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. 2009 Oct;32(10):1769–1782. doi: 10.2337/dc09-0374

Table 2.

Tertiary prevention trials of antigen-specific vaccines after diagnosis of diabetes

Study (ref.) Drug/phase Sponsor/contact Age (years) Time from diagnosis/eligibility Route Dosing Treated:placebo Follow-up duration/primary end point Status/target size
rhGAD65 (45) rhGAD65-alum/phase II Diamyd 10–18 ≤18 months/C-peptide ≥0.1 pmol/ml, GAD autoantibody positive s.c. 20 μg twice in 30 days 1:1 15 months/fasting C-peptide, change in fasting and MMTT C-peptide Published/n = 70
rhGAD65 (83) rhGAD65-alum/phase II/III NIH, NIDDK, TrialNet/diabetestrialnet.org 3–45* ≤12 weeks/C-peptide ≥0.2 pmol/ml, GAD autoantibody positive s.c. 20 μg at 0, 4, and 12 weeks vs. 20 μg at 0 and 4 weeks vs. alum 2:1 2 + 2 years/MMTT C-peptide (4-h AUC) Enrolling/n = 126
rhGAD65 (84) rhGAD65-alum/phase III Diamyd Therapeutics/swolf@tklreserach.com 10–20* ≤12 weeks/C-peptide ≥0.1 pmol/ml, GAD autoantibody positive s.c. 20 μg at 1, 30, 90, and 270 days vs. 20 μg at 0 and 30 days vs. alum alone 2:1 15 months/MMTT C-peptide Enrolling/n = 320
rhGAD65 (85) rhGAD65-alum/phase III Diamyd Therapeutics/ulf.parkhede@trialformsupport.com 10–20 ≤12 weeks/C-peptide ≥0.1 pmol/ml, GAD autoantibody positive s.c. 20 μg at 1, 30, 90, and 270 days vs. 20 μg at 0 and 30 days vs. alum alone 2:1 15 months/MMTT C-peptide Enrolling/n = 320
Proinsulin peptide (48) Proinsulin C19-A3/phase I Diabetes Vaccine Development Centre, JDRF, NHMRC Australia 21–53 >5 years/C-peptide <0.2 pmol/ml i.d. Intradermal 30 or 300 μg in 3 monthly doses 3:1 6 months/adverse events Published/n = 48
IBC-VS01 (86) Insulin peptide + IFA/phase I NIAID ITN/Tihamer Orban, MD 18–35 ≤30 days One injection 1:1 2 years/adverse events MMTT C-peptide Enrollment closed/n = 12
BHT-3021 (87) plasmid encoding proinsulin/phase I Bayhill Therapeutics/kwoody@bayhilltx.com ≥18 ≤5 years/diagnosed ≤40 years, C-peptide ≥0.066 pmol/ml i.m. One of four dose levels (0.3, 1, 3, or 6 mg) weekly for 12 weeks 2:1 25–37 months/crossover optional, adverse events Enrolling/n = 72
DIA-AID (88) DiaPep277/phase III Andromeda Biotech/merana@andromedabio.com 16–45 ≤12 weeks/C-peptide ≥0.22 pmol/ml s.c. 1 mg nine times in 21 months 1:1 2 years/MMTT C-peptide Enrolling/n = 500

*Staggered enrollment. AUC, area under the curve; IFA, incomplete Freund's adjuvant; MMTT, mixed-meal tolerance test; NIAID ITN, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Immune Tolerance Network; NIDDK, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; NHMRC, National Health and Medical Research Council; NIH, National Institutes of Health; JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.