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Cyfendus: animal efficacy model or human cells?

anthrax vaccine adsorbed, adjuvanted · TLR9 (CpG 7909 adjuvant)
Efficacy evidence
Guinea pig and cynomolgus macaque lethal aerosolized B. anthracis spore challenge after two IM vaccinations
“Efficacy studies for CYFENDUS were conducted in guinea pigs and cynomolgus macaques. Animals received two intramuscular vaccinations two weeks apart with various dilutions of CYFENDUS and were challenged with a lethal dose of aerosolized B. anthracis spores on Day 28 or 70.”
✓ VerifiedUS package insert, p. 10Source ↗
Why that model
CpG 7909 activity significantly weaker in rabbits, so a guinea pig inhalational anthrax model was developed
“The activity of the CpG 7909 adjuvant has been observed to be significantly weaker in rabbits; therefore, to provide a suitable additional animal to demonstrate the effectiveness of CYFENDUS, the applicant developed and used a guinea pig model of inhalational anthrax.”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 17Source ↗
Reviewer's view of the efficacy data
FDA identified no deficiencies with the nonclinical animal studies
“No deficiencies were identified with the nonclinical animal studies”
✓ VerifiedFDA summary basis for approval, p. 19Source ↗

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nusinersen · SMN2 (ASO)
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olezarsen · APOC3 (ASO)
Human apoC-III transgenic mice, wild-type CD-1 mice (mouse surrogate) and cynomolgus monkeys; primary hepatocytes in vitro

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viltolarsen · DMD exon 53 (PMO)
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