Safety and Immune Response of Candidate H1N1 Influenza Vaccines GSK2340274A and GSK234072A in Children 3 to Less Than 10 Years Old

Seroconversion rate (SCR) was defined as the proportion of subjects who had either a pre-vaccination reciprocal HI titer below (<) 10 and a post-vaccination reciprocal titre greater than or equal to (≥) 40, or a pre-vaccination reciprocal HI titer ≥ 10 and at least a 4-fold increase in post vaccination reciprocal titer against the vaccine virus. The Flu strain assessed was A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)v-like virus (Flu A/CAL/7/09), following the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) guidance. The CBER criterion was fulfilled if the lower 95% confidence interval (CI) for SCR was (>) 40%. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the point estimate for SCR was > 40%.

A seroprotected subject was defined as a vaccinated subject with a serum HI titer greater than or equal to (≥) 1:40, that usually is accepted as indicating protection. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CBER criterion was fulfilled if the lower limit of the 95% CI for seroprotection (SPR) was > 70%. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the post-vaccination point estimate for SPR was > 70%.

A seroprotected subject was defined as a vaccinated subject with a serum HI titer greater than or equal to (≥) 1:40, that usually is accepted as indicating protection. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CBER criterion was fulfilled if the lower limit of the 95% CI for seroprotection (SPR) was > 70%. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the post-vaccination point estimate for SPR was > 70%.

GMFR, also called seroconversion factor (SCF), was defined as the fold increase in serum HI geometric mean titers (GMTs) post-vaccination compared to pre-vaccination. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the point estimate for GMFR was > 2.5.

Seroconversion rate (SCR) was defined as the proportion of subjects who had either a pre-vaccination reciprocal HI titer < 10 and a post-vaccination reciprocal titer ≥ 40, or a pre-vaccination reciprocal HI titer ≥ 10 and at least a 4-fold increase in post vaccination reciprocal titer against the vaccine virus. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CBER criterion was fulfilled if the lower limit of the 95% CI for SCR was > 40%. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the post-vaccination point estimate for SCR was > 40%.

A seroprotected subject was defined as a vaccinated subject with a serum HI titer greater than or equal to (≥) 1:40, that usually is accepted as indicating protection. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CBER criterion was fulfilled if the lower limit of the 95% CI for seroprotection (SPR) was > 70%. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the post-vaccination point estimate for SPR was > 70%.

GMFR, also called seroconversion factor (SCF), was defined as the fold increase in serum HI GMTs post-vaccination compared to pre-vaccination. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance. The CHMP criterion was fulfilled if the post-vaccination point estimate for SCF was > 2.5.

The cut-off value for the humoral immune response in terms of vaccine H1N1 HI antibodies were egual to or above (≥) 1:10. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance.

Titers are presented as geometric mean titers (GMTs), for the seropositivity cut-off value of ≥ 1:10. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance.

The cut-off value for the humoral immune response in terms of vaccine H1N1 HI antibodies were equal to or above (≥) 1:10. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance.

Titers were presented as geometric mean titers (GMTs), for the seropositivity cut-off value of ≥ 1:10. The Flu strain assessed was Flu A/CAL/7/09, following the CHMP and the CBER guidance.

Assessed solicited local symptoms were pain, redness and swelling. Any = occurrence of any local symptom regardless of intensity grade. Grade 3 pain for children less than 6 years= cried when limb was moved/spontaneously painful. Grade 3 pain for children aged 6 to < 10 years= pain that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 redness/swelling = redness/swelling spreading beyond 100 millimeters (mm) of injection site.

Assessed solicited general symptoms were drowsiness, irritability, loss of appetite and fever [defined as axillary temperature equal to or above 38.0 degrees Celsius (°C)]. Any = occurrence of any general symptom regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination. Grade 3 drowsiness= drowsiness that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 irritability= crying that could not be comforted/prevented normal activity. Grade 3 loss of appetite= not eating at all. Grade 3 fever = fever > 39.0 °C or > 40.0 °C. Related= general symptom assessed by the investigator as causally related to the vaccination. This outcome measure refers to subjects aged 3 to 5 years.

Assessed solicited general symptoms were fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, joint pain at other location, muscle aches, shivering, sweating and fever [defined as axillary temperature equal to or above 38.0 degrees Celsius (°C)]. Any = occurrence of any general symptom regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination. Grade 3 symptom= symptom that prevented normal activity. Grade 3 fever = fever > 39.0 °C, but ≤ 40.0 °C. Related= general symptom assessed by the investigator as causally related to the vaccination. This outcome measure refers to subjects aged 6 to 10 years.

MAEs were defined as events for which the subject received medical attention defined as hospitalization, an emergency room visit, or a visit to or from medical personnel (medical doctor) for any reason. Any MAE(s) = Occurrence of any MAE(s) regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination. Analysis of intensity and relationship to vaccination of MAEs was not performed.

MAEs were defined as events for which the subject received medical attention defined as hospitalization, an emergency room visit, or a visit to or from medical personnel (medical doctor) for any reason. Any MAE(s) = Occurrence of any MAE(s) regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination. Analysis of intensity and relationship to vaccination of MAEs was not performed.

Potential immune-mediated diseases (pIMDs) are a subset of AEs that include autoimmune diseases and other inflammatory and/or neurologic disorders of interest which may or may not have an autoimmune aetiology.

Potential immune-mediated diseases (pIMDs) are a subset of AEs that include autoimmune diseases and other inflammatory and/or neurologic disorders of interest which may or may not have an autoimmune aetiology.

An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination.

An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination.

Serious adverse events (SAEs) assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization or result in disability/incapacity.

An unsolicited AE covers any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation subject temporally associated with the use of a medicinal product, whether or not considered related to the medicinal product and reported in addition to those solicited during the clinical study and any solicited symptom with onset outside the specified period of follow-up for solicited symptoms. Any was defined as the occurrence of any unsolicited AE regardless of intensity grade or relation to vaccination.