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Mosquirix: how long were the pivotal tox studies?

RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine · P. falciparum CSP-HBsAg (RTS,S) VLPs; TLR4 (AS01 adjuvant)
Longest pivotal study
6 (rabbit RTS,S/AS01B, necropsy Day 45; recovery to Day 70)
“Five males and five females from each group were killed on Day 45 (3 days after the last injection) and the remainder on Day 70 of study (28 days after the last injection) in order to study recovery.”
✓ VerifiedEMA assessment report, p. 50Source ↗
Pivotal GLP studies
GLP rabbit IM RTS,S/AS01B, 4 doses at 2-week intervals (Days 0-42); AS01B, QS-21 and MPL component studies
“Two groups of 20 New Zealand White rabbits (10 males + 10 females) were administered 4 intramuscular (IM) injections at 2 weeks interval (Day 0, 14, 28 and 42) of the candidate vaccine.”
✓ VerifiedEMA assessment report, p. 49Source ↗
Route in tox
Intramuscular
“Two groups of 20 New Zealand White rabbits (10 males + 10 females) were administered 4 intramuscular (IM) injections at 2 weeks interval (Day 0, 14, 28 and 42) of the candidate vaccine.”
✓ VerifiedEMA assessment report, p. 49Source ↗

Same question, other vaccines

Arexvy

respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, adjuvanted (AS01E) · RSV preF3; TLR4 (AS01E adjuvant)
4 (rabbit, IM doses on days 1, 15 and 29, plus 4-week recovery)

Cervarix

human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16, 18) vaccine, recombinant, AS04-adjuvanted · HPV 16/18 L1 VLPs; TLR4 (AS04 adjuvant)
8 (rabbit IM, 4 injections days 1-57, plus 13-week recovery)

Cyfendus

anthrax vaccine adsorbed, adjuvanted · B. anthracis PA; TLR9 (CpG 7909 adjuvant)
4 (adult rat repeat-dose study, full human dose on SD 1, 15, 29)

Fendrix

hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA), AS04C-adjuvanted · HBsAg VLPs; TLR4 (AS04C adjuvant)
2 (14-day IV MPL study in Beagle dog; rabbit vaccine study duration not stated)

Flublok

influenza vaccine, recombinant hemagglutinin · Influenza HA
5 weeks

Gardasil

human papillomavirus quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, 18) vaccine, recombinant · HPV 6/11/16/18 L1 VLPs
10 (BALB/c mouse)

Gardasil 9

human papillomavirus 9-valent vaccine, recombinant · HPV 9-valent L1 VLPs
13 (rat, IM, 4 doses every 21 days)

Heplisav-B

hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant), adjuvanted · HBsAg; TLR9 (CpG 1018 adjuvant)
8 (rat and cynomolgus monkey, weekly SC CpG 1018 alone)

Nuvaxovid

COVID-19 vaccine, recombinant spike protein nanoparticle, Matrix-M-adjuvanted · SARS-CoV-2 spike (nanoparticle)
8 weeks

PreHevbrio

hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant), 3-antigen · HBsAg S/pre-S1/pre-S2 VLPs
8 weeks

Shingrix

zoster vaccine recombinant, AS01B-adjuvanted · VZV glycoprotein E; TLR4 (AS01B adjuvant)
12 (AS01B alone in rabbit, seven IM doses 14 days apart)

HBVaxPro

hepatitis B vaccine (rDNA) · HBsAg VLPs
Not stated (rat, 3 injections at monthly intervals)

Summary across all 13 vaccines →