IP Library Granted Patent US 10,493,143
Granted Patent B2
US 10,493,143 · App. 16/023,013 · Granted Dec 3, 2019

Sexually transmitted disease vaccines

Inventors: Giuseppe Ciaramella (Sudbury, MA); Sunny Himansu (Winchester, MA)
Assignee: ModernaTX, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,493,143
App. No.
16/023,013
Granted
Dec 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to sexually transmitted disease ribonucleic acid vaccines and combination vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.

Claims (20)

1. A human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, comprising:

a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding a HPV protein selected from HPV E1 protein, HPV E2 protein, HPV E4 protein, HPV E5 protein, HPV E6 protein, HPV E7 protein, HPV L1 protein, and HPV L2 protein formulated in a lipid nanoparticle that comprises a molar ratio of 20-60% cationic lipid, 0.5-15% PEG-modified lipid, 25-55% sterol, and 5-25% non-cationic lipid, wherein the mRNA polynucleotide is not a self-replicating RNA, and the cationic lipid comprises a Compound 25 lipid:

2. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the HPV protein is a HPV serotype selected from HPV serotypes 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68, 73 and 82.

3. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the HPV protein comprises an amino acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO: 31-59, the mRNA polynucleotide is encoded by a nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO: 1-28 or 463, and/or wherein the mRNA polynucleotide comprises a nucleic acid sequence of any one of SEQ ID NO: 431-459.

4. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the mRNA polynucleotide has less than 80% identity to wild-type mRNA sequence.

5. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the mRNA polynucleotide has at least 80% identity to wild-type mRNA sequence, but does not include wild-type mRNA sequence.

6. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the mRNA polynucleotide comprises at least one chemical modification.

7. The vaccine of claim 6 , wherein the chemical modification is selected from pseudouridine, N1-methylpseudouridine, N1-ethylpseudouridine, 2-thiouridine, 4′-thiouridine, 5-methylcytosine, 5-methyluridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-1-deaza-pseudouridine, 2-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 2-thio-5-aza-uridine, 2-thio-dihydropseudouridine, 2-thio-dihydrouridine, 2-thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-2-thio-pseudouridine, 4-methoxy-pseudouridine, 4-thio-1-methyl-pseudouridine, 4-thio-pseudouridine, 5-aza-uridine, dihydropseudouridine, 5-methoxyuridine and 2′-O-methyl uridine.

8. The vaccine of claim 6 , wherein the chemical modification is in the carbon 5-position of the uracil.

9. The vaccine of claim 7 , wherein the chemical modification is a N1-methylpseudouridine or N1-ethylpseudouridine.

10. The vaccine of claim 6 , wherein at least 80% of the uracil in the open reading frame has a chemical modification.

11. The vaccine of claim 10 , wherein at least 90% of the uracil in the open reading frame has a chemical modification.

12. The vaccine of claim 11 , wherein 100% of the uracil in the open reading frame has a chemical modification.

13. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the mRNA polynucleotide further encodes a 5′ terminal cap.

14. The vaccine of claim 13 , wherein the 5′ terminal cap is 7mG(5′)ppp(5′)NlmpNp.

15. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the non-cationic lipid is a neutral lipid and the sterol is a cholesterol.

16. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the open reading frame is codon-optimized.

17. The vaccine of claim 1 , wherein the vaccine is multivalent.

18. The vaccine of claim 1 formulated in an effective amount to produce an antigen-specific immune response.

19. A method of inducing an immune response in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject the vaccine of claim 1 in an amount effective to produce an antigen-specific immune response in the subject.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2025
From: MODERNATX, INC.
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 073634/0354 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2019
From: CIARAMELLA, GIUSEPPE; HIMANSU, SUNNY
To: MODERNATX, INC.
Reel/Frame 048404/0250 →
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