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Cervical Cancer | Monoclonal antibody | Oncology |Merck & Company, Inc.|Last Updated: Sep 4, 2026

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Total Trials1
Total Enrollment1,212

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Clinical trial landscape

V503 · 12 trials · 16 indications

Phase 3 12
NCT07785843A Clinical Study of V503 in Chinese Females Who Have Previously Received a Bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine (V503-108)Papillomavirus Infections
NOT YET_RECRUITING930 Analytics
NCT04635423Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety Study of V503 (9-valent Human Papillomavirus [9vHPV] Vaccine) in Japanese Males (V503-064)Warts, Genital
COMPLETED1,059 Analytics
NCT03998254Efficacy, Immunogenicity and Safety of V503 in Chinese Women Aged 20-45 Years (V503-023)Papillomavirus Infections
ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING6,000 Analytics
NCT03903562Immunobridging Study of 9- Valent Human Papillomavirus (9vHPV) Vaccine (V503) in Chinese Females 9 to 45 Years of Age (V503-024)Papillomavirus Infections
COMPLETED1,990 Analytics
NCT03158220Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Broad Spectrum Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Adult and Young Adult Women (V503-004)Cervical Cancer
COMPLETED1,212 Analytics
NCT02114385A Study to Compare Immune Response of V503 to Gardasil in 16- to 26-year-old Men (V503-020)Papilloma Viral Infection
COMPLETED500 Analytics
NCT01304498Immunogenicity and Tolerability of V503 Versus GARDASIL (V503-009)Human Papillomavirus
COMPLETED600 Analytics
NCT01254643A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a 9-valent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ([9vHPV]; V503) Administered to 9- to 15-Year-Old Japanese Girls (V503-008).Papillomavirus Infections
COMPLETED100 Analytics
NCT01073293A Study of V503 Vaccine Given Concomitantly With REPEVAX™ in 11 to 15 Year Olds (V503-007)Papillomavirus Infections
COMPLETED1,054 Analytics
NCT01047345A Study of V503, a 9-valent Human Papillomavirus (9vHPV) Vaccine in Females 12-26 Years of Age Who Have Previously Received GARDASIL™ (V503-006)Cervical Cancers
COMPLETED924 Analytics
PHASE3NOT YET_RECRUITING
A Clinical Study of V503 in Chinese Females Who Have Previously Received a Bivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine (V503-108)
Papillomavirus InfectionsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety Study of V503 (9-valent Human Papillomavirus [9vHPV] Vaccine) in Japanese Males (V503-064)
Warts, GenitalUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3ACTIVE NOT_RECRUITING
Efficacy, Immunogenicity and Safety of V503 in Chinese Women Aged 20-45 Years (V503-023)
Papillomavirus InfectionsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Immunobridging Study of 9- Valent Human Papillomavirus (9vHPV) Vaccine (V503) in Chinese Females 9 to 45 Years of Age (V503-024)
Papillomavirus InfectionsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Immunogenicity and Tolerability of Broad Spectrum Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine in Adult and Young Adult Women (V503-004)
Cervical CancerUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study to Compare Immune Response of V503 to Gardasil in 16- to 26-year-old Men (V503-020)
Papilloma Viral InfectionUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
Immunogenicity and Tolerability of V503 Versus GARDASIL (V503-009)
Human PapillomavirusUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of a 9-valent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine ([9vHPV]; V503) Administered to 9- to 15-Year-Old Japanese Girls (V503-008).
Papillomavirus InfectionsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study of V503 Vaccine Given Concomitantly With REPEVAX™ in 11 to 15 Year Olds (V503-007)
Papillomavirus InfectionsUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3COMPLETED
A Study of V503, a 9-valent Human Papillomavirus (9vHPV) Vaccine in Females 12-26 Years of Age Who Have Previously Received GARDASIL™ (V503-006)
Cervical CancersUnlock trial analytics

Study Endpoints

Primary Endpoints

Percentage of Participants Who Are Seropositive by Competitive Luminex Immunoassay (cLIA) to HPV Types 6, 11, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 (Month 7)
Up to approximately 1 month post vaccination 3 (Up to approximately Month 7)

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in the Prior 2vHPV Vaccine Recipients Receiving V503 group will be determined using cLIA. Seropositivity is defined as having a titer at or above the prespecified seropositivity cutoff for a given HPV type.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Solicited Injection-site Adverse Event (AE)
Up to approximately Day 8 post any vaccination

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. AEs such as redness/erythema, swelling, pain, and induration at the injection site are recorded. The percentage of participants who experience 1 or more injection-site AE will be reported.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Solicited Systemic AE
Up to approximately Day 8 post any vaccination

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. Systemic AEs are those not categorized as injection-site AEs. The percentage of participants who experience 1 or more systemic AE will be reported.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Serious AE (SAE)
Up to approximately Month 12

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease (new or exacerbated) temporally associated with the use of a study intervention. An SAE is an AE that results in death, is life threatening, results in a persistent or significant disability or incapacity, results in or prolongs an existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or is another important medical event. The percentage of participants who experience 1 or more SAEs will be reported.

Base Study: Combined Incidence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 6/11/16/18-related Anogenital Persistent Infection
Up to approximately 36 Months

Combined incidence of HPV type(s) 6/11/16/18-related anogenital persistent infection was defined to have occurred in a participant; 1) who is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive to at least one applicable HPV type(s) in 2 consecutive anogenital or biopsy samples from at least 2 consecutive visits 6 months (±1 month visit) or longer apart, or 2) who has a pathology diagnosis of condyloma, penile/perineal/perianal intraepithelial neoplasia, or penile, perineal or perianal cancer and PCR detection of at least one applicable HPV type(s) in an adjacent section and PCR positive for the same HPV type at a separate adjacent visit with regardless of visit interval, prior to or following the biopsy showing HPV disease. Incidence was defined as the number of cases per 100 person-years of follow-up in both V503 and placebo arms. Per protocol, cases per 100 person-years is reported for applicable HPV type eligible participants with data available in the per-protocol efficacy population (PPE).

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With Solicited Injection-site Adverse Events (AEs)
Up to 5 days after any vaccination

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The participant recorded the presence of any vaccination report card (VRC)-prompted injection-site AEs that occurred in the 5 days after any vaccination. The percentage of participants with an injection-site AE prompted on the VRC (redness/erythema, tenderness/pain, and swelling) is reported here for all randomized participants in the All Participants as Treated (APaT) population.

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With ≥1 Systemic AE
Up to 15 days after any vaccination

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The percentage of participants who experienced at least 1 systemic AE is reported here for all randomized participants in the All Participants as Treated (APaT) population.

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With ≥1 Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Up to approximately 37 months

An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention, that results in death, is life-threatening, requires hospitalization or prolongs existing hospitalization, results in persistent/significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital birth defect, or is another important medical event. The percentage of participants who experienced at least 1 SAE is reported here for all randomized participants in the All Participants as Treated (APaT) population.

Base Study: Number of Participants With Elevated Oral Body Temperature
Up to 5 days after any vaccination

Participants collected their oral body temperature in the evening of their vaccination day and at the same time each day thereafter for 4 days. The maximum body temperature obtained within 5 days of any of the 3 vaccinations was recorded using the vaccination report card (VRC). Per protocol, fever was defined as an oral temperature of ≥99.5°F(37.5°C). The number of participants who had at least 1 oral body temperature reading that was, \<99.5°F (\<37.5ºC), ≥99.5°F (≥37.5ºC) and \<100.4°F (38.0°C), or ≥100.4°F (38.0°C) and \<101.3°F(38.5°C), or ≥101.3°F(38.5°C) is reported here for all randomized participants in the APaT population with temperature data available.

Stage I: Combined Incidence of HPV 31-, 33-, 45-, 52-, and 58-related 12-month Persistent Infection
1 month post vaccination 3 (Month 7) up to Month 30

A 12-month persistent infection This endpoint is defined to have occurred if a participant who is positive for the same HPV type by the HPV PCR assay in the LVPP/EEC swabs, biopsy, ECC or definitive therapy samples obtained in 3 or more consecutive visits over a period of at least 12 months. Incidence is defined as the number of cases of persistent infection per 10,000 person-years of follow-up in a treatment arm.

Stage I: Geometric Mean Titers to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, and 18 Antibodies
1-month post vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibodies to HPV types 6/11/16/18 are measured with a Competitive Luminex Immunoassay (cLIA). Titers are reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Stage I: Percentage of Participants Who Report at Least 1 Solicited Injection-site Adverse Event
up to 8 days post any vaccination

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study vaccine. An AE can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study vaccine or a protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure is also an AE. AEs such as redness, swelling, and pain/tenderness/soreness at the injection site are recorded.

Stage I: Percentage of Participants Who Report at Least 1 Solicited Systemic Adverse Event
up to 30 days post any vaccination

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study vaccine. An AE can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study vaccine or a protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure is also an AE. Systemic AEs are those not categorized as injection-site AEs.

Stage I: Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Serious Adverse Event (SAE)
Day 1 up to approximately Month 30

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study vaccine. An AE can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study vaccine or a protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure is also an AE. An SAE is an AE that results in death, is life threatening, results in a persistent or significant disability or incapacity, results in or prolongs an existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or is another important medical event.

Stage II: Combined Incidence of HPV 31-, 33-, 45-, 52-, and 58-related CIN 2/3, AIS, and cervical cancer
Month 7 up to Month 90

This endpoint is defined to have occurred if on a single cervical biopsy, ECC, LEEP or Conization (cold knife/laser) specimen, there is: (a) a HPV Pathology Panel consensus diagnosis of CIN (grade 2 or 3), AIS, or cervical cancer; AND (b) detection of at least 1 of HPV types 31, 33, 45, 52 or 58 by Thinsection PCR in an adjacent section from the same tissue block. Disease incidence is defined as the number cases per 10,000 person-years of follow-up in a treatment arm.

Stages I/II: Percentage of Participants Who Experience at Least 1 Serious Adverse Event (SAE)
Day 1 up to approximately Month 90

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with study vaccine. An AE can therefore be any unfavourable and unintended sign, symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of study vaccine or a protocol-specified procedure, whether or not considered related to the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure. Any worsening of a preexisting condition that is temporally associated with the study vaccine or protocol-specified procedure is also an AE. An SAE is an AE that results in death, is life threatening, results in a persistent or significant disability or incapacity, results in or prolongs an existing hospitalization, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect, or is another important medical event.

Stage I: Competitive Luminex Immunoassay (cLIA) Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age and 20 to 26 Years of Age: Month 7
1 month post vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL).

Stage I: Percentage of Participants 27 to 45 Years of Age and 20 to 26 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 7
1 month post vaccination 3 (Month 7)

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥50, 29, 41, 59, 29, 22, 15, 20, and 15 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: cLIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 12
Month 12

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: cLIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 24
Month 24

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: cLIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 36
Month 36

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: cLIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 48
Month 48

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: cLIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 60
Month 60

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using cLIA. The HPV-9 cLIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 12
Month 12

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥50, 29, 41, 59, 29, 22, 15, 20, and 15 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 24
Month 24

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥50, 29, 41, 59, 29, 22, 15, 20, and 15 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 36
Month 36

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥65, 37, 79, 85, 46, 26, 21, 30 and 31 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 48
Month 48

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥34, 25, 32, 26, 15, 10, 10, 14 and 10 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 60
Month 60

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using cLIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥34, 25, 32, 26, 15, 10, 10, 14 and 10 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Immunoglobulin G Luminex Immunoassay (IgG LIA) GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 12
Month 12

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using IgG LIA. The HPV-9 IgG LIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL. Although the same name (mMU/mL) is used for the unit of measurement in both cLIA and IgG LIA, the 'cLIA mMU/mL' and the 'IgG LIA mMU/mL' are actually different units of measurement and cannot be directly compared.

Stage II: IgG LIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 24
Month 24

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using IgG LIA. The HPV-9 IgG LIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: IgG LIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 36
Month 36

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using IgG LIA. The HPV-9 IgG LIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: IgG LIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 48
Month 48

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using IgG LIA. The HPV-9 IgG LIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: IgG LIA GMTs for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 in Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age: Month 60
Month 60

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined using IgG LIA. The HPV-9 IgG LIA assay was used to quantify the antibodies. This assay evaluated the serological response before and after 9vHPV vaccination and measured HPV infection-induced antibodies. The GMT for each HPV type was expressed as mMU/mL.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by IgG LIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 12
Month 12

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using IgG LIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥9, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5 and 5 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by IgG LIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 24
Month 24

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using IgG LIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥9, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5 and 5 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by IgG LIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 36
Month 36

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using IgG LIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥9, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5 and 5 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by IgG LIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 48
Month 48

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using IgG LIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥9, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5 and 5 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Stage II: Percentage of Participants 9 to 19 Years of Age Who Are Seropositive by IgG LIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58: Month 60
Month 60

The percentage of participants who are seropositive for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined using IgG LIA. Seroconversion was defined as changing serostatus from seronegative at baseline (Day 1) to seropositive at 1 month after last dose. Cutoff values for HPV seropositivity are ≥9, 6, 5, 5, 3, 4, 3, 5 and 5 mMU/mL for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, respectively.

Anti-HPV Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) for Each Anti-HPV Type
4 weeks post vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Antibodies to the HPV types contained in V503 were measured using a competitive luminex immunoassay. Antibody titers were expressed as milli Merck units/mL (mMU/mL). Statistical comparisons between arms was performed for the HPV types considered oncogenic (HPV Types 16/18/31/33/45/52/58).

Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) to HPV Types 6/11/16/18
4 weeks postdose 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibodies to HPV types 6, 11, 16, and 18 were measured with a Competitive Luminex Immunoassay. Titers are reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) to HPV Types 16 and 18
4 weeks postdose 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibodies to HPV types 16 and 18 were measured with a Competitive Luminex Immunoassay.

Percentage of Participants Who Seroconvert to Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine
4 weeks post-vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibody titers for HPV virus-like particles (VLPs), Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined 4 weeks post-vaccination 3 using competitive luminex immunoassay (cLIA). The serostatus cutoffs (milli Merck U/mL) for HPV types were as follows: HPV Type 6: ≥30, HPV Type 11: ≥16; HPV Type 16: ≥20, HPV Type 18: ≥24, HPV Type 31: ≥10, HPV Type 33: ≥8, HPV Type 45: ≥8, HPV Type 52: ≥8, and HPV Type 58: ≥8.

Percentage of Participants With an Injection-site Adverse Event (AE)
up to 5 days after any vaccination

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. AEs such as redness, swelling, and pain/tenderness/soreness at the injection site were recorded.

Percentage of Participants With a Non-Injection Site (Systemic) AE
up to 15 days after any vaccination

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Systemic AEs were those not categorized as injection-site AEs.

Percentage of Participants With a Vaccine-related AE
up to 15 days after any vaccination

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Adverse experience that is judged by the Investigator to be "definitely related," "probably related," or "possibly related" to the study drug is defined as a vaccine-related AE.

Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of the Antibody Response to Each of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Types Contained in V503
4 weeks following Month 6 vaccination

Serum antibody titers for HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 were measured using a competitive Luminex immunoassay. Titers are reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Percentage of Participants With a V503 Injection-site Adverse Experience
Day 1 through Day 5 following Day 1 vaccination

An adverse experience (AE) is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the vaccine is also an AE. Only injection-site AEs in the arm that received V503 vaccination were reported for this endpoint.

Percentage of Participants With a Repevax™ Injection-site Adverse Experience
Day 1 through Day 5 following Day 1 (Concomitant) or Month 1 (Non-concomitant) vaccination

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Month 1 vaccination. An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the vaccine is also an AE. Only injection-site AEs in the arm that received Repevax™ vaccination were reported for this endpoint.

Percentage of Participants With Maximum Temperature >=37.8 °C (>=100.0 °F) (Oral or Oral Equivalent)
Up to 5 days following the Day 1 and Month 1 vaccination / visit

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, temperatures were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 visit; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, temperatures were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 vaccination.

Percentage of Participants With a Systemic Adverse Experience
Up to 15 days following the Day 1 and Month 1 vaccination / visit

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, systemic AEs were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 visit; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, systemic AEs were collected after the Day 1 vaccination and the Month 1 vaccination. An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body that is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the vaccine is also an adverse experience. A systemic AE was an AE that was not associated with the injection site.

Percentage of Participants Who Achieve Acceptable Titers of Anti-Diphtheria and Anti-Tetanus Antibody
4 weeks following Day 1 (Concomitant) or Month 1 (Non-concomitant) vaccination

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Titers of neutralizing antibody to diphtheria toxin were measured using a cell-based Diphtheria Micrometabolic Inhibition assay. Serum titers of neutralizing antibody to tetanus toxin were measured using an enzyme immunoassay. The lower limits of quantitation of the assays was 0.01 International Units (IU)/mL and 0.04 IU/mL, respectively. Acceptable titers refer to the World Health Organization-defined protective titer of \>=0.1 IU/mL.

Geometric Mean Titers of Pertussis Antibody Responses
4 weeks following Day 1 (Concomitant) or Month 1 (Non-concomitant) vaccination

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Titers of anti-pertussis toxin (PT), anti-filamentous hemagglutinin (FHA), anti-pertactin (PRN), and anti-fimbriae 2/3 (FM 2/3) antibodies were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Titers are expressed as enzyme-linked immunoassay units/mL (ELU/mL).

Percentage of Participants Who Achieve Acceptable Titers of Anti-Poliovirus Antibody
4 weeks following Day 1 (Concomitant) or Month 1 (Non-concomitant) vaccination

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Titers of neutralizing antibody to poliovirus type 1, 2, and 3 were measured using a microneutralization assay. Serial dilutions of sera were incubated with type-specific standard poliovirus and sensitive cells. Neutralization of the virus was measured by cell staining. Acceptable titers were defined as neutralization at \>=1:8 dilution of serum.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience an Injection-site Adverse Event (AE) - Base Study
up to 5 days after any vaccination - Base Study

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. The percentage of participants who reported an AE that was associated with the injection site such as redness, swelling, and pain/tenderness/soreness was summarized.

Percentage of Participants With Body Temperature ≥100.0°F (≥37.8ºC) - Base Study
up to 5 days after any vaccination - Base Study

Participants collected their oral body temperature in the evening of their vaccination day and at the same time each day thereafter for 4 days. The maximum body temperature obtained within 5 days of any of the 3 vaccinations was recorded.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience a Systemic AE - Base Study
up to 14 days after any vaccination - Base Study

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Systemic AEs were those not categorized as injection-site AEs.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience a Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Within 15 Days of Any Vaccination - Base Study
up to 14 days after any vaccination - Base Study

An SAE is one that results in death, disability/incapacity, or hospitalization or is life threatening, a congenital anomaly or birth defect, cancer, an overdose, or otherwise jeopardizes the participant and may require medical intervention.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience a Vaccine-related SAE Any Time During Study- Base Study
Up to 7 months - Base Study

An SAE is one that results in death, disability/incapacity, or hospitalization or is life threatening, a congenital anomaly or birth defect, cancer, an overdose, or otherwise jeopardizes the participant and may require medical intervention. An SAE that is judged by the Investigator to be "definitely related," "probably related," or "possibly related" is defined as a vaccine-related SAE.

Percentage of Participants Who Experience a Severe Injection-site AE - Base Study
up to 5 days after any vaccination - Base Study

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Participants were instructed to estimate the severity of AEs such as pain at injection site as mild (awareness of symptom, but easily tolerated), moderate (discomfort enough to cause interference with usual activities), or severe (incapacitating with inability to work or do usual activity). Additionally, participants were instructed to measure any swelling and/or erythema at its greatest width. Swelling or erythema with diameter \>2 inches (\>5 cm) was recorded as severe. All AEs associated with the injection site and reported as severe were summarized.

Percentage of Participants With >=4-fold Increase in Antibody Titers to Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroups
Baseline and 4 weeks following Day 1 (Concomitant) or Month 1 (Non-concomitant) vaccination

For the Concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected at Day 1 (baseline) and 4 weeks after the Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, serum samples were collected at Month 1 (baseline) and 4 weeks after the Month 1 vaccination. Bactericidal antibodies to Neisseria meningitidis serogroups A, C, Y, and W-135 were measured by incubating serial dilutions of serum with target N. meningitidis strains and complement, and enumerating the surviving bacteria after overnight incubation on blood agar plates. The serum bactericidal titer is reported as the reciprocal of the final serum dilution giving \>50% killing in 60 minutes.

Percentage of Participants With a Menactra™ or Adacel™ Injection-site Adverse Experience
Day 1 through Day 5 following Day 1 or Month 1 vaccination

An AE is defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine is also an AE. Only injection-site AEs in the arm that received Menactra™ and Adacel™ vaccination were reported for this endpoint. For the Concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Day 1 vaccination; for the Non-concomitant Vaccination group, injection-site AEs are reported following Month 1 vaccination.

Base Study: Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) for Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine (9- to 15-Year-Old Females [Lot 1] and 16- to 26-Year-Old Females [Lot 1])
4 weeks post-vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibody titers for HPV virus-like particles (VLPs), Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined 4 weeks post-vaccination 3 using a competitive luminex immunoassay (cLIA). Titers were reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Base Study: GMTs for Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine (9- to 15-Year-Old Males [Lot 1] and 16- to 26-Year-Old Females [Lot 1])
4 weeks post-vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibody titers for HPV VLPs, Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined 4 weeks post-vaccination 3 using a competitive luminex immunoassay (cLIA). Titers were reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Base Study: GMTs for Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine (Lot Consistency Study)
4 weeks post-vaccination 3 (Month 7)

Serum antibody titers for HPV VLPs, Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 were determined 4 weeks post-vaccination 3 using cLIA. Titers were reported in milli Merck Units/mL.

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With Injection Site Adverse Experiences (AEs)
Up to 5 days after any vaccination

An AE was defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine was also an AE. AEs such as redness, swelling, and pain/tenderness/soreness at the injection site were recorded.

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With Systemic AEs
Up to 15 days after any vaccination

An AE was defined as any unfavorable and unintended change in the structure, function, or chemistry of the body temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine, whether or not considered related to the use of the vaccine. Any worsening of a preexisting condition which is temporally associated with the use of the study vaccine was also an AE. Systemic AEs were those not categorized as injection-site AEs.

Base Study: Percentage of Participants With Body Temperature ≥100.0°F (≥37.8ºC)
Up to 5 days after any vaccination

Participants collected their oral body temperature in the evening of their vaccination day and at the same time each day thereafter for 4 days. The maximum body temperature obtained within 5 days of any of the 3 vaccinations was recorded. The percentage of participants who had at least 1 oral body temperature reading that was ≥100.0°F (≥37.8ºC) was summarized.

Extension Study: GMTs For Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine
Up to ~Month 126

Serum antibody titers (milli Merck Units/mL) measured by cLIA to each of the 9vHPV types were assessed. Per protocol, the extension study included data from 9- to 15-year-old females regardless of lot administered.

Extension Study: Percentage of Participants Who Are Seropositive to Each of the HPV Types Contained in the Vaccine
Up to ~Month 126

Serum antibody titers for HPV VLPs Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 and 58 was determined and reported in milli Merck Units/mL. The percentage of participants seropositive to each HPV type was reported. Per protocol, the extension study included data from 9- to 15-year-old females regardless of lot administered.

Secondary Endpoints

Percentage of Participants Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58
Up to approximately 1 month post vaccination (Up to approximately 7 months)
cLIA Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) for HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58
Up to approximately 1 month post vaccination (Up to approximately 7 months)
Difference in Percentage of Participants Who Are Seropositive by cLIA to HPV Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58 Between Prior 2vHPV Vaccine Recipients and HPV Vaccine-Naïve Participants
Up to approximately 1 month post vaccination (Up to approximately 7 months)
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Study Design & Arms

AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingDOUBLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposePREVENTION

Treatment Arms

ArmTypeDescription
Prior 2vHPV Vaccine Recipients Receiving V503EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive V503 at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
Prior 2vHPV Vaccine Recipients Receiving PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants will receive Placebo at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
HPV Vaccine-Naïve Participants Receiving V503EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive V503 at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
HPV Vaccine-Naïve Participants Receiving PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants will receive Placebo at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
V503EXPERIMENTALIn the base study, participants receive an intramuscular (IM) injection of V503 at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORIn the base study, participants receive an IM injection of placebo at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6.
V503 → Open Label V503 Extension StudyEXPERIMENTALParticipants from V503 arm of the base study who do not complete the 3-dose series receive 1 or 2 doses of V503, on Day 1, or Day 1 and Month 4 of the open label extension study.
Placebo → Open Label V503 Extension StudyEXPERIMENTALParticipants from the placebo arm of the base study receive 3 doses of V503 on Day 1, Month 2 and Month 6 of the open label extension study.
GardasilACTIVE_COMPARATORSingle 0.5-mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
Adult Women 27- to 45-years OldEXPERIMENTALAdult women 27- to 45-years old will receive V503 vaccination, 0.5 mL in a 3-dose regimen administered on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6.
Young Adult Women 16- to 26-years OldACTIVE_COMPARATORYoung adult women 16- to 26-years old will receive V503 vaccination, 0.5 mL in a 3-dose regimen administered on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6.
All EnrolledEXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine (V503), 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6.
Concomitant VaccinationEXPERIMENTALV503 given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the non-dominant arm on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6, and Repevax™ given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm on Day 1
Non-concomitant VaccinationEXPERIMENTALV503 given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the non-dominant arm on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6, and Repevax™ given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm at Month 1
9vHPV VaccineEXPERIMENTALBlinded 9vHPV vaccine (V503) 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6 of the Base Study. Participants will not continue to the Extension Study.
9- to 15-Year-Old Females (Lot 1)EXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine, 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6. Vaccine dose administered is obtained from manufacturing Lot 1.
9- to 15-Year-Old Females (Lot 2)EXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine, 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6. Vaccine dose administered is obtained from manufacturing Lot 2.
9- to 15-Year-Old Females (Lot 3)EXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine, 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6. Vaccine dose administered is obtained from manufacturing Lot 3.
9- to 15-Year-Old Males (Lot 1)EXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine, 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6. Vaccine dose administered is obtained from manufacturing Lot 1.
16- to 26-Year-Old Females (Lot 1)EXPERIMENTAL9-valent human papillomavirus (9vHPV) L1 VLP vaccine, 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6. Vaccine dose administered is obtained from manufacturing Lot 1.

Interventions

NameTypeDescription
V503BIOLOGICALV503 (9-vHPV vaccine \[Types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58\]) administered as a 0.5-mL intramuscular (IM) injection on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
PlaceboBIOLOGICALSaline administered as a 0.5-mL IM injection on Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
GardasilDRUGqHPV \[Types 6, 11, 16, and 18\] L1 virus-like particle vaccine
V503 VaccineBIOLOGICALV503 (Multivalent HPV L1 VLP vaccine) given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6
REPEVAX™ (Concomitant)BIOLOGICALREPEVAX™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1
REPEVAX™ (Non-concomitant)BIOLOGICALREPEVAX™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Month 1
Placebo to V503BIOLOGICALPlacebo to V503 (saline) given as a 0.5 mL intramuscular injection at Day 1, Month 2, and Month 6 of the Base Study
Comparator: Menactra™ (Concomitant)BIOLOGICALMenactra™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm on Day 1.
Comparator: Adacel™ (Concomitant)BIOLOGICALAdacel™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm on Day 1.
Comparator: Menactra™ (Non-Concomitant)BIOLOGICALMenactra™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm at Month 1.
Comparator: Adacel™ (Non-concomitant)BIOLOGICALAdacel™ given as a single 0.5 mL intramuscular injection in the deltoid muscle of the dominant arm at Month 1.
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Eligibility Criteria

Age Range10 Years to 45 Years
SexFEMALE
Healthy VolunteersYes

Inclusion Criteria: The main inclusion criteria include but are not limited to the following: * For participants to be enrolled in prior 2vHPV (bivalent human papillomavirus \[HPV\] vaccine) vaccine groups: has received at least one dose of any one of the three currently marketed 2vHPV vaccines, w...

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Frequently asked questions about V503

What is V503 used for?

V503 is an investigational 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine being developed for the prevention of cervical cancers, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, genital warts, and other papillomavirus infections. It is currently in Phase 3 clinical development and is not yet approved by regulatory authorities.

Who makes V503?

V503 is being developed by Merck & Company, Inc., which trades under the ticker symbol MRK. The company is conducting Phase 3 clinical trials to evaluate the vaccine's safety and efficacy in preventing HPV-related diseases.

What phase is V503 in?

V503 is in Phase 3 clinical development. It is an investigational vaccine and has not been approved by the FDA or other regulatory agencies. Multiple Phase 3 trials have been completed, and the drug remains under active investigation.

What clinical trials is V503 in?

V503 has been studied in several Phase 3 trials, including NCT00943722 in preadolescents and adolescents, NCT01047345 in females previously vaccinated with GARDASIL, NCT01304498 comparing V503 to GARDASIL, and NCT03158220 in adult and young adult women. These trials have enrolled over 5,800 participants.

How does V503 work?

V503 is a 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) L1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine. It works by presenting HPV L1 proteins as virus-like particles to the immune system, stimulating an immune response that protects against nine HPV types associated with cervical cancers and genital warts.

Is V503 the same as GARDASIL?

V503 is not the same as GARDASIL. While both are HPV vaccines developed by Merck, V503 is a 9-valent vaccine that targets nine HPV types, whereas GARDASIL is a quadrivalent vaccine targeting four types. Clinical trials have directly compared V503 to GARDASIL.