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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

ImmunityBio Expands Trials of T-Cell-Based COVID-19 Vax Candidate as ‘Universal Boost’

 

  • Studies will provide data on T-cell-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate as a universal boost with four potential routes of administration (subcutaneous shot, sublingual droplet, oral capsule, and intranasal spray)

  • The goal of the vaccine is to activate the entire immune system and potentially provide longer-lasting immune response and head off future variants

  • South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has approved an expanded study to test intranasal administration of ImmunityBio’s T-cell-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate hAd5 S+N in subjects previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

  • Phase 1/2/3 Universal Boost trial is designed to evaluate hAd5 S+N as a boost for South African healthcare workers previously vaccinated with a currently available spike-only antibody-based vaccine

  • In preclinical studies, hAd5 administered subcutaneously plus intranasally (SC + IN) as a dual prime without a boost was as effective in generating humoral and T-cell responses as the SC + IN prime with a boost

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