A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF A 20-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN HEALTHY INFANTS

Percentage of Participants With Local Reactions Within 7 Days After Dose 3

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 3

Local reactions were recorded using an electronic diary. Local reactions included redness, swelling and pain at the injection site. Redness and swelling were graded as mild (0.5 to 2.0 cm), moderate (\>2.0 to 7.0 cm) and severe (\>7.0 cm). Pain at injection site was graded as mild (hurt if gently touched example, whimpered, winced, protested, or withdrew), moderate (hurt if gently touched, with crying), and severe (caused limitation of limb movement).

Percentage of Participants With Local Reaction Within 7 Days After Dose 2

时间窗: Within 7 Days After Dose 2

Local reactions were recorded using an electronic diary. Local reactions included redness, swelling and pain at the injection site. Redness and swelling were graded as mild (0.5 to 2.0 cm), moderate (\>2.0 to 7.0 cm) and severe (\>7.0 cm). Pain at injection site was graded as mild (hurt if gently touched example, whimpered, winced, protested, or withdrew), moderate (hurt if gently touched, with crying), and severe (caused limitation of limb movement).

Percentage of Participants With Local Reactions Within 7 Days After Dose 1

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 1

Local reactions were recorded using an electronic diary. Local reactions included redness, swelling and pain at the injection site. Redness and swelling were graded as mild (0.5 to 2.0 cm), moderate (\>2.0 to 7.0 cm) and severe (\>7.0 cm). Pain at injection site was graded as mild (hurt if gently touched example, whimpered, winced, protested, or withdrew), moderate (hurt if gently touched, with crying), and severe (caused limitation of limb movement).

Percentage of Participants With Systemic Events Within 7 Days After Dose 1

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 1

Systemic events included fever, decreased appetite, drowsiness/increased sleep and irritability, recorded by parents/legal guardians of participant's using an e-diary. Fever was defined as temperature greater than or equal to (\>=) 38.0 degrees Celsius (C) and categorized as \>=38.0 to 38.4 degrees C, \>38.4 to 38.9 degrees C, \>38.9 to 40.0 degrees C and \>40.0 degrees C. Decreased appetite was graded as mild (decreased interest in eating), moderate (decreased oral intake) and severe (refusal to feed). Drowsiness was graded as mild (increased or prolonged sleeping bouts), moderate (slightly subdued, interfered with daily activity) and severe (disabling, not interested in usual daily activity). Irritability was graded as mild (easily consolable), moderate (required increased attention) and severe (inconsolable, crying could not be comforted). 95% CI was based on Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Systemic Events Within 7 Days After Dose 2

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 2

Systemic events included fever, decreased appetite, drowsiness/increased sleep and irritability, recorded by parents/legal guardians of participant's using an e-diary. Fever was defined as temperature \>= 38.0 degrees C and categorized as \>=38.0 to 38.4 degrees C, \>38.4 to 38.9 degrees C, \>38.9 to 40.0 degrees C and \>40.0 degrees C. Decreased appetite was graded as mild (decreased interest in eating), moderate (decreased oral intake) and severe (refusal to feed). Drowsiness was graded as mild (increased or prolonged sleeping bouts), moderate (slightly subdued, interfered with daily activity) and severe (disabling, not interested in usual daily activity). Irritability was graded as mild (easily consolable), moderate (required increased attention) and severe (inconsolable, crying could not be comforted). 95% CI was based on Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Systemic Events Within 7 Days After Dose 3

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 3

Systemic events included fever, decreased appetite, drowsiness/increased sleep and irritability, recorded by parents/legal guardians of participant's using an e-diary. Fever was defined as temperature \>= 38.0 degrees C and categorized as \>=38.0 to 38.4 degrees C, \>38.4 to 38.9 degrees C, \>38.9 to 40.0 degrees C and \>40.0 degrees C. Decreased appetite was graded as mild (decreased interest in eating), moderate (decreased oral intake) and severe (refusal to feed). Drowsiness was graded as mild (increased or prolonged sleeping bouts), moderate (slightly subdued, interfered with daily activity) and severe (disabling, not interested in usual daily activity). Irritability was graded as mild (easily consolable), moderate (required increased attention) and severe (inconsolable, crying could not be comforted). 95% CI was based on Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Local Reactions Within 7 Days After Dose 4

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 4

Local reactions were recorded using an electronic diary. Local reactions included redness, swelling and pain at the injection site. Redness and swelling were graded as mild (0.5 to 2.0 cm), moderate (\>2.0 to 7.0 cm) and severe (\>7.0 cm). Pain at injection site was graded as mild (hurt if gently touched example, whimpered, winced, protested, or withdrew), moderate (hurt if gently touched, with crying), and severe (caused limitation of limb movement). 95 percent (%) confidence interval (CI) was based on Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Systemic Events Within 7 Days After Dose 4

时间窗: Within 7 days after Dose 4

Systemic events included fever, decreased appetite, drowsiness/increased sleep and irritability, recorded by parents/legal guardians of participant's using an e-diary. Fever was defined as temperature \>= 38.0 degrees C and categorized as \>=38.0 to 38.4 degrees C, \>38.4 to 38.9 degrees C, \>38.9 to 40.0 degrees C and \>40.0 degrees C. Decreased appetite was graded as mild (decreased interest in eating), moderate (decreased oral intake) and severe (refusal to feed). Drowsiness was graded as mild (increased or prolonged sleeping bouts), moderate (slightly subdued, interfered with daily activity) and severe (disabling, not interested in usual daily activity). Irritability was graded as mild (easily consolable), moderate (required increased attention) and severe (inconsolable, crying could not be comforted). 95% CI was based on Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Medical Conditions (NDCMCs) From Dose 1 to 6 Months Following Dose 4

时间窗: From Dose 1 to 6 months following Dose 4

An NDCMC was defined as a significant disease or medical condition, not previously identified, that was expected to be persistent or was otherwise long-lasting in its effects. 95% CI was based on the Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs) From Dose 1 to 1 Month After Dose 3

时间窗: From Dose 1 to 1 Month after Dose 3

An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participants, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. 95% CI was based on the Clopper and Pearson method. AEs reported in this outcome measure excluded local reactions and systemic events.

Percentage of Participants With AEs From Dose 4 to 1 Month After Dose 4

时间窗: From Dose 4 to 1 month after Dose 4

An AE was any untoward medical occurrence in a participant, temporally associated with the use of study treatment, whether or not considered related to the study treatment. 95% CI was based on the Clopper and Pearson method. AEs reported in this outcome measure excluded local reactions and systemic events.

Percentage of Participants With Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) From Dose 1 to 6 Months Following Dose 4

时间窗: From Dose 1 to 6 months following Dose 4

A SAE was any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: resulted in death; required inpatient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation; was life-threatening; resulted in persistent or significant disability/ incapacity; congenital anomaly/birth defect and other important medical events. 95% CI was based on the Clopper and Pearson method.

Percentage of Participants With Predefined Serotype-specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Concentrations 1 Month After Dose 3

时间窗: 1 month after Dose 3

Pre-specified levels of serotypes were as follows: for serotype 1, 3, 4, 6A, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F, 8, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15B, 22F, 33F: \>=0.35 microgram per mL (mcg/mL), for serotype 5: \>=0.23 mcg/mL, for serotype 6B: \>=0.10 mcg/mL and for serotype 19A: \>=0.12 mcg/mL. 95% CI was based on the Clopper and Pearson method.

Serotype-specific IgG Geometric Mean Concentration (GMCs) and Geometric Mean Ratios (GMRs) at 1 Month After Dose 4

时间窗: From Dose 1 to 6 months following Dose 4

Concentrations of anticapsular IgG for the 20 pneumococcal serotypes (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 23F, 8, 10A, 11A, 12F, 15B, 22F, and 33F) were determined in all participants at 1 month after Dose 4 using the Luminex assay. Results were expressed as IgG concentrations. GMCs and 2-sided CIs were calculated by exponentiating the mean logarithm of the concentrations and the corresponding CIs based on the Student's t distribution. Assay result below LLOQ was set to 0.5\*LLOQ. Geometric mean ratios (GMRs) were reported in statistical analysis section and were calculated by exponentiating mean difference of logarithm of concentration and corresponding 2-sided 95% CIs (based on Student's t distribution).

Percentage of Participants With Prespecified Antibody Levels to Specific Concomitant Vaccine Antigens 1 Month After Dose 3

时间窗: 1 month after Dose 3

Concentration of antibody to diphtheria toxoid (predefined level ≥0.1 IU/mL), tetanus toxoid (predefined level ≥0.1 IU/mL), IgG antibodies to pertussis antigens (pertussis toxin, filamentous hemagglutinin and pertactin, each with the predefined level as the 5th percentile observed in the 13vPnC group), hepatitis B antibody (in milli-international units per mL \[mIU/mL\]) (predefined level ≥10 mIU/mL), neutralizing antibody (NA) titers to poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3 (predefined level NA titer ≥1:8), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (≥0.15 μg/mL) were determined on subsets of sera collected at the immunogenicity time point 1 month after Dose 3. The antibody levels were measured by a validated multiplex Luminex immunoassay. The concomitant immune responses were measured on random subsets.