Immunogenicity and Safety of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine Administered Concomitantly or Sequentially With Gardasil®

GMTs (measured in milli-Merck Units per mL [mMU/mL]) against each Gardasil HPV antigen (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18) were assessed using competitive Luminex immunoassay (cLIA) method. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

The GMTs against each of the four parental dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3, and 4) of CYD dengue vaccine was assessed using the 50% plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT50) assay. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

Neutralizing antibodies against each Gardasil HPV antigen (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18) was assessed using cLIA method. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline to seropositive (participants with a pre-vaccination titer < lower limit of quantification [LLOQ] (mMU/mL) to a post-vaccination titer >=LLOQ) or >=4-fold rise in antibody titer if seropositive at baseline. The LLOQ for HPV-6 and HPV-16 was 11 mMU/mL, 8 mMU/mL for HPV-11, and 10 mMU/mL for HPV-18. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

The GMTs (measured in mMU/mL) against each Gardasil HPV antigen (HPV-6, HPV-11, HPV-16, HPV-18) was assessed using cLIA method. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

The GMTs against each of the four parental dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3, and 4) of CYD dengue vaccine was assessed using the PRNT50 assay. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

Dengue neutralizing antibody levels against each of the 4 dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3, and 4) was measured by PRNT50. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains.

Dengue neutralizing antibody levels against each of the 4 dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3, and 4) was measured by PRNT50. Dengue immune participants at Baseline were defined as participants with titers >=10 (1/dil) for at least one serotype with the parental dengue virus strains. Percentage of participants with neutralizing antibody titers above pre-defined thresholds (>=10 and >=100 [1/dil]) against at least 1, 2, 3, or 4 serotypes of CYD dengue vaccine were reported.

Any unsolicited systemic AE occurred during the first 30 minutes post-vaccination was recorded on the case report form (CRF) as immediate AE. At Visit 1 and Visit 4, participants from Group 1 received both Gardasil and CYD vaccination and participants from Group 2 received only Gardasil vaccination. At Visit 2 and Visit 5, only participants from Group 2 received CYD vaccination whereas the participants from Group 1 received no vaccination.

A solicited reaction (SR) was an adverse reaction (AR) observed and reported under the conditions (symptom and onset) prelisted (i.e., solicited) in the CRF and considered as related to vaccination. Solicited injection site reactions included pain, erythema, and swelling.

A SR was an AR observed and reported under the conditions (symptom and onset) prelisted (i.e., solicited) in the CRF and considered as related to vaccination. Solicited systemic reactions included fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, and asthenia. At Visit 1 and Visit 4, participants from Group 1 received both Gardasil and CYD vaccination and participants from Group 2 received only Gardasil vaccination. At Visit 2 and Visit 5, only participants from Group 2 received CYD vaccination whereas the participants from Group 1 received no vaccination.

An unsolicited AE was an observed AE that did not fulfill the conditions prelisted in the CRF in terms of diagnosis and/or onset post-vaccination. At Visit 1 and Visit 4, participants from Group 1 received both Gardasil and CYD vaccination and participants from Group 2 received only Gardasil vaccination. At Visit 2 and Visit 5, only participants from Group 2 received CYD vaccination whereas the participants from Group 1 received no vaccination.

AESI were AEs that were considered by the Sponsor to be relevant for the monitoring of the safety profile of the investigational vaccine. At Visit 1 and Visit 4, participants from Group 1 received both Gardasil and CYD vaccination and participants from Group 2 received only Gardasil vaccination. At Visit 2 and Visit 5, only participants from Group 2 received CYD vaccination whereas the participants from Group 1 received no vaccination.

SAEs were AEs that resulted in any of the following outcomes or deemed significant for any other reason: death; initial or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; life-threatening experience (immediate risk of dying); persistent or significant disability/incapacity; congenital anomaly or a medically important event. An AESIs were AEs that were considered by the Sponsor to be relevant for the monitoring of the safety profile of the investigational vaccine.

Hospitalized suspected dengue case was defined as an acute febrile illness with diagnosis of dengue requiring hospitalization (with bed attribution). In such cases, 1 unplanned acute blood sample (within the first 5 days after fever onset) was collected for virological confirmation of hospitalized suspected dengue case. A suspected case was considered VCD if there was a detection of wild type dengue virus by dengue non-structural protein 1 antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and/or dengue reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactions.