A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF 3 LOTS OF 20-VALENT PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE-NAÏVE ADULTS 18 THROUGH 49 YEARS OF AGE
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Pneumococcal Disease
Sponsor: Pfizer

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A PHASE 3, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE 
SAFETY AND IMMUNOGENICITY OF 3 LOTS OF 20-VALENT 
PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE IN PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE–
NAÏVE ADULTS 18 THROUGH 49 YEARS OF AGE
Investigational Product Number:
PF-06482077
Investigational Product Name:
20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine 
(20vPnC)
United States (US) Investigational New 
Drug (IND) Number:
European Clinical Trials Database 
(EudraCT) Number:
Not Applicable (N/A)
Protocol Number:
B7471008
Phase:
3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES.....................................................................................................................7
APPENDICES ...........................................................................................................................7
PROTOCOL SUMMARY.........................................................................................................8
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES................................................................................................12
1. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................14
1.1. Indication.................................................................................................................14
1.2. Background and Rationale ......................................................................................14
1.2.1. Pneumococcal Disease................................................................................14
1.2.2. Vaccines to Prevent Pneumococcal Disease...............................................15
1.2.2.1. Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines...................................15
1.2.2.2. Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines .................15
1.2.2.3. Rationale for 20vPnC and Study B7471008 .............................17
2. STUDY OBJECTIVES AND ENDPOINTS.......................................................................18
2.1. Primary Safety Objective ........................................................................................18
2.1.1. Primary Safety Endpoints...........................................................................18
2.2. Primary Immunogenicity Objective........................................................................18
2.2.1. Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint ............................................................18
2.3. Secondary Objective ...............................................................................................18
2.3.1. Secondary Endpoints ..................................................................................18
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3. STUDY DESIGN.................................................................................................................19
3.1. Duration of Subject Participation............................................................................20
3.2. Duration of Study....................................................................................................20
3.3. Number of Subjects.................................................................................................20
4. SUBJECT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.................................................................................20
4.1. Inclusion Criteria.....................................................................................................20
4.2. Exclusion Criteria....................................................................................................21
4.3. Temporary Delay Criteria .......................................................................................22
4.3.1. Criteria for Temporarily Delaying Vaccine Administration (Visit 1)........22
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4.3.2. Criteria for Temporarily Delaying Immunogenicity Blood Draw 
(Visits 1 and 2).................................................................................................22
4.4. Lifestyle Requirements ...........................................................................................22
4.4.1. Contraception..............................................................................................22
4.5. Sponsor’s Qualified Medical Personnel..................................................................23
5. INVESTIGATIONAL PRODUCTS ...................................................................................23
5.1. Allocation to Investigational Product......................................................................24
5.2. Blinding of Site Personnel.......................................................................................24
5.3. Blinding of the Sponsor...........................................................................................24
5.4. Breaking the Blind ..................................................................................................24
5.5. Subject Compliance.................................................................................................25
5.6. Investigational Product Supplies.............................................................................25
5.6.1. Dosage Form(s) and Packaging..................................................................25
5.6.2. Preparation and Dispensing........................................................................25
5.7. Administration.........................................................................................................26
5.8. Investigational Product Storage ..............................................................................26
5.9. Investigational Product Accountability...................................................................27
5.9.1. Destruction of Investigational Product Supplies ........................................27
5.10. Concomitant Treatment(s).....................................................................................27
5.11. Prohibited Concomitant Treatments......................................................................27
5.12. Permitted Concomitant Treatments.......................................................................28
5.13. Recording Concomitant Treatments......................................................................28
6. STUDY PROCEDURES .....................................................................................................28
6.1. Visit 1 (Vaccination – Day 1) .................................................................................28
6.2. Visit 2 (Follow-up – 28 to 42 Days After Visit 1) ..................................................30
6.3. Visit 3 (6-Month Safety Collection [Telephone Contact] – 168 to 196 Days 
After Vaccination).....................................................................................................31
6.4. Unscheduled Visits..................................................................................................31
6.5. Subject Withdrawal.................................................................................................32
7. ASSESSMENTS..................................................................................................................34
7.1. Pregnancy Testing...................................................................................................34
7.2. Safety Parameters....................................................................................................34
7.2.1. Subject Electronic Diary.............................................................................35

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7.2.2. Grading Scale for Prompted Events ...........................................................35
7.2.2.1. Local Reactions.........................................................................35
7.2.2.2. Systemic Events ........................................................................36
7.2.2.3. Fever..........................................................................................37
7.2.2.4. Use of Antipyretic/Pain Medication..........................................38
7.3. Immunogenicity ......................................................................................................38
7.4. Biological Samples..................................................................................................39
8. ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING......................................................................................39
8.1. Requirements...........................................................................................................39
8.1.1. Additional Details on Recording Adverse Events on the CRF...................40
8.1.2. Eliciting Adverse Event Information..........................................................40
8.1.3. Withdrawal From the Study Due to Adverse Events (see also the 
Subject Withdrawal section)............................................................................41
8.1.4. Time Period for Collecting AE/SAE Information......................................41
8.1.4.1. Reporting SAEs to Pfizer Safety...............................................41
8.1.4.2. Recording Nonserious AEs and SAEs on the CRF...................41
8.1.5. Causality Assessment .................................................................................42
8.1.6. Sponsor’s Reporting Requirements to Regulatory Authorities ..................42
8.2. Definitions...............................................................................................................42
8.2.1. Adverse Events...........................................................................................42
8.2.2. Abnormal Test Findings .............................................................................43
8.2.3. Serious Adverse Events ..............................................................................43
8.2.4. Hospitalization............................................................................................44
8.3. Severity Assessment................................................................................................46
8.4. Special Situations ....................................................................................................46
8.4.1. Protocol-Specified Serious Adverse Events...............................................46
8.4.2. Potential Cases of Drug-Induced Liver Injury............................................46
8.4.3. Exposure to the Investigational Product During Pregnancy or 
Breastfeeding, and Occupational Exposure.....................................................48
8.4.3.1. Exposure During Pregnancy......................................................48
8.4.3.2. Exposure During Breastfeeding ................................................48
8.4.3.3. Occupational Exposure .............................................................48
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8.4.4.1. Medication Errors......................................................................49
8.4.4.2. Lack of Efficacy........................................................................50
8.5. Medical Device Complaint Reporting Requirements .............................................50
9. DATA ANALYSIS/STATISTICAL METHODS...............................................................50
9.1. Sample Size Determination.....................................................................................50
9.2. Analysis Populations...............................................................................................51
9.3. Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics...........................................52
9.4. Immunogenicity Analyses.......................................................................................52
9.4.1. Analysis of the Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint...................................52
9.4.2. Analysis of Secondary Immunogenicity Endpoints ...................................53
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9.5. Safety Analysis........................................................................................................53
9.5.1. Adverse Events...........................................................................................53
9.5.2. Reactogenicity ............................................................................................54
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10. QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE.................................................55
11. DATA HANDLING AND RECORD KEEPING .............................................................55
11.1. Case Report Forms/Electronic Data Record .........................................................55
11.2. Record Retention...................................................................................................56
12. ETHICS..............................................................................................................................56
12.1. Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee......................................................56
12.2. Ethical Conduct of the Study ................................................................................57
12.3. Subject Information and Consent..........................................................................57
12.4. Reporting of Safety Issues and Serious Breaches of the Protocol or ICH 
GCP ...........................................................................................................................58
13. DEFINITION OF END OF TRIAL...................................................................................58
13.1. End of Trial in All Participating Countries ...........................................................58
14. SPONSOR DISCONTINUATION CRITERIA ................................................................58
15. PUBLICATION OF STUDY RESULTS..........................................................................58
15.1. Communication of Results by Pfizer ....................................................................58
15.2. Publications by Investigators ................................................................................59
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16. REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................61
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1.
Vaccine Groups ....................................................................................................23
Table 2.
Grading Scales for Local Reactions .....................................................................36
Table 3.
Grading Scales for Systemic Events.....................................................................37
Table 4.
Ranges for Fever...................................................................................................38
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Abbreviations......................................................................................................68
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PROTOCOL SUMMARY
Background and Rationale
Streptococcus pneumoniae are gram-positive encapsulated cocci that have been a leading 
cause of bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and acute otitis media (AOM) and 
continue to be a major global public health concern.  Serious pneumococcal disease may 
occur at any age; however, children <5 years and adults 65 years of age are at particularly 
increased risk.  Individuals with certain comorbidities and immunocompromising conditions 
are also at risk.  S pneumoniae remains an important cause of serious disease in the United 
States and worldwide.  Globally, pneumococcal pneumonia was estimated to cause 
approximately 1,517,000 deaths in 2015 and, across all ages, accounted for approximately 
55% of deaths due to lower respiratory tract infections.
The polysaccharide capsule has been identified as an important virulence factor for this 
pathogen.  While more than 95 pneumococcal serotypes differentiated by their capsular 
polysaccharide composition have been identified, only a subset of serotypes is more 
commonly associated with severe disease.  Pneumococcal disease can be prevented with 
polysaccharide-based vaccines that induce antibody responses with functional 
(opsonophagocytic) activity and target the capsular serotypes responsible for disease.  
Pneumococcal vaccines that contain free polysaccharides, such as the licensed 23-valent 
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) formulated with capsular polysaccharides 
for 23 pneumococcal serotypes, elicit a T-cell–independent immune response.  These 
vaccines are poorly immunogenic for many of the serotypes contained in the vaccine in 
children less than 2 years of age, immunocompromised populations, and older adults.  They 
do not induce memory responses in any population, and have limited or no protection against 
nonbacteremic disease, including community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).  Pneumococcal 
conjugate vaccines, which contain capsular polysaccharides covalently linked to a protein 
carrier, elicit a T-cell–dependent immune response inducing protective responses in young 
children, older adults, and populations with high-risk conditions, as well as memory 
responses and protection against nonbacteremic disease.
Prevnar(7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine), which was licensed in the United 
States in 2000, and Prevnar 13(13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [13vPnC]), 
which was licensed in the United States in 2010, are pneumococcal conjugate vaccines 
containing 7 and 13 capsular polysaccharides, respectively.  The pneumococcal capsular 
polysaccharides in those vaccines are individually conjugated to cross-reactive material 197 
(CRM197), a nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin.  These vaccines target serotypes that caused 
the majority of pneumococcal disease in infants and older adults at the time of their 
introduction.  They have demonstrated efficacy/effectiveness against vaccine-type (VT) 
invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD), AOM, and pneumonia and the ability to reduce 
nasopharyngeal carriage and transmission, resulting in indirect beneficial effects.
Pfizer is developing a new 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (20vPnC) candidate to 
further expand protection against the global burden of vaccine-preventable pneumococcal 
disease in children and adults over that of Prevnar 13.  20vPnC has the same composition as 
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serotypes responsible for a substantial burden of remaining pneumococcal disease.  20vPnC 
uses the same platform as Prevnar and Prevnar 13 and contains components that have 
undergone extensive clinical research.  
 
 
  See 
the 20vPnC investigator’s brochure for additional details.
 
 This study is part of the clinical 
development program and the purpose is to provide safety data with 20vPnC, and to 
demonstrate lot consistency, by evaluating the immunogenicity of 3 different lots of 20vPnC.
Study Design
This Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study with a 4-arm parallel design will 
be conducted at investigator sites in the United States. A total of ~1610 adults 18 through 
49 years of age with no history of pneumococcal vaccination will be enrolled and 
randomized to receive 20vPnC or 13vPnC.  This population was selected as it is in an age 
group that will be targeted in the planned indication and has lower variability in immune 
response than older or potentially prevaccinated populations, helping with interpretation of 
lot-consistency immunogenicity results.  The 13vPnC arm is only a safety control, but sera 
will be assayed to maintain blinding and for descriptive purposes.  Subjects will be 
randomized into 1 of 4 groups in a 2:2:2:1 ratio (20vPnC Lot 1: 20vPnC Lot 2: 20vPnC 
Lot 3: 13vPnC) by site-based randomization.
On Day 1 (Visit 1), subjects will be assessed for eligibility, have blood drawn for 
immunogenicity assessments, and receive 20vPnC or 13vPnC.  Subjects will be observed for 
at least 30 minutes after vaccination and adverse events (AEs) occurring during that time 
(immediate AEs) will be recorded.  Subjects will also receive safety follow-up and electronic 
diary (e-diary) instructions at the visit.  Prompted systemic events (fever, headache, fatigue, 
muscle pain, and joint pain) occurring within 7 days after vaccination, and prompted local 
reactions (redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site) occurring at the 20vPnC or 
13vPnC injection site within 10 days after vaccination, will be collected daily in the e-diary.  
Use of antipyretic/pain medications will also be prompted for and collected daily in an 
e-diary for 7 days after vaccination.
At Visit 2 (28 to 42 days after Visit 1), subjects will return to the investigator site and 
information will be collected from the subjects on AEs, serious AEs (SAEs), newly 
diagnosed chronic medical conditions (NDCMCs), and e-diary follow-up (as needed). Blood 
will be drawn for immunogenicity assessments.
At Visit 3 (approximately 6 months [168 to 196 days] after Visit 1), the sites will contact the 
subject via telephone to inquire about SAEs, NDCMCs, and nonstudy vaccinations, as well 
as concomitant medications used to treat SAEs or NDCMCs.
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Objectives and Endpoints
Primary Safety Objective
•
To describe the safety profile of 20vPnC.
Primary Safety Endpoints
•
Reported prompted local reactions (redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site) 
within 10 days after vaccination.
•
Reported prompted systemic events (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, and joint 
pain) within 7 days after vaccination.
•
Reported AEs within 1 month after vaccination.
•
Reported SAEs and NDCMCs within 6 months after vaccination.
Primary Immunogenicity Objective
•
To demonstrate that the immune responses to the 20 serotypes induced by 20vPnC are 
equivalent across 3 lots.
Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint
•
Serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) titers 1 month after vaccination.
Secondary Objective
•
To describe the immune response to 20vPnC.
Secondary Endpoints
•
Fold rise in serotype-specific OPA titers from before to 1 month after vaccination.
•
≥4-Fold rise in serotype-specific OPA titers from before to 1 month after vaccination.
•
Serotype-specific OPA titers greater than or equal to the lower limit of quantitation 
(≥LLOQ) 1 month after vaccination.
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Statistical Methods
Lot consistency will be addressed using the primary immunogenicity endpoint, OPA titers 
induced by 20vPnC titers 1 month after vaccination.  OPA geometric mean ratios (GMRs) 
and their 2-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) will be provided for each pair of lot 
comparisons (Lot 1/Lot 2, Lot 1/Lot 3, and Lot 2/Lot 3).  Lot consistency for a given 
serotype will be declared if the 2-sided 95% CI for each GMR is contained in the interval 
(0.5, 2.0).  Overall lot consistency will be declared if the 3 lots are consistent for all 20 
serotypes.
The safety objectives will be evaluated by descriptive summary statistics for local reactions, 
systemic events, and AEs for the 20vPnC lots.  The same statistics will be calculated for the 
13vPnC vaccine group, which is the control arm.
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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
The schedule of activities table provides an overview of the protocol visits and procedures.  Refer to the Study Procedures and 
Assessments sections of the protocol for detailed information on each procedure and assessment required for compliance with the 
protocol.
The investigator may schedule visits (unplanned visits) in addition to those listed on the schedule of activities table, in order to 
conduct evaluations or assessments required to protect the well-being of the subject.
Visit Number
1
2
3
Visit Description
Vaccination
Follow-up After 
Vaccination
6-Month Safety 
Collection
Visit Type
Clinic Visit
Clinic Visit
Telephone Contact
Visit Window (Days)
Day 1
28 to 42 Days
After Vaccination
168 to 196 Days 
After Vaccination
Obtain informed consent
X
Assign subject number
X
Record demography
X
Conduct clinical assessment, including collecting medical history data and smoking history
X
Record nonstudy vaccinations and concomitant medicationsa
X
X
X
Measure height and weight  
X
Measure prevaccination oral temperature
X
Contraception check, if applicableb
X
X
Perform urine pregnancy test for female subjects of childbearing potential 
X
Review inclusion and exclusion criteria
X
Review temporary delay criteria
X
X
Review continued eligibility
X
Assign randomization number
X
Obtain blood sample for immunogenicity (~30 mL)
Xc
X
Administer investigational product(s)
X
Assess and record acute (immediate) reactions for at least 30 minutes after investigational product 
administration
X
Provide subject with an e-diary, thermometer, and measuring device and instruct how to collect 
prompted local reactions, systemic events, and use of pain/antipyretic medicationsd
X
Review e-diarye
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Visit Number
1
2
3
Visit Description
Vaccination
Follow-up After 
Vaccination
6-Month Safety 
Collection
Visit Type
Clinic Visit
Clinic Visit
Telephone Contact
Visit Window (Days)
Day 1
28 to 42 Days
After Vaccination
168 to 196 Days 
After Vaccination
Record and report adverse events
X------------------X
Record and report serious adverse events and newly diagnosed chronic medical conditionsf
X--------------------------------------------X
Abbreviation: e-diary = electronic diary.
a.
Record nonstudy vaccinations as well as concomitant medications used to treat SAEs or newly diagnosed chronic medical conditions. 
b.
If appropriate, the investigator or designee will inform the subject of the need to use highly effective contraception consistently and correctly until 28 days 
after the dose of investigational product and document the conversation and the subject’s affirmation in the subject’s chart.
c.
Blood sample will be collected prior to vaccination.
d.
Subjects will record in an e-diary prompted local reactions and systemic events occurring within 10 and 7 days, respectively, after vaccination. Use of 
antipyretic/pain medications will also be prompted for and collected daily in an e-diary for 7 days after vaccination.  Subjects will be instructed to contact the 
study staff if they experience redness or swelling measuring >20 measuring device units or severe pain at the injection site or any Grade 4 prompted local 
reaction or systemic event.
e.
Designated site staff will review e-diary data online at frequent intervals for the 10 days following vaccination to evaluate subject compliance and reported 
events as part of the ongoing safety review and will collect the e-diary at Visit 2.
f.
A newly diagnosed chronic medical condition is defined as a disease or medical condition, not previously identified, that is expected to be persistent or 
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. Indication
20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (20vPnC) is being developed for:

Active immunization to prevent disease caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae
serotypes in the vaccine.
1.2. Background and Rationale
1.2.1. Pneumococcal Disease
S pneumoniae are gram-positive encapsulated cocci that have been a leading cause of 
bacteremia, bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, and acute otitis media (AOM) and continue to 
be a major global public health concern.1,2,3 Serious pneumococcal disease may occur at any 
age; however, children <5 years and adults 65 years of age are at particularly increased 
risk.4 Individuals with certain comorbidities and immunocompromising conditions are also at 
increased risk.  Surveillance studies conducted in 2010-2012 by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC) found that S pneumoniae remains among the most common 
bacterial pathogens identified in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring 
hospitalization in the United States in both children and adults.5,6 Bacteremic pneumococcal 
pneumonia (accounting for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease [IPD] in adults) is 
less common than nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (an estimated 3 or more cases of 
nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia occur for every 1 case of bacteremic pneumonia).  
Both bacteremic and nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia are associated with significant 
morbidity and mortality in all age groups.1  Pneumococcal disease in older adults represents a 
high clinical and economic healthcare burden.  In Australia, the incidence of hospitalization 
for all-cause pneumonia in adults ≥65 years of age, from 2011 through 2012, corresponded to 
an incidence rate of 1347/100,000 population.  Incidence rates were higher in adults ≥85 
years of age (3507/100,000).  Pneumococcal pneumonia accounted for 20.6% of pneumonia 
hospitalizations with an incidence of 274/100,000 population.7  In a study of the global 
burden of disease using data from 195 countries, it was estimated that in 2015 lower 
respiratory tract infections (LRIs) were the leading infectious cause of death and the fifth 
leading cause of death overall causing 2.74 million deaths globally.  Pneumococcal 
pneumonia caused 55.4% of LRI deaths in all ages, totaling 1,517,388 deaths; of those,
approximately 400,000 deaths were in children younger than 5 years and approximately 
700,000 deaths were in adults ≥70 years.8  The CDC estimated that in 2016 there were 
30,400 cases and 3690 deaths due to IPD in the United States.9  As these numbers suggest, 
S pneumoniae remains an important cause of serious disease in the United States and 
worldwide.
The polysaccharide capsule has been identified as an important virulence factor for this 
pathogen.  While more than 95 pneumococcal serotypes differentiated by their capsular 
polysaccharide composition have been identified, only a subset of serotypes is more 
commonly associated with severe disease.10,11  Anticapsular antibodies directed against the 
specific serotype bind to the capsule and promote complement-mediated opsonophagocytic 
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polysaccharide-based vaccines that induce antibody responses with functional 
(opsonophagocytic) activity and target the capsular serotypes responsible for disease.13
1.2.2. Vaccines to Prevent Pneumococcal Disease
1.2.2.1. Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines
Vaccines containing free polysaccharides have been licensed since the 1970s.  One such 
vaccine, the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23), has been licensed in 
the United States since 1983.14,15 PPSV23 contains capsular polysaccharides for 23 serotypes 
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 17F, 18C, 19F, 19A, 20, 22F, 23F, 
and 33F).  PPSV23 elicits a T-cell–independent immune response.  Unconjugated 
polysaccharide vaccines do not induce robust responses in certain populations 
(eg, immunocompromised persons, children <2 years of age, and adults 65 years of age), 
nor do they generate immunologic memory, so their protective effect wanes over 2 to 
5 years.4,15,16,17  Moreover, their ability to prevent nonbacteremic pneumonia and AOM is 
limited or lacking.13,17,18,19 They also do not have an impact on nasopharyngeal carriage, and 
therefore do not afford herd protection.20 Another limitation is that in several studies,
individuals vaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine had lower functional
antibody responses following subsequent vaccination with either another dose of
pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine or a dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine,
compared to the first dose of polysaccharide vaccine.21,22,23  Such “hyporesponsiveness” has
been observed with other polysaccharide vaccines as well, and raises concern regarding the
quality of response after revaccination or natural exposure to an invading vaccine-type (VT)
pneumococcus.24   Despite waning immunity, these concerns of hyporesponsiveness, as well 
as other factors, have led most recommending bodies to restrict PPSV23 to a single lifetime 
dose in adults 65 years of age and 1 to 2 doses in most other high-risk populations.24,25,26
1.2.2.2. Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines contain polysaccharides that are covalently linked 
(conjugated) to an immunogenic protein.  This modification results in T-cell–dependent 
immune responses, which have been shown to be protective in young children, older adults, 
and populations with high-risk conditions and also induce memory responses.16,27 Prevnar
(7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [7vPnC]) was the first pneumococcal conjugate 
vaccine to be licensed (in the United States in 2000) and was indicated for prevention of 
pneumococcal disease in infants and young children.  7vPnC contained 7 pneumococcal 
capsular polysaccharides each conjugated to cross-reactive material 197 (CRM197), a 
nontoxic variant of diphtheria toxin.  The pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide conjugates 
represented the serogroups/serotypes (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, and 23F) responsible for most 
of the IPD and AOM in young children in the United States (80%-90% of IPD) and much of 
the world at the time (1998 to 2000).28,29,30,31,32 These serotypes also accounted for a high 
proportion of antibiotic-resistant strains.33 7vPnC demonstrated efficacy against VT IPD, 
pneumonia, and AOM in large randomized controlled efficacy studies in infants.34,35 The 
7vPnC components contained in a related pneumococcal conjugate vaccine also were 
demonstrated to be efficacious against clinically/radiographically defined pneumonia.36,37
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resulted in indirect herd effects, with a 92% reduction of VT IPD in older adults 65 years of 
age.38,39
Prevnar 13(13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [13vPnC]) was developed to 
expand serotype coverage and was licensed in the United States in 2010.  13vPnC includes 
the same S pneumoniae serotypes as 7vPnC and an additional 6 polysaccharide conjugates 
for serotypes 1, 3, 5, 6A, 7F, and 19A.27,31,40  The vaccine was licensed for use in infants and 
young children based on comparisons of serotype-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) to 
7vPnC, with supportive data to demonstrate the functional activity of the immune responses.  
13vPnC was subsequently licensed in adults based on an accelerated approval pathway 
demonstrating comparable serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) responses to 
PPSV23, followed by traditional approval based on demonstration of efficacy against VT 
CAP in CAPiTA (Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults), a 
randomized controlled study of adults 65 years of age and older .41 Prevention of 
nonbacteremic VT CAP in this older adult population was also demonstrated and protection 
was observed through 4 years of follow-up.  This is notable given the lack of definitive data 
showing that PPSV23 prevents nonbacteremic disease in older adults, and evidence that 
protection against IPD wanes significantly over time.15  13vPnC has replaced 7vPnC and is 
licensed in the United States and many other countries, with national recommendations for 
use in children and older adults.42,43,44,45  It has also been prequalified by the World Health 
Organization (WHO) for use in national infant immunization programs in lower- and 
middle-income countries.46,47  Surveillance data from several countries following 
introduction of 13vPnC into the routine infant immunization program have demonstrated 
vaccine effectiveness against VT IPD in the vaccinated population.48,49,50
Prevnar 13 was licensed for adults 50 years of age in 2011, and recommended by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use in adults with 
immunocompromising conditions in 2012. In July 2016, it was also licensed for use in adults 
18 to 49 years of age. The potential burden of VT CAP in adults in the United States was 
demonstrated by a study conducted well after the introduction of Prevnar into the routine 
infant immunization schedule, suggesting potential value in direct immunization of adults 
rather than reliance solely on the herd effect.51 The data on disease burden, combined with 
the results of the CAPiTA study, led to the August 2014 ACIP recommendation for all adults 
65 years of age to receive Prevnar 13, followed by PPSV23.26,52 The recommendation for 
Prevnar 13 was made based on the potential added benefit in protecting against disease, 
particularly nonbacteremic pneumonia caused by the vaccine serotypes. The continued 
recommendation for PPSV23 was intended to provide expanded protection against IPD for 
serotypes not in Prevnar 13. However, the prevalence of IPD due to most of the serotypes 
contained only in PPSV23 has remained stable or slightly increased in the United States and 
other countries despite continued recommendation and use of PPSV23 in adults 65 years of 
age and high-risk adults.53,54,55  These serotypes account for a significant amount of 
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20vPnC is being developed to further expand protection against the global burden of 
vaccine-preventable pneumococcal disease in children and adults over that of 13vPnC.  
20vPnC contains the serotypes present in 13vPnC plus 7 new serotypes (8, 10A, 11A, 12F, 
15B, 22F, and 33F).  The 7 additional serotypes were selected based on their relative 
prevalence as a cause of IPD, their generalized geographic distribution, and other factors that 
would support inclusion, such as the presence of antibiotic resistance and greater disease 
severity (eg, meningitis, mortality).56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69  These 7 serotypes are also 
present in PPSV23.70 Adding these 7 additional serotypes to the 13 serotypes in 13vPnC is 
anticipated to further reduce the global burden of pneumococcal disease and provide 
protection comparable to, or greater than, that of PPSV23.
The 20vPnC candidate is modeled after 7vPnC and 13vPnC, and contains polysaccharides of 
capsular serotypes of S pneumoniae, each covalently linked to CRM197.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 This study is part of the clinical 
development program and the purpose is to provide safety data with 20vPnC, and to 
demonstrate lot consistency, by evaluating the immunogenicity of 3 different lots of 20vPnC. 
Adults 18 through 49 years of age were selected as the study population as they are unlikely 
to have received any pneumococcal vaccination previously and are expected to represent a 
relatively homogeneous population, which will facilitate interpretation of the immunologic 
data. 
 
Additional information for this compound may be found in the single reference safety 
document (SRSD). The SRSD for 20vPnC is the IB. The SRSD for 13vPnC is the US 
package insert (USPI).
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2. STUDY OBJECTIVES AND ENDPOINTS
2.1. Primary Safety Objective
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To describe the safety profile of 20vPnC.
2.1.1. Primary Safety Endpoints
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Reported prompted local reactions (redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site) 
within 10 days after vaccination.
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Reported prompted systemic events (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, and joint 
pain) within 7 days after vaccination.
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Reported adverse events (AEs) within 1 month after vaccination.
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Reported serious adverse events (SAEs) and newly diagnosed chronic medical conditions 
(NDCMCs) within 6 months after vaccination.
2.2. Primary Immunogenicity Objective
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To demonstrate that the immune responses to the 20 serotypes induced by 20vPnC are 
equivalent across 3 lots.
2.2.1. Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint
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Serotype-specific OPA titers 1 month after vaccination.
2.3. Secondary Objective
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To describe the immune response to 20vPnC.
2.3.1. Secondary Endpoints
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Fold rise in serotype-specific OPA titers from before to 1 month after vaccination.
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≥4-Fold rise in serotype-specific OPA titers from before to 1 month after vaccination.
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Serotype-specific OPA titers greater than or equal to the lower limit of quantitation 
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3. STUDY DESIGN
This Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study with a 4-arm parallel design will 
be conducted at investigator sites in the United States.  The purpose of this study is to 
evaluate the safety and consistency of immune response elicited across 3 different lots of 
20vPnC.
A total of ~1610 adults 18 through 49 years of age with no history of pneumococcal 
vaccination will be enrolled and randomized to receive 20vPnC or 13vPnC.  This population 
was selected as it is an age group that will be targeted in the planned indication and has lower 
variability in immune response than older or potentially prevaccinated populations, helping 
with interpretation of lot-consistency immunogenicity results.  The 13vPnC arm is only a 
safety control, but sera will be assayed to maintain blinding and for descriptive purposes.  
Subjects will be randomized into 1 of 4 groups in a 2:2:2:1 ratio (20vPnC Lot 1 : 20vPnC 
Lot 2 : 20vPnC Lot 3 : 13vPnC) by site-based randomization. 
 
 
On Day 1 (Visit 1), subjects will be assessed for eligibility, have blood drawn for 
immunogenicity assessments, and receive 20vPnC or 13vPnC.  Subjects will be observed for 
at least 30 minutes after vaccination and AEs occurring during that time (immediate AEs) 
will be recorded.  Subjects will also receive safety follow-up and electronic diary (e-diary) 
instructions at the visit.  Prompted systemic events (fever, headache, fatigue, muscle pain, 
and joint pain) occurring within 7 days after vaccination, and prompted local reactions 
(redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site) occurring at the 20vPnC or 13vPnC 
injection site within 10 days after vaccination, will be collected daily in the e-diary.  Use of 
antipyretic/pain medications will also be prompted for and collected daily in an e-diary for 
7 days after vaccination.
At Visit 2 (28 to 42 days after Visit 1), subjects will return to the investigator site and 
information will be collected from the subjects on AEs, SAEs, NDCMCs, and e-diary 
follow-up (as needed). Blood will be drawn for immunogenicity assessments.
At Visit 3 (approximately 6 months [168 to 196 days] after Visit 1), the sites will contact the 
subject via telephone to inquire about SAEs, NDCMCs, and nonstudy vaccinations, as well 
as concomitant medications used to treat SAEs or NDCMCs.
 
 
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3.1. Duration of Subject Participation
Each subject will participate in the study for approximately 6 months.
3.2. Duration of Study
Based on a 4-month enrollment period, the study duration will be approximately 10 months.
3.3. Number of Subjects
Approximately 1610 subjects will be enrolled to achieve a target of 1449 evaluable subjects 
(assuming a 10% dropout rate).
Subjects who withdraw or are withdrawn from the study after randomization will not be 
replaced, regardless of the reason for withdrawal.
4. SUBJECT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
This study can fulfill its objectives only if appropriate subjects are enrolled.  The following 
eligibility criteria are designed to select subjects for whom participation in the study is 
considered appropriate.  All relevant medical and nonmedical conditions should be taken into 
consideration when deciding whether a particular subject is suitable for this protocol.
Subject eligibility should be reviewed and documented by an appropriate member of the 
investigator’s study team before subjects are included in the study.
4.1. Inclusion Criteria
Subjects must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for enrollment into the 
study:
1. Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document (ICD) 
indicating that the subject has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study.
2. Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, and other study 
procedures.
3. Expected to be available for the duration of the study and can be contacted by 
telephone during study participation.
4. Male or female adults ≥18 and <50 years of age.
5. Adults determined by clinical assessment, including medical history and clinical 
judgment, to be eligible for the study, including adults with preexisting stable disease, 
defined as disease not requiring significant change in therapy in the previous 6 weeks 
or hospitalization for worsening disease within 12 weeks before receipt of 
investigational product.
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6. Female subject of childbearing potential or male subject who is able to father 
children, and willing to use a highly effective method of contraception as outlined in 
this protocol for at least 28 days after the dose of investigational product; or female 
subject not of childbearing potential or male subject not able to father children.
 
4.2. Exclusion Criteria
Subjects with any of the following characteristics/conditions will not be included in the 
study:
1. Investigator site staff members directly involved in the conduct of the study and their 
family members, site staff members otherwise supervised by the investigator, or 
subjects who are Pfizer employees, including their family members, directly involved 
in the conduct of the study.
2. Participation in other studies involving investigational drug(s), investigational 
vaccines, or investigational devices within 28 days prior to study entry and/or during 
study participation.  Participation in purely observational studies is acceptable.
3. Previous vaccination with any licensed or investigational pneumococcal vaccine, or 
planned receipt through study participation.
4. History of severe adverse reaction associated with a vaccine and/or severe allergic 
reaction (eg, anaphylaxis) to any component of 20vPnC, 13vPnC, or any other 
diphtheria toxoid–containing vaccine.
5. Serious chronic disorder including metastatic malignancy, severe chronic obstructive 
pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring supplemental oxygen, end-stage renal disease
with or without dialysis, clinically unstable cardiac disease, or any other disorder that, 
in the investigator’s opinion, excludes the subject from participating in the study.
6. Other acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition including recent (within the 
past year) or active suicidal ideation or behavior or laboratory abnormality that may 
increase the risk associated with study participation or investigational product 
administration or may interfere with the interpretation of study results and, in the 
judgment of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this 
study.
7. History of microbiologically proven invasive disease caused by S pneumoniae.
8. Subjects who receive treatment with immunosuppressive therapy, including cytotoxic 
agents or systemic corticosteroids, or planned receipt through the last blood draw.  If 
systemic corticosteroids have been administered short term (<14 days) for treatment 
of an acute illness, subjects should not be enrolled into the study until corticosteroid 
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therapy has been discontinued for at least 28 days before investigational product 
administration.  Inhaled/nebulized, intra-articular, intrabursal, or topical (skin or eyes) 
corticosteroids are permitted.
9. Subjects with known or suspected immunodeficiency or other conditions associated 
with immunosuppression, including, but not limited to, immunoglobulin 
class/subclass deficiencies, generalized malignancy, human immunodeficiency virus 
(HIV) infection, leukemia, lymphoma, or organ or bone marrow transplant.
10. Bleeding diathesis or condition associated with prolonged bleeding that would, in the 
opinion of the investigator, contraindicate intramuscular injection.
11. Receipt of blood/plasma products or immunoglobulin, from 60 days before 
investigational product administration, or planned receipt through study participation.
12. Pregnant female subjects or breastfeeding female subjects (known or suspected).
4.3. Temporary Delay Criteria
The following conditions are temporary or self-limiting and a subject may be vaccinated 
and/or have blood drawn in the study once the condition(s) has/have resolved and no other 
exclusion criteria are met.
The prevaccination blood draw and vaccination should take place on the same day (Visit 1).
4.3.1. Criteria for Temporarily Delaying Vaccine Administration (Visit 1)
•
Current febrile illness (body temperature ≥100.4°F [≥38°C]) or other acute illness within 
48 hours before investigational product administration.
•
Receipt of any inactivated vaccine or otherwise nonlive vaccine within 14 days or any 
live vaccine within 28 days before investigational product administration.
•
Receipt of short-term (<14 days) systemic corticosteroids. Investigational product 
administration should be delayed until systemic corticosteroid use has been discontinued 
for at least 28 days.  Inhaled/nebulized, intra-articular, intrabursal, or topical (skin or 
eyes) corticosteroids are permitted.
4.3.2. Criteria for Temporarily Delaying Immunogenicity Blood Draw (Visits 1 and 2)
•
Receipt of antibiotic therapy within 72 hours before blood draw.
4.4. Lifestyle Requirements
4.4.1. Contraception
The investigator or his or her designee, in consultation with the participant, will confirm that 
the participant has selected an appropriate method of contraception for the individual 
participant and his or her partner(s) from the permitted list of contraception methods 
 
 and will confirm that the participant has been instructed in its consistent and 
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correct use.  At time points indicated in the schedule of activities, the investigator or designee 
will inform the participant of the need to use highly effective contraception consistently and 
correctly and document the conversation and the participant’s affirmation in the participant’s 
chart (participants need to affirm their consistent and correct use of at least 1 of the selected 
methods of contraception).  In addition, the investigator or designee will instruct the 
participant to call immediately if the selected contraception method is discontinued or if 
pregnancy is known or suspected in the participant or partner.
4.5. Sponsor’s Qualified Medical Personnel
The contact information for the sponsor's appropriately qualified medical personnel for the 
study is documented in the study contact list located in the supporting study documentation.
To facilitate access to appropriately qualified medical personnel on study-related medical 
questions or problems, subjects are provided with a contact card. The contact card contains, 
at a minimum, protocol and investigational product identifiers, subject study numbers, 
contact information for the investigator site, and contact details for a contact center in the 
event that the investigator site staff cannot be reached to provide advice on a medical 
question or problem originating from another healthcare professional not involved in the 
subject’s participation in the study.  The contact number can also be used by investigator 
staff if they are seeking advice on medical questions or problems; however, it should be used 
only in the event that the established communication pathways between the investigator site 
and the study team are not available.  It is therefore intended to augment, but not replace, the 
established communication pathways between the investigator site and the study team for 
advice on medical questions or problems that may arise during the study. The contact 
number is not intended for use by the subject directly, and if a subject calls that number, he 
or she will be directed back to the investigator site.
5. INVESTIGATIONAL PRODUCTS
For the purposes of this study, and per International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) 
guidelines, investigational product is defined as a pharmaceutical form of an active 
ingredient or placebo being tested or used as a reference/comparator in a clinical trial, 
including a product with a marketing authorization when used or assembled (formulated or 
packaged) in a way different from the approved form, or when used for an unapproved 
indication, or when used to gain further information about an approved use (ICH E6 1.33).  
For this study, the investigational product(s) are 20vPnC and 13vPnC. 
Subjects will be randomized 2:2:2:1 to 1 of the groups noted in Table 1.
Table 1.
Vaccine Groups
Group Name
Planned No. of Subjects
Vaccine
20vPnC Lot 1
460
20vPnC Lot 1
20vPnC Lot 2
460
20vPnC Lot 2
20vPnC Lot 3
460
20vPnC Lot 3
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5.1. Allocation to Investigational Product
Allocation of subjects to vaccine groups will proceed through the use of an interactive 
response technology (IRT) system (interactive Web-based response [IWR]).  The site 
personnel will be required to enter or select information including but not limited to the 
user’s identification (ID) and password, the protocol number, and the subject number. The 
site personnel will then be provided with a randomization number and dispensable unit (DU) 
or container number when investigational product is being supplied via the IRT system.  The 
IRT system will provide a confirmation report containing the subject number, randomization 
number, and DU or container number assigned. The confirmation report must be stored in 
the site’s files.
The study-specific IRT reference manual will provide the contact information and further 
details on the use of the IRT system.
5.2. Blinding of Site Personnel
Site personnel taking part in any subject randomization, assessments, interviews, data 
collection, or case report form (CRF) data entry, including the principal investigator (PI), will 
be blinded to investigational product assignments during the study.
Vaccination will be administered in a double-blind fashion as the appearance of 20vPnC and 
13vPnC are identical (prefilled syringes packaged in blinded cartons).
5.3. Blinding of the Sponsor
Sponsor personnel directly involved in evaluating subject data will be blinded
 
 
following the principles outlined in ICH E9 guideline on Statistical Principles for Clinical 
Trials.71 A data blinding plan will be created to describe the blinding requirements and 
unblinding events. 
 
 
Laboratory personnel performing the immunologic assays will be blinded until the database 
has been locked and unblinded.
5.4. Breaking the Blind
The study will be subject and investigator blinded.
At the initiation of the study, the investigator site will be instructed on the method for 
breaking the blind.  The method will be an electronic process.  Blinding codes should be 
broken only in exceptional circumstances when knowledge of the actual treatment code is 
absolutely essential for further management of the subject.  Investigators are encouraged to 
discuss with a member of the study team if they believe that unblinding is necessary.  When 
the blinding code is broken, the reason must be fully documented and entered on the CRF.
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5.5. Subject Compliance
All doses of investigational product will be administered by the appropriately designated 
study staff at the investigator site.
5.6. Investigational Product Supplies
20vPnC and 13vPnC will be provided by the sponsor to the study sites.  The 3 lots of 
20vPnC and the 13vPnC will appear identical and all site personnel will be blinded to lot 
allocation.  
 
 20vPnC and 13vPnC will be 
supplied to the site as single-use prefilled syringes and will be packed and labeled as 
investigational product in accordance with current guidelines and applicable local and legal 
regulatory requirements.  The formulation of the investigational products is described below.
5.6.1. Dosage Form(s) and Packaging
20vPnC contains saccharides from pneumococcal serotypes 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 
10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F individually conjugated to 
CRM197. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20vPnC and 13vPnC will be supplied to the site as packaged, single-use prefilled syringes 
and labelled according to local regulatory requirements.
5.6.2. Preparation and Dispensing
See the Investigational Product Manual (IP manual) or package insert for instructions on how 
to prepare the investigational product for administration.  Investigational product should be 
prepared and dispensed by an appropriately qualified and experienced member of the study 
staff (eg, physician, nurse, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, pharmacy 
assistant/technician, or pharmacist) as allowed by local, state, and institutional guidance.
Investigational product will be prepared by qualified site personnel according to the IP
manual.  The investigational product will be administered to blinded subjects.
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5.7. Administration
A 0.5-mL dose of 20vPnC or 13vPnC will be administered intramuscularly in the deltoid 
muscle of the nondominant arm by a blinded site staff member or designee (20vPnC and 
13vPnC have the same appearance).
Standard vaccination practices must be observed and vaccine must not be injected into blood 
vessels.  Appropriate medication and other supportive measures for management of an acute 
hypersensitivity reaction should be available in accordance with local guidelines for standard 
immunization practices.
Administration of investigational products should be performed by an appropriately 
qualified, Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-trained, and vaccine-experienced member of the 
study staff (eg, physician, nurse, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or 
medical assistant) as allowed by local, state, and institutional guidance.
Investigational product administration details will be recorded on the CRF.
5.8. Investigational Product Storage
The investigator or an approved representative, eg, pharmacist, will ensure that all 
investigational products, including any comparator and/or marketed products, are stored in a 
secured area with controlled access under required storage conditions and in accordance with 
applicable regulatory requirements.
Investigational products should be stored in their original containers and in accordance with 
the labels.
20vPnC and 13vPnC will be shipped to the study site after required regulatory and legal 
documents have been received by the sponsor.
 
 
Any storage conditions stated in the SRSD (20vPnC IB, 13vPnC USPI) will be superseded 
by the storage conditions stated on the product label.
Site systems must be capable of measuring and documenting (for example, via a log), at a 
minimum, daily minimum and maximum temperatures for all site storage locations (as 
applicable, including frozen, refrigerated, and/or room-temperature products).  This should 
be captured from the time of investigational product receipt throughout the study.  Even for 
continuous-monitoring systems, a log or site procedure that ensures active evaluation for 
excursions should be available.  The intent is to ensure that the minimum and maximum 
temperature is checked each business day to confirm that no excursion occurred since the last 
evaluation and to provide the site with the capability to store or view the minimum/maximum 
temperature for all nonworking days upon return to normal operations.  The operation of the 
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temperature monitoring device and storage unit (for example, refrigerator), as applicable, 
should be regularly inspected to ensure they are maintained in working order.
Any excursions from the product label storage conditions should be reported to Pfizer upon 
discovery.  The site should actively pursue options for returning the product to the storage 
conditions described in the labeling, as soon as possible.  Deviations from the storage 
requirements, including any actions taken, must be documented and reported to Pfizer.
Once an excursion is identified, the investigational product must be quarantined and not used 
until Pfizer provides permission to use the investigational product.  It will not be considered a 
protocol deviation if Pfizer approves the use of the investigational product after the 
temperature excursion. Use of the investigational product prior to Pfizer approval will be 
considered a protocol deviation. Specific details regarding information the site should report 
for each excursion will be provided to the site.
Receipt of materials, door opening and closing, and other routine handling operations where 
the products are briefly out of the temperature range described in the labeling are not 
considered excursions.
5.9. Investigational Product Accountability
The investigator site must maintain adequate records documenting the receipt, use, loss, or 
other disposition of the investigational product supplies.  All investigational products will be 
accounted for using a drug accountability form/record.
Used needles and syringes should be disposed of according to local practice.  Empty outer 
investigational product containers must be retained until reviewed by the sponsor's 
representative and then may be destroyed after the sponsor’s representative has performed 
accountability.  Investigational product return/destruction must be documented on the 
accountability log.
5.9.1. Destruction of Investigational Product Supplies
The sponsor or designee will provide guidance on the destruction of unused investigational 
product (eg, at the site).  If destruction is authorized to take place at the investigator site, the 
investigator must ensure that the materials are destroyed in compliance with applicable 
environmental regulations, institutional policy, and any special instructions provided by 
Pfizer, and all destruction must be adequately documented.
5.10. Concomitant Treatment(s)
5.11. Prohibited Concomitant Treatments 
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Receipt of any investigational vaccines, drugs, or medical devices is prohibited during 
subject participation in the study.

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Receipt of blood/plasma products, immunoglobulins, and/or immunosuppressive therapy 
(including a 14-day course of systemic corticosteroids) is prohibited during study 
participation.
5.12. Permitted Concomitant Treatments 

Prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, minerals, and herbal remedies 
are permitted during subject participation in the study.

Licensed inactivated influenza vaccine may be given >14 days prior to or >14 days after 
investigational product administration (Visit 1).  If medically necessary (eg, pandemic), 
influenza vaccine may be given at any time.

Receipt of other licensed nonstudy vaccine is permitted after Visit 2 (except 
pneumococcal [prohibited] or influenza vaccine [permitted] as described above).

The use of prophylactic antipyretic medication, while permitted, is not recommended on 
the day prior to vaccination or the day of investigational product administration.

Inhaled/nebulized, topical (skin, eyes, or ears), or localized injections of corticosteroids 
(eg, intra-articular or intrabursal administration) are permitted during subject 
participation in the study.
5.13. Recording Concomitant Treatments
The name and date of administration for any nonstudy vaccinations received from the time of 
signing of the ICD to Visit 3 will be collected and recorded in the CRF.
Medications taken to treat SAEs or NDCMCs from the time of signing of the ICD to Visit 3 
will be recorded in the CRF.
6. STUDY PROCEDURES
The study procedures are summarized in the schedule of activities.  The day of vaccination is 
considered to be Day 1.
6.1. Visit 1 (Vaccination – Day 1)
Prior to vaccination:

Obtain written informed consent before performing any study-specific procedures.

Assign a subject number via the IRT.

Obtain and record subject demography (sex, date of birth, ethnicity, and race). The 
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Obtain and record the medical history including the presence of chronic conditions 
(eg, diabetes, asthma, cardiac disease, COPD) and/or medical history of significance such 
as relevant surgical procedures.

Assess and record smoking history.

Record nonstudy vaccinations and medications as described in Section 5.13.

Measure and record the subject’s height, weight, and oral temperature (F/C).

Conduct a clinical assessment.  If the clinical assessment indicates that a physical 
examination is necessary to comprehensively evaluate the subject, perform a physical 
examination and record any findings in the source documents and, if significant, record 
on the medical history CRF.

The investigator or designee will inform the subject of the need to use highly effective 
contraceptives consistently and correctly until 28 days after vaccination, if applicable, 
and document the conversation and the subject’s affirmation in the subject’s chart.

Perform urine pregnancy test for female subjects of childbearing potential (see
Section 7.1).

Ensure and document that all of the inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria 
are met and that none of the temporary delay criteria are met.

Assign a randomization number and an investigational product container number via the 
IRT.  This must be the last step before proceeding.  A site staff member will prepare the 
investigational product according to the IP manual.
After randomization:

Collect a blood sample of approximately 30 mL for immunogenicity assessments prior to 
vaccination.

Administer a single 0.5-mL injection of investigational product into the deltoid muscle of 
the nondominant arm.
After vaccination:

Blinded site staff will observe the subject for at least 30 minutes after investigational 
product administration for any acute (immediate) reactions.  Record any acute 
(immediate) reactions on the AE CRF and on an SAE form as applicable.

Issue the subject a measuring device to measure injection site reactions and a digital 
thermometer and provide instructions on their use.

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
Issue the subject an e-diary and provide instructions on its use and completion.  Ask the 
subject to complete the e-diary from Day 1 through Day 10, with Day 1 being the day of 
vaccination.

Ask the subject to contact the site staff or investigator immediately during the 10 days 
after vaccination if he or she experiences redness or swelling at the injection site 
measuring 20 measuring device units (>10.0 cm) or severe injection site pain (prevents 
daily activity) to determine if the event requires further assessment by the investigator.

Subjects will also be instructed to contact site staff or the investigator if they experience 
any possible Grade 4 prompted local reaction or systemic event (refer to Section 6.4).

Inform the subject that use of prophylactic antipyretic/pain medication, while permitted, 
is not recommended on the day of investigational product administration (before or after 
vaccination).

Ask the subject to contact the site staff or investigator immediately if any significant 
illness or medical event (eg, emergency room visit or hospitalization) occurs during the 
study period.

Remind the subject to use appropriate contraceptives until 28 days after vaccination, if 
applicable.

Record AEs, SAEs, and NDCMCs as described in Section 8.

The investigator or an authorized designee completes the CRF and updates the 
investigational product accountability records.

The investigator or appropriately qualified designee reviews the e-diary data online at 
frequent intervals for the 10 days following vaccination to evaluate subject compliance 
and as part of the ongoing safety review.
6.2. Visit 2 (Follow-up – 28 to 42 Days After Visit 1)

Record nonstudy vaccinations and concomitant medications as described in Section 5.13.

Perform a contraception check (see Section 4.4.1), if applicable.

Ensure and document that the subject continues to be eligible for the study and that none 
of the temporary blood draw delay criteria are met.

Review the subject’s e-diary data and collect e-diary.  Collect stop dates of any e-diary 
events ongoing on the last day that the e-diary was completed and record stop dates in the 
CRF.

Determine if any AEs, SAEs, or NDCMCs have occurred since Visit 1 and follow up on 
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(ie, record stop dates or confirm if they are still continuing) and record as described in
Section 8.1.4.

Collect a blood sample of approximately 30 mL for immunogenicity assessments.

Remind the subject to contact the site staff or investigator immediately if any significant 
illness or medical event (eg, emergency room visit or hospitalization) occurs during the 
study period.

The investigator or an authorized designee completes the CRF.
6.3. Visit 3 (6-Month Safety Collection [Telephone Contact] – 168 to 196 Days After 
Vaccination)

Record nonstudy vaccinations and medications as described in Section 5.13.

Determine whether any NDCMCs or SAEs have occurred since Visit 2 and follow up on 
any previously reported ongoing AEs, SAEs, or NDCMCs to determine the outcome 
(ie, record stop dates or confirm if they are still continuing) and record as described in
Section 8.1.4.

The investigator or an authorized designee completes the CRF.
6.4. Unscheduled Visits
Following vaccination if the subject reports any redness or swelling at the injection site 
measuring >20 measuring device units (>10.0 cm) or severe pain at the injection site during 
the 10 days following vaccination, a telephone contact must occur as soon as possible 
between the investigator or medically qualified designee and subject to assess if an 
unscheduled site visit is required.  A site visit must be scheduled as soon as possible to assess 
the extent of the reaction unless any of the following is true:

The subject is unable to attend the unscheduled visit.

The reaction is no longer present at the time of the telephone contact.

The subject recorded an incorrect value in the e-diary (confirmation of an e-diary data 
entry error).

The PI or authorized designee determined it was not needed.
This telephone contact will be recorded in the subject’s source documentation and the CRF.
If the subject is unable to attend the unscheduled visit, or the PI or authorized designee 
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During the unscheduled visit, the reactions should be assessed by the investigator or a 
medically qualified member of the study staff such as a study physician or a study nurse, as 
applicable to the investigator’s local practice, who will:

Measure oral temperature (F/C).

Measure minimum and maximum diameters of redness (if present).

Measure minimum and maximum diameters of swelling (if present).

Assess injection site pain (if present) in accordance with the grades provided in
Section 7.2.2.1.

Assess for other findings associated with the reaction and record on the AE page of the 
CRF, if appropriate.
The investigator or an authorized designee will complete the unscheduled visit assessment 
page of the CRF.
Subjects will also be instructed to contact site staff or the investigator if they experience any 
possible Grade 4 prompted systemic event (ie, emergency room visit or hospitalization for 
headache, fatigue, muscle pain, or joint pain) or local reaction (ie, necrosis, exfoliative 
dermatitis, or emergency room visit/hospitalization for injection site pain) within 7 or 10 
days, respectively, after vaccination.  Lastly, subjects will be instructed to contact site staff or 
the investigator to report any significant illness, medical event, or hospitalization that occurs 
during the study period.  The site should determine if an unscheduled visit to further evaluate 
the event is warranted in all such cases.
6.5. Subject Withdrawal
An investigator and/or sponsor can withdraw a subject from the study if deemed appropriate.  
In addition, if a subject fails to continue to meet the inclusion criteria, new information 
becomes available that would exclude the subject, or the subject develops a condition or 
situation that would meet exclusion criteria, the subject may be considered for withdrawal.
Reasons why a subject may discontinue or be withdrawn from the study by the investigator 
or sponsor include, but are not limited to, failure to meet entrance criteria (screening failure), 
AE, death, pregnancy, protocol deviation, lost to follow-up, no longer willing to participate 
in the study, study terminated by the sponsor, or any other reason.  Subjects who have 
received the investigational product will not be replaced, regardless of the reason for 
withdrawal.
The investigator should capture the reason for withdrawal in the database for all subjects and 
a follow-up telephone contact 6 months after vaccination for the collection of safety 
information should be completed for all subjects who have been withdrawn after 
administration of investigational product unless consent for further contact has been 
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Subjects may withdraw from the study at any time at their own request, or they may be 
withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the investigator or sponsor for safety (see 
Section 8.1.3) or behavioral reasons, or the inability of the subject to comply with the 
protocol-required schedule of study visits or procedures at a given study site.
If a subject does not return for a scheduled visit, every effort should be made to contact the 
subject.  All attempts to contact the subject and information received during contact attempts 
must be documented in the subject’s medical record.  In any circumstance, every effort 
should be made to document subject outcome, if possible.  The investigator should inquire 
about the reason for withdrawal, request that the subject return for a final visit, if applicable, 
and follow up with the subject regarding any unresolved AEs.
If the subject withdraws from the study, and also withdraws consent for disclosure of future 
information, no further evaluations should be performed, and no additional data should be 
collected.  The sponsor may retain and continue to use any data collected before such 
withdrawal of consent.
Withdrawal of Consent
Subjects who request to discontinue will remain in the study and must continue to be 
followed for protocol specified follow-up procedures through 6 months after vaccination.  
The only exception to this is when a subject specifically withdraws consent for any further 
contact with him or her or persons previously authorized by the subject to provide this 
information.  Subjects should notify the investigator in writing of the decision to withdraw 
consent from future follow-up, whenever possible.  The withdrawal of consent should be 
explained in detail in the medical records by the investigator, as to whether the withdrawal is 
from study procedures and/or study follow-up, and entered on the appropriate CRF page.  In 
the event that vital status (whether the subject is alive or dead) is being measured, publicly 
available information should be used to determine vital status only as appropriately directed 
in accordance with local law.
Lost to Follow-up
All reasonable efforts must be made to locate subjects to determine and report their ongoing 
status.  This includes follow-up with persons authorized by the subject as noted above.  Lost 
to follow-up is defined by the inability to reach the subject after a minimum of 2 documented 
phone calls, faxes, or emails as well as lack of response by the subject to 1 registered mail 
letter.  All attempts should be documented in the subject’s medical records.  If it is 
determined that the subject has died, the site will use locally permissible methods to obtain 
the date and cause of death.  If the investigator’s use of a third-party representative to assist 
in the follow-up portion of the study has been included in the subject’s informed consent, 
then the investigator may use a sponsor-retained third-party representative to assist site staff 
with obtaining the subject’s contact information or other public vital status data necessary to 
complete the follow-up portion of the study.  The site staff and representative will consult 
publicly available sources, such as public health registries and databases, in order to obtain 
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the last-known-alive date as determined by the investigator should be reported and 
documented in the subject’s medical records.
7. ASSESSMENTS
Every effort should be made to ensure that the protocol-required tests and procedures are 
completed as described.  However, it is anticipated that from time to time there may be 
circumstances outside of the control of the investigator that may make it unfeasible to 
perform the test.  In these cases the investigator will take all steps necessary to ensure the 
safety and well-being of the subject.  When a protocol-required test cannot be performed, the 
investigator will document the reason for this and any corrective and preventive actions that 
he or she has taken to ensure that normal processes are adhered to as soon as possible.  The 
study team will be informed of these incidents in a timely manner.
For samples being collected and shipped, detailed collection, processing, storage, and 
shipment instructions and contact information will be provided to the investigator site prior 
to initiation of the study.
7.1. Pregnancy Testing
For female subjects of childbearing potential, a urine pregnancy test, with sensitivity of at 
least 25 mIU/mL, will be performed immediately before administration of the investigational 
product.  A negative pregnancy test result is required before the subject may receive the 
investigational product.  Pregnancy tests may also be repeated if requested by institutional 
review boards (IRBs)/ethics committees (ECs) or if required by local regulations.  In the case 
of a positive confirmed pregnancy at Visit 1, the subject will be withdrawn from 
administration of investigational product and from the study.
7.2. Safety Parameters
Safety parameters will be assessed as described in the schedule of activities, Section 6, and 
below.
A clinical assessment, including medical history and measurement of oral temperature, will 
be performed on all subjects prior to vaccination to determine subject eligibility and to 
establish a clinical baseline.  Significant medical history, significant findings from any 
physical examination, if performed, and temperature measurements will be documented and 
recorded in the source documents and/or the CRF.
Acute reactions (immediate events) within the first 30 minutes after investigational product 
administration will be assessed and documented as an AE or SAE, as appropriate, in the 
CRF.
Prompted e-diary events, including local reactions and systemic events that occur 10 and 
7 days, respectively, after investigational product administration, are graded as described in
Section 7.2.2. Furthermore, AEs, SAEs, and NDCMCs will be collected as defined in
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7.2.1. Subject Electronic Diary
The subject will be asked to monitor and record local reactions for 10 days and systemic 
events, fever, and antipyretic/pain medication usage for 7 days, each evening following 
vaccination (Day 1 through Day 10 or Day 7, where Day 1 is the day of vaccination) using an 
e-diary.  This allows recording of these assessments only within a fixed time window, thus 
providing the accurate representation of the subject’s experience at that time.  Data on local 
reactions, specific systemic events, fever, and antipyretic/pain medication usage reported on 
the e-diary will be transferred electronically to the e-diary vendor, where they will be 
available for review by investigators, their appropriately qualified designees, and sponsor 
staff at all times via an internet-based portal.  At intervals agreed to by the vendor and Pfizer, 
these data will be transferred electronically to Pfizer for analysis and reporting.
The daily e-diary data will not be captured in the CRF.  However, if a subject withdraws 
because of prompted events reported in the e-diary, the event(s) should be recorded on the 
AE page of the CRF, regardless of whether the investigator considers the event(s) to be 
clinically significant.
The investigators (or appropriately qualified designees) are required to review the e-diary 
data online at frequent intervals to evaluate subject compliance and reported events as part of 
the ongoing safety review.
The investigator or designee must obtain stop dates for any reactions ongoing on the last day 
that the e-diary was completed.  The stop dates should be entered in the CRF.
7.2.2. Grading Scale for Prompted Events
The grading scales used in this study to assess AEs as described below are based on concepts 
outlined in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research (CBER) guidelines on toxicity grading scales for healthy adult volunteers enrolled 
in preventive vaccine clinical trials.72
7.2.2.1. Local Reactions
From Day 1 through Day 10 after vaccination, where Day 1 is the day of vaccination, 
subjects will be asked to assess redness, swelling, and pain at the injection site and to record 
the symptoms in the e-diary in the evening.  Redness and swelling will be measured and 
recorded in measuring device units (range: 1 to 21 and >21), and then categorized during 
analysis as mild, moderate, or severe based on the grading scale in Table 2 below.  
Measuring device units can be converted to centimeters according to the following scale: 
1 measuring device unit = 0.5 cm.  Pain at the vaccine injection site will be assessed by the 
subject as mild, moderate, or severe according to the grading scale in Table 2.  A subject with 
a severe (Grade 3 or above) local reaction will be prompted to contact the investigator to 
assess the reaction and perform an unscheduled assessment or visit as appropriate.
Only an investigator is able to classify a subject’s local reaction as Grade 4, after physical 
examination of the subject or documentation from another medically qualified source 
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telephone contact with the subject.  If a subject experiences a Grade 4 local reaction, the 
investigator must immediately notify the sponsor.  Site staff will educate the subject 
regarding signs and symptoms that would prompt site contact.  Grade 4 reactions will be 
collected as an AE on the CRF. The event will be graded using the AE severity grading scale 
(Section 8.3).
The procedure for notification of the sponsor is provided in the study reference manual 
(SRM) or equivalent.
Table 2.
Grading Scales for Local Reactions
Mild 
Grade 1
Moderate
Grade 2
Severe
Grade 3a
Grade 4b
Redness
5 to 10 measuring 
device units
=
>2.0 to 5.0 cm
11 to 20 measuring 
device units
=
>5.0 to 10.0 cm
>20 measuring 
device units
=
>10.0 cm
Necrosis or 
exfoliative  
dermatitis
Swelling
5 to 10 measuring 
device units
=
>2.0 to 5.0 cm
11 to 20 measuring 
device units
=
>5.0 to 10.0 cm
>20 measuring 
device units
=
>10.0 cm
Necrosis
Pain at injection site
Does not interfere 
with activity
Interferes with 
activity
Prevents daily 
activityc
Emergency room 
visit or 
hospitalization for 
severe injection site 
pain
Abbreviations:  CRF = case report form; e-diary = electronic diary.
Note: If the size of the redness and/or swelling falls between 2 measuring device units, the higher measuring 
device unit number will be recorded in the e-diary.
a.
Subjects experiencing Grade 3 local reactions are required to contact the investigator site. In the event that 
the subject does not call, the investigator will call the subject.
b. Grade 4 assessment should be made by the investigator; Grade 4 will not be collected in the e-diary but will 
be collected as an AE on the CRF.  The severity of the local reaction should be graded using the AE severity 
grading scale.
c.
Prevents daily activity, eg, results in missed days of work or school or is otherwise incapacitating.
7.2.2.2. Systemic Events
From Day 1 through Day 7 after vaccination, where Day 1 is the day of vaccination, subjects 
will be asked to assess headache, fatigue, muscle pain, and joint pain and to record the 
symptoms in the e-diary in the evening.  The symptoms will be assessed by the subject as 
mild, moderate, or severe according to the grading scale in Table 3 below.  Subjects will also 
be instructed to contact site staff or the investigator if they experience any possible Grade 4 
prompted systemic event (ie, emergency room visit or hospitalization for severe headache, 
severe fatigue, severe muscle pain, or severe joint pain) within 7 days after vaccination.  
Study staff may also contact the subject to obtain additional information on Grade 3 events 
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Only an investigator is able to classify a subject’s systemic event as Grade 4, after physical 
examination of the subject or documentation from another medically qualified source 
(eg, emergency room or hospital record) or telephone contact with the subject.  If a subject 
experiences a Grade 4 systemic event, the investigator must immediately notify the sponsor.  
Grade 4 events will be collected as an AE on the CRF. The event will be graded using the AE 
severity grading scale (Section 8.3).
The procedure for notification of the sponsor is provided in the SRM or equivalent.
Table 3.
Grading Scales for Systemic Events
Mild
Grade 1
Moderate
Grade 2
Severe
Grade 3a
Grade 4b
Fatigue 
(tiredness)
Does not interfere 
with activity
Some interference 
with activity
Prevents daily routine 
activity
Emergency room visit 
or hospitalization for 
severe fatigue
Headache
Does not interfere 
with activity
Some interference 
with activity
Prevents daily routine 
activity
Emergency room visit 
or hospitalization for 
severe headache
Muscle pain
Does not interfere 
with activity
Some interference 
with activity
Prevents daily routine 
activity
Emergency room visit 
or hospitalization for 
severe muscle pain
Joint pain
Does not interfere 
with activity
Some interference 
with activity
Prevents daily routine 
activity
Emergency room visit 
or hospitalization for 
severe joint pain
Abbreviations: CRF = case report form; e-diary = electronic diary.
a.
Prevents daily routine activity, eg, results in missed days of work or school or is otherwise incapacitating;
includes use of narcotics for analgesia.
b.
Grade 4 assessment should be made by the investigator; Grade 4 will not be collected in the e-diary but will 
be collected as an AE on the CRF. The severity of the systemic event should be graded using the AE 
severity grading scale in Section 8.3.
7.2.2.3. Fever
In order to record information on fever, a digital thermometer will be given to the subject 
with instructions on how to measure oral temperature at home.  Temperature will be 
collected in the evening daily for 7 days following vaccination (Days 1 through 7, where 
Day 1 is the day of vaccination) and at any time during the 7 days that fever is suspected.  
Fever is defined as an oral temperature of 100.4F (38.0C).  The highest temperature for 
each day will be recorded in the e-diary.  In the event of a fever on Day 7, temperature will 
be collected daily until fever has resolved (1 day of temperature <100.4F [<38.0C]) in 
order to collect a stop date in the CRF.  Temperature will be measured and recorded to 
1 decimal place and then grouped into ranges for the analysis according to Table 4 below.  
Temperatures reported in degrees Fahrenheit will be programmatically converted to degrees 
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Table 4.
Ranges for Fever
≥38.0°C to 38.4°C
>38.4°C to 38.9°C
>38.9°C to 40.0°C
>40.0°C
Note: Fever is defined as temperature ≥38.0°C. 
7.2.2.4. Use of Antipyretic/Pain Medication
The subject will be asked to record the use of antipyretic/pain medication (yes/no) in the 
e-diary in the evening daily for 7 days following vaccination.  The use of prophylactic 
antipyretic/pain medication, while permitted, is not recommended on the day of 
investigational product administration (before or after vaccination).
7.3. Immunogenicity
Blood samples (approximately 30 mL per sample) will be collected from all subjects at 
Visit 1 (prior to administration of 20vPnC or 13vPnC) and at Visit 2.
The total volume of blood collected from each subject completing participation through 
Visit 3 will be approximately 60 mL.
Sample collection, processing, storage, and shipping information can be found in the SRM or 
equivalent manual.
Immunogenicity assays will be performed at Pfizer Vaccine Research & Development 
Laboratory located at 401 North Middletown Road, Pearl River, NY 10965 and/or at an 
external contract laboratory designated by Pfizer.
Pneumococcal Antibody Response
OPA titers for serotypes present in 20vPnC (1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 
15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F) will be determined on all sera collected prior to 
study vaccination and 1 month (28 to 42 days) after vaccination.
 
 
 
 
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7.4. Biological Samples 
Blood samples will be used only for scientific research.  Each sample will be labeled with a 
code so that the laboratory personnel testing the samples will not know the subject’s identity.  
Samples that remain after performing assays outlined in the protocol may be stored by Pfizer.  
Unless a time limitation is required by local regulations or ethical requirements, the samples 
will be stored for up to 15 years after the end of the study and then destroyed.  
 
 
 No testing of 
the subject’s genetic material will be performed.
The subject may request that his or her samples, if still identifiable, be destroyed at any time; 
however, any data already collected from those samples will still be used for this research.  
The biological samples may be shared with other researchers as long as confidentiality is 
maintained and no testing of the subject’s genetic material is performed.
8. ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING
8.1. Requirements
The table below summarizes the requirements for recording safety events on the CRF and for 
reporting safety events on the Clinical Trial (CT) Serious Adverse Event (SAE) Report Form 
to Pfizer Safety.  These requirements are delineated for 3 types of events: (1) SAEs; 
(2) nonserious AEs; and (3) exposure to the investigational product under study during 
pregnancy or breastfeeding, and occupational exposure.
Safety Event
Recorded on the CRF
Reported on the CT SAE 
Report Form to Pfizer 
Safety Within 24 Hours of 
Awareness
SAE
All
All
Nonserious AE
All
None
Exposure to the 
investigational product 
under study during 
pregnancy or breastfeeding, 
and occupational exposure
All (regardless of whether
associated with an AE), except 
occupational exposure
Exposure during pregnancy, 
exposure via breastfeeding, 
occupational exposure 
(regardless of whether 
associated with an AE)
All observed or volunteered events regardless of vaccine group or suspected causal 
relationship to the investigational product(s) will be reported as described in the following 
paragraphs.
Events listed in the table above that require reporting to Pfizer Safety on the CT SAE Report 
Form within 24 hours of awareness of the event by the investigator are to be reported 
regardless of whether the event is determined by the investigator to be related to an 
investigational product under study.  In particular, if the SAE is fatal or life-threatening, 
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notification to Pfizer Safety must be made immediately, irrespective of the extent of available 
event information.  This time frame also applies to additional new (follow-up) information on 
previously forwarded reports.  In the rare situation that the investigator does not become 
immediately aware of the occurrence of an event, the investigator must report the event 
within 24 hours after learning of it and document the time of his/her first awareness of the 
event.
In addition to the reporting requirements to Pfizer Safety (above), the investigator must 
contact the Pfizer study physician or sponsor designee directly as soon as possible after 
becoming aware of an SAE occurring within 30 days after vaccination. Additional 
information regarding such events and the reporting requirements can be found in the SRM 
or equivalent.
For each event, the investigator must pursue and obtain adequate information both to 
determine the outcome and to assess whether it meets the criteria for classification as an SAE 
(see the Serious Adverse Events section below).  In addition, the investigator may be 
requested by Pfizer Safety to obtain specific follow-up information in an expedited fashion.  
This information is more detailed than that recorded on the CRF.  In general, this will include 
a description of the event in sufficient detail to allow for a complete medical assessment of 
the case and independent determination of possible causality.  Any information relevant to 
the event, such as concomitant medications and illnesses, must be provided.  In the case of a 
subject death, a summary of available autopsy findings must be submitted as soon as possible 
to Pfizer Safety.  Any pertinent additional information must be reported on the CT SAE 
Report Form; additional source documents (eg, medical records, CRF, laboratory data) are to 
be sent to Pfizer Safety ONLY upon request.
As part of ongoing safety reviews conducted by the sponsor, any nonserious AE that is 
determined by the sponsor to be serious will be reported by the sponsor as an SAE.  To assist 
in the determination of case seriousness, further information may be requested from the 
investigator to provide clarity and understanding of the event in the context of the clinical 
study.
8.1.1. Additional Details on Recording Adverse Events on the CRF
All events detailed in the table above will be recorded on the AE page(s) of the CRF.  It 
should be noted that the CT SAE Report Form for reporting of SAE information is not the 
same as the AE page of the CRF.  When the same data are collected, the forms must be 
completed in a consistent manner.  AEs should be recorded using concise medical 
terminology and the same AE term should be used on both the CRF and the CT SAE Report 
Form for reporting of SAE information.
8.1.2. Eliciting Adverse Event Information
The investigator is to record on the CRF all directly observed AEs and all AEs spontaneously 
reported by the study subject.  In addition, each study subject will be questioned about the 
occurrence of AEs in a nonleading manner.

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8.1.3. Withdrawal From the Study Due to Adverse Events (see also the Subject 
Withdrawal section)
Withdrawal due to AEs should be distinguished from withdrawal due to other causes, 
according to the definition of AE noted below, and recorded on the CRF.
When a subject withdraws from the study because of an SAE, the SAE must be recorded on 
the CRF and reported, as appropriate, on the CT SAE Report Form, in accordance with the 
Requirements section above.
8.1.4. Time Period for Collecting AE/SAE Information
The time period for actively eliciting and collecting AEs and SAEs and NDCMCs (“active 
collection period”) for each subject begins from the time the subject provides informed 
consent, which is obtained before the subject’s participation in the study (ie, before 
undergoing any study-related procedure and/or receiving investigational product), through 
and including Visit 2 (approximately 1 month after Visit 1).
For all subjects, SAEs and NDCMCs will be recorded and reported from the signing of the 
ICD until the final visit (approximately 6 months after Visit 1).  An NDCMC is defined as a 
disease or medical condition, not previously identified, that is expected to be persistent or is 
otherwise long-lasting in its effects.
For subjects who are screen failures, the active collection period ends when screen failure 
status is determined.
8.1.4.1. Reporting SAEs to Pfizer Safety
All SAEs occurring in a subject during the active collection period are reported to Pfizer 
Safety on the CT SAE Report Form.
SAEs occurring in a subject after the active collection period has ended are reported to Pfizer 
Safety if the investigator becomes aware of them; at a minimum, all SAEs that the 
investigator believes have at least a reasonable possibility of being related to investigational 
product must be reported to Pfizer Safety.
Follow-up by the investigator continues throughout and after the active collection period and 
until the event or its sequelae resolve or stabilize at a level acceptable to the investigator, and 
Pfizer concurs with that assessment.
8.1.4.2. Recording Nonserious AEs and SAEs on the CRF
During the active collection period, both nonserious AEs and SAEs are recorded on the CRF.
Follow-up by the investigator may be required until the event or its sequelae resolve or 
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8.1.5. Causality Assessment
The investigator’s assessment of causality must be provided for all AEs (serious and 
nonserious); the investigator must record the causal relationship on the CRF, and report such 
an assessment in accordance with the SAE reporting requirements, if applicable.  An 
investigator’s causality assessment is the determination of whether there exists a reasonable 
possibility that the investigational product caused or contributed to an AE; generally the facts 
(evidence) or arguments to suggest a causal relationship should be provided.  If the 
investigator does not know whether or not the investigational product caused the event, then 
the event will be handled as “related to investigational product” for reporting purposes, as 
defined by the sponsor.  If the investigator's causality assessment is “unknown but not 
related” to investigational product, this should be clearly documented on study records.
In addition, if the investigator determines that an SAE is associated with study procedures, 
the investigator must record this causal relationship in the source documents and CRF, and 
report such an assessment in the dedicated section of the CT SAE Report Form and in 
accordance with the SAE reporting requirements.
8.1.6. Sponsor’s Reporting Requirements to Regulatory Authorities
AE reporting, including suspected unexpected serious adverse reactions, will be carried out 
in accordance with applicable local regulations.
8.2. Definitions
8.2.1. Adverse Events
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a study subject administered a product or 
medical device; the event need not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment 
or usage.  Examples of AEs include, but are not limited to:

Abnormal test findings;

Clinically significant signs and symptoms;

Changes in physical examination findings;

Hypersensitivity;

Progression/worsening of underlying disease;

Drug abuse;

Drug dependency.
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
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Drug withdrawal;

Drug misuse; 

Drug interactions;

Extravasation;

Exposure during pregnancy (EDP);

Exposure via breastfeeding;

Medication error;

Occupational exposure.
8.2.2. Abnormal Test Findings
Abnormal objective test findings should be recorded as AEs when any of the following 
conditions are met:

Test result is associated with accompanying symptoms; and/or

Test result requires additional diagnostic testing or medical/surgical intervention; 
and/or

Test result leads to a change in study dosing (outside of any protocol-specified dose 
adjustments) or discontinuation from the study, significant additional concomitant 
drug treatment, or other therapy; and/or

Test result is considered to be an AE by the investigator or sponsor.
Merely repeating an abnormal test, in the absence of any of the above conditions, does not 
constitute an AE.  Any abnormal test result that is determined to be an error does not require 
recording as an AE.
8.2.3. Serious Adverse Events
A serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence at any dose that:

Results in death;

Is life-threatening (immediate risk of death);

Requires inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization;

Results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity (substantial disruption of the 
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Results in congenital anomaly/birth defect.
Or that is considered to be:

An important medical event.
Medical and scientific judgment is exercised in determining whether an event is an important 
medical event.  An important medical event may not be immediately life-threatening and/or 
result in death or hospitalization.  However, if it is determined that the event may jeopardize 
the subject or may require intervention to prevent one of the other AE outcomes, the 
important medical event should be reported as serious.
Examples of such events are intensive treatment in an emergency room or at home for 
allergic bronchospasm; blood dyscrasias or convulsions that do not result in hospitalization; 
or development of drug dependency or drug abuse.
Medical device complaints may meet the SAE reporting requirement criteria (see the Medical 
Device Complaint Reporting Requirements section).  An incident is any malfunction (ie, the 
failure of a device to meet its performance specifications or to perform as intended; 
performance specifications include all claims made in the labeling for the device) that, 
directly or indirectly, might lead to or might have led to the death of a subject, or user, or of 
other persons, or to a serious deterioration in their state of health.
A serious injury that can cause a serious deterioration in state of health can include:

A life-threatening illness, even if temporary in nature;

A permanent impairment of a body function or permanent damage to a body 
structure;

A condition necessitating medical or surgical intervention to prevent the above 
2 bulleted items;
Examples: clinically relevant increase in the duration of a surgical procedure; a 
condition that requires hospitalization or significant prolongation of existing 
hospitalization;

Any indirect harm as a consequence of an incorrect diagnostic or in vitro diagnostic 
device test results when used within the manufacturer’s instructions for use;

Fetal distress, fetal death, or any congenital abnormality or birth defects.
8.2.4. Hospitalization
Hospitalization is defined as any initial admission (even less than 24 hours) in a hospital or 
equivalent healthcare facility, or any prolongation of an existing admission.  Admission also 
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wing to a medical floor, medical floor to a coronary care unit, or neurological floor to a 
tuberculosis unit).  An emergency room visit does not necessarily constitute a hospitalization; 
however, the event leading to the emergency room visit is assessed for medical importance.
Hospitalization does not include the following:

Rehabilitation facilities;

Hospice facilities;

Respite care (eg, caregiver relief);

Skilled nursing facilities;

Nursing homes;

Same-day surgeries (as outpatient/same-day/ambulatory procedures).
Hospitalization or prolongation of hospitalization in the absence of a precipitating clinical 
AE is not in itself an SAE.  Examples include:

Admission for treatment of a preexisting condition not associated with the 
development of a new AE or with a worsening of the preexisting condition (eg, for 
workup of a persistent pretreatment laboratory abnormality);

Social admission (eg, subject has no place to sleep);

Administrative admission (eg, for yearly physical examination);

Protocol-specified admission during a study (eg, for a procedure required by the study 
protocol);

Optional admission not associated with a precipitating clinical AE (eg, for elective 
cosmetic surgery);

Hospitalization for observation without a medical AE;

Preplanned treatments or surgical procedures.  These should be noted in the baseline 
documentation for the entire protocol and/or for the individual subject.
Diagnostic and therapeutic noninvasive and invasive procedures, such as surgery, should not 
be reported as SAEs.  However, the medical condition for which the procedure was 
performed should be reported if it meets the definition of an SAE.  For example, an acute 
appendicitis that begins during the reporting period should be reported if the SAE 
requirements are met, and the resulting appendectomy should be recorded as treatment of the 
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8.3. Severity Assessment
If required on the AE page of the CRF, the investigator will use the adjectives MILD, 
MODERATE, or SEVERE to describe the maximum intensity of the AE.  For purposes of 
consistency, these intensity grades are defined as follows:
MILD
Does not interfere with subject's usual function.
MODERATE
Interferes to some extent with subject's usual function.
SEVERE
Interferes significantly with subject's usual function.
Note the distinction between the severity and the seriousness of an AE.  A severe event is not 
necessarily an SAE.  For example, a headache may be severe (interferes significantly with 
the subject's usual function) but would not be classified as serious unless it met one of the 
criteria for SAEs, listed above.
8.4. Special Situations
8.4.1. Protocol-Specified Serious Adverse Events
There are no protocol-specified SAEs in this study.  All SAEs will be reported to Pfizer 
Safety by the investigator as described in previous sections, and will be handled as SAEs in
the safety database.
8.4.2. Potential Cases of Drug-Induced Liver Injury
Humans exposed to a drug who show no sign of liver injury (as determined by elevations in 
transaminases) are termed “tolerators,” while those who show transient liver injury, but adapt 
are termed “adaptors.”  In some subjects, transaminase elevations are a harbinger of a more 
serious potential outcome.  These subjects fail to adapt and therefore are "susceptible" to 
progressive and serious liver injury, commonly referred to as drug-induced liver injury 
(DILI).  Subjects who experience a transaminase elevation above 3 times the upper limit of 
normal (× ULN) should be monitored more frequently to determine if they are an “adaptor” 
or are “susceptible.”
Liver function tests (LFTs) are not required as a routine safety monitoring procedure in this 
study.  However, should an investigator deem it necessary to assess LFTs because a subject 
presents with clinical signs/symptoms, such LFT results should be managed and followed as 
described below.
In the majority of DILI cases, elevations in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and/or alanine 
aminotransferase (ALT) precede total bilirubin (TBili) elevations (>2 × ULN) by several 
days or weeks.  The increase in TBili typically occurs while AST/ALT is/are still elevated 
above 3 × ULN (ie, AST/ALT and TBili values will be elevated within the same laboratory
sample).  In rare instances, by the time TBili elevations are detected, AST/ALT values might 
have decreased.  This occurrence is still regarded as a potential DILI.  Therefore, abnormal 
elevations in either AST OR ALT in addition to TBili that meet the criteria outlined below 
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considered important medical events, even before all other possible causes of liver injury 
have been excluded.
The threshold of laboratory abnormalities for a potential DILI case depends on the subject’s 
individual baseline values and underlying conditions.  Subjects who present with the 
following laboratory abnormalities should be evaluated further as potential DILI (Hy’s law) 
cases to definitively determine the etiology of the abnormal laboratory values:

Subjects with AST/ALT and TBili baseline values within the normal range who 
subsequently present with AST OR ALT values >3 × ULN AND a TBili value >2 × ULN 
with no evidence of hemolysis and an alkaline phosphatase value <2 × ULN or not 
available;

For subjects with baseline AST OR ALT OR TBili values above the ULN, the following 
threshold values are used in the definition mentioned above, as needed, depending on 
which values are above the ULN at baseline:
o
Preexisting AST or ALT baseline values above the normal range: AST or ALT values 
>2 times the baseline values AND >3 × ULN; or >8 × ULN (whichever is smaller).
o
Preexisting values of TBili above the normal range: TBili level increased from 
baseline value by an amount of at least 1 × ULN or if the value reaches >3 × ULN 
(whichever is smaller).
Rises in AST/ALT and TBili separated by more than a few weeks should be assessed 
individually based on clinical judgment; any case where uncertainty remains as to whether it 
represents a potential Hy’s law case should be reviewed with the sponsor.
The subject should return to the investigator site and be evaluated as soon as possible, 
preferably within 48 hours from awareness of the abnormal results.  This evaluation should 
include laboratory tests, detailed history, and physical assessment.
In addition to repeating measurements of AST and ALT and TBili, laboratory tests should 
include albumin, creatine kinase (CK), direct and indirect bilirubin, gamma-glutamyl 
transferase (GGT), prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR), total bile 
acids, alkaline phosphatase, and acetaminophen drug and/or protein adduct levels.
Consideration should also be given to drawing a separate tube of clotted blood and an 
anticoagulated tube of blood for further testing, as needed, for further contemporaneous 
analyses at the time of the recognized initial abnormalities to determine etiology.  A detailed 
history, including relevant information, such as review of ethanol, acetaminophen (either by 
itself or as a coformulated product in prescription or over-the-counter medications), 
recreational drug, supplement (herbal) use and consumption, family history, sexual history, 
travel history, history of contact with a jaundiced person, surgery, blood transfusion, history 
of liver or allergic disease, and potential occupational exposure to chemicals, should be 
collected.  Further testing for acute hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E infection and liver imaging 
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All cases demonstrated on repeat testing as meeting the laboratory criteria of AST/ALT and 
TBili elevation defined above should be considered potential DILI (Hy’s law) cases if no 
other reason for the LFT abnormalities has yet been found.  Such potential DILI (Hy’s law) 
cases are to be reported as SAEs, irrespective of availability of all the results of the 
investigations performed to determine etiology of the LFT abnormalities.
A potential DILI (Hy’s law) case becomes a confirmed case only after all results of 
reasonable investigations have been received and have excluded an alternative etiology.
8.4.3. Exposure to the Investigational Product During Pregnancy or Breastfeeding, and 
Occupational Exposure
Exposure to the investigational product under study during pregnancy or breastfeeding and 
occupational exposure are reportable to Pfizer Safety within 24 hours of investigator 
awareness.
8.4.3.1. Exposure During Pregnancy
Details of all pregnancies in female participants and female partners of male participants will 
be collected after the start of study intervention and until the end of the subject’s 
participation.
If a pregnancy is reported, the investigator should inform the sponsor within 24 hours of 
learning of the pregnancy 
.
Abnormal pregnancy outcomes (eg, spontaneous abortion, fetal death, stillbirth, congenital 
anomalies, ectopic pregnancy) are considered SAEs.
8.4.3.2. Exposure During Breastfeeding
Scenarios of exposure during breastfeeding must be reported, irrespective of the presence of 
an associated SAE, to Pfizer Safety within 24 hours of the investigator’s awareness, using the 
CT SAE Report Form.  An exposure during breastfeeding report is not created when a Pfizer 
drug specifically approved for use in breastfeeding women (eg, vitamins) is administered in 
accord with authorized use.  However, if the infant experiences an SAE associated with such 
a drug’s administration, the SAE is reported together with the exposure during breastfeeding.
8.4.3.3. Occupational Exposure
An occupational exposure occurs when, during the performance of job duties, a person 
(whether a healthcare professional or otherwise) gets in unplanned direct contact with the 
product, which may or may not lead to the occurrence of an AE.
An occupational exposure is reported to Pfizer Safety within 24 hours of the investigator’s 
awareness, using the CT SAE Report Form, regardless of whether there is an associated 
SAE.  Since the information does not pertain to a subject enrolled in the study, the 
information is not recorded on a CRF; however, a copy of the completed CT SAE Report 
Form is maintained in the investigator site file.
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8.4.4. Medication Errors and Lack of Efficacy
Other exposures to the investigational product under study may occur in clinical trial settings, 
such as medication errors and lack of efficacy.
Safety Event
Recorded on the CRF
Reported on the CT SAE 
Report Form to Pfizer 
Safety Within 24 Hours of 
Awareness
Medication errors and lack of 
efficacy
All (regardless of whether 
associated with an AE)
Only if associated with an 
SAE
8.4.4.1. Medication Errors
Medication errors may result from the administration or consumption of the investigational 
product by the wrong subject, or at the wrong time, or at the wrong dosage strength.
Medication errors include:

Medication errors involving subject exposure to the investigational product;

Potential medication errors or uses outside of what is foreseen in the protocol that do or 
do not involve the participating subject.

The administration of expired investigational product;

The administration of an incorrect investigational product;

The administration of an incorrect dosage;

The administration of investigational product that has undergone temperature excursion 
from the specified storage range, unless it is determined by the sponsor that the 
investigational product under question is acceptable for use.
Such medication errors occurring to a study participant are to be captured on the medication 
error page of the CRF, which is a specific version of the AE page.
In the event of a medication dosing error, the sponsor should be notified immediately.
Whether or not the medication error is accompanied by an AE, as determined by the 
investigator, the medication error is recorded on the medication error page of the CRF and, if 
applicable, any associated AE(s), serious and nonserious, are recorded on an AE page of the 
CRF.
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8.4.4.2. Lack of Efficacy
Lack of efficacy in an approved indication should be reported as an SAE to Pfizer Safety.
8.5. Medical Device Complaint Reporting Requirements
All medical device complaints, regardless of whether the medical device complaint is 
associated with an AE, will be recorded on the applicable pages within the CRF.  This 
includes potential incidents or malfunctions associated with the use of a medical device 
product.  An incident or malfunction is an event that might have led to death or serious 
deterioration in health, or if it occurred again might lead to death or serious deterioration in 
health.
Pfizer is to be notified of all medical device complaints within 24 hours of the investigator’s 
awareness of the event.
Medical device complaints should be forwarded to Pharmaceutical Sciences.
9. DATA ANALYSIS/STATISTICAL METHODS
Methodology for summary and statistical analyses of the data collected in this study is 
outlined here and further detailed in a statistical analysis plan (SAP), which will be 
maintained by the sponsor.  The SAP may modify what is outlined in the protocol where 
appropriate; however, any major modifications of the primary endpoint definitions or their 
analyses will also be reflected in a protocol amendment.
 
9.1. Sample Size Determination
The study size is based on the lot-to-lot consistency evaluation for each primary 
immunogenicity endpoint, serotype-specific OPA titer 1 month after vaccination, using a 
2-fold equivalence margin for each between-lot comparison of OPA titers with a total of 
60 comparisons from 3 lots and 20 serotypes.  The 3 lots will be considered equivalent if 
each of the pairwise 2-sided 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the geometric mean ratio 
(GMR) of OPA titers is contained in the interval (0.5, 2.0).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Based on the total enrollment of approximately 1610 subjects (460 from each of the 3 lots 
and 230 from the control group) and an assumed 90% evaluability rate, there will be 
approximately 414 evaluable subjects in each lot 
.  With 414 
evaluable subjects per lot
 
 the study has an overall power 
of 89.8% for declaring the overall equivalence of the 3 lots.
9.2. Analysis Populations
Safety Population
The safety population will include all subjects who receive 1 dose of any 20vPnC lot or 
13vPnC and have reported safety data.  Subjects will be included in the vaccine group 
corresponding to the vaccine actually received.  The safety population will be the only 
analysis population for safety evaluation.
Evaluable Immunogenicity Population
The evaluable immunogenicity population will generally include any subject who:
1. receives randomized vaccine,
2. has Visit 2 blood collection within an appropriate window for Visit 2,
3. has at least 1 valid and determinate OPA titer for any of the 20 serotypes at Visit 2,
4. does not receive any prohibited vaccinations after vaccination and before Visit 2, and
5. has no other major protocol deviations as determined by the clinician.
The evaluable immunogenicity population will be the primary analysis population for the 
lot-to-lot consistency evaluation of the immunogenicity results.  Subjects will be included in 
the vaccine group as randomized in the analysis.
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9.3. Analysis of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
The demographic characteristics, which will include sex, race, ethnicity, age at the time of 
randomization, and smoking history, will be summarized using descriptive statistics.  
Demographic characteristics will be summarized for each vaccine group and for pooled 
20vPnC lots.
9.4. Immunogenicity Analyses
Missing assay results will not be replaced or imputed. OPA LLOQ values and conventions to 
handle OPA titers below the LLOQ or below the limit of quantitation will be described in the 
SAP.
All statistical analyses for serotype-specific OPA titers will be performed on the natural log 
scale, and the results will be reported in the original scale after back transformation.
9.4.1. Analysis of the Primary Immunogenicity Endpoint
For assessing equivalence of the immune response induced by 20vPnC across the 3 lots, 
hypothesis testing based on the primary endpoint will be used.  The null hypothesis for each 
of the 20 serotypes is:
H0: |ln(μ1)-ln(μ2)| ≥ln(2) or |ln(μ1)-ln(μ3)| ≥ln(2) or |ln(μ2)-ln(μ3)| ≥ln(2)
where ln(μ1), ln(μ2), and ln(μ3) are the natural log-transformed OPA geometric mean titers 
(GMTs) 1 month after vaccination from subjects receiving 20vPnC Lot 1, Lot 2, and Lot 3, 
respectively.
 
 
 
 
 
Using a 2-fold equivalence margin, lot consistency for a given serotype will be 
declared if the 
 CI for each GMR is contained in the interval (0.5, 
2.0).  Overall lot consistency will be declared if the 3 lots are consistent for all 20 serotypes.  
Note that this requires a total of 60 comparisons (3 pairwise between-lot comparisons for 
each of 20 serotypes).
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9.4.2. Analysis of Secondary Immunogenicity Endpoints
Descriptive statistics described in this section (GMT, geometric mean fold rise [GMFR], 
percentage ≥LLOQ, and ≥4-fold rise) will be calculated
 
Serotype-specific OPA GMTs will be calculated before study vaccination and 1 month after 
vaccination.  Geometric means and their 2-sided 95% CIs will be derived by calculating 
means and CIs on the natural log scale based on the t-distribution, then exponentiating the 
results.
Serotype-specific OPA GMFRs will be summarized for each vaccine serotype from before to 
1 month after vaccination.  GMFRs will be limited to subjects with nonmissing values both 
before vaccination and after vaccination.  The GMFRs will be calculated as the mean 
difference of individual subject logarithmically transformed antibody levels (postvaccination 
minus prevaccination) and back transformed to the original units. Two (2)-sided 95% CIs are 
also computed by back transformation of the CIs using 1-sample Student’s t-distribution for 
the mean difference of measures on the logarithmically transformed assay results.
The percentage of subjects with a ≥4-fold rise in OPA titer from before to 1 month after 
vaccination will be provided for each serotype.  The associated 2-sided 95% CIs will be 
obtained using the Clopper-Pearson method.
The percentage of subjects with OPA titers ≥LLOQ will also be provided for each serotype.  
The associated 2-sided 95% CIs will be obtained using the Clopper-Pearson method.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.5. Safety Analysis 
9.5.1. Adverse Events
AEs will be categorized according to the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities 
(MedDRA) and will be summarized by vaccine group.  A 3-tier approach will be used to 
summarize AEs. Under this approach AEs are classified into 1 of 3 tiers:
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Tier 1 events (pooled lots and 13vPnC): These are prespecified events of clinical 
importance and are identified in a list in the product’s safety review plan. p-Values and 
95% CIs for between-group comparisons (risk differences) will be provided for Tier 1 
events. At this development stage for 20vPnC, no Tier 1 events have been identified.
•
Tier 2 events (pooled lots and 13vPnC): These are events that are not Tier 1, but are 
considered “relatively common.”  A MedDRA preferred term is defined as a Tier 2 event 
if the event rate is greater than 1% either in the pooled 20vPnC lots or in the 13vPnC 
group. 95% CIs for between-group comparisons (risk differences) will be provided for 
Tier 2 events.
•
Tier 3 events (individual lots, combined lots, and 13vPnC): These are events that are 
neither Tier 1 nor Tier 2 events. Counts and percentages for each group will be provided 
for Tier 3 events.
The Miettinen and Nurminen method will be used to derive the 95% CI for the risk 
difference between vaccine groups.73
9.5.2. Reactogenicity
Descriptive statistics will be provided for each reactogenicity endpoint for individual 20vPnC 
lots and for the combined 20vPnC and 13vPnC groups.  In each group, local reactions from 
Day 1 through Day 10 and systemic events from Day 1 through Day 7 after vaccination will 
be presented by severity and cumulatively across severity levels.  Descriptive statistics will 
include proportions of subjects with the indicated endpoint and the associated 
Clopper-Pearson 95% CIs.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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10. QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
Pfizer or its agent will conduct periodic monitoring visits during study conduct to ensure that 
the protocol and GCPs are being followed.  The monitors may review source documents to 
confirm that the data recorded on CRFs are accurate.  The investigator and institution will 
allow Pfizer monitors/auditors or its agents and appropriate regulatory authorities direct 
access to source documents to perform this verification.  This verification may also occur 
after study completion.
During study conduct and/or after study completion, the investigator site may be subject to 
review by the IRB/EC, and/or to quality assurance audits performed by Pfizer, or companies 
working with or on behalf of Pfizer, and/or to inspection by appropriate regulatory 
authorities.
The investigator(s) will notify Pfizer or its agents immediately of any regulatory inspection 
notification in relation to the study.  Furthermore, the investigator will cooperate with Pfizer 
or its agents to prepare the investigator site for the inspection and will allow Pfizer or its 
agent, whenever feasible, to be present during the inspection.  The investigator site and 
investigator will promptly resolve any discrepancies that are identified between the study 
data and the subject's medical records.  The investigator will promptly provide copies of the 
inspection findings to Pfizer or its agent.  Before response submission to the regulatory 
authorities, the investigator will provide Pfizer or its agents with an opportunity to review 
and comment on responses to any such findings.
It is important that the investigator(s) and their relevant personnel are available during the 
monitoring visits and possible audits or inspections and that sufficient time is devoted to the 
process.
11. DATA HANDLING AND RECORD KEEPING
11.1. Case Report Forms/Electronic Data Record
As used in this protocol, the term CRF should be understood to refer to either a paper form or 
an electronic data record or both, depending on the data collection method used in this study.
A CRF is required and should be completed for each included subject.  The completed 
original CRFs are the sole property of Pfizer and should not be made available in any form to 
third parties, except for authorized representatives of Pfizer or appropriate regulatory 
authorities, without written permission from Pfizer. The investigator shall ensure that the 
CRFs are securely stored at the study site in encrypted electronic form and will be password 
protected to prevent access by unauthorized third parties.
The investigator has ultimate responsibility for the collection and reporting of all clinical, 
safety, and laboratory data entered on the CRFs and any other data collection forms (source 
documents) and ensuring that they are accurate, authentic/original, attributable, complete, 
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consistent, legible, timely (contemporaneous), enduring, and available when required.  The 
CRFs must be signed by the investigator or by an authorized staff member to attest that the 
data contained on the CRFs are true.  Any corrections to entries made in the CRFs or source 
documents must be dated, initialed, and explained (if necessary) and should not obscure the 
original entry.
In most cases, the source documents are the hospital or the physician subject chart.  In these 
cases, data collected on the CRFs must match the data in those charts.
In some cases, the CRF may also serve as the source document.  In these cases, a document 
should be available at the investigator site and at Pfizer that clearly identifies those data that 
will be recorded on the CRF, and for which the CRF will stand as the source document.
11.2. Record Retention
To enable evaluations and/or inspections/audits from regulatory authorities or Pfizer, the 
investigator agrees to keep records, including the identity of all participating subjects 
(sufficient information to link records, eg, CRFs and hospital records), all original signed 
informed consent documents, copies of all CRFs, safety reporting forms, source documents, 
and detailed records of treatment disposition, and adequate documentation of relevant 
correspondence (eg, letters, meeting minutes, and telephone call reports).  The records should 
be retained by the investigator according to the ICH guidelines, according to local 
regulations, or as specified in the clinical study agreement (CSA), whichever is longer.  The 
investigator must ensure that the records continue to be stored securely for so long as they are 
retained.
If the investigator becomes unable for any reason to continue to retain study records for the 
required period (eg, retirement, relocation), Pfizer should be prospectively notified.  The 
study records must be transferred to a designee acceptable to Pfizer, such as another 
investigator, another institution, or an independent third party arranged by Pfizer.
Investigator records must be kept for a minimum of 15 years after completion or 
discontinuation of the study or for longer if required by applicable local regulations.
The investigator must obtain Pfizer's written permission before disposing of any records, 
even if retention requirements have been met.
12. ETHICS
12.1. Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee
It is the responsibility of the investigator to have prospective approval of the study protocol, 
protocol amendments, informed consent documents, and other relevant documents, eg, 
recruitment advertisements, if applicable, from the IRB/EC.  All correspondence with the 
IRB/EC should be retained in the investigator file.  Copies of IRB/EC approvals should be 
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The only circumstance in which an amendment may be initiated prior to IRB/EC approval is 
where the change is necessary to eliminate apparent immediate hazards to the subjects.  In 
that event, the investigator must notify the IRB/EC and Pfizer in writing immediately after 
the implementation.
12.2. Ethical Conduct of the Study
The study will be conducted in accordance with the protocol, legal and regulatory 
requirements, and the general principles set forth in the International Ethical Guidelines for 
Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects (Council for International Organizations of 
Medical Sciences [CIOMS] 2002), ICH Guideline for Good Clinical Practice, and the 
Declaration of Helsinki.
12.3. Subject Information and Consent
All parties will comply with all applicable laws, including laws regarding the implementation
of organizational and technical measures to ensure protection of subject personal data. Such 
measures will include omitting subject names or other directly identifiable data in any 
reports, publications, or other disclosures, except where required by applicable laws.
The personal data will be stored at the study site in encrypted electronic form and will be 
password protected to ensure that only authorized study staff have access.  The study site will 
implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that the personal data 
can be recovered in the event of disaster.  In the event of a potential personal data breach, the 
study site shall be responsible for determining whether a personal data breach has in fact 
occurred and, if so, providing breach notifications as required by law.
To protect the rights and freedoms of natural persons with regard to the processing of 
personal data, when study data are compiled for transfer to Pfizer and other authorized 
parties, subject names will be removed and will be replaced by a single, specific, numerical 
code, based on a numbering system defined by Pfizer.  All other identifiable data transferred 
to Pfizer or other authorized parties will be identified by this single, subject-specific code.  
The investigator site will maintain a confidential list of subjects who participated in the 
study, linking each subject’s numerical code to his or her actual identity.  In case of data 
transfer, Pfizer will maintain high standards of confidentiality and protection of subjects’ 
personal data consistent with the CSA and applicable privacy laws.
The informed consent documents and any subject recruitment materials must be in 
compliance with ICH GCP, local regulatory requirements, and legal requirements, including 
applicable privacy laws.
The informed consent documents used during the informed consent process and any subject 
recruitment materials must be reviewed and approved by Pfizer, approved by the IRB/EC 
before use, and available for inspection.
The investigator must ensure that each study subject is fully informed about the nature and 
objectives of the study, the sharing of data relating to the study and possible risks associated 
with participation, including the risks associated with the processing of the subject’s personal 

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data.  The investigator further must ensure that each study subject is fully informed about his 
or her right to access and correct his or her personal data and to withdraw consent for the 
processing of his or her personal data.
The investigator, or a person designated by the investigator, will obtain written informed 
consent from each subject before any study-specific activity is performed.  The investigator 
will retain the original of each subject's signed consent document.
12.4. Reporting of Safety Issues and Serious Breaches of the Protocol or ICH GCP
In the event of any prohibition or restriction imposed (ie, clinical hold) by an applicable 
regulatory authority in any area of the world, or if the investigator is aware of any new 
information that might influence the evaluation of the benefits and risks of the investigational 
product, Pfizer should be informed immediately.
In addition, the investigator will inform Pfizer immediately of any urgent safety measures 
taken by the investigator to protect the study subjects against any immediate hazard, and of 
any serious breaches of this protocol or of ICH GCP that the investigator becomes aware of.
13. DEFINITION OF END OF TRIAL
13.1. End of Trial in All Participating Countries
End of trial in all participating countries is defined as last subject last visit (LSLV). After this 
time, sites will be closed out, the IRB/EC will be informed, and no further CIOMS reports 
will be sent.
14. SPONSOR DISCONTINUATION CRITERIA
Premature termination of this study may occur because of a regulatory authority decision, 
change in opinion of the IRB/EC, or investigational product safety problems, or at the 
discretion of Pfizer.  In addition, Pfizer retains the right to discontinue development of 
20vPnC at any time.
If a study is prematurely terminated, Pfizer will promptly notify the investigator.  After 
notification, the investigator must contact all participating subjects and the hospital pharmacy 
(if applicable) within 30 days.  As directed by Pfizer, all study materials must be collected 
and all CRFs completed to the greatest extent possible.
15. PUBLICATION OF STUDY RESULTS
15.1. Communication of Results by Pfizer
Pfizer fulfills its commitment to publicly disclose clinical trial results through posting the 
results of studies on www.clinicaltrials.gov (ClinicalTrials.gov), the European Clinical Trials 
Database (EudraCT), and/or www.pfizer.com, and other public registries in accordance with 
applicable local laws/regulations.

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In all cases, study results are reported by Pfizer in an objective, accurate, balanced, and 
complete manner and are reported regardless of the outcome of the study or the country in 
which the study was conducted.
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Pfizer posts clinical trial US Basic Results on www.clinicaltrials.gov for Pfizer-sponsored 
interventional studies (conducted in patients) that evaluate the safety and/or efficacy of a 
Pfizer product, regardless of the geographical location in which the study is conducted.  US 
Basic Results are submitted for posting within 1 year of the primary completion date (PCD) 
for studies in adult populations or within 6 months of the PCD for studies in pediatric 
populations.
PCD is defined as the date that the final subject was examined or received an intervention for 
the purposes of final collection of data for the primary outcome, whether the clinical study 
concluded according to the prespecified protocol or was terminated.
EudraCT
Pfizer posts European Union (EU) Basic Results on EudraCT for all Pfizer-sponsored 
interventional studies that are in scope of EU requirements.  EU Basic Results are submitted 
for posting within 1 year of the PCD for studies in adult populations or within 6 months of 
the PCD for studies in pediatric populations.
www.pfizer.com
Pfizer posts Public Disclosure Synopses (clinical study report synopses in which any data 
that could be used to identify individual patients has been removed) on www.pfizer.com for 
Pfizer-sponsored interventional studies at the same time the US Basic Results document is 
posted to www.clinicaltrials.gov.
15.2. Publications by Investigators
Pfizer supports the exercise of academic freedom and has no objection to publication by the 
PI of the results of the study based on information collected or generated by the PI, whether 
or not the results are favorable to the Pfizer product.  However, to ensure against inadvertent 
disclosure of confidential information or unprotected inventions, the investigator will provide 
Pfizer an opportunity to review any proposed publication or other type of disclosure of the 
results of the study (collectively, “publication”) before it is submitted or otherwise disclosed.
The investigator will provide any publication to Pfizer at least 30 days before it is submitted 
for publication or otherwise disclosed.  If any patent action is required to protect intellectual 
property rights, the investigator agrees to delay the disclosure for a period not to exceed an 
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The investigator will, on request, remove any previously undisclosed confidential 
information before disclosure, except for any study- or Pfizer product-related information 
necessary to the appropriate scientific presentation or understanding of the study results.
If the study is part of a multicenter study, the investigator agrees that the first publication is 
to be a joint publication covering all investigator sites, and that any subsequent publications 
by the PI will reference that primary publication.  However, if a joint manuscript has not 
been submitted for publication within 12 months of completion or termination of the study at 
all participating sites, the investigator is free to publish separately, subject to the other 
requirements of this section.
For all publications relating to the study, the institution will comply with recognized ethical 
standards concerning publications and authorship, including Section II - “Ethical 
Considerations in the Conduct and Reporting of Research” of the Uniform Requirements for 
Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals, http://www.icmje.org/index.html#authorship, 
established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Publication of study results is also provided for in the CSA between Pfizer and the 
institution.  In this section entitled Publications by Investigators, the defined terms shall have 
the meanings given to them in the CSA.
If there is any conflict between the CSA and any attachments to it, the terms of the CSA 
control.  If there is any conflict between this protocol and the CSA, this protocol will control 
as to any issue regarding treatment of study subjects, and the CSA will control as to all other 
issues.

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Appendix 1. Abbreviations
The following is a list of abbreviations that may be used in the protocol
Abbreviation
Term
7vPnC
7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
13vPnC
13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
20vPnC
20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
ACIP
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
AE
adverse event
ALT
alanine aminotransferase
AOM
acute otitis media
AST
aspartate aminotransferase
CAP
community-acquired pneumonia
CAPiTA
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults
CBER
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CI
confidence interval
CIOMS
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences
CK
creatine kinase
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRF
case report form
CRM197
cross-reactive material 197
CSA
clinical study agreement
CT
clinical trial
DILI
drug-induced liver injury
DU
dispensable unit
EC
ethics committee
e-diary
electronic diary
EDP
exposure during pregnancy
EU
European Union
EudraCT
European Clinical Trials Database
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
GCP
Good Clinical Practice
GGT
gamma-glutamyl transferase
GMFR
geometric mean fold rise
GMR
geometric mean ratio
GMT
geometric mean titer
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
IB
investigator’s brochure
ICD
informed consent document
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Term
ICH
International Council for Harmonisation
ID
identification
IND
investigational new drug application
INR
international normalized ratio
IP manual
Investigational Product Manual
IPD
invasive pneumococcal disease
IRB
institutional review board
IRT
interactive response technology
IWR
interactive Web-based response
LFT
liver function test
LLOQ
lower limit of quantitation
LRI
lower respiratory tract infections 
LSLV
last subject last visit 
MedDRA
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities
N/A
not applicable
NDCMC
newly diagnosed chronic medical condition
OPA
opsonophagocytic activity
PCD
primary completion date
PI
principal investigator
PPSV23
23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
PT
prothrombin time
SAE
serious adverse event
SAP
statistical analysis plan
SRM
study reference manual
SRSD
single reference safety document
TBili
total bilirubin
ULN
upper limit of normal
US
United States
USPI
US package insert
VT
vaccine-type
WHO
World Health Organization
 
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