A Study of V503 Given Concomitantly With Menactra™ and Adacel™ in 11 to 15 Year Olds (V503-005)

Serum antibody titers to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 were evaluated using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Titers are reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected at Day 1 (baseline) and 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected at Month 1 (baseline) and 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Bactericidal antibodies to Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 were measured by incubating serial dilutions of serum with target N. meningitidis strains and complement, and enumerating the surviving bacteria after overnight incubation on blood agar plates. The serum bactericidal titer is reported as the reciprocal of the final serum dilution giving >50% killing in 60 minutes.

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Titers of neutralizing antibody to diphtheria toxin were measured using a cell-based Diphtheria Micrometabolic Inhibition assay. The lower limit of quantitation of the assay was defined as 0.01 International Units (IU)/mL. Serum titers of neutralizing antibody to tetanus toxin were measured using an enzyme immunoassay. The lower limit of quantitation of the assay was defined as 0.04 IU/mL. Acceptable titers refer to the World Health Organization-defined protective titers of >=0.1 IU/mL.

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Titers of anti-pertussis toxin (PT), anti-filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), anti-pertactin (PRN), and anti-fimbriae 2/3 (FM 2/3) antibodies were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The titers were expressed as Enzyme-linked Immunoassay Units (ELU)/mL.

An adverse experience (AE) is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Only injection-site AEs in the arm that received V503 vaccination were reported for this endpoint.

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Only injection-site AEs in the arm that received Menactra™ and Adacel™ vaccination were reported for this endpoint. For the Concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Month 1 vaccination.

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, temperatures were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 visit; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, temperatures were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 vaccination.

Blood was drawn at Month 7 and assayed to determine whether or not a participant had achieved seroconversion for the HPV types. The lower limit of the titer (milli Merck U/mL) considered seropositive was as follows: HPV Type 6: >=30, HPV Type 11: >=16; HPV Type 16: >=20, HPV Type 18: >=24, HPV Type 31: >=10, HPV Type 33: >=8, HPV Type 45: >=8, HPV Type 52: >=8, and HPV Type 58: >=8.

Serum bactericidal antibodies to Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 were measured by incubating serial dilutions of serum with target N. meningitidis strains and complement, and enumerating the surviving bacteria after overnight incubation on blood agar plates. The antibody titer is expressed as the reciprocal of the highest dilution that achieves >50% bacterial killing; a higher value represents a greater antibody response. For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after Month 1 vaccination.