MVA85A (modified vaccinia Ankara 85A) is a new-generation vaccine against tuberculosis developed by researchers at Oxford University. This vaccine produces higher levels of long-lasting cellular immunity when used together with the old TB vaccine called BCG.[1] Phase I clinical trials have been completed[2] and phase II clinical trials are currently underway in South Africa with the aim of achieving a product licence by 2010.[3]
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- ^ McShane H, Pathan AA, Sander CR, et al. (2004). "Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing antigen 85A boosts BCG primed and naturally acquired anti-microbial immunity in humans". Nat Med 10 (11): 1240–44. doi:10.1038/nm1128. PMID 15502839.
- ^ Hawkridge T, Scriba TJ, Gelderbloem, et al. (2008). "Safety and immunogenicity of a new tuberculosis vaccine, MVA85A, in healthy adults in South Africa". J Infect Dis 198 (4): 544–52. doi:10.1086/590185. PMID 18582195.
- ^ Ibanga H, Brookes R, Hill P, Owiafe P, Fletcher H, Lienhardt C, Hill A, Adegbola R, McShane H (2006). "Early clinical trials with a new tuberculosis vaccine, MVA85A, in tuberculosis-endemic countries: issues in study design". Lancet Infect Dis 6 (8): 522–8. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(06)70552-7. PMID 16870530.
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