A Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Infants
Agnandji S, Lell B, Fernandes J, Abossolo B, Methogo B, Kabwende A, Adegnika A, Mordmüller B, Issifou S, Kremsner P, Sacarlal J, Aide P, Lanaspa M, Aponte J, Machevo S, Acacio S, Bulo H, Sigauque B, Macete E, Alonso P, Abdulla S, Salim N, Minja R, Mpina M, Ahmed S, Ali A, Mtoro A, Hamad A, Mutani P, Tanner M, Tinto H, D'Alessandro U, Sorgho H, Valea I, Bihoun B, Guiraud I, Kaboré B, Sombié O, Guiguemdé R, Ouédraogo J, Hamel M, Kariuki S, Oneko M, Odero C, Otieno K, Awino N, McMorrow M, Muturi-Kioi V, Laserson K, Slutsker L, Otieno W, Otieno L, Otsyula N, Gondi S, Otieno A, Owira V, Oguk E, Odongo G, Woods J, Ogutu B, Njuguna P, Chilengi R, Akoo P, Kerubo C, Maingi C, Lang T, Olotu A, Bejon P, Marsh K, Mwambingu G, Owusu-Agyei S, Asante K, Osei-Kwakye K, Boahen O, Dosoo D, Asante I, Adjei G, Kwara E, Chandramohan D, Greenwood B, Lusingu J, Gesase S, Malabeja A, Abdul O, Mahende C, Liheluka E, Malle L, Lemnge M, Theander T, Drakeley C, Ansong D, Agbenyega T, Adjei S, Boateng H, Rettig T, Bawa J, Sylverken J, Sambian D, Sarfo A, Agyekum A, Martinson F, Hoffman I, Mvalo T, Kamthunzi P, Nkomo R, Tembo T, Tegha G, Tsidya M, Kilembe J, Chawinga C, Ballou W, Cohen J, Guerra Y, Jongert E, Lapierre D, Leach A, Lievens M, Ofori-Anyinam O, Olivier A, Vekemans J, Carter T, Kaslow D, Leboulleux D, Loucq C, Radford A, Savarese B, Schellenberg D, Sillman M, Vansadia P. A Phase 3 Trial of RTS,S/AS01 Malaria Vaccine in African Infants. New England Journal Of Medicine 2012, 367: 2284-2295. PMID: 23136909, PMCID: PMC10915853, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1208394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase 3 trialVaccine efficacySevere malariaWeeks of ageProtocol populationTreat populationClinical malariaCandidate malaria vaccine RTSOngoing phase 3 trialsAnti-circumsporozoite antibodiesMalaria vaccine RTSCoprimary end pointsSerious adverse eventsGeometric mean titersMonths of ageComparator vaccineAdverse eventsFirst doseFirst vaccinationMalaria episodesThird doseMean titersCox regressionMalaria vaccineAfrican infantsAn analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso
Valea I, Tinto H, Drabo M, Huybregts L, Sorgho H, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Kolsteren P, D'Alessandro U, the FSP/MISAME study Group. An analysis of timing and frequency of malaria infection during pregnancy in relation to the risk of low birth weight, anaemia and perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso. Malaria Journal 2012, 11: 71. PMID: 22433778, PMCID: PMC3338396, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemiaAntimalarialsBurkina FasoDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornMalaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPregnancy TrimestersProspective StudiesPyrimethamineRiskSulfadoxineTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsLow birth weightFirst malaria infectionDoses of SPMalaria infectionBirth weightPerinatal mortalityMaternal anemiaFirst trimesterPregnant womenHigh riskBackgroundA prospective studyIntermittent preventive treatmentAntenatal care visitsHistory of feverIncidence rate ratiosCare visitsThird doseMethodsStudy participantsProspective studySecond trimesterPreventive treatmentHealth centersHealth facilitiesPregnancyInsecticidal nets