Oral recombinant H. pylori vaccine

In a randomized phase 3 trial, 4464 H. pylori uninfected children (ages 6 to 15 years) were assigned to a three-dose oral recombinant H. pylori vaccine or placebo]. At one year, the incidence of H. pylori infection was significantly lower in the vaccine group. Among patients who completed extended follow-up, H. pylori acquisition continued to be lower in vaccinated as compared with unvaccinated children, but protection levels were lower in the second and third year. There were no serious adverse events related to the vaccine. Additional studies with long-term follow-up are needed to validate these results