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Quality & Regulation Biologics Challenges for registration of vaccines in receiving countries by Dr. Nora Dellepiane Workshop: Global Registra8on and Vaccine Shortage Taipei, Taiwan 6 to 10 March 2017

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Challenges for registration of vaccines in receiving countries

byDr.NoraDellepianeWorkshop:GlobalRegistra8onandVaccineShortage

Taipei,Taiwan6to10March2017

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Outline of the presentation

•  Somede'initions•  Maincausesbehindvaccineshortages•  MarketsegmentationanduseofaPvswPcontainingvaccines

•  WHOpositionpaperonpertussisvaccines•  CountriesroleinaddressingaPvaccineshortages

•  Increaseddemand'lexibility•  ExampleofEMA(shortageofaPvaccine)•  Optionsfor'lexibilities•  References

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VaccineSecurity

ü  VaccineSecurity,de'inedasthe“sustained,uninterruptedsupplyofaffordablevaccinesofassuredquality”,isrecognisedasakeycomponentofsuccessfulnationalimmunisationprogrammes.

ü  Overthepastcoupleofyears,manycountries,acrossregionsandincomegroups,havereportedshortagesofvaccines

ü  Shortagessometimescausecriticaldisruptionsintimelyimmunisationservices.

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Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)

Shortage vs Stock outs ü  Vaccineshortage:thereisavaccineshortagewhenavaccinecannotbeobtainedbyacountryinsuf'icientamounttomeetitsneeds.Thelackofvaccineavailabilitycanbeglobal(severalcountriesimpacted)orlocal(onecountrycannotacquirethevolumeitneeds).

ü  Vaccinestockout:thereisastockoutofvaccinewhenstocksatthenationalordistrictlevelshavebeendepleted.

Ashortagemayormaynotleadtoastockout,ifthecountryhasenoughdosesinstocktobridgethelackofsupplyforsometime.Stockoutsofvaccinesarenotnecessarilyrelatedtoavaccineshortage,butmayalsobecausedbypooruseofavailabledoseswithinthecountry(e.g.poorstockmanagementorsupplychainissues).

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Main causes behind vaccine shortages

ü  Supply:Supplyfactorsrelatetotheproductionofvaccinesaswellasmarketconditions(suchasthenumberofproductsavailableandthenumberofmanufacturersactiveoneachvaccinemarket).Supplyfactorsin'luenceavailabilityofvaccines.

ü  Demand:Demandfactorsrelatetothe'lexibilityandpredictabilityofdemand.Demandpredictabilityreliesonthecapacityofacountrytoaccuratelyforecastitsdemand.Demand'lexibilityreliesonprocessesbeinginplacetoensurethatacountryisabletosecurethesupplyitneeds.Demandfactorsin'luenceaccesstotimelysupply.

ü  Information:Informationfactorsrelatetothelackofinformationavailableatthegloballevelonsupplyanddemand,whichmaycontributetoamisalignmentofsupplyanddemand.

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Main causes behind vaccine shortages Category Factors DescriptionSupply Production

issues•  BatchfailuresduetocomplexityofproductionofBiologicalProducts•  LongandcomplexproductionprocessandQCtesting•  CapacityofNRAs,workload

Limitedsupplierbase

•  InvestmentforproductionofBiologicsishigh,andthereforehighlyrelatedtomarketattractiveness•  Preferenceformorepro'itablemarkets.Ex.BCG•  Cannibalisationbetweenvaccines:pentavs.DTwPandDTaPbasedpentavs.hexa•  Limitednumberofmanufacturers(mergers)andlessproducingcountries(60to14)•  Localproduction(less'lexibilitytomarket'luctuations,publicsectormorerisky,etc)

Demand Littledemand'lexibility

•  Safetyconcerns•  Inef'icientandunharmonizedregistrationproceduresmaydetermanufacturerstopursueregistration•  Limitedinfooninterchangeabilityofproductslimitsavailability•  Singleawardtendersorrestrictiontospeci'icproductcategories(aPratherthanwP)•  Lowelasticityofdemandresources

Lackofdemandpredictability

•  WeakcountrydecisionmakingmechanismsincludinglackofNITAGs•  Poorpoliticalcommitmentand'inancing•  Vaccinehesitancy(resultofantivaccinationlobbying)•  Weakprocuringsystemsincludingforplanning,forecasting,budgetingandtendering)•  Weaksupplychainandstockmanagement•  Unaffordability(particularlyinMICs)•  Emergencyoutbreaksandsurveillance(Stockpilingmayreducevaccineavailabilityforroutine

immunization•  Goodsurveillancecanaccelerateresponsetoanoutbreakandthuslimittheincreaseindemand

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Main causes behind vaccine shortages

Category Factors DescriptionInformation Supply

information•  Limitedglobalinformationavailabilityoncurrentandfuturesupplycapacityandthereforevaccinesatriskofshortage

Demandinformation

•  Limitedglobalinformationondemandevolutionparticularlyfornon-GAVIcountries

•  Lackorlimitedinformationonnewpoliciesandchangesinschedulerecommendationsimplementedincountries.Thesechangesimpactcountrydemandpatternsandmaythereforedisruptthebalancebetweensupplyanddemand.

Timelycommunication

•  Lackoftimelycommunicationbetweensupplyanddemand,particularlyforself-procuringcountries

•  Lackofwarningsystemsatgloballevelincaseofshortage•  Lackofclarityonmechanismusedbymanufacturerstoallocatesupplyincaseofashortagemayleadtomisunderstandinganddistrust

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Market segmentation

SegmentationofthevaccinemarketbetweenHIC,MIC,LMICandLICaffectsanumberofvaccinecategories.Someexamplesinclude.•  UntilrecentlyIPVwasusedinHICandsomeMICsandOPVusedintherestoftheworld.Thissegmentationisnolongerapplicableinviewofthechangesinschedulestargetedateradicationofpoliodiseases

•  aPbasedcombinationsusedmostlyinHIC(andfewMICs)andwPbasedcombinationsusedintherestoftheworld

•  FuturepotentialformarketsegmentationwithregardstoGardasil9-valentandGardasil4-valent(Merck)

Marketsegmentationisamechanismappliedbymanufacturersinordertoincreaserevenuesandcost-recoveryfromvaccinedevelopmentinthosemarketsthatcanaffordit.

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Impact of market segmentation for aP

ü  CommonknowledgeaboutpertussisvaccinesindicatesthataPcontainingvaccinesareusuallylessreactogenicandequallyeffectivetowPcontainingvaccines

ü ThisleadssometimestotheimpressionthatcountriesusingwPcontainingvaccinesaretreated“assecondclasscountries”

ü Howeveracloserlookattheissuemayallowtohaveaclearerperspectiveofthesituation:

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines •  ThewPvaccinesareproducedfromculturesofselectedB.pertussisstrainsthataresubsequentlykilled,usuallybyheatingortreatmentwithformalin.

•  ThemethodsusedforproductionvaryamongmanufacturersandthereforewPvaccinesarerelativelyheterogeneous.

•  TheimpactofthevaryingamountsofbiologicallyactivePT,lipopolysaccharide,TCTorACTonvaccineeffectivenessisunclear.

•  AllwPvaccinesarecombinedwithdiphtheriatoxoidandtetanustoxoid(DTwP).SomewPvaccinesarealsocombinedwithHaemophilusin2luenzaetypeb(Hib),andhepatitisB(HepB).Combinationsincludinginactivatedpoliovirus(IPV)areindevelopment.

•  AllwPvaccinescontainaluminiumsaltsasadjuvant,andsomehavethiomersalorphenoxyethanoladdedaspreservativesinmultidosevials.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (2)

Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines •  TheimmuneresponsetowPvaccinesisdirectedagainstanarrayofbacterialantigens.

•  Signi'icantdifferencesintheimmuneresponsestovariousantigenshavebeenobservedwithdifferentwPvaccines.

•  Immunogenicitydataaredif'iculttointerpretandcompareforwPvaccinesanddatafromclinicaltrialsshowedthathighlyef'icaciouswPvaccinesdidnotnecessarilyinducethehighestmeasurableantibodytitres.

•  Thereisnoestablishedimmunologicalcorrelateofprotectionagainstpertussisdisease,althoughthepresenceofantibodytoPTisbelievedtoplayaroleinprotectionagainstseverediseaseininfants.

•  DifferentwPvaccinesmayhavedifferentantigeniccontentandmethodsofproductionandcontrol,leadingtovariationsinpost-vaccinationimmuneresponses.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (3)

Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines ü  Anupdatedsystematicreviewofimmunogenicityindicatesthat3-doseschedulesand2+1schedules(atages3,5and10–13months)ofwPgivenininfancyareeffectiveagainstpertussisdiseaseinthe'irst5yearsoflife.

ü  Dataoneffectivenessareonlyavailableforschedulesinitiatedataround2–3monthsofage.

ü  LittleisknownabouttheeffectivenessofwPvaccinesinolderagegroupsbecause,thereactogenicityofwPvaccinewasconsideredtoohighforroutineuseinolderchildren,adolescentsandadults.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (4)

Acellular pertussis containing vaccines ü  Thesevaccinescontainoneormoreofthefollowingpuri'iedantigens:PT,FHA,PRN,andFIMtypes2and3.

ü  Vaccinesdifferinthenumberofcomponentsü  1componentPTonlyü  2componentsPTandFHAü  3componentsPT,FHA,andPRNü  5componentsPT,FHA,PRN,andFIMtypes2and3

ü  Theydifferalsoinconcentrationoftheantigencomponents,thebacterialcloneusedinproduction,methodsofpuri'icationanddetoxi'ication(glutaraldehyde,formaldehyde,H2O2orgenetic),adjuvants,andtheuseofpreservatives,suchasthiomersalandphenoxyethanol.

ü  TheexactcontributionoftheindividualaPantigenstoprotectionisnotclear.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (5)

Immunogenicity,ef=icacyandeffectivenessofpertussiscontainingvaccinesü  Arandomizedcontrolledtrialcomparing3-componentand5-componentaP-containingvaccineswithawPvaccineconcludedthattheef'icaciesofthewPvaccineandtheaPvaccinesweresimilaragainstculture-con'irmedpertussiswithatleast21daysofparoxysmalcough

ü  InastudyinGermany,a4-componentaPvaccinehadanef'icacyof83%(95%,CI:76%–88%)againsttypicalpertussis.

ü  InastudyinItaly,ef'icaciesof84%(95%,CI:76%–89%)and84%(95%,CI:76%–90%)againsttypicalpertussiswerereportedfor2different3-componentaPvaccinescomparedwithapoorlyef'icaciouswPvaccine

ü  Inarandomizeddouble-blindtrialinSenegal,a2-componentDTaPvaccinewascomparedwithaDTwPvaccine.Absoluteef'icacyestimatesderivedfromthisstudyshowedthattheaPvaccineprovidedlessprotectionthanthewPvaccine:74%(95%,CI:51%–86%)versus92%(95%,CI:81%–97%)usingtheWHOcasede'inition,althoughthedifferencewasnotstatisticallysigni'icant.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (6)

Ef=icacyandeffectivenessofacellularpertussiscontainingvaccinesü  Asystematicreviewof3large,double-blindrandomizedcontrolledtrialsofaP

vaccinesconcludedthatmulticomponentaPvaccineshavehigherprotectiveef'icacythan1-componentand2-componentaPvaccinesagainstbothtypicalwhoopingcoughandmildpertussisdisease.

ü  Asystematicreviewthatincluded49randomizedcontrolledtrialsand3cohortstudiesconcludedthat1-componentand2-componentaPvaccineshadlowerabsoluteef'icaciesthanvaccineswith≥3components:(67%–70%ef'icacyversus80%–84%).

ü  However,inobservationalstudiesofvaccineeffectivenessconductedafterlong-termlarge-scaleuseoflicensed2-componentaP-containingvaccinesandof1-componentaPvaccineintheDanishnationalimmunizationprogramme,alloftheseaP-containingvaccinesdemonstratedhigheffectivenessinpreventingpertussisirrespectiveofspeci'icantigencontent.

Hence,thehigheref=icacynumbersformulti-componentvaccinescomparedtothe1-componentand2-componentvaccinesintherandomizedclinicaltrialsshouldbeinterpretedwithcaution.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (7)

ComparisonoftheeffectivenessofwP-containingandaP-containingvaccinesü  ExperienceintheUKsuggeststhatthelowerimmunogenicityoftheHibantigenintheDTaP–HibcombinationmaybeclinicallyrelevantcomparedwiththeDTwP–Hibcombinationvaccinewhenschedulesdonotincludeaboosterdoseinthesecondyearoflife.

ü  RecentmathematicalmodellingstudiesfromAustralia,EnglandandWales,andtheUSA,aswellasdatafromababoonmodelofpertussisthatcloselyresemblesthehumandisease,supportthehypothesisthattransitionfromwPtoaPvaccinesmaybeassociatedwithdiseaseresurgence.

•  Inthebaboonmodel,theaPvaccinesstudiedprotectedagainstdiseasebuthadlimitedimpactoninfectionortransmissionofpertussistootheranimals,whereasDTwPvaccineswereeffectiveinpreventinginfectionandtransmission.

•  Itisplausiblethatinhumans,asinnonhumanprimates,asymptomaticormildlysymptomaticinfectionsinDTaP-immunizedpersonsmayresultintransmissionofB.pertussistoothersandmaydrivepertussisoutbreaks.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (8)

ComparisonoftheeffectivenessofwP-containingandaP-containingvaccines(continued)

•  Thebaboonstudysuggestsasigni'icantroleofTh1andTh17cellsintheimmuneresponsetonaturalinfectionandtoDTwPvaccine.ThemodelsuggeststhatbothTh1andTh17memoryresponsesareneededtoproducesterilizingmucosalimmunity.InbaboonstheaPvaccinesinducehigherTh2,butlowerTh1andTh17responses,andarelesseffectiveinclearingthepertussisorganismsandpreventingtransmission.Correspondingstudiesinhumansareneeded.

ü  Althoughthereasonsfortheresurgenceofpertussiswerefoundtobecomplexandvariedbycountry,theshorterdurationofprotectionandprobablelowerimpactofaPvaccinesoninfectionandtransmissionarelikelytoplaycriticalroles.

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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (9)

Durationofprotectionandneedforboosterdosesü  ThereislimitedevidenceonthedurationofclinicalprotectionconferredbywPvaccines.

Availabledatasuggestthatdurationofimmunityacquiredaftera3-doseseriesofwPvaccineisestimatedtorangefrom4to12years.

ü  Forthevaccinescurrentlyinuse,a2014systematicreviewindicatesamaximumannuallossofprotectionof13%andaminimumlossof2%followingaprimaryvaccinationserieswithwPcontainingvaccines.

ü  InSweden,a2-doseprimaryaPimmunizationserieswithaboosteratage12monthsprovidedprotectionagainstpertussisforapproximately5years

ü  ThereisincreasingevidencethatprotectionfollowingboosterdosesofaPvaccineswanesfasterinindividualsprimedwithaPratherthanwithwPvaccines

ü  OngoingpassivesurveillanceintheUSAhasdemonstratedanincreaseintheincidenceofpertussisamongchildrenaged7–10yearswhohadbeenvaccinatedwith5dosesofaPvaccine.

ü  Dataalsosuggestafasterwaningofprotectionfollowingrepeatedboosterdoses.Incontrast,wPvaccineusedforatleastthe1stdosefollowedbyaPvaccinesprovideslonger-lastingprotectionirrespectiveofthesubsequentdoses.

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Example of aP containing vaccines: Countries role in

addressing aP vaccine shortage

Category Factors CountriesroleSupply Productionissues Norole

Limitedsupplierbase NoroleDemand Littledemand'lexibility Increasedemand=lexibility

Lackofdemandpredictability Reviewstatusofdemandforecastingandplanning

Information Supplyinformation NoroleDemandinformation Timelycommunicationto

procuringagencyaboutdemand,changeinschedules,vaccinesnewlyintroducedintheNIP

Timelycommunication Noadditionalrole

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Increased demand flexibility. The EMA example of aP vaccine shortage

Background:•  Earlyin2015,therewasashortageofacellularpertussis-containingcombinationvaccinesforuseinEUimmunisationprogrammes

•  Theshortage,currentlyaffectingsomeoftheEU/EEAMemberStateshaddirectconsequencesforthedeliveryofnationalvaccinationprogrammes,withsomecountrieshavingtorevisetheirchildhoodvaccinationpolicy.

•  Discontinuingordelayingprimaryvaccinationschemeswouldhavedramaticconsequences,inparticularforthepreventionofpertussisandinvasivediseaseduetoHaemophilusin'luenzaetypebininfantsandyoungchildren.

•  Asmuchaspossible,theinfantandyoungchildrenimmunisationscheduleshouldbe

preservedinordertoensuretheearlyandadequateprotectionofnewborns.Preferenceshouldbegiventotheuseofcombinedvaccineswiththehighestnumberofantigens. •  Priorityshouldbegiventopreservingtheinfantprimaryimmunisationschedule('irstyearoflife)overthe'irsttoddlerboosterdose(secondyearoflife).

•  Ifapplicable,the'irsttoddlerboosterdoseshouldbeprioritisedovertheschool-entryboosterdose.

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Options for flexibilities due to vaccine shortage

•  Possibleadjustmentstotheprimaryimmunisationseries(0–2years)

•  Priorityshouldbegiventopreservingtheinfantprimaryimmunisationschedule('irstyearoflife)overthe'irsttoddlerboosterdose(secondyearoflife).

•  Ifapplicable,the'irsttoddlerboosterdoseshouldbeprioritisedovertheschool-entryboosterdose.

•  Optionsforvaccinesubstitutionintheimmunisationschedule•  Buildingstockpilestoensureimmunisationprogrammesaremaintainedduringfutureshortages.

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References

•  Pertussisvaccinepositionpaper.WorldHealthOrganizationWeeklyEpidemiologicalRecord35,2015,90,433-460.http://www.who.int/wer

•  Pre-emptingandrespondingtovaccinesupplyshortagesSAGEApril2016http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/2016/april/en/

•  RapidRiskAssessment.Shortageofacellularpertussis-containingvaccinesandimpactonimmunisationprogrammesintheEU/EEAhttp://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/vaccine-shortage-rapid-risk-assessment-october-2015.pdf

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