Respiratory virus combination vaccines
AssigneeModernaTX, Inc.
InventorsRaffael Nachbagauer, Carole Henry, Guillaume Stewart-Jones, Elisabeth Narayanan, Hamilton Bennett, Andrea Carfi
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Abstract
The disclosure provides combination mRNA vaccines for respiratory viruses, as well as methods of using the vaccines.
Claims189
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle (LNP).
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- a fourth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fourth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fourth virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- a fourth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fourth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fourth virus;
- a fifth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fifth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fifth virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- a fourth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fourth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fourth virus;
- a fifth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fifth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fifth virus;
- a sixth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a sixth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a sixth virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- a fourth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fourth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fourth virus;
- a fifth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fifth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fifth virus;
- a sixth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a sixth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a sixth virus;
- a seventh mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a seventh respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a seventh virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- a fourth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fourth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fourth virus;
- a fifth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a fifth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a fifth virus;
- a sixth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a sixth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a sixth virus;
- a seventh mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a seventh respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a seventh virus;
- an eighth mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a eighth respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a eighth virus;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A multivalent RNA composition, comprising a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, from a first virus;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- wherein the multivalent RNA composition comprises greater than 40% polyA-tailed RNAs and/or each of the first, second and/or third mRNA polynucleotides is different in length from one another by at least 100 nucleotides.
A multivalent RNA composition, comprising 2-15 mRNA polynucleotides, each comprising a distinct open reading frame (ORF) encoding a respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein each mRNA polynucleotide comprises one or more non-coding sequences in an untranslated region (UTR), optionally a 5′ UTR or 3′ UTR.
A multivalent RNA composition, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, from a first virus;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and
- a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- wherein at least one of the respiratory virus antigenic polypeptides is derived from a naturally occurring antigen or a stabilized version of a naturally occurring antigen and further comprising an mRNA polynucleotide encoding a structurally altered variant respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the structurally altered variant is a structurally altered variant of any one of the first, second, or third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptides, and
- wherein the second and third viruses are different from one another and from the influenza virus.
A multivalent RNA composition, comprising
- 5 to 15 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotides, each comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a distinct respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the respiratory virus antigenic polypeptides are derived from three different viral families;
- and a lipid nanoparticle.
A multivalent RNA composition, comprising
- a set of at least 6 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotides, each comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a first, second or third virus;
- wherein the composition comprises a ratio of mRNA polynucleotides encoding respiratory virus antigenic polypeptides of 4:1:1, 4:2:2, 4:2:1, 4:3:2, 4:3:3, 4:3:2, or 4:2:2 from the first virus to the second virus to the third virus.
The multivalent RNA composition 113, wherein the LNP comprises a molar ratio of 20-60% ionizable amino lipid, 5-25% non-cationic lipid, 25-55% sterol, and 0.5-15% PEG-modified lipid.
A method for vaccinating a subject, comprising:
- administering to the subject a combination vaccine, wherein the combination vaccine comprises a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a first virus;
- a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus;
- and a third mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a third respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a third virus;
- wherein each of the first, second and third viral families is different from one another.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an influenza virus antigen from the influenza virus family Orthomyxoviridae and a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus, wherein the second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an antigen from viral family Paramyxoviridae, and a lipid nanoparticle.
A combination vaccine, comprising
- a first messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame (ORF) encoding a first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide, wherein the first respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is a coronavirus antigen from the viral family Coronaviridae and a second mRNA polynucleotide comprising an ORF encoding a second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide from a second virus, wherein the second respiratory virus antigenic polypeptide is an antigen from viral family Paramyxoviridae, and a lipid nanoparticle (LNP).
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