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. 2019 Jul 9;15(12):2940–2951. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1627159

Table 3.

Clinical studies assessing booster doses of 4CMenB.

          % with hSBA ≥ 4 (95% CI)
hSBA GMT (95% CI)
Study number, country (identifier*) Priming schedule Age at booster N Time point fHbp NadA PorA NHBA fHbp NadA PorA NHBA
Study 5, Europe
NCT01894919
Martinon-Torres et al, 201721
2.5, 3.5, 5, 11m 35-47m 78-92 Pre 48 84 45 38 3.91 39 3.41 3.05
(37.3-58.5) (74.5-90.6) (34.2-55.3) (27.7-50.2) (3.01-5.08) (26–58) (2.57-4.54) (2.08-4.46)
    88-96 Post 99 99 99 75 158 2908 92 13
(94.3-99.97) (94.3-99.97) (94.3-99.97) (64.6-83.6) (116-215) (2059-4107) (70-122) (9.15-18)
3.5, 5, 11m 35-47m 68-87 Pre 51 91 42 37 4.84 53 3.17 3.10
(40.1-62.1) (82.7-95.9) (31.3-53.0) (25.4-49.3) (3.66-6.41) (35-82) (2.34-4.31) (2.05-4.68)
    79-87 Post 100 99 100 84 205 3593 91 18
(95.8-100) (93.8-99.97) (95.8-100) (73.5-90.9) (147-287) (2474-5218) (68-123) (13-26)
  6, 8, 11m 35-47m 65-76 Pre 64 95 52 49 6.21 89 4.86 3.58
(52.1-74.8) (87.1-98.5) (40.2-63.7) (36.6-61.9) (4.65-8.31) (57-139) (3.54-6.67) (2.35-5.45)
      67-76 Post 100 97 100 97 288 3677 133 40
(95.2-100) (90.8-99.68) (95.2-100) (89.6-99.64) (204-408) (2495-5419) (97-181) (27-59)
  2 doses at 2-5yrs 4-7yrs 39-32 Pre 39 74 25 28 3.14 19 2.99 2.31
(21.8-57.8) (55.4-88.1) (11.5-43.4) (12.7-47.2) (2.08-4.75) (9.92-35) (1.92-4.65) (1.29-4.13)
      30-32 Post 97 100 100 93 155 3205 71 32
(83.8-99.9) (89.1-100) (89.1-100) (77.9-99.2) (95-252) (1860-5526) (46-110) (19-54)
  2 doses at 6-10yrs 8-12yrs 87-91 Pre 59 86 47 69 6.15 22 4.49 7.83
(48.5-69.5) (76.8-92.2) (36.7-58.0) (58.1-78.5) (4.77-7.93) (15-32) (3.40-5.92) (5.52-11)
      89-91 Post 99 100 100 96 258 2921 82 53
(94.0-99.97) (96.0-100) (96.0-100) (88.9-98.8) (190-349) (2079-4104) (63-108) (38-73)
Study 1, Europe, UK
NCT00721396
Iro et al, 201722
2, 4, 6, 12m 4yrs 65-67 Pre 12 93 9 54 1.75 36 1.25 6.14
(5-22) (83-98) (2-18) (41-66) (1.36-2.25) (27-48) (1.03-1.52) (4.19-8.99)
    25-26 Post 100 100 92 84 109 766 21 22
(87-100%) (87-100%) (75-99) (64-95) (68-175) (492-1192) (13-34) (14-35)
  2, 4, 6, 18m 4yrs 59-60 Pre 18 98 8 68 1.68 69 1.29 7.36
(10-30) (91-100) (3-18) (54-79) (1.29-2.19) (50-94) (1.05-1.59) (4.94-11)
      18 Post 100 100 83 89 119 1725 11 21
(81-100) (81-100) (59-96) (65-99) (67-211) (1013-2936) (6-19) (12-35)
  2, 4, 6, 24m 4yrs 58-60 Pre 24 97 12 74 2.41 69 1.38 9.08
(14-37) (88-100) (5-23) (61-85) (1.83-3.19) (50-96) (1.11-1.72) (5.97-14)
      16 Post 100 100 94 88 112 923 30 31
(79-100) (79-100) (70-100) (62-98) (61-208) (520-1637) (16-55) (17-55)
  2, 3, 4, 12m 4yrs 40-42 Pre 12 90 10 68 1.51 52 1.32 9.61
(4-26) (77-97) (3-23) (51-81) (1.04-2.18) (34-81) (1.05-1.65) (5.81-16)
      36-40 Post 97 100 95 97 159 1668 26 51
(87-100) (91-100) (83-99) (85-100) (108-235) (1155-2408) (18-38) (35-75)
  2, 3, 4, 18m 4yrs 28 Pre 25 89 11 75 2.2 62 1.25 11
(11-45) (72-98) (2-28) (55-89) (1.38-3.49) (36-108) (0.94-1.66) (5.92-20)
      25-26 Post 100 100 92 100 135 1227 18 51
(87-100) (87-100) (75-99) (86-100) (83-219) (783-1921) (11-28) (32-81)
  2, 3, 4, 24m 4yrs 28 Pre 21 96 11 75 2.2 101 1.62 11
(8-41) (82-100) (2-28) (55-89) (1.37-3.53) (57-177) (1.21-2.16) (5.9-21)
      25-26 Post 100 100 92 100 120 1252 26 44
(87-100) (87-100) (75-99) (86-100) (74-195) (795-1972) (16-42) (27-70)
Sadarangani et al, 201731 2 doses at 12, 14m or 18, 20m or 24, 26m 4yrs 123 Pre 9-11 84-100 0-18 59-60 <5 ≥5 <5 ≥5
  119 Post 100 100 70-100 90-100 >100 >1000 >10 >10
Study 3, UK
NCT01027351
Snape et al, 201325
2,4,6, 12m 3.5yrs 15-17 Pre 65 76 41 67 5.3 28 2.8 5.3
(38-86) (50-93) (18-67) (38-88) (3.3-8.8) (9.4-83) (1.4-5.6) (2.3-12)
    18-19 Post 100 100 89 94 89 1708 47 39
(82-100) (81-100) (67-99) (73-100) (68-116) (774-3771) (20-107) (22-69)
Study 4, UK
NCT01026974
Snape et al 2013 27
6, 8, 12m 3.5yrs 14 Pre 36 100 14 79 2.55 29 1.74 7.11
(13-65) (77-100) (2-43) (49-95) (1.15-5.66) (18-47) (0.91-3.33) (3.61-14)
    14 Post 100 100 93 93 114 926 32 23
(77-100) (77-100) (66-100) (66-100) (59-222) (432-1988) (14-71) (13-41)
Study 6, Australia, Canada
NCT02446743, Nolan et al, 201735,39
2 doses at 11-17yrs 15-22yrs 118-142 Pre 30 82 9 75 2.38 22 1.32 13
(22.4-38.1) (74.1-88.6) (5.0-15.1) (67.0-81.9) (1.94-2.93) (16-30) (1.15-1.50) (9.99-17.0)
    124-142 Post 98 100 94 99 162 2421 29 65
(93.9-99.6) (97.1-100) (89.2-97.5) (96.1-99.9) (132-198) (1981-2959) (24-36) (55-76)
Chile 2 doses at 11-17yrs 18-24yrs 93-127 Pre 46 84 28 80 4.65 31 2.48 22
(36.8-54.7) (74.8-90.7) (20.1-37.0) (72.3-86.8) (3.45-6.27) (21-44) (1.90-3.23) (16-29)
    102-127 Post 100 100 93 99 269 1951 41 113
(97.1-100) (96.4-100) (87.3-97.1) (95.7-100) (223-325) (1629-2337) (32-52) (92-138)

*identifier in www.clinicaltrials.gov,

N = number of subjects in the persistence cohorts, CI = confidence interval, hSBA = serum bactericidal assay using human complement source, GMT = geometric mean antibody titer, m = months, yrs = years, UK = United Kingdom, fHbp = factor H binding protein, NadA = Neisseria adhesin A, PorA = porin A, NHBA = Neisserial Heparin Binding Antigen, pre = at the time of the booster dose, post = one month after the booster.