Product and trial design considerations on the path towards a vaccine to combat opioid overdose

Abstract Opioid overdose deaths are an evolving public health emergency in the United States. Recent advancements in drug conjugate vaccine design and adjuvantation technologies have re-ignited interest in the potential clinical utility of opioid vaccination. Here we present the concept of fentanyl...

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Main Authors: Asimenia Angelidou, Jacob A. Koster, Amy C. Sherman, Caitlyn McLoughlin, Pooja Lalwani, Aisling Kelly, Ahsan Saeed, Kerry McEnaney, Lindsey R. Baden, Melissa Brogna, Elissa R. Weitzman, Sharon Levy, David J. Dowling, Ofer Levy
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01083-3
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Sharon Levy
David J. Dowling
Ofer Levy
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spelling doaj-art-6c37a7eabfbf4d7086d65507083da7a02025-08-20T03:10:50ZengNature Portfolionpj Vaccines2059-01052025-02-011011810.1038/s41541-025-01083-3Product and trial design considerations on the path towards a vaccine to combat opioid overdoseAsimenia Angelidou0Jacob A. Koster1Amy C. Sherman2Caitlyn McLoughlin3Pooja Lalwani4Aisling Kelly5Ahsan Saeed6Kerry McEnaney7Lindsey R. Baden8Melissa Brogna9Elissa R. Weitzman10Sharon Levy11David J. Dowling12Ofer Levy13Precision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolDivision of Addiction Medicine, Boston Children’s HospitalDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalPrecision Vaccines Program, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children’s HospitalAbstract Opioid overdose deaths are an evolving public health emergency in the United States. Recent advancements in drug conjugate vaccine design and adjuvantation technologies have re-ignited interest in the potential clinical utility of opioid vaccination. Here we present the concept of fentanyl vaccination as a complementary strategy for opioid overdose prevention with a focus on vaccine safety, efficacy, and considerations for vaccine development and testing in early phase human clinical trials.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41541-025-01083-3
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Melissa Brogna
Elissa R. Weitzman
Sharon Levy
David J. Dowling
Ofer Levy
Product and trial design considerations on the path towards a vaccine to combat opioid overdose
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