The purpose of this phase III study is to demonstrate immunologic non-inferiority in terms of proportion of individuals with antibody concentration ≥0.2 µg/mL (by modified 22F-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA) or in terms of ELISA geometric mean concentrations (GMC) of serotype-specific IgG, of 12-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (12Pn-PD-DiT-CRM, hereby indicated as PCV12), containing the serotypes 1, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, and 23F conjugated with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae protein D, 19F conjugated with TD, 18C conjugated with TT, and 6A and 19A conjugated with CRM197, and to assess its safety in the population of infants vaccinated from 2 months of age with a primary regimen of 2 or 3 doses plus a booster administered at one year of life. Hence, this study will provide non-inferiority evidence for possible approval of a new pneumococcal vaccine in Brazil and its eventual inclusion in the national immunization program (PNI). PCV12 will be produced in national facilities, after transfer of technology to Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, thus ensuring continuous provision to the public healthcare system (SUS).~This study is designed to demonstrate the immunologic non-inferiority of the PCV12 for each one of the 12 vaccine pneumococcal serotypes, when compared to the licensed vaccines GSK Synflorix® (PCV10) and Pfizer's/Wyeth's Prevenar 13® (PCV13). PCV10 will be used for the comparison of the immune response to the 10 common serotypes. PCV13 or the least immunogenic serotype of PCV10 will be used for the comparison of the immune response to the two additional pneumococcal serotypes 19A and/or 6A conjugated to CRM197.~The non-inferiority of PCV12 will be evaluated in the two schedules recommended in Brazil, the 2+1 scheme (followed by PNI) or the 3+1 scheme (the reference schedule when evaluating new vaccines).
The purpose of this phase III study is to demonstrate immunologic non-inferiority in terms of proportion of individuals with antibody concentration ≥0.2 µg/mL (by modified 22F-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA) or in terms of ELISA geometric mean concentrations (GMC) of serotype-specific IgG, of 12-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine (12Pn-PD-DiT-CRM, hereby indicated as PCV12), containing the serotypes 1, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, and 23F conjugated with non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae protein D, 19F conjugated with TD, 18C conjugated with TT, and 6A and 19A conjugated with CRM197, and to assess its safety in the population of infants vaccinated from 2 months of age with a primary regimen of 2 or 3 doses plus a booster administered at one year of life.