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ArticleClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2026

A Phase 3, Randomized Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of V116, an Adult-Specific Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, in Pneumococcal Vaccine-Naïve Adults 18-64 Years of Age at Increased Risk of Pneumococcal Disease, STRIDE-8.

Paul T Scott, Jayani Pathirana, Akira Kato, Richard Tytus, Carlos M Perez, Nigel Leslie Gilchrist, Hidemi Kanou, Kwang Ha Yoo, Grzegorz Kania, Michael Nissen and 6 more

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A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Active Comparator-controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of V116 in Pneumococcal Vaccine-naïve Adults 18 to 64 Years of Age With Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease.

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCRan2023 to 2024Enrolled518ConditionsPneumococcal InfectionArmsV116, Placebo, PCV15, PPSV23
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16 authors.

Paul T ScottGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2348-4541
Jayani PathiranaGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Akira KatoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Japan Community Health Care Organization Shimonoseki Medical Center, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Richard TytusFaculty of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Carlos M PerezFaculty of Medicine, San Sebastian University, Santiago, Chile.
Nigel Leslie GilchristCGM Research Trust, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Hidemi KanouMedical Corporation Applied Bio-Pharmatech Kurume Clinical Pharmacology Clinic, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kwang Ha YooDepartment of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Grzegorz KaniaFaculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Michael NissenQueensland Adult Specialist Immunisation Service, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1686-3313
Amy Falk RussellGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Doreen FernslerGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Muhammad WaleedGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Jianing LiGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.
Ulrike K BuchwaldGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6671-0115
Heather L PlattGlobal Clinical Development, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0910-6077

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPneumococcal disease (PD) is a major cause of hospitalization and mortality in adults. Individuals with certain chronic illnesses are at increased risk for PD.

methodsThis phase 3, randomized, double-blind, active comparator-controlled trial (NCT05696080) evaluated the safety and immunogenicity of 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (V116) in adults 18-64 years of age with ≥1 condition associated with increased risk of PD (diabetes mellitus or kidney, heart, liver, or lung disease). Participants were given a single dose of either V116 followed by placebo or 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15), followed by 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 8 weeks later. Immune responses were evaluated by opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) geometric mean titers (GMTs) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) geometric mean concentrations (GMCs) at 30 days postvaccination (day 30 for V116; week 12 for PCV15 + PPSV23). Proportions of participants who experienced adverse events (AEs) within 5 days postvaccination and serious AEs (SAEs) or deaths during the study were assessed.

resultsV116 was immunogenic for all 21 serotypes contained in the vaccine. OPA GMTs and IgG GMCs following V116 vaccination were comparable to PCV15 + PPSV23 for the 13 serotypes common between vaccine groups. For the eight serotypes unique to V116, immune responses were higher following V116 compared with PCV15 + PPSV23. V116 was well tolerated compared with PCV15 + PPSV23; no vaccine-related SAEs or deaths were reported.

conclusionsV116 elicits robust immune responses and is well tolerated in adults 18-64 years of age with conditions associated with an increased risk of PD.

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adultsat-riskchronic diseasepneumococcal conjugate vaccinepneumococcal disease

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PMID41208546
PMCPMC13016758

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