Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants

In China, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the primary cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), particularly in infants and young children. Clesrovimab is a half-life‒extended RSV neutralizing monoclonal antibody for the prevention of RSV-associated LRTIs in infants. This Phase...

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Main Authors: Yulei He, Fengli Zhao, Xiao Yang, Shasha Xing, Feifeng Xi, Fen Shen, Lin Yang, Guijun Ning, Fang Sun, Rui Wang, Qiong Shou, Rong Fu, Chang Chen, Anushua Sinha, Xueyan Liao
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Fengli Zhao
Xiao Yang
Shasha Xing
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Fen Shen
Lin Yang
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Chang Chen
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Xueyan Liao
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Fengli Zhao
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description In China, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the primary cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), particularly in infants and young children. Clesrovimab is a half-life‒extended RSV neutralizing monoclonal antibody for the prevention of RSV-associated LRTIs in infants. This Phase I, open-label, single-dose study, evaluated the safety and tolerability of clesrovimab in Chinese participants (EudraCT 2021-000432-58). Healthy male adults, children, and infants were sequentially enrolled in one of 3 panels, each with 25 participants. All participants received a single dose of clesrovimab (105 mg dose at 100 mg/mL concentration) on Day 1 in the deltoid or thigh muscle, beginning with male adults, followed by children, then infants, and were followed up through Day 365 postdose. Clesrovimab was generally well tolerated in healthy Chinese participants. Overall, 36.0% of male adults, 76.0% of children, and 56.0% of infants experienced at least one adverse event (AE), most were considered mild to moderate. Between Days 1 and 5 postdose, 12.0% of participants reported solicited injection site AEs (all drug-related), and 12% of infants reported solicited systemic AEs. One participant in panel A reported an anaphylaxis/hypersensitivity AE of special interest (AESI) on Day 24 postdose, not considered drug-related. No rash AESI from Day 1 through Day 42 postdose, and no serious AEs, deaths, study discontinuations or drug-related pauses were reported. These findings support the inclusion of a Chinese cohort in the global Phase IIb/III trial (NCT04767373) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clesrovimab in healthy preterm and full-term infants.
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spelling doaj-art-1fcbc04089ee4d9f839784c9762296bb2025-08-20T02:57:48ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2025-12-0121110.1080/21645515.2025.2516948Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participantsYulei He0Fengli Zhao1Xiao Yang2Shasha Xing3Feifeng Xi4Fen Shen5Lin Yang6Guijun Ning7Fang Sun8Rui Wang9Qiong Shou10Rong Fu11Chang Chen12Anushua Sinha13Xueyan Liao14Health Management Center, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuncheng Central Hospital of Shanxi Province, Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuncheng Central Hospital of Shanxi Province, Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuncheng Central Hospital of Shanxi Province, Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaDepartment of Pediatrics, Yuncheng Central Hospital of Shanxi Province, Yuncheng, Shanxi, ChinaClinical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaClinical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaClinical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaBiostatistics, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, ChinaBiostatistics, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, ChinaBiostatistics, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Shanghai, ChinaClinical Research, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USAClinical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd, Beijing, ChinaIn China, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the primary cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), particularly in infants and young children. Clesrovimab is a half-life‒extended RSV neutralizing monoclonal antibody for the prevention of RSV-associated LRTIs in infants. This Phase I, open-label, single-dose study, evaluated the safety and tolerability of clesrovimab in Chinese participants (EudraCT 2021-000432-58). Healthy male adults, children, and infants were sequentially enrolled in one of 3 panels, each with 25 participants. All participants received a single dose of clesrovimab (105 mg dose at 100 mg/mL concentration) on Day 1 in the deltoid or thigh muscle, beginning with male adults, followed by children, then infants, and were followed up through Day 365 postdose. Clesrovimab was generally well tolerated in healthy Chinese participants. Overall, 36.0% of male adults, 76.0% of children, and 56.0% of infants experienced at least one adverse event (AE), most were considered mild to moderate. Between Days 1 and 5 postdose, 12.0% of participants reported solicited injection site AEs (all drug-related), and 12% of infants reported solicited systemic AEs. One participant in panel A reported an anaphylaxis/hypersensitivity AE of special interest (AESI) on Day 24 postdose, not considered drug-related. No rash AESI from Day 1 through Day 42 postdose, and no serious AEs, deaths, study discontinuations or drug-related pauses were reported. These findings support the inclusion of a Chinese cohort in the global Phase IIb/III trial (NCT04767373) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clesrovimab in healthy preterm and full-term infants.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2516948Healthy subjectsinfectious diseasemonoclonal antibodiesPhase Irespiratorysafety
spellingShingle Yulei He
Fengli Zhao
Xiao Yang
Shasha Xing
Feifeng Xi
Fen Shen
Lin Yang
Guijun Ning
Fang Sun
Rui Wang
Qiong Shou
Rong Fu
Chang Chen
Anushua Sinha
Xueyan Liao
Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Healthy subjects
infectious disease
monoclonal antibodies
Phase I
respiratory
safety
title Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
title_full Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
title_fullStr Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
title_full_unstemmed Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
title_short Phase I open-label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab: Safety and tolerability in healthy Chinese participants
title_sort phase i open label study of the respiratory syncytial virus monoclonal antibody clesrovimab safety and tolerability in healthy chinese participants
topic Healthy subjects
infectious disease
monoclonal antibodies
Phase I
respiratory
safety
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2516948
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