Phase 1 Clinical Trial of a Replication-Defective Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Vaccine

摘要

BackgroundCongenital CMV remains an unmet medical need worldwide. Naturally acquired CMV immunity in women prior to pregnancy has been shown effective in reducing maternal-fetal transmission. V160 is engineered as a replication-defective CMV, and its replication in culture is controlled by a synthetic chemical. V160 can’t replicate in humans but it maintains all virological properties for presentation of viral antigens, including gH/gL/pUL128-131 pentameric complex, important for potent neutralizing antibodies (NABs).