Table 1.
PfSPZ Challenge group | Dose of PfSPZ | Aliquot volume (μL) | PfSPZ/μL/injection | Number of injections | Number of Subjects | Age and range | Gender (no. of female) |
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A: Medium dose, medium aliquot volume* | 10,000 | 50 | 100 | 2 | 5 | 35.6 (30–43) | 3/5 |
B: Medium dose, medium aliquot volume | 10,000 | 50 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 38.2 (28–44) | 0/5 |
C: Medium dose, low aliquot volume | 10,000 | 10 | 500 | 2 | 5 | 36.6 (21–44) | 0/5 |
D: Medium dose, low aliquot volume | 10,000 | 10 | 125 | 8 | 5 | 31.6 (22–44) | 1/5 |
E: High dose, low aliquot volume | 50,000 | 10 | 2,500 | 2 | 5 | 29.2 (24–33) | 2/5 |
F: High dose, low aliquot volume | 50,000 | 10 | 625 | 8 | 5 | 27.8 (24–32) | 5/5 |
PfSPZ = Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite; RUNMC = Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center.
Group A represents a bridging or reference arm to a previous study performed at RUNMC.5