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Phase 3 Completed N=1,490 Randomized Quadruple-blind Prevention

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MEDI8897 for the Prevention of Medically Attended Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Healthy Late Preterm and Term Infants (MELODY)

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03979313 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
1,490
Serious AEs
7.8%
Results posted
Feb 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants With MA RSV LRTI Through 150 Days Post Dose (Primary Cohort) — 25; 12; 6; 15 Participants — p=<0.0001
◆ Published Evidence
Established
77citations · ~26 / year
Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of RSV infections in infants during two nirsevimab randomized clinical trials.
Nature communications · 2023 · Open access · Likely link

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and antidrug antibody (ADA) response for MEDI8897 in healthy late preterm and term infants who are 35 weeks or greater gestational age and entering their first RSV season.

Linked Publications (5)

  • Molecular and phenotypic characteristics of RSV infections in infants during two nirsevimab randomized clinical trials.
    Nature communications · 2023 · 77 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Infants Receiving a Single Dose of Nirsevimab to Prevent RSV Do Not Have Evidence of Enhanced Disease in Their Second RSV Season.
    Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society · 2024 · 47 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Parental knowledge and attitudes to infant immunization in the context of RSV: All about confidence?
    Vaccine · 2024 · 20 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Lower Respiratory Tract Infections Following Respiratory Syncytial Virus Monoclonal Antibody Nirsevimab Immunization Versus Placebo: Analysis From a Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial (MELODY).
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2025 · 17 citations · Open access · Likely link
  • Cost-effectiveness of strategies using preventive interventions to protect infants in Chile from respiratory syncytial virus.
    Expert review of vaccines · 2025 · 3 citations · Open access · Likely link

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With MA RSV LRTI Through 150 Days Post Dose (Primary Cohort)
25; 12; 6; 15; 465; 967 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Number of Participants With MA RSV LRTI With Hospitalisation Through 150 Days Post Dose (Primary Cohort)
8; 6; 6; 15; 482; 973 0.0708
SECONDARY
Summary of Serum Concentrations (ug/mL) of MEDI8897 by Group
89.91; 164.03; 74.09; 105.05; 68.63; 100.54
SECONDARY
Anti-drug Antibody Results by Visit (As Treated Population)
4; 4; 2; 14; 1; 21

Eligibility Criteria

Key Inclusion Criteria

  • Healthy infants in their first year of life and born at or after 35 weeks 0 days GA
  • Infants who are entering their first RSV season at the time of screening

Key Exclusion Criteria

  • Meets national or other local criteria to receive commercial palivizumab
  • Any fever (≥ 100.4°F [≥ 38.0°C], regardless of route) or acute illness within 7 days prior to randomization
  • Active RSV infection (a child with signs/symptoms of respiratory infection must have negative RSV testing) or known prior history of RSV infection
  • Receipt of palivizumab or other RSV monoclonal antibody or any RSV vaccine, including maternal RSV vaccination
View full record on ClinicalTrials.gov →

Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03979313) and the linked publication. Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.

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