Infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) has been clearly established as the central cause of cervical cancer. Vaccination of pre-teens and adolescents, ideally before sexual debut and thus before exposure to oncogenic HPV, is a rational strategy for prevention of cervical cancer, and so HPV vaccination could complement the existing pre-adolescent/adolescent vaccination programs. Therefore, this Phase IIIb study is designed to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of co-administering a commercially available vaccine with GSK Biologicals' HPV-16/18 L1 AS04 (Cervarix ®) vaccine as compared to the administration of either vaccine alone. This Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA AA, Sept 2007.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
814
Three doses of vaccine administered intramuscularly with the second and third dose given one month and six months after the first dose
Three doses of vaccine administered intramuscularly with the second and third dose given one month and six months after the first dose
GSK Investigational Site
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
GSK Investigational Site
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
GSK Investigational Site
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
GSK Investigational Site
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
GSK Investigational Site
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
GSK Investigational Site
Hoersholm, Denmark
GSK Investigational Site
Odense C, Denmark
GSK Investigational Site
Bordány, Hungary
GSK Investigational Site
Budapest, Hungary
GSK Investigational Site
Budapest, Hungary
...and 11 more locations
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-hepatitis A (Anti-HAV) Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of anti-HAV antibodies \[i.e., antibody titer greater than or equal to 15 milli-international units/milliliter (mIU/mL)\] in the sera of subjects seronegative (antibody titer below 15 mIU/mL) before vaccination.
Time frame: At Month 7
Anti-Heptatis A (HAV) Antibody Titers.
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) expressed as mIU/mL.
Time frame: At Month 7
Number of Subjects Seroprotected for Anti-hepatitis B Surface Antigen (Anti-HBs) Antibodies
A subject seroprotected against HBs is a subject with antibody titers greater than or equal to 10 mIU/mL.
Time frame: At Month 7
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of antibodies with titers greater than or equal to the predefined cut-off value in the serum of subject seronegative before vaccination. Cut-off values = 8 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units per milliliter (EL.U/mL) for anti-HPV-16 antibodies and 7 EL.U/mL for anti-HPV-18 antibodies.
Time frame: At Month 7
Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibody Titers
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) expressed as Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Units Per Milliliter (EL.U/mL).
Time frame: At Month 7
Anti-HBs Antibody Titers
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs)expressed as mIU/mL.
Time frame: At Month 7
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-HBs Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of anti-HBs antibodies (i.e., antibody titer greater than or equal to 3.3 mIU/mL) in the sera of subjects seronegative (with antibody titers below 3.3 mIU/mL) before vaccination.
Time frame: At month 7
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibodies in Vaccine Recipients Aged 9 Years
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of antibodies with titers greater than or equal to the predefined cut-off value in the serum of subject seronegative before vaccination. Cut-off values = 8 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units per milliliter (EL.U/mL) for anti-HPV-16 antibodies and 7 EL.U/mL for anti-HPV-18 antibodies.
Time frame: At Month 7
Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibody Titers in Vaccine Recipients Aged 9 Years
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) expressed as Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Units Per Milliliter (EL.U/mL).
Time frame: At Month 7
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-HAV Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of anti-HAV antibodies (i.e., antibody titer greater than or equal to 15 mIU/mL) in the sera of subjects seronegative (antibody titer below 15 mIU/mL) before vaccination.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Anti-HAV Antibody Titers
Titers are given as geometric mean titers (GMTs) expressed as mIU/mL.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Number of Subjects Seroconverted and Number of Subjects Seroprotected for Anti-HBs Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of anti-HBs antibodies (i.e., antibody titer greater than or equal to 3.3 mIU/mL) in the sera of subjects seronegative (with antibody titers below 3.3 mIU/mL) before vaccination. A seroprotected subject against HBs is a subject with antibody titers greater than or equal to 10 mIU/mL.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Anti-HBs Antibody Titers
Titers are given as geometric mean titers (GMTs) expressed as mIU/mL.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Number of Subjects Seroconverted for Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibodies
Seroconversion is defined as the appearance of antibodies with titers greater than or equal to the predefined cut-off value in the serum of subject seronegative before vaccination. Cut-off values assessed include 8 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay units per milliliter (EL.U/mL) for anti-HPV-16 antibodies and 7 EL.U/mL for anti-HPV-18 antibodies.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Anti-human Papilloma Virus 16 (Anti-HPV-16) and Anti-human Papilloma Virus 18 (Anti-HPV-18) Antibody Titers
Titers are given as Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) expressed as EL.U/mL.
Time frame: One month after the second dose of vaccine
Number of Subjects Reporting Solicited Local Symptoms
Solicited local symptoms assessed include injection site pain, redness and swelling. Data are presented across doses.
Time frame: During the 7-day period (Day 0-6) following vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Solicited General Symptoms
Solicited general symptoms assessed include arthralgia, fatigue, gastrointestinal symptoms, headache, myalgia, rash, temperature \[axillary route, greater than or equal to 37.5 degree Celsius (°C)\] and urticaria.
Time frame: During the 7-day period following vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Medically Significant Conditions
Medically significant conditions include adverse events (AEs) prompting emergency room or physician visits that are not related to common diseases or routine visits for physical examination or vaccination, or serious adverse events (SAEs) that are not related to common diseases. Common diseases include upper respiratory infections, sinusitis, pharyngitis, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, cervico-vaginal yeast infections, menstrual cycle abnormalities and injury.
Time frame: Throughout the active phase of the study (up to Month 7)
Number of Subjects Reporting Medically Significant Conditions
Medically significant conditions include adverse events (AEs) prompting emergency room or physician visits that are not related to common diseases or routine visits for physical examination or vaccination, or serious adverse events (SAEs) that are not related to common diseases. Common diseases include upper respiratory infections, sinusitis, pharyngitis, gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections, cervico-vaginal yeast infections, menstrual cycle abnormalities and injury.
Time frame: Throughout the safety follow-up (from Month 7 up to Month 12)
Number of Subjects Reporting Unsolicited Adverse Events
Unsolicited adverse events include any adverse event 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.
Time frame: During the 30-day period following any vaccination
Number of Subjects Reporting Serious Adverse Events (SAE)
SAEs assessed include medical occurrences that result in death, are life threatening, require hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization, result in disability/incapacity or are a congenital anomaly/birth defect in the offspring of a study subject.
Time frame: Throughout the study (up to Month 12)
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