detected.
  • the geometric mean HI titers against the distant viruses are depicted in FIG. 2 .
  • the ⁇ 5 value was replaced with the corresponding absolute value 5 for calculation of the geometric mean. All pre-sera (day 0) were HI antibody negative (titer: ⁇ 5).
  • Cross-reactive HI antibody titers were considerably lower than homologous H1N1 A/The Netherlands/602/2009 HI antibody titers.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 6 (range 5-7.5), 24 (range 5-60), 32 (range 20-80) and 19 (range 5-70), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 16 (range 5-50), 38 (range 10-80), 63 (range 40-160) and 42 (range 20-120), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 5, 26 (range 7.5-70), 39 (range 5-80) and 29 (range 20-50), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 42 (range 5-90), 239 (range 20-1120), 88 (range 50-160) and 75 (range 40-160), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 78 (range 5-280), 327 (range 35-1280), 153 (range 80-320) and 105 (range 70-160), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 25 (range 5-80), 176 (range 60-400), 64 (range 40-140) and 63 (range 40-160), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 23 (range 5-80), 41 (range 5-320), 42 (range 5-320) and 34 (range 5-320), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 39 (range 5-160), 54 (range 5-640), 78 (range 20-720) 50 (range 5-480), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 9 (range 5-30), 40 (range 5-400), 35 (range 5-160) and 27 (range 5-160), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 7 (range 5-40), 19 (range 5-80), 15 (range 5-80) and 9 (range 5-40), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 9 (range 5-160), 32 (range 5-160), 27 (range 5-160), 15 (range 5-80), respectively.
  • H1N1 A/New Jersey/08/76 HI antibody titers (GMT) on days 21, 42, 64 and 70 were 8 (range 5-80), 47 (range 10-240), 19 (range 5-140) and 13 (range 5-80), respectively.
  • VN antibody titers were measured in serum samples from all experimental animals. The geometric mean VN titers are depicted in FIG. 3 . All pre-sera (day 0) were VN antibody negative (titer: ⁇ 8).
  • VN antibody positive Five out of six samples collected after the first immunization were VN antibody positive (day 21; GMT: 147 range, 8-724). All samples collected after the second immunization were VN antibody positive. VN antibody titers increased considerably in five animals after the second immunization (day 42; GMT: 2376, range, 64-8192) and in two animals after the third immunization (day 64; GMT: 1688, range 662-4871). Samples collected on day 70 (day of challenge) showed VN titers comparable to those measured at day 64 (day 70; GMT: 1581, range 351-3444).
  • VN antibody titers against the distant viruses H1N1 A/Swine/Ned/25/80 and H1N1 A/Swine/Italy/14432/76 were tested (data not shown). All groups 3, 4, 5, and 6 outperformed groups 1 and 2 on days 42, 64 and 70.
  • Turbinate and lung samples were weighed and subsequently homogenized with a FastPrep-24 (MP Biomedicals, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) in Hank's balanced salt solution containing 0.5% lactalbumin, 10% glycerol, 200 U/ml penicillin, 200 ⁇ g/ml streptomycin, 100 U/ml polymyxin B sulfate, 250 ⁇ g/ml gentamycin, and 50 U/ml nystatin (ICN Pharmaceuticals, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands) and centrifuged briefly before dilution.
  • FastPrep-24 MP Biomedicals, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
  • Hank's balanced salt solution containing 0.5% lactalbumin, 10% glycerol, 200 U/ml penicillin, 200 ⁇ g/ml streptomycin, 100 U/ml polymyxin B sulfate, 250 ⁇ g/ml gentamycin, and 50 U/ml nystatin (ICN Pharmaceutical
  • the animals were necropsied according to a standard protocol, as previously described (van den Brand J M et al., PLoS One 2012; 7(8)e42343). In short, the trachea was clamped off so that the lungs would not deflate upon opening the pleural cavity allowing for an accurate visual quantification of the areas of affected lung parenchyma.
  • Samples for histological examination of the left lung were taken and stored in 10% neutral-buffered formalin (after slow infusion with formalin), embedded in paraffin, sectioned at 4 ⁇ m, and stained with haematoxylin and eosin (HE) for examination by light microscopy. Samples were taken in a standardized way, not guided by changes observed in the gross pathology.
  • Intranasal immunization with EndocineTM adjuvanted pH1N1/09 vaccines reduced virus titers in swabs taken from the nose and throat as compared to saline or TIV administration.
  • Virus loads expressed as area under the curve (AUC) in the time interval of 1-4 dpi, in nasal and throat swabs are shown in Table 5.
  • Virus loads in nasal swabs of groups 3, 4 and 5 i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted split antigen at 5, 15 and 30 ⁇ g HA, respectively
  • groups 2 and 6 were significant lower than in group 1 (group 1 versus groups 3-5; p ⁇ 0.03).
  • Virus loads in throat swabs of group 1 and 2 were comparable and significant higher than in groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 (p ⁇ 0.03).
  • the macroscopic post-mortem lung lesions consisted of focal or multifocal pulmonary consolidation, characterized by well delineated reddening of the parenchyma. All ferrets in control group 1 (i.n. saline) and group 2 (parenteral TIV) showed affected lung tissue with a mean percentage of 50% and 37%, respectively and corresponded with a mean relative lung weight (RLW) of 1.5 and 1.3, respectively (Table 5). In contrast, lungs in groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 (i.n. EndocineTM adjuvanted pH1N1/09 vaccines) were much less affected with mean percentages of affected lung tissue of 7-8%. The RLWs in these four EndocineTM-vaccinated groups were in line with these observations (in a close range of 0.8 to 0.9).
  • the pulmonary consolidation corresponded with an acute broncho-interstitial pneumonia at microscopic examination. It was characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells (mostly macrophages and neutrophils) within the lumina and walls of alveoli, and swelling or loss of lining pneumocytes. In addition protein rich oedema fluid, fibrin strands and extravasated erythrocytes in alveolar spaces and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia were generally observed in the more severe cases of alveolitis. The histological parameters that were scored are summarized in Table 5. The most severe alveolar lesions were found in the control groups 1 (i.n. saline) and 2 (parenteral TIV). All parameters of alveolar lesions scored lowest in group 5, but in fact the differences between the groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 were not significant.
  • vaccinated (vaccine-A 15 ⁇ g HA) group 4 and vaccinated (vaccine-A 30 ⁇ g HA) group 5 equally suffered the least lung lesions with both a very low score of 7%, directly followed by vaccinated (vaccine-A 5 ⁇ g HA) group 3 and vaccinated (vaccine-B 15 ⁇ g HA) group 6 with both 8%.
  • Placebo-PBS-treated group 1 animals suffered the most lung lesions with a marked mean score of 50%.
  • Parenterally vaccinated control group 2 suffered slightly less but still prominent lung lesions with a mean 37%.
  • the mean relative lung weights (RLW) were evidently in accordance with these estimated percentages of affected lung tissue, corroborating the validity of these estimated percentages of affected lung tissue.
  • Table 3 below and FIG. 4 compare the vaccine of the present invention with other products, FluMist and injectable vaccines in na ⁇ ve ferrets.
  • GSK monovalent pandemic vaccine (GSK H1N1), Novartis trivalent inactivated vaccine (Novartis TIV), GSK trivalent inactivated vaccine (GSK TIV) groups had a neutralization titer (NT) titer below 15.
  • ImmunoseTM FLU which here means comprising 15 ⁇ g HA split influenza antigen with 20 mg/ml (2%) EndocineTM (group 4, table 2) shows similar neutralizing titers to Medimmune's pandemic LAIV vaccine FluMist (see FIG. 5 ) and superior titers to injected vaccines whereas the non-adjuvanted TIV gives poor response.
  • the objective of the present study was to evaluate the influenza-specific antibody response to influenza antigens when combined with the EndocineTM adjuvant and delivered intranasally to old (15 months) mice.
  • EndocineTM adjuvant comprised equimolar amounts of glycerol monooleate and oleic acid with a final concentration of 20 mg/ml (2%) in the vaccine composition.
  • ImmunoseTM FLU means non-live influenza antigens mixed with EndocineTM.
  • influenza-specific antibody response was studied in female mice vaccinated with formulations comprising H1N1/California/2009/split antigen with or without EndocineTM, a group receiving saline was included as control.
  • the mice were vaccinated intranasal on three occasions, separated by three weeks. Blood samples for antibody response evaluation were collected on day ⁇ 1, 20, 41 and 63.
  • Experimental groups and vaccine compositions are illustrated in Table 4.
  • ImmunoseTM Flu comprises: intranasal drops, 300 ⁇ g HA (H1N1/California/2009)/mL+EndocineTM 20 mg/mL (2%).
  • Non-adjuvanted vaccine intranasal drops containing 300 ⁇ g HA (H1N1/California/2009)/mL.
  • NaCl intranasal drops containing saline 0.9 wt %.
  • mice Four groups of female Balb/c mice were used in the study. Three groups include mice with an age of 15 months at study initiation (old). One group included mice with an age of 2 months at study initiation (young). Mice were vaccinated intranasal by administration 5 ⁇ l of the composition to each nostril. The dose of the influenza virus particles at each immunization was equivalent to 3 ⁇ g of hemagglutin (HA), 3 ⁇ g HA in 2 ⁇ 5 ⁇ l composition. Mice received intranasal vaccinations on three occasions, separated by three weeks on day 0, 21 and 42.
  • HA hemagglutin
  • Serum samples were collected on day ⁇ 1, 20, 41 and 63. Samples were analysed for specific antibody response, IgG, IgG1, IgG2a and IgA to inactivated split influenza antigens (season 2012/2013 as published by the WHO, including A/California/07/2009(H1N1)) by ELISA.
  • HA Influenza virus hemagglutinin protein TCID50 Tissue culture infectious dose 50% PBMC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells HI Influenza hemagglutination inhibition assay

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