PMID- 25741971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151113 LR - 20150306 IS - 1532-0987 (Electronic) IS - 0891-3668 (Linking) VI - 34 IP - 2 DP - 2015 Feb TI - Safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in toddlers previously vaccinated with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. PG - 186-94 LID - 10.1097/INF.0000000000000516 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Widespread use of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in children has led to significant reduction in pneumococcal disease in children and adults. However, diseases caused by serotypes not included in PCV7 have increased. A 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) containing serotypes in PCV7 and 8 additional serotypes (1, 3, 5, 6A, 7F, 19A, 22F, 33F) was developed and evaluated in toddlers 12 to 15 months of age. METHODS: Ninety toddlers who completed an infant series with PCV7 received a single dose of either aluminum-adjuvanted PCV15, nonadjuvanted PCV15, or PCV7. Injection-site and systemic adverse events (AEs) were collected for 14 days postvaccination and serious AEs (SAEs) were collected for 30 days postvaccination. Solicited AEs included local (pain/tenderness, swelling, nodule and redness) and systemic (fatigue, arthralgia and myalgia) AEs. Serotype-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and opsonophagocytic (OPA) responses were measured immediately prior and 30 days postvaccination. RESULTS: Incidences of local and systemic AEs were comparable across vaccine groups. The majority of reported events, regardless of vaccine received, were transient and of mild to moderate intensity. No clinically significant differences were observed when comparing duration and severity of AEs. No vaccine-related SAEs or discontinuations from the study due to AEs were reported. Pneumococcal IgG concentrations and OPA titers increased postvaccination, with appreciable fold rises for all serotypes. Antibody levels were comparable between both PCV15 formulations and generally comparable to PCV7 for the shared serotypes. CONCLUSION: Both formulations of PCV15 display acceptable safety profiles and induce IgG and OPA responses to all vaccine serotypes. FAU - Sobanjo-ter Meulen, Ajoke AU - Sobanjo-ter Meulen A AD - From the *Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ; daggerUniversity of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; double daggerMD Research, Canton, OH; and section signPediatric Medical Associates, Rydal, PA. FAU - Vesikari, Timo AU - Vesikari T FAU - Malacaman, Edgardo A AU - Malacaman EA FAU - Shapiro, Steven A AU - Shapiro SA FAU - Dallas, Michael J AU - Dallas MJ FAU - Hoover, Patricia A AU - Hoover PA FAU - McFetridge, Richard AU - McFetridge R FAU - Stek, Jon E AU - Stek JE FAU - Marchese, Rocio D AU - Marchese RD FAU - Hartzel, Jonathan AU - Hartzel J FAU - Watson, Wendy J AU - Watson WJ FAU - Musey, Luwy K AU - Musey LK LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01215175 PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Multicenter Study PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Pediatr Infect Dis J JT - The Pediatric infectious disease journal JID - 8701858 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Bacterial) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Opsonin Proteins) RN - 0 (Pneumococcal Vaccines) RN - 0 (Vaccines, Conjugate) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Bacterial/*blood MH - Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions/*epidemiology/*pathology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin G/blood MH - Infant MH - Male MH - Opsonin Proteins/*blood MH - Phagocytosis MH - Pneumococcal Vaccines/administration & dosage/*adverse effects/*immunology MH - Vaccines, Conjugate/administration & dosage/adverse effects/immunology EDAT- 2015/03/06 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/14 06:00 CRDT- 2015/03/06 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/03/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 00006454-201502000-00016 [pii] AID - 10.1097/INF.0000000000000516 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2015 Feb;34(2):186-94. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000516.