A Phase II Study in Healthy Adults 19 Years and Older to Assess the Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of a Sanofi Pasteur A/H7N9 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Administered Intramuscularly With or Without AS03 Adjuvant
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Avian Influenza, Influenza Immunisation
Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

A Phase II Study in Healthy Adults 19 Years and Older to Assess the Safety, 
Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of a Sanofi Pasteur A/H7N9 Inactivated 
Influenza Vaccine Administered Intramuscularly With or Without AS03 Adjuvant 
DMID Protocol Number: 
17-0075
DMID Funding Mechanism: Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units 
Pharmaceutical Support: 
Sanofi Pasteur 
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals 
IND Sponsor: Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health 
Lead Principal Investigator: Lisa A. Jackson, MD, MPH 
DMID Clinical Project Manager: Robin M. Mason, MS 
DMID Medical Monitor: Mohamed Elsafy, MD 
DMID Medical Officer: Francisco J. Leyva MD, PhD, ScM
DMID Scientific Lead: Chris Roberts, PhD 
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 
This trial will be carried out in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and as required by 
the following: 
• United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 45 CFR Part 46: Protection of 
Human Subjects 
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regulations, as applicable: 21 CFR Part 50 
(Protection of Human Subjects), 21 CFR Part 54 (Financial Disclosure by Clinical 
Investigators), 21 CFR Part 56 (Institutional Review Boards), 21 CFR Part 11, 
and 21 CFR Part 312 (Investigational New Drug Application), 21 CFR 812 
(Investigational Device Exemptions) 
• International Conference on Harmonisation: Good Clinical Practice (ICH E6); 62 
Federal Register 25691 (1997); and future revisions 
• Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human 
Subjects of Research, Report of the National Commission for the Protection of 
Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research 
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research, Research 
Involving Human Subjects, as applicable 
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Clinical Terms of 
Award, as applicable 
• Applicable Federal, State, and Local Regulations and Guidance 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SIGNATURE PAGE 
The signature below provides the necessary assurance that this trial will be conducted according 
to all stipulations of the protocol, including all statements regarding confidentiality, and 
according to local legal and regulatory requirements and applicable US federal regulations and 
ICH E6 Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. 
 
I agree to conduct the study in compliance with GCP and applicable regulatory requirements. 
 
I agree to conduct the study in accordance with the current protocol and will not make changes to 
the protocol without obtaining the sponsor’s approval and IRB/IEC approval, except when 
necessary to protect the safety, rights, or welfare of subjects. 
 
Site Principal Investigator: 
 
Signed: 
 
 
Date: 
 
 
Name 
Title 
 
 
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................. i 
SIGNATURE PAGE ...................................................................................................................... ii 
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... iii 
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ vii 
LIST OF FIGURES ..................................................................................................................... viii 
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ ix 
PROTOCOL SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... xiii 
1 
Key Roles ..............................................................................................................................22 
2 
Background Information and Scientific Rationale ...............................................................24 
2.1 
Background Information ...........................................................................................24 
2.1.1 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act ....................................27 
2.2 
Scientific Rationale ...................................................................................................28 
2.3 
Potential Risks and Benefits .....................................................................................30 
2.3.1 Potential Risks ..............................................................................................30 
2.3.2 Known Potential Benefits .............................................................................37 
3 
Study Objectives and Outcome Measures ............................................................................38 
3.1 
Study Objectives .......................................................................................................38 
3.1.1 Primary ..........................................................................................................38 
3.1.2 Secondary ......................................................................................................38 
3.1.3 Exploratory ...................................................................................................39 
3.2 
Study Outcome Measures .........................................................................................39 
3.2.1 Primary ..........................................................................................................39 
3.2.2 Secondary ......................................................................................................40 
3.2.3 Exploratory ...................................................................................................41 
4 
Study Design .........................................................................................................................42 
5 
Study Enrollment and Withdrawal........................................................................................44 
5.1 
Eligibility Criteria .....................................................................................................44 
5.1.1 Subject Inclusion Criteria .............................................................................44 
5.1.2 Subject Exclusion Criteria ............................................................................45 
5.2 
Treatment Assignment Procedures ...........................................................................48 
5.2.1 Enrollment and Randomization Procedures..................................................48 
5.2.2 Masking Procedures ......................................................................................49 
5.2.3 Reasons for Withdrawals and Discontinuation of Treatment .......................49 
5.2.4 Handling of Withdrawals and Discontinuation of Treatment .......................51 
5.2.5 Termination of Study ....................................................................................52 
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Study Intervention/Investigational Product ..........................................................................53 

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Study Product Description ........................................................................................53 
6.1.1 Acquisition ....................................................................................................53 
6.1.2 Formulation, Storage, Packaging, and Labeling ...........................................54 
6.1.3 Study Product Storage and Stability Procedures ..........................................55 
6.2 
Dosage, Preparation, and Administration of Study Intervention/ Investigational 
Product ......................................................................................................................56 
6.3 
Modification of Study Intervention/Investigational Product for a Subject ...............57 
6.4 
Accountability Procedures for the Study Intervention/ Investigational Product ......58 
6.5 
Assessment of Subject Compliance with Study Intervention/ Investigational Product
...................................................................................................................................58 
6.6 
Concomitant Medications/Treatments ......................................................................59 
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Study Procedures and Evaluations ........................................................................................60 
7.1 
Clinical Evaluations ..................................................................................................60 
7.2 
Laboratory Evaluations .............................................................................................61 
7.2.1 Clinical Laboratory Evaluations ...................................................................61 
7.2.2 Special Assays or Procedures .......................................................................62 
7.2.3 Specimen Preparation, Handling, and Shipping ...........................................64 
7.2.3.1 Instructions for Specimen Preparation, Handling, and Storage ........64 
7.2.3.2 Specimen Shipment ..........................................................................65 
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Study Schedule......................................................................................................................66 
8.1 
Screening (Optional) and Enrollment Visits .............................................................66 
8.1.1 Visit 00, Screening Clinic Visit (Optional) (Day -28 to -1) .........................66 
8.1.2 Visit 01 Day 01, Enrollment (for subjects previously screened at Day -28 to 
-1) and First Vaccination (Dose 1), Clinic Visit ...........................................67 
8.1.3 Visit 01, Day 1, Enrollment/Baseline (for subjects not previously screened 
at Day -28 to -1) and First Study Vaccination (Dose 1), Clinic Visit ...........69 
8.2 
Follow-up Visits........................................................................................................71 
8.2.1 Visit 02, Day 4, Memory Aid Review, Phone Call ......................................71 
8.2.2 Visit 03, Day 8, Clinic Visit..........................................................................71 
8.2.3 Visit 04, Day 22, Second Study Vaccination (Dose 2), Clinic Visit ............72 
8.2.4 Visit 05, Day 25, Memory Aid Review, Phone Call ....................................74 
8.2.5 Visit 06, Day 29, Clinic Visit........................................................................75 
8.2.6 Visit 07, Day 43, Clinic Visit........................................................................75 
8.2.7 Visit 08, Day 82, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call...........................................76 
8.2.8 Visit 09, Day 142, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call.........................................77 
8.2.9 Visit 10, Day 202, Safety Follow-up, Clinic Visit ........................................77 
8.2.10 Visit 11, Day 387, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call.........................................78 
8.2.11 Early Termination Visit (if needed) ..............................................................78 
8.2.12 Unscheduled Visit (if needed) ......................................................................79 
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Assessment of Safety ............................................................................................................81 

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Specification of Safety Parameters ...........................................................................81 
9.2 
Methods and Timing for Assessing, Recording, and Analyzing Safety Parameters 81 
9.2.1 Adverse Events .............................................................................................81 
9.2.2 Reactogenicity...............................................................................................83 
9.2.3 Additional Adverse Event Severity Grading ................................................85 
9.2.4 Serious Adverse Events ................................................................................88 
9.2.5 Procedures to be Followed in the Event of Abnormal Laboratory Test 
Values or Abnormal Clinical Findings .........................................................89 
9.3 
Reporting Procedures ................................................................................................90 
9.3.1 Serious Adverse Events ................................................................................90 
9.3.2 Regulatory Reporting for Studies Conducted Under DMID-Sponsored IND
.......................................................................................................................91 
9.3.3 Reporting of Pregnancy ................................................................................91 
9.4 
Type and Duration of Follow-up of Subjects after Adverse Events .........................91 
9.5 
Halting Rules ............................................................................................................92 
9.6 
Safety Oversight........................................................................................................93 
9.6.1 Independent Safety Monitor (ISM) ...............................................................93 
9.6.2 Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) ................................................94 
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Clinical Monitoring ...............................................................................................................96 
10.1 
Site Monitoring Plan .................................................................................................96 
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Statistical Considerations ......................................................................................................97 
11.1 
Introduction ...............................................................................................................97 
11.2 
Study Hypotheses......................................................................................................97 
11.3 
Study Outcome Measures .........................................................................................97 
11.4 
Sample Size Considerations ......................................................................................97 
11.4.1 Study Population ...........................................................................................97 
11.4.2 Subject Enrollment and Follow-up ...............................................................98 
11.4.3 Sample Size ...................................................................................................98 
11.5 
Planned Interim Analyses .......................................................................................101 
11.5.1 Interim Safety Review ................................................................................101 
11.5.2 Interim Immunogenicity Review ................................................................102 
11.6 
Final Analysis Plan .................................................................................................103 
11.6.1 Analysis Populations ...................................................................................103 
11.6.2 Safety Data ..................................................................................................104 
11.6.3 Immunogenicity Data..................................................................................105 
11.6.4 Missing Values and Outliers .......................................................................106 
12 
Data Collection Forms and Access to Source Data/Documents .........................................107 
13 
Quality Control and Quality Assurance ..............................................................................108 
14 
Ethics/Protection of Human Subjects .................................................................................109 
14.1 
Ethical Standard ......................................................................................................109 

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Institutional Review Board .....................................................................................109 
14.3 
Informed Consent Process ......................................................................................109 
14.3.1 Informed Consent........................................................................................109 
14.4 
Exclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children (Special Populations) ..................110 
14.5 
Subject Confidentiality ...........................................................................................111 
14.6 
Study Discontinuation .............................................................................................112 
14.7 
Costs, Subject Compensation, and Research Related Injuries ................................112 
14.8 
Future Use of Stored Specimens .............................................................................113 
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Data Handling and Record Keeping ...................................................................................115 
15.1 
Data Management Responsibilities.........................................................................115 
15.2 
Data Capture Methods ............................................................................................115 
15.3 
Types of Data ..........................................................................................................116 
15.4 
Timing/Reports .......................................................................................................116 
15.5 
Study Records Retention.........................................................................................117 
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Protocol Deviations .............................................................................................................118 
17 
Publication Policy ...............................................................................................................119 
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Literature References ..........................................................................................................120 
APPENDICES .............................................................................................................................125 
Appendix A. 
SCHEDULE OF STUDY PROCEDURES AND EVALUATIONS .........126 
Appendix B. 
LIST OF POTENTIALLY IMMUNE-MEDIATED MEDICAL 
CONDITIONS ..........................................................................................................................
 
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LIST OF TABLES 
Table 1: Study Design ....................................................................................................................xx 
Table 2: Venipuncture Volumes (mL): ..........................................................................................64 
Table 3: Power (%) to Detect Safety Events: ................................................................................99 
Table 4: Precision of Binomial Confidence Intervals: ...................................................................99 
Table 5: Minimum Detectable Difference in Proportion Responders with 80% Power..............100 
Table 6: Lower Confidence bound2 for difference in proportion of responders  between 
Adjuvanted (N = 100) and unadjuvanted (N = 50) arms, 19-64 years stratum ........100 
Table 7: Lower Confidence bound2 for difference in proportion of responders  between 
Adjuvanted (N = 50) and unadjuvanted (N = 25) arms, ≥65 years stratum .............100 
 

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LIST OF FIGURES 
Figure 1: Schematic of Study Design .......................................................................................... xxi 
 

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 
A/H1N1 
Influenza A Virus of the H1N1 Subtype 
A/H2N2 
Influenza A Virus of the H2N2 Subtype 
A/H3N2 
Influenza A Virus of the H3N2 Subtype 
A/H3N2v 
Influenza A Virus of the H3N2 Variant Subtype 
A/H5N1 
Influenza A Virus of the H5N1 Subtype 
A/H5N2 
Influenza A Virus of the H5N2 Subtype 
A/H5N3 
Influenza A Virus of the H5N3 Subtype 
A/H5N6 
Influenza A Virus of the H5N6 Subtype 
A/H5N8 
Influenza A Virus of the H5N8 Subtype 
A/H7N1 
Influenza A Virus of the H7N1 Subtype 
A/H7N7 
Influenza A Virus of the H7N7 Subtype 
A/H7N9 
Influenza A Virus of the H7N9 Subtype 
A/H9N2 
Influenza A Virus of the H9N2 Subtype 
AS03 
Adjuvant System 03 
AdvantageEDCSM 
Electronic Data Capture System 
AE 
Adverse Event/Adverse Experience 
ALT 
Alanine Aminotransferase 
BARDA 
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 
BLA 
Biologics License Applications 
BMI 
Body Mass Index 
BP 
Blood Pressure 
BPM 
Beats Per Minute 
CDC 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
CFR 
Code of Federal Regulations 
CHMP 
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use 
CI 
Confidence Interval 
CMS 
Clinical Materials Services 
Cr 
Creatinine 
CSL 
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 
CSR 
Clinical Study Report 
CVV 
Candidate Vaccine Virus 
°C 
Degrees Celsius 
°F 
Degrees Fahrenheit 
D 
Day(s) 
DHHS 
Department of Health and Human Services 
DMID 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIAID, NIH 
DSMB 
Data and Safety Monitoring Board 

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eCRF 
Electronic Case Report Form 
EIA 
Enzyme Immunoassay 
ELISpot 
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Spot  
ESR 
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate 
FDA 
Food and Drug Administration 
FDAAA 
Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act 
FWA 
Federalwide Assurance 
g/dL 
Grams per Deciliter 
GBS 
Guillain-Barré Syndrome 
GCP 
Good Clinical Practice 
GMT 
Geometric Mean Titer 
GSK 
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals 
HA 
Hemagglutinin 
HAI 
Hemagglutination Inhibition 
Hgb 
Hemoglobin 
HIPAA 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
HIV 
Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
HPAI 
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 
HPLC 
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography 
HRSA 
Health Resources and Services Administration 
IATA 
International Air Transport Association 
ICF 
Informed Consent Form 
ICH 
International Conference on Harmonisation 
ICMJE 
International Committee of Medical Journal Editors 
IgG 
Immunoglobulin G 
IGHV 
Immunoglobulin G Heavy Chain Variable 
IIV 
Inactivated Influenza Virus Vaccine 
IIV3 
Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine 
IM 
Intramuscular 
IND 
Investigational New Drug Application 
IRB 
Institutional Review Board 
ISM 
Independent Safety Monitor 
IU/L 
International Unit(s) per Liter 
mcg  
Microgram(s) 
µL 
Microliter(s) 
MAAEs 
Medically-Attended Adverse Events 
MedDRA 
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities 
MF59 
MF59C.1 Adjuvant 
mg/dL 
Milligram(s) per Deciliter 

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mITT 
Modified Intent-to-Treat 
mL 
Milliliter(s) 
mm 
Millimeter(s) 
mmHg 
Millimeters of Mercury 
MOP 
Manual of Procedures 
N 
Number of Subjects 
NA 
Neuraminidase 
Neut 
Neutralizing or Neutralization 
NIAID 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, 
DHHS 
NIH 
National Institutes of Health 
NSAIDs 
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs 
NOCMCs 
New-Onset Chronic Medical Conditions 
NVD 
Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics 
OER 
Office of Extramural Research 
OHRP 
Office for Human Research Protections 
PBS 
Phosphate Buffered Saline 
PCR 
Polymerase Chain Reaction 
PHI 
Personal Health Information 
PIMMCs 
Potentially Immune-Mediated Medical Conditions 
PLT 
Platelets 
PP 
Per Protocol 
PREP Act 
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act 
QA 
Quality Assurance 
QC 
Quality Control 
SAE 
Serious Adverse Event/Serious Adverse Experience 
SDCC 
Statistical and Data Coordinating Center 
SDS-PAGE 
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis 
SOC 
System Organ Class 
SOP 
Standard Operating Procedure 
SRID 
Single Radial Immunodiffusion 
T. Bili 
Total Bilirubin 
TBD 
To Be Determined 
TGA 
Therapeutics Goods Administration 
UK 
United Kingdom 
US 
United States 
USDA 
US Department of Agriculture 
V 
Visit(s) 
VTEU 
Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit 

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WBC 
White Blood Cells 
WHO 
World Health Organization 

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PROTOCOL SUMMARY 
Title: 
A Phase II Study in Healthy Adults 19 Years and Older to Assess 
the Safety, Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of a Sanofi 
Pasteur A/H7N9 Inactivated Influenza Vaccine Administered 
Intramuscularly With or Without AS03 Adjuvant  
Phase: 
II 
Population: 
Approximately 400 (up to 420) individuals 19-64 years old, and 
approximately 240 (up to 300) individuals greater than or equal to 
(≥) 65 years old who have no history of influenza A/H7N9 
infection or prior receipt of an influenza virus H7 subtype vaccine. 
Number of Sites: 
Up to 9 Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) sites 
Study Duration: 
Approximately sixteen (16) months 
Subject Participation 
Duration: 
Approximately thirteen (13) months 
Estimated Time to Complete 
Enrollment: 
Approximately 12 weeks 
Description of Agent: 
Two doses delivered intramuscularly (IM) approximately 21 days 
apart of a monovalent inactivated pre-pandemic influenza A/H7N9 
vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV) manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, at 
different dosages administered with AS03 adjuvant 
(GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK)) and Phosphate Buffered 
Saline (PBS) diluent (3.75 micrograms/0.5mL of hemagglutinin 
(HA)  from A/Hong Kong/125/2017 H7N9 vaccine per dose), or at 
dosages administered with AS03 adjuvant (GlaxoSmithKline 
Biologicals (GSK)) (7.5 and 15 micrograms /0.5mL of 
hemagglutinin (HA) from A/Hong Kong/125/2017 H7N9 vaccine 
per dose) or without adjuvant (15 mcg HA and 45 mcg HA per 
dose). 
Study Objectives: 
 
Primary: 
Safety: 
• To assess the safety and reactogenicity following receipt of 
two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly 
at different dosages approximately 21 days apart given 
with or without AS03 adjuvant  
Immunogenicity: 

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• To assess the serum hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) and 
neutralizing (Neut) antibody responses following receipt of 
two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly 
at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or 
without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient. 
Secondary: 
Safety: 
• To assess unsolicited non-serious adverse events (AEs) 
following receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV 
administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 
days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant  
• To assess medically-attended adverse events (MAAEs) 
including new-onset chronic medical conditions 
(NOCMCs), potentially immune-mediated medical 
conditions (PIMMCs), and all serious adverse events 
(SAEs) following receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV 
administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 
days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant 
Immunogenicity: 
• To assess the serum HAI and Neut antibody responses 
approximately 7 and 21 days following receipt of a single 
dose, and approximately 7 days following receipt of two 
doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different 
dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 
adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient. 
Exploratory: 
Immunogenicity: 
• To assess the effects of age, sex, body mass index, and 
prior receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine(s) on serum 
HAI and Neut antibody responses following receipt of two 
doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different 
dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 
adjuvant. 
• To assess, in at least a subset of samples, the cross-
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antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses 
following receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV 
administered intramuscularly at different dosages 
approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 
adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient.  
• To assess the durability of serum HAI and Neut antibody 
responses at approximately 180 days following receipt of 
two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly 
at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or 
without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of recipient.  
• To assess the neuraminidase (NA) content of the 2017 
H7N9 IIV and determine the serum antibody responses to 
NA following receipt of 2017 H7N9 IIV. 
Study Outcome Measures: 
 
Primary: 
Safety: 
• 
Occurrence of study vaccine-related serious adverse events 
(SAEs) from the time of the first study vaccination through 
approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of solicited injection site and systemic 
reactogenicity events from the time of each study 
vaccination through 7 days after each study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of clinical safety laboratory adverse events 
from the time of each study vaccination through 
approximately 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Immunogenicity: 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
achieving seroconversion against the influenza 2017 H7N9 
study vaccine strain (defined as either a pre-vaccination 
titer <1:10 and a post-vaccination titer ≥1:40 or a pre-
vaccination titer ≥1:10 and a minimum four-fold rise in 
post-vaccination antibody titer) at approximately 21 days 
after the second study vaccination (Study Day 43). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
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study vaccine strain at approximately 21 days after the 
second study vaccination (Study Day 43). 
• 
Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of serum HAI and Neut 
antibodies against the influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine strain 
at approximately 21 days after the second study 
vaccination (Study Day 43). 
Secondary: 
Safety: 
• 
Occurrence of study vaccine-related unsolicited non-
serious AEs from the time of each study vaccination 
through approximately 21 days after each study 
vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of all unsolicited adverse events, regardless of 
the assessment of seriousness or relatedness, from the time 
of each study vaccination through approximately 21 days 
after each study vaccination.  
• 
Occurrence of MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs 
from the time of the first study vaccination through 
approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of all serious adverse events (SAEs), 
regardless of the assessment of relatedness, from the time 
of the first vaccination through approximately 12 months 
after the last study vaccination. 
Immunogenicity: 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
achieving seroconversion against the influenza 2017 H7N9 
vaccine strain at approximately 7, 21, and 28 days after the 
first study vaccination (Study Days 8, 22, 29). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
achieving antibody titers of 1:40 or greater against the 
influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine strain at baseline and 
approximately 7, 21, and 28 days after the first study 
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• 
GMTs of serum HAI and Neut antibodies against the 
influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus at baseline and 
approximately 7, 21, and 28 days after the first study 
vaccination (Study Days 8, 22, 29). 
Exploratory: 
Immunogenicity: 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
achieving seroconversion and the Geometric Mean Titers 
of serum HAI antibody against the 2017 H7N9 study 
vaccine strain approximately 21 and 180 days after the 
second study vaccination (Study Days 43 and 202), 
stratified by age, sex, body mass index, and prior receipt of 
seasonal influenza vaccine(s). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, for at least a subset of 
subjects, percentage achieving seroconversion, percentage 
with titer ≥1:40, and Geometric Mean Titers against 
antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses at 
baseline and approximately 21 and 180 days after the 
second study vaccination (Study Day 43 and 202). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects 
achieving seroconversion, percentage with titer ≥1:40, and 
Geometric Mean Titers against the 2017 H7N9 study 
vaccine strain at approximately 180 days after the second 
study vaccination (Study Day 202). 
 
• 
Percentage of subjects with detectable levels of serum N9 
NA specific antibody elicited by 2017 H7N9 vaccination, 
and the correlation of the NA content of 2017 H7N9 IIV 
with the elicited NA specific antibody responses at 
baseline and approximately 8 and 21 days after the first 
study vaccination (Study Day 1, 9 and 21) and 8, 21 and 
180 days after the second study vaccination (Study Day, 
29, 43 and 202). 
 
Description of Study Design: This is a randomized, double-blinded, Phase II study in males and 
non-pregnant females, who are in good health, aged 19 years and 
older. This clinical trial is designed to assess the safety, 
reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a pre-pandemic 2017 
monovalent inactivated influenza A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 

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H7N9 IIV),), manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, administered at 
different dosages given 1) with AS03 adjuvant and Phosphate 
Buffered Saline (PBS) diluent [manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline 
(GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur, respectively], (3.75 mcg of HA per 
dose), 2) with AS03 adjuvant       (7.5 mcg and 15 mcg of HA per 
dose), or 3)   without adjuvant (15 mcg and 45 mcg of HA per 
dose). The 2017 H7N9 IIV was manufactured using a reverse 
genetics-derived reassortant candidate vaccine virus IDCDC 
RG56B (H7N9), containing the HA and NA from low pathogenic 
influenza A/Hong Kong/125/2017 (H7N9) and the PB2, PB1, PA, 
NP, M and NS from A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1). 
 
Subjects who are in good health and meet all eligibility criteria 
(including an erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR], urine or serum 
pregnancy test, history and physical exam) within 28 days prior to 
the first vaccination or on the day of, but prior to, first vaccination, 
will be randomized into one of five study groups, stratified by age 
as shown in Table 1. Baseline clinical safety laboratories will be 
drawn prior to the first vaccine dose and will not be used to screen 
subjects for eligibility. 
Reactogenicity will be measured by the occurrence of solicited 
injection site and systemic reactions from the time of each study 
vaccination through 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Unsolicited non-serious AEs will be collected from the time of 
each study vaccination through approximately 21 days after each 
study vaccination. SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and 
PIMMCs, will be collected from the time of the first study 
vaccination through approximately 12 months after the last study 
vaccination. Clinical laboratory evaluations for safety will be 
performed on venous blood collected prior to each study 
vaccination and approximately 7 days after each study 
vaccination. 
Immunogenicity testing will include performing HAI and Neut 
antibody assays against the 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus on serum 
samples obtained immediately prior to each study vaccination 
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each study vaccination (Days 8 and 29), and approximately 21 and 
180 days after the second study vaccination (Days 43 and 202). 
Novel methods for identifying and assessing alternative correlates 
of protection against influenza infection are needed.  To assess the 
NA specific antibody response to vaccination, it is first necessary 
to determine the NA content of inactivated influenza vaccine; this 
assay is under development.  If successful, the NA content in a 
dosage specific manner can be correlated to the N9 NA-specific 
antibody responses elicited by the 2017 H7N9 IIV. 
Subjects who have not received licensed 2017-2018 seasonal 
trivalent or quadrivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV3 or 
IIV4, including high dose vaccine for the elderly) prior to 
enrollment may receive it anytime following completion of the 
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Table 1: Study Design 
Treatment Arms 
Stratum 
Day 1 
Day 22 
Group 1, n=160 
Age 19-64, n=100 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 3.75 mcg/ PBS 
diluent plus GSK AS03 
adjuvant 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 3.75 mcg/PBS 
diluent plus GSK AS03 
adjuvant 
Age ≥ 65, n=60 
Group 2, n=160 
Age 19-64, n=100 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 7.5 mcg plus GSK 
AS03 adjuvant 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 7.5 mcg plus GSK 
AS03 adjuvant 
Age ≥ 65, n=60 
Group 3, n=160 
Age 19-64, n=100 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 15 mcg plus GSK 
AS03 adjuvant 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 15 mcg plus GSK 
AS03 adjuvant 
Age ≥ 65, n=60 
Group 4, n=80 
Age 19-64, =50 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 15 mcg 
unadjuvanted 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 15 mcg 
unadjuvanted 
Age ≥ 65, n=30 
Group 5, n=80 
Age 19-64, n=50 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 45 mcg 
unadjuvanted 
Sanofi Pasteur H7N9 
vaccine 45 mcg 
unadjuvanted 
Age ≥ 65, n=30 
Total Enrollment, 
n = 640 
Age 19-64, n=400* 
*Over enrollment up to 420 subjects may be allowed to 
ensure approximately 100 subjects in each AS03 
adjuvanted treatment arm, and 50 subjects in each of the 
unadjuvanted treatment arm are eligible for inclusion in 
post Dose 2 immunogenicity analyses 
Age ≥ 65, n=240** 
**Over enrollment up to 300 subjects may be allowed to 
ensure 60 subjects in each of the AS03 adjuvanted 
treatment arms, and 30 subjects in each of the 
unadjuvanted treatment arms are eligible for inclusion in 
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Figure 1: Schematic of Study Design 
 
 
≥ 65 Years Old 
(N = 240) 
Randomize 2:2:2:1:1 
Planned Enrollment: Total N=640 Subjects* 
 
*The study is planned to enroll a minimum of 640 subjects with a target of (n=160 in each treatment 
arm with AS03 adjuvant, (100 in the subjects 19-64 years old, 60 in the subjects ≥ 65 years old)) and 
(n=80 in each treatment arm with no adjuvant, (50 in the subjects 19-64 years old, 30 in the subjects ≥ 
65 years old)), but may continue enrollment up to a maximum of 420 subjects in the 19-64 years old 
age stratum and 300 subjects in the ≥65 years old age stratum. 
Administer Study Vaccine per Subject Treatment 
Assignments on Day 1 and approximately Day 22 
Assessment of 
Final Outcome 
Measures 
Consent 
 
Assess Eligibility 
19-64 Years Old 
(N = 400) 
Randomize 2:2:2:1:1 
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KEY ROLES 
Lead Principal Investigator: 
 
Lisa A. Jackson, MD, MPH 
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute 
 
DMID Clinical Project Manager: 
Robin M. Mason, MS 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
NIAID, NIH 
 
DMID Medical Monitor: 
Mohamed Elsafy, MD 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
NIAID, NIH 
 
DMID Medical Officer: 
 
Francisco J. Leyva MD, PhD, ScM 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
NIAID, NIH  
 
DMID Scientific Lead: 
 
Chris Roberts, Ph.D. 
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 
NIAID/NIH/DHHS 
 
Safety and Pharmacovigilance 
Contractor: 
 
DMID Pharmacovigilance Group 
Clinical Research Operations and Management Support 
(CROMS) 
 
 
 
 
Site Principal Investigators: 
Lisa A. Jackson, MD, MPH 
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute 
Kaiser Permanente 
 
Jack Stapleton, MD  
Depts. of Internal Medicine & Microbiology and Immunology 
University of Iowa 
 
Wilbur Chen, MD 
University of Maryland 
 
 

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Emmanuel “Chip” Walter, MD, MPH 
Duke University School of Medicine 
 
Evan J. Anderson, MD 
Emory University School of Medicine 
 
Nadine Rouphael, MD 
Emory University School of Medicine 
 
Statistical and Data Coordinating 
Center: 
The Emmes Corporation 
 
Clinical Materials Services: 
Fisher BioServices 
 
HAI and Neut Antibody Assays 
Laboratory: 
Southern Research 
 

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND SCIENTIFIC 
RATIONALE 
2.1 
Background Information 
The continued emergence of novel influenza A viruses in humans including subtypes H5N1, 
H3N2v, H7N7, H9N2, 2009 H1N1, and most recently H5N6 and H7N9, underscores the need 
for focused efforts to prepare for the next influenza pandemic [1-6]. Four pandemics occurred 
during the last century. It was estimated that during the 1918 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic as 
many as 40 million deaths occurred worldwide [7]. Excess mortality, high morbidity, and social 
disruption were all noted during the 1957 influenza A/H2N2 and the 1968 influenza A/H3N2 
pandemics [8]. In April 2009, a novel influenza virus (2009 A/H1N1) originated in pigs and 
spread to humans around the world becoming the first pandemic of this century. In each of these 
influenza pandemics, human populations lacked significant levels of pre-existing immunity to a 
highly transmissible form of the virus enabling it to spread rapidly. Thus, each emergence of a 
new strain of influenza virus in the human population has the potential to result in a global public 
health emergency. 
A major cornerstone of pandemic preparedness is the capacity to rapidly produce and deliver 
sufficient quantities of safe and effective strain-specific pandemic influenza vaccines. The threat 
of pandemic influenza in 1976 (swine influenza) and again in 1977 (Russian influenza) resulted 
in inactivated influenza virus vaccine (IIV) development programs that provided important 
insights into variables influencing the immune responses to immunization [9, 10]. Vaccine- 
associated factors potentially affecting the immunogenicity of IIVs that were noted during the 
1976 experience and have been refined in subsequent years include the amount of viral 
hemagglutinin (HA) protein in the vaccine, the number and intervals of doses administered, the 
addition of immune stimulating components (i.e., adjuvants), and the manufacturing methods 
used to produce the vaccine (i.e., whole virus, split virus, or purified surface antigen). Host-
specific factors, including the recipient’s age, their prior influenza infections and/or vaccinations, 
and the presence of underlying diseases and their treatments, all can influence the immune 
responses elicited by an influenza vaccine. 
Serum antibodies targeting the influenza virus HA and neuraminidase (NA), the major surface 
glycoproteins on influenza viruses, play a key role in protective immunity to influenza virus 
infection [11]. Since protection against infection with seasonal influenza virus strains has been 
shown to correlate with both serum hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) and neutralizing (Neut) 
antibody levels, their measurements are used routinely to assess the immunogenicity of both 
seasonal and pandemic IIVs. Recent data also supports an important role for neuraminidase 
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challenge study, serum NI antibody levels were also identified as an independent correlate of 
protection against influenza illness [13].  In the current study, we plan to assess the NA content 
of 2017 H7N9 IIV and determine the correlation of NA content at different vaccine dosages with 
the elicited humoral antibody responses to the NA. 
Several approaches have been used to increase the immunogenicity of IIVs. Standard-dose 
inactivated seasonal influenza vaccines contain 7.5 mcg of HA antigen per vaccine strain (for 
children aged <36 months) or 15 mcg of HA antigen per vaccine strain (for persons aged ≥36 
months). Clinical studies evaluating increased HA-containing influenza vaccines performed over 
the past 35 years have shown dose-related increases in serum and mucosal antibody responses 
[14-22]. Higher HA dosage vaccines can lead to enhanced antibody responses in the elderly [23]. 
In 2009, a high-dose IIV containing 4 times the standard HA antigen per seasonal vaccine strain 
was approved in the United States (US) for use in individuals 65 years of age and older.  
In general, clinical studies evaluating vaccines made from novel avian influenza viruses (e.g., 
A/H5N1, A/H7N7) suggest that these vaccines are substantially less immunogenic than those 
from other novel subtypes (e.g., 2009 A/H1N1 pandemic virus, even when administered at high 
HA dosages [24, 25]). Due to the poor immunogenicity of H5 and H7 vaccines, the inclusion of 
adjuvants was evaluated to assess their ability to boost anti-viral serum IgG levels. In the United 
States, aluminum salts are licensed as adjuvants in combination with several vaccines; however, 
their use in subvirion influenza A/H5N1 vaccines has shown either no effect or a very modest 
enhancement of immune responses compared to non-aluminum salt containing formulations [26-
28]. In contrast, the use of oil-in-water emulsion adjuvants, most notably proprietary adjuvants 
AS03 and MF59 produced by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals (GSK) and Seqirus, respectively, 
has resulted in increased antibody responses to IIVs containing novel HAs in numerous clinical 
trials [29-33]. In an early study, dosage levels ranging from 3.75 to 30 mcg of A/H5N1 antigen 
administered with or without AS03 resulted in significant increases in antibody Geometric Mean 
Titers (GMTs) in groups who received the adjuvanted formulations [31]. These GMTs met the 
Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) criterion for seroconversion rate 
(>40%) after a single dose with adjuvant. Following the second vaccine dose, all adjuvanted 
formulations complied with both CHMP and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria 
for seroconversion and seroprotection rates, whereas from the non-adjuvanted groups only the 30 
mcg formulation met the CHMP criterion for seroconversion [31]. GSK received approval for 
the registration of a pre-pandemic AS03-adjuvanted, monovalent inactivated A/H5N1 virus 
vaccine by European regulatory authorities in 2008 and FDA approval of their Biologics License 
Applications (BLA) for an Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine Adjuvanted (with 
AS03) in 2013. 
Following the 2009 emergence of the novel A/H1N1 pandemic virus, the European Commission 
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2009 A/H1N1 virus vaccine (Pandemrix™) and Novartis’ egg-derived MF59-adjuvanted, 
monovalent inactivated 2009 A/H1N1 virus vaccine (FOCETRIATM). These adjuvanted 
monovalent inactivated 2009 A/H1N1 virus vaccines were widely used throughout Europe and in 
many other countries, albeit not in the US. 
The inclusion of adjuvants in clinical trials evaluating IIVs has also frequently been associated 
with increased injection site reactogenicity [26]. Additionally, in late 2010, a possible association 
between an increased risk of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who had received the AS03-
containing Pandemrix™ was reported in Finland and Sweden. Some, but not all, countries in 
which retrospective studies were conducted showed a similar association [34-43]. (See also 
Section 2.3.1 Potential Risks for further discussion). 
Because of the substantial increases in antibody responses when these oil-in-water emulsion 
adjuvants were added to otherwise poorly immunogenic, novel HA influenza vaccines, they may 
be a critical component of the public health response to the next influenza pandemic. As part of 
its pandemic preparedness efforts, the US Government maintains stockpiles of unique HA-
containing influenza vaccines, including those against influenza A/H7N9 and A/H5N1 viruses, 
as well as AS03 and MF59 adjuvants. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
(NIAID) has conducted several clinical trials to evaluate A/H7N9 and A/H5N1 vaccines 
administered with and without these adjuvants in healthy adult and elderly populations and found 
that the vaccines co-administered with adjuvants were well tolerated, exhibited dose-sparing and 
substantially increased the immunogenicity of strain-specific novel HA vaccines compared to 
non-adjuvanted formulations [44-49]. In response to emerging H5N8 viruses that have caused 
extensive outbreaks in domestic poultry and wild birds in South East Asia [50, 51], NIAID is 
also conducting 2 ongoing clinical trials with an H5N8 vaccine produced by bioCSL (Seqirus) 
administered with either AS03 (GSK) or MF59 (Seqirus) in healthy individuals 19-64 years of 
age (NCT02624219 and NCT03014310). 
Since March of 2013 [52], avian influenza A/H7N9 viruses have continued to circulate in China 
causing discrete outbreaks (or waves) in humans with high mortality over the past 5 years. By 
late 2016, a “fifth wave” of outbreaks was identified in China and as of December 7, 2017 a total 
of 1,565 laboratory-confirmed human infections with avian influenza A/H7N9 virus have been 
reported by the World Health Organization [53, 54]. Whereas most cases have been centered in 
and around mainland China, there have been several traveler associated cases, including two in 
travelers reported by Canada who were returning from China in early 2015 [55]. Most of the 
reported human cases have been associated with exposure to infected live poultry or 
contaminated environments, including markets where live poultry are sold. Influenza A/H7N9 
viruses continue to be detected in poultry and their environments in the areas where human cases 
are occurring. Information to date indicates that these viruses do not transmit easily from human 
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Laboratory studies have shown that A/H7N9 influenza viruses readily infect cells from human 
respiratory tract tissue samples and can spread from ferret to ferret by droplet transmission, 
thereby increasing the concern about the pandemic potential of these viruses [56, 57]. 
Since the onset of the “fifth wave” of H7N9 outbreaks in October 2016, more human cases of 
H7N9 infection have been reported in China than any prior H7N9 epidemic wave [54]. In 
addition, an antigenically distinct lineage of these fifth wave H7N9 viruses known as the 
Yangtze River Delta lineage, has recently emerged and has been associated with an increasing 
number of human cases. This lineage has also resulted in a broader geographic spread of infected 
birds and human cases within China than previously seen. Further, several H7N9 viruses in the 
Yangtze River Delta lineage have recently acquired genetic changes characteristic of highly 
pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses and have now shown an increased ability to infect 
and kill poultry [53, 58].  
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently assessed H7N9 influenza 
virus as having a significant potential to cause a pandemic, and the greatest risk of causing 
severe disease. As a result, HHS has supported the production of fifth wave inactivated influenza 
H7N9 vaccine for the U.S. stockpile and for an assessment of its safety and immunogenicity in 
clinical trials. 
2.1.1 
Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act 
For this protocol the study products monovalent inactivated influenza 2017 H7N9 virus vaccine 
manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur and adjuvant (AS03) manufactured by GSK, are covered under 
the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act). Under the PREP Act, 
covered persons are immune from liability actions brought from the administration or use of a 
covered countermeasure that is the subject of a declaration. The PREP Act provides immunity 
for covered persons (such as manufacturers, distributers, program planners, and other qualified 
persons who prescribe, administer, or dispense the 2017 H7N9 IIV with or without adjuvant) 
from tort liability, unless the injury was caused by willful misconduct. 
The PREP Act also established the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP)to 
provide compensation for serious injuries that occur as the result of the administration or use of 
certain countermeasures. Any requests for compensation must be filed within one year of 
administration or use of the countermeasure. Requests would go to the Health Resources and 
Services Administration (HRSA) Preparedness Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program 
(http://www.hrsa.gov/cicp/). Compensation may then be available for medical benefits, lost 
wages, and death benefits to eligible individuals for specified injuries in accordance with 
regulations published by the Secretary of HRSA. Eligibility for compensation and the injuries for 
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An individual who suffers a serious physical injury or death from administration and use of the 
2017 H7N9 IIV with or without adjuvant may request benefits from the CICP. A serious physical 
injury means an injury that is life threatening, results in, or requires, medical or surgical 
intervention to prevent permanent impairment of a body function, or permanent damage to body 
structure. The CICP is the payer of last resort. This means that it only covers expenses or 
provides benefits that other third-party payers, such as health insurance, the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, or Workers’ Compensation programs don’t have an obligation to pay.  
If no funds have been appropriated to the compensation program, the Secretary of HRSA does 
not make a final determination on the individual’s request within 240 days, or if the individual 
decides not to accept the compensation, the injured individual or his representative may pursue a 
tort claim in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, but only if the claim involves 
willful misconduct, is pled with particularity required under the PREP Act, verified, and 
accompanied by an affidavit by a physician who did not treat the individual and certified medical 
records. Any award is reduced by any public or private insurance or worker’s compensation 
available to the injured individual. Awards for non-economic damages, such as pain, suffering, 
physical impairment, mental anguish, and loss of consortium are also limited. If the individual 
accepts compensation, or if there is no willful misconduct, then the individual does not have a 
tort claim that can be filed in a United States Federal or a State court. 
2.2 
Scientific Rationale 
As part of the US Government’s past pandemic preparedness efforts, Sanofi Pasteur under 
contract to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority 
(BARDA)/Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), produced several novel pre-
pandemic vaccines that were evaluated by NIAID’s VTEU sites to assess their safety, 
reactogenicity, and immunogenicity when mixed prior to administration with either AS03 or 
MF59 oil-in-water adjuvants manufactured by GSK and Seqirus, respectively. In general, these 
trials have demonstrated that adjuvant use results in a significant dose-sparing effect. NIAID is 
currently conducting similar “mix and match” clinical trials using an H5N8 vaccine antigen 
produced by Seqirus and mixed with either AS03 or MF59 adjuvants (NCT03014310, 
NCT02624219). 
The large number of human infections starting with the “fifth wave” of H7N9 outbreaks in late 
2016, has raised the pandemic risk assessment of influenza A/H7N9 viruses circulating in China. 
The Yangtze River Delta lineage, a distinct H7N9 viral lineage, has now emerged and has been 
associated with many of the cases in the fifth epidemic wave. This has also resulted in a broader 
geographic spread of infected birds and human cases within China than previously reported. 
Further, several H7N9 viruses in the Yangtze River Delta lineage have recently acquired genetic 
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an increased ability to infect and kill poultry [54, 58]. To date, no cases of H7N9 from the new 
lineage have been identified in birds or people infected outside of China; however, a few cases 
have been identified in Hong Kong and Taiwan in infected travelers returning from China. 
Importantly, antigenic analysis of the fifth wave H7N9 viruses and serology studies indicate that 
the stockpiled H7N9 vaccine manufactured several years ago does not induce protective HAI or 
Neut antibodies against the Yangtze River Delta lineage. Hence, there is broad consensus across 
HHS and interagency leadership that a new vaccine should be developed that would be effective 
against the currently predominating H7N9 viruses.  
Several candidate vaccine viruses are under evaluation by the CDC and the World Health 
Organization (WHO) H5 Reference Laboratories Network.  Under contract to BARDA/DHHS, 
Sanofi has produced a monovalent inactivated influenza pre-pandemic 2017 A/H7N9 virus 
vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV) using largely the same manufacturing process as its licensed seasonal 
trivalent inactivated influenza virus vaccine. The availability of the US Government-stockpiled 
AS03 (GSK) oil-in-water adjuvant provides an opportunity to determine if dose-sparing effects 
occur when mixing the Sanofi 2017 H7N9 vaccine with the AS03 adjuvant (See Sections 2.3.1 
and 6.1 for additional details on the H7N9 vaccine). 
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the safety, reactogenicity and immunogenicity of two 
doses of the 2017 H7N9 IIV administered with or without AS03 in healthy adult and the elderly 
individuals.  The 2017 H7N9 IIV manufactured by Sanofi will be mixed at the site with or 
without AS03 and will be administered IM at different dosages with AS03 [3.75, 7.5 and 15 mcg 
HA per dose (based on label content)] or without AS03 (15 or 45 mcg HA per dose) to evaluate 
the dose-sparing potential of the adjuvant. Data from phase I clinical trials of avian IIVs suggest 
that they are poorly immunogenic and require multiple high-doses or the inclusion of an adjuvant 
to induce serum HAI titer of 40 or greater against the study vaccine virus. In previous NIAID 
sponsored clinical trials of 2013 H7N9 IIV, 2 doses of non-adjuvanted 45 mcg of HA per dose 
did not confer significant seroprotection [46, 48].  However, to confirm the poor immunogenicity 
of the 2017 H7N9 IIV, a study arm with 2 high-doses (45 mcg HA per dose administered 
approximately 21 days apart) of non-adjuvanted 2017 H7N9 IIV is included in the study 
design.  The 45 mcg dosage represents a 12-, 6-, and 3-fold excess of vaccine antigen, 
respectively, over the 3.75 mcg, 7.5 mcg, and 15 mcg dose-sparing formulations achievable with 
the AS03 adjuvant. In addition to assessing antigen-sparing strategies, another goal of this study 
is to assess in at least a subset of samples, if serum IgG elicited by the 2017 H7N9 IIV recognize 
antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses. Since antibodies targeting the NA may 
represent an independent correlate of protection against influenza infection [11-13], we plan to 
assess the NA content of the 2017 H7N9 vaccine and determine if there is a dose-specific 
correlation of NA content with elicited humoral antibody responses to the N9 NA. 
Based on previously conducted studies with a 2013 H7N9 IIV manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur 
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administered IM at different dosages with AS03 adjuvant approximately 21 days apart will be 
well-tolerated and more immunogenic compared to the non-adjuvanted vaccine in healthy adult 
and elderly individuals. 
2.3 
Potential Risks and Benefits 
2.3.1 
Potential Risks 
The potential risks of participating in this trial are those associated with having blood drawn, the 
IM injection and possible reactions to the monovalent inactivated influenza H7N9 vaccine, with 
or without PBS diluent, and/or AS03 adjuvant, and breach of confidentiality. 
Drawing blood may cause transient discomfort and fainting. Fainting is usually transient and 
managed by having the subject lie down and elevate his/her legs. Bruising at the blood draw site 
may occur, but can be prevented or lessened by applying pressure to the blood draw site for a 
few minutes after the blood is taken. IM injection may also cause transient discomfort and 
fainting. Drawing blood and IM injection may cause infection. The use of aseptic (sterile) 
technique will make infection at the site where blood will be drawn or where the study 
vaccination will be given extremely unlikely. 
There is a small amount of risk to subjects who report that they are in good health but who have 
an unknown health problem at the time of screening. This trial will screen by physical exam, 
history, vital signs and sedimentation rate. Baseline safety labs for white blood cells (WBC), 
hemoglobin (Hgb), platelets (PLT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), total bilirubin (T. Bili), and 
creatinine (Cr) will be drawn prior to study vaccination but results will not be reviewed until 
after study vaccination. To minimize the risk, subjects will not receive the second study 
vaccination unless, the most recently evaluated clinical safety laboratory values obtained prior to 
the second study vaccination are Grade 2 or less and the subject does not meet any of the other 
criteria listed in Section 5.2.3. 
There is potential for AEs to occur more frequently in the adjuvanted vaccine groups [59] than in 
the non-adjuvanted group and there is potentially a higher risk for AEs to occur more frequently 
in the higher dose influenza antigen groups than in the lower dose viral antigen groups. The 
monovalent A/H7N9 vaccine to be used in this study has not been tested for safety in animals 
and has not previously been evaluated in humans. The Division of Microbiology and Infectious 
Diseases (DMID), NIAID sponsored two Phase II clinical trials that included an assessment of 
the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of two IM doses of a monovalent A/H7N9 
vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, PA, administered with or without AS03 in 
healthy adults (DMID Protocol 13-0032; NCT01938742 and DMID Protocol 13-0033; 
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Overall, the study products administered in both of these clinical trials were generally safe and 
well-tolerated. For DMID Protocol 13-0032, nine SAEs were reported. All were assessed as 
being not related to study product. Two AEs of special interest (AESIs) were reported in this 
clinical trial: Hashimoto’s disease (assessed as not related to study product) and Hashimoto’s 
thyroiditis (assessed as related to study product). For DMID Protocol 13-0033, sixteen SAEs 
were reported, fifteen of these SAEs were assessed as being not related to study product. One 
SAE was considered to be related: acute inferior myocardial infarction. Two AESIs were 
reported in this clinical trial: psoriasiform dermatitis and celiac disease (both assessed as not 
related to study product because both disorders pre-existed to vaccination, but both disorders 
received the diagnosis after vaccination). 
The current monovalent split IIV was derived from the influenza virus A/Hong Kong/125/2017 
(H7N9). The manufacturing process for the production of this investigational A/H7N9 vaccine 
is similar to the process used to produce the licensed Influenza Virus Vaccine Fluzone® family 
of products. As such, the safety profile of the candidate A/H7N9 vaccine should be similar to 
the current Fluzone® vaccine. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
The potential risks to subjects are anticipated to be similar to those observed for Sanofi Pasteur’s 
unadjuvanted licensed inter-pandemic (seasonal) IIVs (Fluzone® and Fluzone® High-Dose), their 
unadjuvanted licensed 2009 A/H1N1 and A/H5N1 monovalent IIVs, and for previously 
conducted 2013 H7N9 IIV administered with and without AS03 and MF59 (see the Sanofi 
Pasteur Investigator’s Brochure Investigational Pandemic Influenza Virus vaccines, Monovalent 
A/Shanghai/2/2013 (H7N9) product code 504, Monovalent A/Hong Kong/125/2017 (H7N9) 
product code 504, Monovalent A/Indonesia/05/2005 (H5N1) product code 458, Monovalent 
A/Vietnam/1203/2004 (H5N1) product code 399, Monovalent A/Bar-Headed Goose/Qinghai 
Lake/1A/2005 (H5N1) product code 458, Version Number 1.0, January 2018). 
Occasionally, adult recipients of unadjuvanted licensed, IIVs may develop influenza-like 
reactions, such as fever, feverishness (chills/shivering/sweating), fatigue (tiredness), malaise 
(general unwell feeling), myalgia (body aches/muscular pain), arthralgia (joint pain), headache, 
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(itching), ecchymosis (bruising), erythema (redness), induration (hardness), swelling, pain, 
and/or tenderness. Most of these reactions peak in intensity in the first 24 hours after vaccination 
and disappear without treatment within 1 or 2 days. Analgesics (e.g., acetaminophen, ibuprofen, 
or similar non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)) and rest may generally relieve or 
lessen these reactions. Bruising can sometimes occur due to the vaccination procedure. 
In addition, post-marketing surveillance indicates autoimmune disorders as potential risks for 
pandemic vaccines based on those identified for the seasonal IIVs; these may also include, but 
are not limited to, neuritis, convulsions, severe allergic reactions, syncope, encephalitis, 
thrombocytopenia, vasculitis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Reports of these reactions were rare; 
however, exact incidence rates cannot be precisely calculated.  
Acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reactions (i.e., anaphylaxis) are also possible. 
These reactions occur in about 1 in 4 million people given a vaccination. These reactions can 
manifest as skin rash (hives), swelling around the mouth, throat, or eyes (angioedema), difficulty 
breathing (bronchospasm), a fast pulse (tachycardia), or decrease in blood pressure 
(hypotension). If these reactions occur, they can usually be stopped by the administration of 
emergency medications by the study personnel. As with any vaccine or medication, there is a 
very small chance of a death, although researchers do not expect this to occur. 
During the swine influenza (H1N1) vaccine campaign of 1976, some recipients developed a 
paralytic illness called Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). GBS is an acute inflammatory 
neuropathy characterized by weakness, hyporeflexia or areflexia, and elevated protein 
concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid. The rate of GBS was significantly increased in individuals 
receiving the 1976 swine influenza (H1N1) vaccine at about 1 per 100,000 vaccine recipients. 
This syndrome has not been seen consistently with other influenza vaccines. Most persons who 
develop GBS recover completely, although the recovery period may be as little as a few weeks 
or as long as a few years. About 30% of those with GBS still have residual weakness after 3 
years and about 3% may suffer a relapse of muscle weakness and tingling sensations many years 
after the initial attack. Intensive surveillance of GBS after administration of IIVs since 1976 has 
shown a slight increase in risk over background cases (more than one additional case of GBS per 
million persons) following vaccination, typically with onset within 6 weeks after vaccination 
[60]. Interestingly, although vaccination rates have increased in the last 10 years, the numbers of 
reported cases of vaccine-associated GBS have declined [61]. A recent study in Canada showed 
that the 2009 H1N1 vaccine was associated with a small but significant risk of GBS in persons 
50 years and older [62]. An active, population-based surveillance study conducted in the United 
States during the 2009-2010 influenza season found less than 1 excess GBS case per million 
doses of 2009 H1N1 vaccine administered – a rate similar to that associated with some 
previously administered annual influenza vaccines [63-65]. Another study using the Medicare 
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ratio = 2.41, 95% confidence interval: 1.14, 5.11; attributable risk = 2.84 per million doses 
administered, 95% confidence interval: 0.21, 5.48) [66]. An international collaboration study 
also supported a conclusion of an association between 2009 H1N1 vaccination and GBS [67]. It 
is unknown if the administration of the monovalent inactivated influenza 2017 H7N9 virus 
vaccine to be used in this clinical trial will result in an increased incidence of GBS as the 
mechanism leading to this AE has not been completely elucidated. 
As of November 22, 2015 (per the manufacturer’s IB dated February 2016), data are available 
for 56 GSK sponsored clinical trials of AS03-adjuvanted monovalent pandemic vaccines 
manufactured by GSK. More than 18,000 adult (age ≥18 years) and 6,900 pediatric (6 months to 
17 years old) clinical trial participants have received at least one dose of a GSK-manufactured, 
AS03-adjuvanted monovalent pandemic influenza vaccine. Clinical data collected by GSK as of 
November 22, 2015, suggest that inactivated monovalent (pre)pandemic influenza virus antigens 
adjuvanted with AS03 have generally acceptable safety and benefit/risk profiles, though the 
incidence rates of solicited local and systemic AEs are higher with AS03-adjuvanted antigens 
than with antigen alone, a licensed IIV3, or placebo. Some unsolicited AEs (e.g., insomnia, 
dizziness, cystitis) were associated with a higher relative risk among H5N1/AS03 recipients in 
contrast to Fluarix® or placebo recipients. 
The information and guidance that follow are based on pre-clinical and clinical study results for 
GSK-manufactured AS03-adjuvanted monovalent pandemic vaccines, post-marketing safety 
surveillance data seen with unadjuvanted, IIV3s and (in the case of the H1N1 vaccines) post-
marketing safety surveillance data seen to date for both Pandemrix™ and Arepanrix™ H1N1 
vaccines. 
The reactogenicity profile in humans of GSK-manufactured AS03-adjuvanted vaccines is 
primarily associated with the adjuvant. The incidence and severity of injection site redness, 
swelling, and pain at the injection site in recipients of AS03-adjuvanted vaccines are increased 
relative to monovalent pandemic influenza antigen alone, a licensed IIV3, or placebo. There is no 
increase in injection site and systemic reactogenicity events in recipients of AS03-adjuvanted 
vaccines after a second dose of vaccine relative to the first when given 21 days apart. In young 
children (6 months to 6 years old), increased frequency of fever has been observed following a 
heterologous booster dose of adjuvanted vaccine administered 6 months after the primary series. 
As of November 22, 2015, there has been no evidence in clinical trials to support a conclusion 
that any potential immune-mediated disease or group of diseases was causally related to an AS03-
adjuvanted vaccine. There have been no deaths in GSK clinical trials of AS03-adjuvanted 
pandemic influenza vaccines assessed as related to study vaccine. A total of 1,428 non-fatal SAEs 
have been reported for adult subjects as of November 22, 2015. Fifteen of these events were 
deemed related to vaccination by the Investigator or GSK. Of these, six occurred in recipients of 
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extremity, polymyalgia rheumatic, and thrombocytopenia. Three occurred in recipients of 
unadjuvanted H1N1 vaccine: alanine aminotransferase increased, hypersensitivity, and multiple 
sclerosis. One SAE classified as related (myalgia) occurred in a subject who received a control 
product. Four SAEs classified as related occurred in recipients of an adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine: 
autoimmune hepatitis, angina pectoris, pulmonary embolism, and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. One 
SAE classified as related (lobar pneumonia) occurred in a recipient of an unadjuvanted H5N1 
vaccine. Overall, the reactogenicity and safety profile of AS03-adjuvanted pandemic vaccines is 
acceptable and no safety concerns have been identified in clinical trials. 
Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder with a background incidence rate, based on US data, of 
approximately 1.37 per 100,000 per year, with a peak onset between 10 and 19 years of age in 
some datasets. Narcolepsy, when associated with cataplexy is seen almost exclusively in 
individuals who are HLA DQB1*0602 allele carriers[68]. An autoimmune etiology has been 
proposed. In the post-marketing period for adjuvanted H1N1 pandemic vaccines, several 
epidemiological studies conducted in several countries independently of GSK reported an 
increased risk of narcolepsy with or without cataplexy in subjects who were vaccinated with 
Dresden-manufactured H1N1 (Pandemrix™ H1N1) vaccine during the 2009-2010 season. These 
studies have described an absolute risk increase of narcolepsy of approximately 1.4 to 8 additional 
cases per 100,000 vaccinated children/adolescents, and approximately one additional case per 
100,000 vaccinated adults compared to background rates of 0.12 to 0.79 per 100,000 
children/adolescents per year and 0.67 to 1.10 per 100,000 adults per year. The observed temporal 
association between narcolepsy and vaccination with Pandemrix™ H1N1 is not fully understood, 
and further research to evaluate the association between narcolepsy and Pandemrix™ H1N1, and 
other possible contributory factors to the development of narcolepsy during the 2009-2010 
pandemic, such as genetic and environmental factors, is being conducted. A GSK-supported 
study was conducted in Quebec, Canada, to assess the risk of narcolepsy associated with 
Arepanrix H1N1, using various index dates, risk periods, observation periods, and 
epidemiological designs. Overall, GSK considers that there is no strong evidence of an 
association between Q-Pan-H1N1 and narcolepsy in Quebec.  Recently, the CDC conducted a 
study to assess trends in narcolepsy incidence rates before and after 2009 H1N1 influenza 
(pH1N1) vaccination campaigns and to evaluate the risk of narcolepsy following adjuvanted 
pH1N1 vaccines. Results of the incidence rates analysis indicated no change in narcolepsy rates 
between the period before wild-type pH1N1 virus circulation and the period after the start of 
pH1N1vaccination campaigns in any countries except Sweden, the first signaling country, and 
Taiwan, where incidence began to increase upon wild-type pH1N1 virus circulation. In the case-
control analysis, no association was observed for AS03-adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccine and 
narcolepsy in children or adults, and in the case-coverage analysis no association was observed 
for narcolepsy in children, the only age groups studied. However, the data for the AS03-
adjuvanted pH1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix™, were limited. (20th Annual Conference on Vaccine 
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No post-marketing data are available for AS03 administered in combination with any GSK-
manufactured H5N1, H7N1, H7N9, or H9N2 antigen. However, millions of doses of GSK-
manufactured H1N1 antigens, combined with AS03, were administered in the context of the 
2009/10 pandemic response. In addition to the adverse reactions reported in clinical trials, the 
following have been reported during post-marketing experience with Pandemrix™ (H1N1) and 
Arepanrix™ (H1N1): 
• Immune system disorders 
o Rare: anaphylaxis, allergic reactions 
• Nervous system disorders 
o Rare: febrile convulsions (in subjects below 20 years of age), somnolence**, 
Guillain-Barré syndrome* 
*Spontaneous reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been received following 
vaccination with Arepanrix™ (H1N1); however, a causal association between 
vaccination and Guillain-Barré syndrome has not been established. Data from a post-
marketing epidemiological study in Canada indicate a small but significant increased 
relative risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome of 1.80 (95% CI, 1.63-4.62) in the 56-day 
period following vaccination with Arepanrix™ (H1N1, in persons 50 years of age 
and older). The number of GBS cases attributable to vaccination was approximately 
2 per 1 million doses. 
**reported in patients with narcolepsy and as a temporary event following 
vaccination 
o Very rare1: narcolepsy with or without cataplexy 
1Frequency based on estimated attributable risk from epidemiological studies in 
several European countries. 
• Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 
o Rare: angioedema, generalized skin reactions, urticaria 
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From post-marketing surveillance with interpandemic (seasonal) trivalent vaccines, the following 
additional AEs have been reported: 
• Blood and lymphatic system disorders 
o Transient thrombocytopenia 
• Nervous system disorders 
o Neuralgia, convulsions 
o Neurological disorders, such as encephalomyelitis, neuritis, and Guillain-Barré 
syndrome 
• Vascular disorders 
o Vasculitis with transient renal involvement 
As of November 22, 2015, the available data for women who become pregnant during clinical 
trials of AS03-adjuvanted (pre) pandemic influenza vaccines do not suggest any causal 
relationship between adverse pregnancy outcomes and receipt of an AS03-adjuvanted vaccine. 
However, there is no available data related to the risks of exposure to H7N9 vaccines 
administered with or without AS03 upon pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes. 
Subjects will be asked to provide personal health information (PHI). All attempts will be made to 
keep this PHI confidential within the limits of the law. However, there is a chance that 
unauthorized persons will see the subject’s PHI. All study records will be kept in a locked file 
cabinet or maintained in a locked room at the participating VTEU sites. Electronic files will be 
password-protected. Only people who are involved in the conduct, oversight, monitoring, or 
auditing of this trial will be allowed access to the PHI that is collected. Any publications from 
this trial will not use information that will identify subjects by name. Organizations that may 
inspect and/or copy research records maintained at the participating VTEU sites for quality 
assurance and data analysis include groups such as the local Institutional Review Board (IRB), 
NIAID, and the FDA. 
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required by 
US Law. This web site will not include information that can identify subjects.  
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2.3.2 
Known Potential Benefits 
There are no known benefits attributable to the receipt of the 2017 H7N9 IIV with or without 
AS03 adjuvant. Vaccination using the 2017 H7N9 IIV with or without AS03 adjuvant may or 
may not provide protection against a serious disease with the influenza 2017 H7N9 virus, should 
the participant be exposed. The duration of any such protection is currently unknown. The 2017 
H7N9 IIV with or without AS03 adjuvant is not expected to offer protection against circulating 
seasonal influenza viruses. There may be pandemic preparedness benefits to society in the future 
if the vaccine and adjuvants being evaluated in this clinical trial prove to be sufficiently safe and 
immunogenic and can be employed if a need for widespread influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccination 
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STUDY OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOME MEASURES 
3.1 
Study Objectives 
3.1.1 
Primary 
Safety: 
• To assess the safety and reactogenicity following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV 
administered intramuscularly at different dosages approximately 21 days apart given with 
or without AS03 adjuvant  
Immunogenicity: 
• To assess the serum hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) and neutralizing (Neut) antibody 
responses following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly 
at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, 
stratified by age of recipient. 
3.1.2 
Secondary  
Safety: 
• To assess unsolicited non-serious adverse events (AEs) following receipt of two doses of 
a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with 
or without AS03 adjuvant  
• To assess medically-attended adverse events (MAAEs) including new-onset chronic 
medical conditions (NOCMCs), potentially immune-mediated medical conditions 
(PIMMCs), and all serious adverse events (SAEs) following receipt of two doses of a 
2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with 
or without AS03 adjuvant  
Immunogenicity: 
• To assess the serum HAI and Neut antibody responses approximately 7 and 21 days 
following receipt of a single dose, and approximately 7 days following receipt of two 
doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days 
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3.1.3 
Exploratory 
Immunogenicity: 
• To assess the effects of age, sex, body mass index, and prior receipt of seasonal influenza 
vaccine(s) on serum HAI and Neut antibody responses following receipt of two doses of 
a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered IM at different dosages approximately 21 days apart with 
or without AS03 adjuvant. 
• To assess, in at least a subset of samples, the cross-reactivity of serum HAI and Neut 
antibody responses to antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses following 
receipt of two doses of a 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at different 
dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, stratified by age of 
recipient.  
• To assess the durability of serum HAI and Neut antibody responses at approximately 180 
days following receipt of two doses of 2017 H7N9 IIV administered intramuscularly at 
different dosages approximately 21 days apart with or without AS03 adjuvant, stratified 
by age of recipient.  
• 
To assess the NA content of the 2017 H7N9 IIV and determine the serum antibody responses to 
NA following receipt of 2017 H7N9 IIV. 
3.2 
Study Outcome Measures 
3.2.1 
Primary 
Safety: 
• 
Occurrence of study vaccine-related serious adverse events (SAEs) from the time of the 
first study vaccination through approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of solicited injection site and systemic reactogenicity events from the time of 
each study vaccination through 7 days after each study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of clinical safety laboratory adverse events from the time of each study 
vaccination through approximately 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Immunogenicity: 
• For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion against 
the influenza 2017 H7N9 study vaccine strain (defined as either a pre-vaccination titer 
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four-fold rise in post-vaccination titer) at approximately 21 days after the second study 
vaccination (Study Day 43). 
• For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving titer ≥1:40 against the 
influenza 2017 H7N9 study vaccine strain at approximately 21 days after the second 
study vaccination (Study Day 43). 
• Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs) of serum HAI and Neut antibodies against the influenza 
2017 H7N9 vaccine strain at approximately 21 days after the second study vaccination 
(Study Day 43).  
3.2.2 
Secondary 
Safety: 
• 
Occurrence of study vaccine-related unsolicited non-serious AEs from the time of each 
study vaccination through approximately 21 days after each study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of all unsolicited adverse events, regardless of the assessment of seriousness 
or relatedness, from the time of each study vaccination through approximately 21 days 
after each study vaccination.  
• 
Occurrence of MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs from the time of the first 
study vaccination through approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
• 
Occurrence of all serious adverse events (SAEs), regardless of the assessment of 
relatedness, from the time of the first vaccination through approximately 12 months after 
the last study vaccination.  
Immunogenicity: 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion against 
the influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine strain at approximately 7, 21, and 28 days after the first 
study vaccination (Study Days 8, 22, 29). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving titers of 1:40 or greater 
against the influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine strain at baseline and approximately 7, 21, and 
28 days after the first study vaccination (Study Days 8, 22, 29). 
• 
GMTs of serum HAI and Neut antibodies against the influenza 2017 H7N9 vaccine virus 
at baseline and approximately 7, 21, and 28 days after the first study vaccination (Study 
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3.2.3 
Exploratory 
Immunogenicity: 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion and the 
Geometric Mean Titers of serum HAI antibody against the 2017 H7N9 study vaccine 
strain approximately 21 and 180 days after the second study vaccination (Study Days 43 
and 202), stratified by age, sex, body mass index, and prior receipt of seasonal influenza 
vaccine(s). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, for at least a subset of subjects, percentage achieving 
seroconversion, percentage with titer ≥1:40, and Geometric Mean Titers against 
antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses at baseline and approximately 21 
and 180 days after the second study vaccination (Study Day 43 and 202). 
• 
For HAI and Neut antibodies, percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion, 
percentage with titer ≥1:40, and Geometric Mean Titers against the 2017 H7N9 study 
vaccine strain at approximately 180 days after the second study vaccination (Study Day 
202). 
• 
Percentage of subjects with detectable levels of serum N9 NA specific antibody elicited 
by 2017 H7N9 vaccination, and the correlation of the NA content of 2017 H7N9 IIV with 
the elicited NA specific antibody responses at baseline and approximately 8 and 21 days 
after the first study vaccination (Study Day 1, 9 and 21) and 8, 21 and 180 days after the 
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STUDY DESIGN 
This is a randomized, double-blinded, Phase II study in males and non-pregnant females, who 
are in good health, aged 19 years and older. This clinical trial is designed to assess the safety, 
reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a pre-pandemic 2017 monovalent inactivated influenza 
A/H7N9 virus vaccine (2017 H7N9 IIV),), manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur, administered at 
different dosages given 1) with AS03 adjuvant and Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) diluent 
[manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sanofi Pasteur, respectively], (3.75 mcg of HA 
per dose), 2) with AS03 adjuvant (7.5 mcg and 15 mcg HA per dose),), or 3) without adjuvant 
(15 mcg and 45 mcg of HA per dose). The 2017 H7N9 IIV was manufactured using a reverse 
genetics-derived reassortant candidate vaccine virus IDCDC RG56B (H7N9), containing the HA 
and NA from low pathogenic influenza A/Hong Kong/125/2017 (H7N9) and the PB2, PB1, PA, 
NP, M and NS from A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1). 
Subjects who are in good health and meet all eligibility criteria (including an erythrocyte 
sedimentation rate [ESR], urine or serum pregnancy test, history and physical exam) within 28 
days prior to the first vaccination or on the day of, but prior to, first vaccination, will be 
randomized into one of 5 study groups, stratified by age as shown in Table 1. Baseline clinical 
safety laboratories will be drawn prior to the first vaccine dose and will not be used to screen 
subjects for eligibility. 
Reactogenicity will be measured by the occurrence of solicited injection site and systemic 
reactions from the time of each study vaccination through 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Unsolicited non-serious AEs will be collected from the time of each study vaccination through 
approximately 21 days after each study vaccination. SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and 
PIMMCs, will be collected from the time of the first study vaccination through approximately 12 
months after the last study vaccination. Clinical laboratory evaluations for safety will be 
performed on venous blood collected prior to each study vaccination and approximately 7 days 
after each study vaccination. 
Immunogenicity testing will include performing HAI and Neut antibody assays against the 2017 
H7N9 vaccine virus on serum samples obtained immediately prior to each study vaccination 
(Days 1 and approximately Day 22), approximately 7 days after each study vaccination (Days 8 
and 29), and approximately 21 and 180 days after the second study vaccination (Days 43 and 
202). 
Novel methods for identifying and assessing alternative correlates of protection against influenza 
infection are needed.  To assess the NA specific antibody response to vaccination, it is first 
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development.  If successful, the NA content in a dosage specific manner can be correlated to the 
N9 NA-specific antibody responses elicited by the 2017 H7N9 IIV. 
Subjects who have not received licensed 2017-2018 seasonal trivalent or quadrivalent inactivated 
influenza vaccine (IIV3 or IIV4, including high dose vaccine for the elderly) prior to being 
enrolled in the study may receive it anytime following completion of the Day 43 study visit or 
upon early termination.  
For additional details on study procedures and evaluations and study schedule by study 
visits/days, see Sections 7 and 8 and Appendix A: Schedule of Study Procedures and 
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STUDY ENROLLMENT AND WITHDRAWAL 
Approximately 400 (up to 420) individuals 19-64 years old, and approximately 240 (up to 300) 
greater than or equal to (≥) 65 years old, males and non-pregnant females, who are in good 
health by history and meet all eligibility criteria, will be enrolled at up to 9 VTEU sites 
participating in this trial. The target population should reflect the community at large at each of 
the participating VTEU sites. Estimated time to complete enrollment in this trial is 
approximately 12 weeks. Information regarding this trial may be provided to potential subjects 
who have previously participated in vaccine trials conducted at the participating VTEU sites. 
Other forms and/or mechanisms of recruitment may also be used. The local Institutional Review 
Board (IRB) will approve all materials prior to use. 
Subject Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria must be assessed by a study clinician licensed to make 
medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or sub-
investigator. 
No exemptions are granted on Subject Inclusion or Exclusion Criteria in DMID-sponsored 
studies. Questions about eligibility should be directed toward the DMID Medical Officer. 
5.1 
Eligibility Criteria 
5.1.1 
Subject Inclusion Criteria 
Subjects eligible to participate in this trial must meet all of the following inclusion criteria: 
1. Provide written informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures. 
2. Are able to understand and comply with planned study procedures and be available for all 
study visits. 
3. Are males or non-pregnant females, 19 years of age and older, inclusive. 
4. Are in good health1. 
1As determined by medical history and physical examination to evaluate acute or currently ongoing chronic medical 
diagnoses or conditions, defined as those that have been present for at least 90 days, which would affect the assessment 
of the safety of subjects or the immunogenicity of study vaccinations. Chronic medical diagnoses or conditions should 
be stable for the last 60 days (no hospitalizations, ER, or urgent care for condition and no adverse symptoms that need 
medical intervention such as medication change/supplemental oxygen). This includes no change in chronic prescription 
medication, dose, or frequency as a result of deterioration of the chronic medical diagnosis or condition in the 60 days 
prior to enrollment. Any prescription change that is due to change of health care provider, insurance company, etc., or 
that is done for financial reasons, as long as in the same class of medication, will not be considered a deviation of this 
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the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, will not be considered a deviation of this inclusion 
criterion. Subjects may be on chronic or as needed (prn) medications if, in the opinion of the site principal investigator 
or appropriate sub-investigator, they pose no additional risk to subject safety or assessment of reactogenicity and 
immunogenicity and do not indicate a worsening of medical diagnosis or condition. Similarly, medication changes 
subsequent to enrollment and study vaccination are acceptable provided there was no deterioration in the subject’s 
chronic medical condition that necessitated a medication change, and there is no additional risk to the subject or 
interference with the evaluation of responses to study vaccination. Note: Topical, nasal, and inhaled medications (with 
the exception of inhaled corticosteroids as outlined in the Subject Exclusion Criteria (see Section 5.1.2), herbals, 
vitamins, and supplements are permitted. 
5. Oral temperature is less than 100.0°F. 
6. Pulse is 47 to 100 bpm, inclusive. 
7. Systolic blood pressure is 85 to 150 mmHg, inclusive (subjects <65 years of age), 85 to 
160 mmHg, inclusive (subjects > 65 years of age). 
8. Diastolic blood pressure is 55 to 95 mmHg, inclusive. 
9. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is less than 30 mm per hour. 
10. Women of childbearing potential2 must use an acceptable contraception method3 from 30 
days before first study vaccination until 60 days after last study vaccination. 
2Not sterilized via tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, salpingectomy, hysterectomy, or successful Essure® 
placement (permanent, non-surgical, non-hormonal sterilization) with documented radiological confirmation test at 
least 90 days after the procedure, and still menstruating or <1 year of the last menses if menopausal. 
3Includes, , non-male sexual relationships, abstinence from sexual intercourse with a male partner, monogamous 
relationship with vasectomized partner who has been vasectomized for 180 days or more prior to the subject receiving 
the first study vaccination, barrier methods such as condoms or diaphragms with spermicide or foam, effective 
intrauterine devices, NuvaRing®, and licensed hormonal methods such as implants, injectables, or oral contraceptives 
(“the pill”). 
11. Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test 
within 24 hours prior to study vaccination. 
5.1.2 
Subject Exclusion Criteria 
Subjects eligible to participate in this trial must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria: 
1. Have an acute illness4, as determined by the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-
investigator, within 72 hours prior to study vaccination. 
4An acute illness which is nearly resolved with only minor residual symptoms remaining is allowable if, in the opinion 
of the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, the residual symptoms will not interfere with the 
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2. Have any medical disease or condition that, in the opinion of the site principal 
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, is a contraindication to study participation5. 
5Including acute or chronic medical disease or condition, defined as persisting for at least 90 days, that would place 
the subject at an unacceptable risk of injury, render the subject unable to meet the requirements of the protocol, or may 
interfere with the evaluation of responses or the subject’s successful completion of this trial. 
3. Have immunosuppression as a result of an underlying illness or treatment, a recent 
history or current use of immunosuppressive or immunomodulating disease therapy.  
4. Use of anticancer chemotherapy or radiation therapy (cytotoxic) within 3 years prior to 
study vaccination. 
5. Have known active neoplastic disease or a history of any hematologic malignancy. Non-
melanoma, treated, skin cancers are permitted. 
6. Have known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B, or hepatitis C infection. 
7. Have known hypersensitivity or allergy to eggs, egg or chicken protein, squalene-based 
adjuvants, or other components of the study vaccine. 
8. Have a history of severe reactions following previous immunization with licensed or 
unlicensed influenza vaccines. 
9. Have a personal or family history of narcolepsy. 
10. Have a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome. 
11. Have a history of convulsions or encephalomyelitis within 90 days prior to study 
vaccination. 
12. Have a history of PIMMCs6 
6Refer to Appendix B: List of Potentially Immune-Mediated Medical Conditions. 
13. Have a history of alcohol or drug abuse within 5 years prior to study vaccination. 
14. Have any diagnosis, current or past, of schizophrenia, bipolar disease, or other psychiatric 
diagnosis that may interfere with subject compliance or safety evaluations. 
15. Have been hospitalized for psychiatric illness, history of suicide attempt, or confinement 
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16. Have taken oral or parenteral (including intra-articular) corticosteroids of any dose within 
30 days prior to study vaccination. 
17. Have taken high-dose inhaled corticosteroids7 within 30 days prior to each study 
vaccination. 
7High-dose defined as per age as using inhaled high dose per reference chart https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-
pro/guidelines/current/asthma-guidelines/quick-reference-html#estimated-comparative-daily-doses  
18. Received a licensed live vaccine within 30 days prior to the first study vaccination, or 
plan to receive a licensed live vaccine within 30 days before or after each study 
vaccination. 
19. Received or plan to receive a licensed, inactivated, vaccine (excluding all flu vaccines) 
within 14 days before or after each study vaccination.  
20. Received or plan to receive an inactivated seasonal flu vaccine within 21 days before or 
after each study vaccination.  
21. Received immunoglobulin or other blood products (with exception of Rho D 
immunoglobulin) within 90 days prior to each study vaccination. 
22. Received an experimental agent8 within 30 days prior to the first study vaccination, or 
expect to receive an experimental agent9 during the 13-month trial-reporting period. 
8Including vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication. 
9Other than from participation in this trial. 
23. Are participating or plan to participate in another clinical trial with an interventional 
agent10 that will be received during the 13-month trial-reporting period. 
10Including licensed or unlicensed vaccine, drug, biologic, device, blood product, or medication. 
24. Received or plan to receive an influenza A/H7 vaccine11 or have a history of influenza 
A/H7 subtype infection.  
11And assigned to a group receiving influenza A/H7 vaccine, does not apply to documented placebo recipients. 
25. Have traveled to mainland China and had substantial12 direct contact with live or freshly 
slaughtered poultry or pigeons within the past five years. 
12substantial contact is defined as visited a poultry farm and/or a live poultry market.  
26. Occupational exposure to or substantial direct physical contact13 with birds in the past 
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13Exposure to free range chickens in the yard is exclusionary. Casual contact with birds at petting zoos or county or 
state fairs or having pet birds does not exclude subjects from study participation. 
27. Female subjects who are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed at any given time from the 
first study vaccination until 30 days after the last study vaccination. 
28. Plan to travel outside the US (continental US, Hawaii, and Alaska) from enrollment 
through 21 days after the second study vaccination. 
5.2 
Treatment Assignment Procedures 
5.2.1 
Enrollment and Randomization Procedures 
Per ICH guideline E6: Good Clinical Practice (GCP), screening records will be kept at each 
participating VTEU site to document the reason why an individual was screened, but failed trial 
entry criteria. The reasons why individuals failed screening will be recorded in the Statistical and 
Data Coordinating Center’s (SDCC) AdvantageEDCSM (Electronic Data Capture System). 
Once consented and upon entry of demographic data and confirmation of eligibility for this trial, 
the subject will be enrolled, randomly assigned to 1 of 5 treatment groups. All subjects will 
receive 2 vaccinations; the same dose will be given to the subject at both the first and second 
vaccination. Subjects will be randomized with allocation 2:2:2:1:1 into 5 groups, stratified by 
site and age (see Table 1) to receive IM 2017 H7N9 IIV at 3.75 mcg, 7.5 mcg or 15 mcg at Days 
1 and 22 with AS03 adjuvant or 15 mcg or 45 mcg at Days 1 and 22 administered without 
adjuvant. 
Enrollment of subjects will be done online using the enrollment module of AdvantageEDCSM. 
The randomization code will be prepared by statisticians at the SDCC and included in the 
enrollment module for this trial. AdvantageEDCSM will assign each subject to a treatment arm 
after the demographic and eligibility data have been entered into the system. A designated 
individual at each participating VTEU site will be provided with a code list for emergency 
unblinding purposes, which will be kept in a secure place. 
Instructions for use of the enrollment module are included in the AdvantageEDCSM User’s 
Guide. Manual back-up procedures and instructions are provided for use in the event that a 
participating VTEU site temporarily loses access to the Internet or the online enrollment system 
is unavailable. 
Over-enrollment is allowed to account for subjects who do not receive the full schedule of study 
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5.2.2 
Masking Procedures 
This is a double-blind clinical trial. 
Subjects, investigators, study personnel performing any study-related assessments following 
study vaccine administration are blinded to study treatment. Laboratory personnel performing 
HAI and Neut antibody assays will receive serum samples blinded to subject ID number and 
sample visit number. 
The randomization scheme will be generated by the SDCC and provided to unblinded study 
personnel (i.e., research pharmacists performing study vaccination preparations and unblinded 
study vaccine administrators) at the participating VTEU sites. 
The unblinded study vaccine administrator is a study personnel member credentialed to 
administer vaccines and may also participate in dose preparation, but will not be involved in 
study-related assessments or have subject contact for data collection following study vaccine 
administration. 
The Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) may receive data in aggregate and presented by 
treatment arm. The DSMB may also be provided with expected and observed rates of the 
expected AEs in an unblinded fashion, and may request the treatment arm be unblinded for an 
individual subject if required for safety assessment. The DSMB will review grouped and 
unblinded data in the closed session only. 
5.2.3 
Reasons for Withdrawals and Discontinuation of Treatment 
Subjects may voluntarily withdraw their consent for trial participation at any time and for any 
reason, without penalty. 
A subject may withdraw or be withdrawn from this trial for any of the following reasons: 
• Medical disease or condition, or any new clinical finding for which continued 
participation, in the opinion of the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-
investigator, would compromise the safety of the subject, or would interfere with the 
subject's successful completion of this trial, or would interfere with the evaluation of 
responses (for example, has baseline significant laboratory abnormalities). 
• Subject no longer meets eligibility criteria (see Section 5.1). Note: Medication changes in 
the 60 days prior to enrollment, as specified in Subject Inclusion Criterion #4, are 
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• As deemed necessary by the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator for 
noncompliance or other reasons. 
• Subject withdrawal of consent. 
• Subject lost to follow-up. 
• Termination of this trial. 
• New information becomes available that makes further participation unsafe. 
The second study vaccination will not be administered to a subject if any of the following criteria 
are met: 
• Medical condition or medication change for which continued participation, in the opinion 
of the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, would pose a risk to the 
subject or would be likely to confound interpretation of the results. 
• Presence of signs or symptoms that could confound or confuse assessment of study 
vaccine reactogenicity. For subjects with injection site or systemic signs or symptoms, or 
with an acute illness, including an oral temperature greater than or equal to 100°F, the 
second study vaccination should be postponed/deferred until signs, symptoms, or acute 
illness have resolved, or are improving as further specified below, and if within the 
acceptable protocol-specified window for that visit (Day 22+7).). No exceptions to the 
protocol-specified window will be made. Note for afebrile, acute illness only: If a 
subject is afebrile, his/her acute illness is nearly resolved with only minor residual 
symptoms remaining, this occurs within the acceptable protocol-specified window for 
that visit (Day 22+7), and, in the opinion of the site principal investigator or appropriate 
sub-investigator, the residual symptoms will not interfere with the ability to assess safety 
parameters as required by the protocol, the subject may receive the second study 
vaccination without further approval from the DMID Medical Officer. No exceptions to 
the protocol-specified window will be made. Grade 3 solicited or unsolicited AE that is 
ongoing, whether or not it is improved or resolving.  
• Any unresolved or continuing Grade 2 AE that has not decreased in severity to Grade 1 
or less.   
• An unresolved or continuing Grade 1 AE is permissible following the documented 
determination by the site PI or appropriate sub-investigator, that it would not render study 
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• Grade 3 solicited or unsolicited AE that occurs without alternative etiology in the 8 days 
following the first study vaccination. 
• Grade 3 clinical safety laboratory value (according to the toxicity table, Section 9.2.3) 
that does not decrease to Grade 2 or less prior to the second study vaccination. Any 
clinical safety laboratory parameter may be re-evaluated only once at the central (clinical) 
laboratory in order to assess eligibility prior to the second study vaccination. If the 
clinical safety laboratory value decreases to Grade 2 or less, the subject may receive the 
second study vaccination. The second study vaccination should be scheduled to occur 
within the acceptable protocol-specified window for that visit (Day 22+7 days post first 
study vaccination). No exceptions to the protocol-specified window will be made. 
• New onset of illness or condition that meets the Subject Exclusion Criteria (see Section 
5.1.2). 
• Hospitalization that occurs before administration of the second study vaccination.  
• Subject no longer meets eligibility criteria (see Section 5.1). Note: Medication changes 
subsequent to the first study vaccination are not exclusionary for receipt of the second 
study vaccination provided there was no deterioration in the subject’s chronic medical 
condition that necessitated a medication change, and there is no additional risk to the 
subject or interference with the evaluation of responses to study vaccination. 
• As deemed necessary by the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator for 
noncompliance or other reasons. 
• Subject refusal of further study vaccination. 
• Subject withdrawal of consent. 
• Subject lost to follow-up. 
• Termination of this trial. 
• New information becomes available that makes further participation unsafe. 
5.2.4 
Handling of Withdrawals and Discontinuation of Treatment 
The primary reason for withdrawal from this trial will be recorded on the Study Status data 
collection form. Subjects will be encouraged to complete the Early Termination Visit. The Early 
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Although subjects are free to withdraw at any time or may be withdrawn by the site principal 
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator at any time (see Section 5.2.3), those subjects who 
receive only one dose of study vaccine will be encouraged to remain in this trial for follow-up 
safety assessments (may be conducted by phone call rather than in person) continuing through 
approximately 12 months after their last study vaccination. These subjects will also be 
encouraged to provide a venous blood sample for immunogenicity assays at approximately 21 
days and 180 days after their last study vaccination, if applicable. See the protocol-specific 
Manual of Procedures (MOP) for alternate follow-up requirements. 
Every attempt will be made to follow all AEs, including solicited injection site and systemic 
reactions, unsolicited non-serious AEs, SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs, 
ongoing at the time of early withdrawal through resolution as per applicable collection times 
defined for the specific type of AE. 
In the case of subjects who fail to appear for a follow-up safety assessment, extensive effort (i.e., 
three documented contact attempts via phone calls made on separate occasions and followed by a 
certified letter) will be made to locate or recall them, or at least to determine their health status. 
These efforts will be documented in the subject’s study records. 
Subjects who withdraw, or are withdrawn or terminated from this trial, or are lost to follow-up 
after signing the informed consent form, randomization, and receipt of study vaccine will not be 
replaced.  
5.2.5 
Termination of Study 
Although the sponsor has every intention of completing this trial, it reserves the right to 
terminate this trial at any time for clinical or administrative reasons. Reasons for termination 
include, but are not limited to, study closure due to DSMB review and recommendation and at 
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6 
STUDY INTERVENTION/INVESTIGATIONAL 
PRODUCT 
6.1 
Study Product Description 
2017 H7N9 IIV 
Sanofi Pasteur has developed a monovalent 2017 H7N9 IIV manufactured from a reverse 
genetics-derived reassortant virus containing the HA and NA from influenza A/Hong 
Kong/125/2017 (H7N9) and the PB2, PB1, PA, NP, M and NS from A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 
(H1N1). The manufacturing process for the production of this monovalent 2017 H7N9 IIV is 
similar to the manufacturing process used to produce the licensed IIV Fluzone® family of 
products. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBS Diluent 
The PBS diluent was produced in accordance with the commercial process utilized in 
manufacture of 
 PBS buffer/diluent for the formulation of Fluzone®, influenza virus 
vaccine. 
AS03 Adjuvant [Adjuvant System AS(03)] 
 
6.1.1 
Acquisition 
2017 H7N9 IIV will be provided by Sanofi Pasteur under contract to BARDA/DHHS. 
The PBS diluent will be provided by Sanofi Pasteur under contract to BARDA/DHHS. 
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Upon request by DMID, 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, and AS03 adjuvant will be transferred to 
the following address: 
DMID Clinical Materials Services Contract 
Fisher BioServices 
20439 Seneca Meadows Parkway 
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Sterile empty vials will be obtained by the DMID Clinical Materials Services (CMS), Fisher 
BioServices. 
2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, and sterile empty vials for study vaccine 
preparation will be provided through the DMID CMS to the participating VTEU sites prior to the 
start of this trial upon request and with prior approval from DMID. Should the site principal 
investigator require additional 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, or sterile empty 
vials during this trial, further instructions are provided in the protocol-specific MOP. 
6.1.2 
Formulation, Storage, Packaging, and Labeling 
2017 H7N9 IIV 
Investigational influenza virus A/Hong Kong vaccine (H7N9), a monovalent type A inactivated 
vaccine for IM use, is a sterile suspension prepared from pandemic influenza virus candidate 
vaccine propagated in embryonated chicken eggs. The vaccine contains no preservative 
(thimerosal). No components of this vaccine contain latex. It is essentially clear and slightly 
opalescent in color and supplied in single-dose glass vials. The vials must be stored at 2°C to 
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Specific mixing instructions are included in the MOP to achieve specific dosages. 
PBS Diluent 
 
 
It is 
essentially clear and slightly opalescent in color and must be stored at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F). 
Vials will be provided with latex-free stoppers. 
AS03 Adjuvant [Adjuvant System (03)] 
The AS03 adjuvant is supplied as a preservative-free, oil-in-water, whitish to yellowish 
homogenous milky liquid emulsion presented in a 3 mL Type I, single-use glass vials. The vials 
must be stored at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F). Do not freeze. Vials will be provided with latex-
free stoppers. 
Each of these study products will be labeled according to manufacturer specifications and 
include the statement “Caution: New Drug Limited by Federal Law to Investigational Use.” 
Further details are included in the respective, applicable Investigator’s Brochures for the 2017 
H7N9 IIV, AS03 adjuvant, as well as in the protocol-specific MOP. 
Sterile empty vials will be provided with latex-free stoppers. 
6.1.3 
Study Product Storage and Stability Procedures 
The temperature of the storage unit must be manually recorded daily (excluding non-business 
days and holidays as applicable) and continuously monitored and recorded during the duration of 
this trial per the participating VTEU site standard operating procedures (SOPs), and 
documentation will be maintained. If the temperature fluctuates outside of the required range, the 
affected study product(s) must be quarantined at the correct storage temperature and labeled as 
‘Do Not Use’ (until further notice). The research pharmacist must alert the site principal 
investigator and study coordinator, if the temperature fluctuates outside of the required range. In 
the event the temperature fluctuates outside of the required range, including accidental deep-
freezing or disruption of the cold chain, the affected study product(s) must not be administered. 
The site principal investigator or responsible person should immediately contact the DMID 
Product Support Team at DMIDProductSupportTeam@niaid.nih.gov for further instructions 
before any additional study vaccinations are administered. Based on the information collected, 
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If it cannot be used, the site will receive specific instructions on how to return the affected study 
product(s) to the DMID CMS or destroy it on site.   
6.2 
Dosage, Preparation, and Administration of Study Intervention/ 
Investigational Product 
See the protocol-specific MOP Appendices for detailed information on the preparation, labeling, 
storage, and administration of study vaccine for each treatment arm. Study vaccine preparation 
will be performed by the participating VTEU site research pharmacist on the same day of study 
vaccine administration. 
Visually inspect the 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent and AS03 adjuvant upon receipt and prior to 
use. If the study product(s) appear(s) to have been damaged, contaminated or discolored, contain 
visible particulate matter   or if there are any concerns regarding its integrity, do NOT use the 
affected study product(s). The affected study product(s) must be quarantined at 2°C to 8°C (36°F 
to 46°F) and labeled as ‘Do Not Use’ (until further notice). The site principal investigator or 
responsible person should immediately contact the DMID Product Support Team at 
DMIDProductSupportTeam@niaid.nih.gov and DMID Clinical Project Manager for further 
instructions before any additional study vaccinations are administered. Based on the information 
collected, DMID and/or the manufacturer will determine whether the affected study product(s) 
can be used. If it cannot be used, the site will receive specific instructions on how to return the 
affected study product(s) to the DMID CMS or destroy it on site. If the 2017 H7N9 IIV , PBS 
diluent or the AS03 adjuvant is unusable, study personnel will use another vial from the study 
supply. Replacement vials may be requested by contacting DMID. Additional instructions for 
quarantine and DMID contact information are provided in the protocol-specific MOP. 
For those doses that must be admixed with AS03, visually inspect the 2017 H7N9 IIV/PBS 
diluent plus adjuvant admixture prior to use. The admixture will be milky in appearance. If it 
appears to have been damaged, contaminated or discolored, contain visible particulate matter, or 
if there are any concerns regarding its integrity, do NOT use it. The affected 2017 H7N9 
IIV/PBS diluent plus adjuvant admixture must be quarantined at room temperature and labeled 
as ‘Do Not Use’ (until further notice). The site principal investigator or responsible person 
should immediately contact the DMID Product Support Team at 
DMIDProductSupportTeam@niaid.nih.gov and DMID Clinical Project Manager for further 
instructions before any additional study vaccinations are administered. Based on the information 
collected, DMID and/or the manufacturer will determine whether the 2017 H7N9 IIV/PBS 
diluent plus adjuvant admixture can be used. If it cannot be used, the site will receive specific 
instructions on how to send the 2017 H7N9 IIV/PBS diluent plus adjuvant admixture to the 
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unusable, the participating VTEU sites’ research pharmacist will prepare another vial. Additional 
instructions for quarantine and DMID contact information are provided in the protocol-specific 
MOP. 
For those doses that must be admixed with AS03, the 2017 H7N9 IIV/PBS diluent plus adjuvant 
admixture, once mixed, must be stored at room temperature in an upright position and must be 
used within 8 hours.  Gently invert the final mixed vial 5 to 7 times immediately before the 
single dose is withdrawn.  Do not shake the final mixed vial.  Only one dose should be 
withdrawn from the final mixed vial. 
Once mixed, the A/H7N9 unadjuvanted vaccine admixture for the 45 mcg/dose study group 
(Group 5) must be stored at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F) and must be used within 8 hours. 
Study vaccine administration will be performed by an unblinded study personnel member who is 
credentialed to administer vaccines and may also participate in dose preparation, but will not be 
involved in study-related assessments or have subject contact for data collection following study 
vaccine administration. Each dose of study vaccine will be administered via a single IM injection 
given in the deltoid muscle of the subjects’ preferred arm. The site of injection (right or left arm) 
will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. Aseptic technique will be used for the 
withdrawal and administration of each dose of study vaccine using a disposable sterile needle 
appropriate in length for each subject and a disposable sterile 1-mL syringe. See the protocol-
specific MOP for information on how to administer IM injections. Each dose of study vaccine 
must be administered within 30 minutes of drawing into the syringe (not to exceed 8 hours total 
since admixing time), and the prepared syringe must be stored at room temperature until 
administered.  
Dose calculations are based on the actual HA content per 0.5 mL. Each 0.5 mL dose of AS03 
adjuvanted study vaccine contains one 0.25 mL dose of AS03 adjuvant. 
6.3 
Modification of Study Intervention/Investigational Product for a 
Subject 
There will be no dose modifications. If a subject’s second study vaccination is deferred, it should 
be rescheduled to occur within the acceptable protocol-specified window for that visit (Day 22+7 
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6.4 
Accountability Procedures for the Study Intervention/ 
Investigational Product 
After receipt of the 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, and sterile empty vials, the site 
principal investigator is responsible for study product distribution and disposition, and has 
ultimate responsibility for study product accountability. The site principal investigator may 
delegate to the participating VTEU sites’ research pharmacist responsibility for study product 
accountability. The participating VTEU sites’ research pharmacist will be responsible for 
maintaining complete records and documentation of study product receipt, accountability, 
dispensation, storage conditions, and final disposition of the study product(s). The study product 
accountability records and dispensing logs will also capture vial numbers, including final mixed 
vial number, date of study vaccine preparation/administration, time of study vaccine preparation, 
expiration of study vaccine preparation, time study vaccine is drawn into the syringe, and amount 
of study vaccine withdrawn for administration. Time of study vaccine administration to the 
subject will be captured on the appropriate data collection form. All study product(s), including 
the amount of 2017 H7N9 IIV, AS03 adjuvant, and admixture, whether administered or not, 
must be documented on the appropriate study product accountability record or dispensing log. 
The sponsor's monitoring staff will verify the participating VTEU sites’ study product 
accountability records and dispensing logs per the site monitoring plan. 
Used and unused vials of 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, and admixture will be 
retained until monitored and released for disposition as applicable. This can occur on an ongoing 
basis for used vials of 2017 H7N9 IIV, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, and admixture. Used vials 
of A/H7N9 vaccine, PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant and admixture may be destroyed in accordance 
with site-specific SOPs following each monitoring visit where Study Product Accountability is 
monitored, and resolution of any discrepancies. Final disposition of the unused 2017 H7N9 IIV, 
PBS diluent, AS03 adjuvant, and sterile empty vials will be determined by DMID and 
communicated to the participating VTEU sites by the DMID Clinical Project Manager. 
6.5 
Assessment of Subject Compliance with Study Intervention/ 
Investigational Product 
Study product will be administered to subjects by an unblinded study vaccine administrator via 
IM injection at all dosing times according to subject treatment assignment and as described in 
Section 6.2. Thus, subject compliance is not anticipated to be an issue. Deviations from the dose 
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6.6 
Concomitant Medications/Treatments 
Administration of any medications, therapies, or vaccines will be recorded on the appropriate 
data collection form. Concomitant medications will include all current medications and 
medications taken in the 60 days prior to signing the informed consent form through 
approximately 21 days after the last study vaccination or early termination (if prior to 21 days 
after the last study vaccination), whichever occurs first. Medications reported in the electronic 
case report form (eCRF) are limited to those taken within 30 days prior to the first study 
vaccination through approximately 21 days after the last study vaccination. Prescription and 
over-the-counter drugs will be included as well as herbals, vitamins, and supplements. In 
addition, receipt of non-study influenza vaccines will be solicited through approximately 180 
days after the last study vaccination, and reported in the eCRF. Use of a new medication should 
prompt evaluation for the occurrence of any MAAE, including a new diagnosis of chronic 
medical disease or condition. 
Medications that might interfere with the evaluation of the investigational product(s) should not 
be used during the trial-reporting period (approximately 12 months after the last study 
vaccination) unless clinically indicated as part of the subject’s health care. Medications in this 
category include the prohibited medications per the Subject Exclusion Criteria (see Section 
5.1.2). In addition, the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator may identify 
other medications that should not be used due to a risk to subject safety or assessment of 
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STUDY PROCEDURES AND EVALUATIONS 
7.1 
Clinical Evaluations 
Complete medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects at the screening visit 
(optional) or on Day 1 prior to the first study vaccination. Subjects will be queried regarding a 
history of significant medical disorders of the head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, mouth, 
cardiovascular system, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, kidney, urologic system, 
nervous system, blood, lymph nodes, endocrine system, musculoskeletal system, skin, and 
genital/reproductive tract. A history of any allergies, cancer, immunodeficiency, psychiatric 
illness, substance abuse, and autoimmune disease will be solicited. Subjects will also be queried 
regarding a personal history and family history of narcolepsy. At follow-up visits after the first 
study vaccination, an interim medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects noting 
any changes since the previous clinic visit or contact. The interim medical history should include 
an assessment for new medical conditions and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs. 
Concomitant medications will be collected as described in Section 6.6. 
At the screening visit (optional) or the baseline visit (Day 1) a physical examination will be 
performed on all subjects to include the following organs and organ systems: including skin, 
head and neck, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, extremities, lymph nodes, and nervous system, by a 
study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site 
principal investigator or sub-investigator. At follow-up visits after the first study vaccination, a 
targeted physical examination may be performed, if indicated based on the subject’s interim 
medical history, by a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form 
FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. Targeted physical examinations 
should also include an assessment for signs suggestive of PIMMCs. 
Vital signs (oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure) will be collected at the screening visit 
(optional) and prior to each study vaccination (Days 1 and 22). Vital signs assessed on Day 1 
prior to the first study vaccination will be considered as baseline. Subjects must not eat or drink 
anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
Height and weight will be collected at the screening visit (optional) or on Day 1 prior to the first 
study vaccination for the calculation of Body Mass Index (BMI). 
Reactogenicity assessments will include an assessment of solicited AEs occurring from the time 
of each study vaccination through Day 8 after each study vaccination, which includes an 
assessment of injection site reactions including pruritus (itching), ecchymosis (bruising), 
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reactions including fever, feverishness (chills/shivering/sweating), fatigue (tiredness), malaise 
(general unwell feeling), myalgia (body aches/muscular pain exclusive of the injection site), 
arthralgia (joint pain exclusive of the injection site), headache, and nausea. Pre-administration 
reactogenicity assessments will be performed prior to each study vaccination to establish 
baseline, then the study vaccination will be given. 
Subjects will be observed in the clinic for at least 20 minutes after each study vaccination. The 
study vaccination site will be examined, post-administration reactogenicity assessments will be 
performed, and any AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form prior to 
discharge from the clinic. The study vaccination site will also be examined approximately 7 days 
after each study vaccination. 
All subjects will complete a subject memory aid from the time of each study vaccination through 
7 days after each study vaccination. Subject memory aids will be reviewed with the subjects for 
AEs (solicited injection site and systemic reactions and unsolicited AEs) approximately 3 and 7 
days after each study vaccination via phone call (Day 4) and clinical visit (Day 8). 
7.2 
Laboratory Evaluations 
7.2.1 
Clinical Laboratory Evaluations 
Urine or serum pregnancy tests will be performed locally by site laboratory at the screening visit 
(optional) and within 24 hours prior to each study vaccination on all women of childbearing 
potential. Results must be negative and known prior to randomization on Day 1 and 
administration of each study vaccination to be eligible for participation in this trial and receipt of 
each study vaccination. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) will be collected from each subject 
at screening (optional) (within 28 days prior to the first study vaccination) or on Day 1 prior to 
study vaccination to confirm trial eligibility. To be eligible for participation in this trial and 
receipt of the first study vaccination, the subject’s ESR evaluation must be confirmed to meet the 
eligibility criteria as outlined in the Subject Inclusion Criteria (see Section 5.1.1). 
• The ESR evaluation will be performed locally by the site. A venous blood sample 
(approximately 4 mL) will be collected from each subject at the baseline visit. 
Clinical safety laboratory parameters (WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr) will be collected from 
each subject prior to each study vaccination and approximately 7 days after each study 
vaccination. These evaluations will be performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. Venous 
blood samples (approximately 10 mL) will be collected for these safety labs. The results from the 
clinical safety laboratory parameters collected on Day 1 will not be available or reviewed prior to 
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The volume of venous blood to be collected for ESR as well as clinical safety laboratory 
evaluations is presented in Table 2. 
7.2.2 
Special Assays or Procedures 
Immunogenicity 
Assays to determine serum levels of HAI and Neut antibodies will be performed at Southern 
Research. Venous blood samples (approximately 10 mL) for antibody assays will be collected 
from each subject immediately prior to each study vaccination (Day 1 and approximately Day 
22) and, approximately 7 days after each study vaccination (approximately Day 8 and Day 29), 
and approximately 21 days and 180 days after the second study vaccination (approximately Days 
43 and 202). Subjects who withdraw early will have HAI and Neut antibody assays run on 
available sera. 
Venous blood samples (10 mL) will also be collected for future use at the same time points. Sites 
may elect to allow subjects to consent to study participation but to have the option to opt out of 
the collection of the future use samples, or may include collection of future use samples as a 
condition of study participation and not allow the opt out option.  
The assays for determination of the NA content and antibodies to the NA are under development. 
If successful, the correlation of NA content in the 2017 H7N9 IIV with elicited N9 NA specific 
serum antibody responses may be assessed; no additional venous blood will be collected from 
subjects.  2017 H7N9 IIV and Adjuvant will be shipped from the DMID CMS to the NA content 
assay designated laboratory for NA content assessment. Any laboratory involved with the 
determination of NA content or NA specific antibody responses will remain blinded to the HAI 
and Neut antibodies results performed at Southern Research. 
Samples for interim immunogenicity assessments (for HAI and Neut antibody assays) will be 
shipped from the DMID CMS to Southern Research for post-study vaccination immunogenicity 
assessment at Visit 03, 06, and 07 once available for the first 25 subjects per adjuvanted 
treatment arm and 13 subjects per unadjuvanted treatment arm in the 19-64 year-old age stratum 
and the first 15 subjects per adjuvanted treatment arm and 8 subjects per unadjuvanted treatment 
arm within the ≥65 year-old age stratum. Following the last subject’s Visit 7, samples for all 
subjects for visits through Visit 7 (Day 43) will be shipped to Southern Research for the final 
HAI and Neut analysis. For subjects included in the interim assessments new samples will be 
shipped and tested for the final analysis. Following the last subject’s visit 10, samples from all 
subjects for visit 10 (Day 202) will be shipped to Southern Research for the final HAI and Neut 
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Table 2: Venipuncture Volumes (mL): 
Study Visit 
Number 
V00 
V01 
V03 
V04 
V06 
V07 
V10 
Total 
(mL) 
Study Day post 
first study 
vaccination 
Screening 
(Optional)  
D -28 to -1 
Enrollment 
and Dose 1 
D1 
D8+2d 
D22+7d 
D29 
D43 
D202 
Study Day post 
second study 
vaccination 
 
 
 
Dose 2 
D1 
D8±3d 
D22+7d 
D181±14d 
Study Vaccination 
 
X 
 
X 
 
 
 
 
ESR 
4^ 
4^* 
 
 
 
 
 
4  
Clinical Baseline 
and Safety 
Laboratory 
Evaluations~ 
  
10† 
10 
10† 
10 
 
 
40  
Immunogenicity 
Assays 
  
10† 
10 
10† 
10 
10 
10 
60 
Serum Sample for 
Future Research# 
 
10† 
10 
10† 
10 
10 
10 
60 
Total (mL) 
(0) 4 
(34) 30 
30 
30 
30 
20 
20 
164 
^ Drawn up to 28 days prior to study vaccination. Results must be known and confirmed to meet the eligibility 
criterion prior to randomization and first study vaccination.   
~ Includes WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr. 
# Sites may elect to allow subjects to consent to study participation but to have the option to opt out of the collection 
of the future use samples, or may include collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation and 
not allow the opt out option.  
† All blood drawn immediately prior to study vaccination. 
* Not required if done at the optional screening visit 
7.2.3 
Specimen Preparation, Handling, and Shipping 
7.2.3.1 
Instructions for Specimen Preparation, Handling, and Storage 
Instructions for specimen preparation, handling, and storage are included in the central (clinical) 
laboratory manual and protocol-specific MOP as appropriate. 

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7.2.3.2 
Specimen Shipment 
Specimen shipment will occur at intervals during the course of this trial following all applicable 
International Air Transport Association (IATA) requirements and according to the specifics for 
storage temperature and documentation as detailed in the central (clinical) laboratory manual and 
protocol-specific MOP as appropriate. 
Specimens for safety laboratory evaluations will be shipped from the participating VTEU sites to 
the central (clinical) laboratory. 
Specimens for HAI and Neut antibody assays will be shipped from the participating VTEU sites 
to the DMID CMS, and then provided by the DMID CMS to Southern Research in a blinded 
manner. 
Specimens for the NA antibody assays will be shipped from the participating VTEU sites to the 
DMID CMS, and then provided by the DMID CMS to the NA antibody assay laboratory once it 
has been identified. 
Further instructions for specimen shipment are included in the central (clinical) laboratory 
manual and protocol-specific MOP, as appropriate. 

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STUDY SCHEDULE 
Complete study schedule details listed by type of visit are described below. Refer also to 
Sections 4 and 7 and Appendix A: Schedule of Study Procedures and Evaluations. 
8.1 
Screening (Optional) and Enrollment Visits 
8.1.1 
Visit 00, Screening Clinic Visit (Optional) (Day -28 to -1) 
• Subjects will be provided with a description of this trial (purpose and study procedures) 
and asked to read and sign the informed consent form. The informed consent form will be 
signed prior to performing any study procedures, including administration of the first 
study vaccination. 
• Demographic information will be obtained by interview of subjects. 
• Eligibility criteria will be reviewed with subjects. 
• Complete medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects to ensure eligibility. 
• All concomitant medications taken within 60 days prior to signing the informed consent 
form will be reviewed with subjects to determine stability of chronic diseases and 
eligibility. Medications reported in the eCRF are limited to those taken within 30 days 
prior to the first study vaccination.  
• Subject receipt of licensed seasonal influenza vaccine over the previous two seasons, 
what type (inactivated or live attenuated), and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate data collection form, if known. Prior receipt of licensed 
seasonal influenza vaccine is not exclusionary, as long as it has been administered within 
the allowable window (see Section 5.1.2). 
 
• Subject receipt of non-seasonal influenza vaccines, including those that are experimental, 
what type (inactivated or live attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and 
approximate date of vaccination will be recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known. Prior 
receipt of non-seasonal influenza vaccines are not exclusionary, except influenza A/H7 
vaccines (see Section 5.1.2). 
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, will be obtained to 
ensure eligibility prior to first study vaccination. Subjects must not eat or drink anything 
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• Height and weight will be collected for the calculation of BMI. 
• A physical examination will be performed on all subjects to include the following organs 
and organ systems: skin, head and neck, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, extremities, lymph 
nodes, abdomen, general appearance, musculoskeletal  and nervous system and as 
assessment for signs suggestive of a PIMMC, by a study clinician licensed to make 
medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or 
sub-investigator. 
• A urine or serum pregnancy test may be performed on all women of childbearing 
potential. Results must be negative to ensure eligibility. 
• Approximately 4 mL of venous blood will be collected for ESR, and performed locally 
by the site. The ESR value must be confirmed as less than 30 mm per hour prior to 
randomization and first study vaccination. 
8.1.2 
Visit 01 Day 01, Enrollment (for subjects previously screened at Day -28 to -1) 
and First Vaccination (Dose 1), Clinic Visit   
• Subject’s willingness to participate will be reconfirmed and documented in the subject’s 
study records prior to performing any further study procedures, including administration 
of the first study vaccination. 
• Eligibility criteria, including results of the ESR will be reviewed.  
• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions, stability of 
chronic diseases, and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of 
subjects prior to the study vaccination and any changes since the previous clinic visit or 
contact will be noted. 
• All concomitant medications will be reviewed with subjects prior to the first study 
vaccination for accuracy and completeness. Any new concomitant medications taken 
since the screening visit will be reviewed with subjects and assessed for continued 
eligibility prior to the first study vaccination.  
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, will be obtained to 
ensure eligibility prior to first study vaccination. Vital signs assessed on Day 1 prior to 
the first study vaccination will be considered as baseline. Subjects must not eat or drink 
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• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed prior to the first study vaccination, if indicated based on 
review of complete medical history and any updates obtained by interview of subjects 
since the screening visit, by a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and 
listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• A urine or serum pregnancy test will be performed within 24 hours prior to the first study 
vaccination on all women of childbearing potential. Results must be negative and known 
prior to randomization and first study vaccination. 
• Subjects will be enrolled in AdvantageEDCSM and assigned randomly to a treatment arm 
prior to the first study vaccination. 
• Pre-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed prior to the first study 
vaccination to establish baseline.  
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the first 
study vaccination for baseline serum antibody assays. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the first 
study vaccination for baseline clinical safety labs (WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr), 
and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. The results from this blood draw will 
not be available or reviewed prior to study vaccination, and will serve as a safety baseline 
assessment only. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected prior to study vaccination for 
future research from subjects who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by 
signing an informed consent form that includes collection of future use samples as a 
condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for 
future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose that option. 
• Subjects will then receive a single dose of study vaccine via IM injection into the deltoid 
muscle of the preferred arm. The site of injection (right or left arm) and time of 
administration will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. Subjects will be 
observed in the clinic for at least 20 minutes after the first study vaccination. The first 
study vaccination site will be examined, post-administration reactogenicity assessments 
will be performed, and any AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection 
form prior to discharge from the clinic.  
• Subjects will be provided with a memory aid and other study-related materials to record 
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AEs, and concomitant medications. Subjects will be encouraged to take their oral 
temperature around the same time each day. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot 
or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. Subjects will be 
instructed on how to use their memory aid and how to measure and record AEs prior to 
discharge from the clinic. Subjects will be instructed to notify the study center if they 
develop any severe reactions after the first study vaccination. If the site principal 
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator deems the reaction severe enough, further 
instructions will be given to the subject on the proper course of action, including a return 
to the clinic for immediate evaluation if appropriate. 
8.1.3 
Visit 01, Day 1, Enrollment/Baseline (for subjects not previously screened at Day 
-28 to -1) and First Study Vaccination (Dose 1), Clinic Visit 
• Subjects will be provided with a description of this trial (purpose and study procedures) 
and asked to read and sign the informed consent form. The informed consent form will be 
signed prior to performing any study procedures, including administration of the first 
study vaccination. 
• Demographic information will be obtained by interview of subjects. 
• Complete medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects prior to the first study 
vaccination to ensure eligibility. 
• All concomitant medications taken within 60 days prior to signing the informed consent 
form will be reviewed with subjects. Medications reported in the eCRF are limited to 
those taken within 30 days prior to the first study vaccination. 
• Subject receipt of licensed seasonal influenza vaccine over the previous two seasons, 
what type (inactivated or live attenuated), and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate data collection form, if known. Prior receipt of licensed 
seasonal influenza vaccine is not exclusionary, as long as it has been administered within 
the allowable window (see Section 5.1.2).Subject receipt of non-seasonal influenza 
vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known. Prior receipt of non-seasonal influenza 
vaccines are not exclusionary, except influenza A/H7 vaccines (see Section 5.1.2). 
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, will be obtained to 
ensure eligibility prior to first study vaccination. Vital signs assessed on Day 1 prior to 
the first study vaccination will be considered as baseline. Subjects must not eat or drink 
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• Height and weight will be collected prior to the first study vaccination for the calculation 
of BMI. 
• A physical examination will be performed on all subjects to include the following organs 
and organ systems: skin, head and neck, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, extremities, lymph 
nodes, abdomen, general appearance, musculoskeletal and nervous system and as 
assessment for signs suggestive of a PIMMC, by a study clinician licensed to make 
medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or 
sub-investigator. 
• Approximately 4 mL of venous blood will be collected for ESR, and performed locally 
by the site. The ESR value must be confirmed as less than 30 mm per hour prior to 
randomization and first study vaccination. 
• Eligibility criteria, including results of ESR evaluation, will be reviewed with subjects 
prior to the first study vaccination to ensure continued eligibility. 
• A urine or serum pregnancy test will be performed within 24 hours prior to the first study 
vaccination on all women of childbearing potential. Results must be negative and known 
prior to randomization and first study vaccination. 
• Subjects will be enrolled in AdvantageEDCSM and assigned randomly to a treatment arm 
prior to the first study vaccination. 
• Pre-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed prior to the first study 
vaccination to establish baseline.  
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the first 
study vaccination for baseline serum antibody assays. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the first 
study vaccination for baseline clinical safety labs (WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr), 
and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. The results from this blood draw will 
not be available or reviewed prior to study vaccination, and will serve as a safety baseline 
assessment only. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected prior to study vaccination for 
future research from subjects who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by 
signing an informed consent form that includes collection of future use samples as a 
condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for 
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• Subjects will then receive a single dose of study vaccine via IM injection into the deltoid 
muscle of the preferred arm. The site of injection (right or left arm) and time of 
administration will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. Subjects will be 
observed in the clinic for at least 20 minutes after the first study vaccination. The first 
study vaccination site will be examined, post-administration reactogenicity assessments 
will be performed, and any AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection 
form prior to discharge from the clinic. 
• Subjects will be provided with a memory aid and other study-related materials to record 
daily oral temperature, solicited injection site and systemic reactions, any unsolicited 
AEs, and concomitant medications. Subjects will be encouraged to take their oral 
temperature around the same time each day. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot 
or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. Subjects will be 
instructed on how to use their memory aid and how to measure and record AEs prior to 
discharge from the clinic. Subjects will be instructed to notify the study center if they 
develop any severe reactions after the first study vaccination. If the site principal 
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator deems the reaction severe enough, further 
instructions will be given to the subject on the proper course of action, including a return 
to the clinic for immediate evaluation if appropriate. 
8.2 
Follow-up Visits 
Follow-up visits are scheduled in reference to study vaccination dates as indicated for each visit 
window. 
8.2.1 
Visit 02, Day 4, Memory Aid Review, Phone Call 
(Window: Day 4±1 day post first study vaccination) 
Study personnel will contact subjects by phone to solicit any AE/SAE, medical history, and 
concomitant medication information (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study 
influenza vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live 
attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected.) and review 
information on their memory aid. Based on the information, subjects may be asked to return to 
the clinic for evaluation. 
  
8.2.2 
Visit 03, Day 8, Clinic Visit 
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• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions, stability of 
chronic diseases, and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of 
subjects and any changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be noted. 
• Memory aid information will be reviewed with subjects. 
• All concomitant medications (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected.) will be 
recorded on the appropriate data collection form. 
• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form.  
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• The first study vaccination site will be examined. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for safety labs, WBC, Hgb, PLT, 
ALT, T. Bili, Cr, and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for serum antibody assays. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research from subjects 
who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by signing an informed consent 
form that includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or 
by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for future use if the informed consent 
form allows the option to choose that option. 
8.2.3 
Visit 04, Day 22, Second Study Vaccination (Dose 2), Clinic Visit 
(Window: Day 22+7 days post first study vaccination) 
• Eligibility criteria will be reviewed with subjects prior to the second study vaccination to 
ensure continued eligibility. 
• For a subject to receive the second study vaccination, refer to section 5.2.3 for second 
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• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions stability of 
chronic diseases and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of 
subjects prior to the second study vaccination and any changes since the previous clinic 
visit or contact will be noted. 
• All concomitant medications (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected. Prior receipt of 
non-seasonal influenza vaccines are not exclusionary, except influenza A/H7 vaccines 
(see Section 5.1.2)will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form prior to the 
second study vaccination. 
• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form.  
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, will be obtained prior 
to the second study vaccination. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or 
smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. Note: Vital signs are not 
required for subjects who are discontinued from receipt of the second study vaccination 
and are being followed for safety. 
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed prior to the second study vaccination, if indicated based on 
review of interim medical history, by a study clinician licensed to make medical 
diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site principal investigator or sub-
investigator. 
• A urine or serum pregnancy test will be performed within 24 hours prior to the second 
study vaccination on all women of childbearing potential. Results must be negative and 
known prior the second study vaccination. 
• Pre-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed prior to the second study 
vaccination to establish baseline.  
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for safety labs WBC, Hgb, PLT, 
ALT, T. Bili, Cr, and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the second 
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• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected immediately prior to the second 
study vaccination for future research from subjects who consent to collection of serum 
for future use, either by signing an informed consent form that includes collection of 
future use samples as a condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to 
sample collection for future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose 
that option. 
• Subjects will then receive a single dose of study vaccine via IM injection into the deltoid 
muscle of the preferred arm. The second study vaccination may be given in the same 
preferred arm as long as there is no interference with the reactogenicity assessment. The 
site of injection (right or left arm) and time of administration will be recorded on the 
appropriate data collection form. Subjects will be observed in the clinic for at least 20 
minutes after the second study vaccination. The second study vaccination site will be 
examined, post-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed, and any 
AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form prior to discharge from 
the clinic. 
• Subjects will be provided with a memory aid and other study-related materials to record 
daily oral temperature, solicited injection site and systemic reactions, any unsolicited 
AEs, and concomitant medications. Subjects will be encouraged to take their oral 
temperature around the same time each day. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot 
or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. Subjects will be 
instructed on how to use their memory aid and how to measure and record AEs prior to 
discharge from the clinic. Subjects will be instructed to notify the study center if they 
develop any severe reactions after the second study vaccination. If the site principal 
investigator or appropriate sub-investigator deems the reaction severe enough, further 
instructions will be given to the subject on the proper course of action, including a return 
to the clinic for immediate evaluation if appropriate. 
8.2.4 
Visit 05, Day 25, Memory Aid Review, Phone Call 
(Window: Day 4+1 day post second study vaccination) 
Study personnel will contact subjects by phone to solicit any AE/SAE, medical history, and 
concomitant medication information (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study 
influenza vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live 
attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected.) and review 
information on their memory aid. Based on the information, subjects may be asked to return to 
the clinic for evaluation. Note: For subjects who are discontinued from the receipt of the second 
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8.2.5 
Visit 06, Day 29, Clinic Visit 
(Window: Day 8+2 days post second study vaccination) 
• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions, stability of 
chronic diseases, and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of 
subjects and any changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be noted. 
• Memory aid information will be reviewed with subjects. 
• All concomitant medications (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected.) will be 
recorded on the appropriate data collection form. 
• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. Note: for subjects 
who discontinued from the receipt of the second study vaccination, AEs will be limited to 
SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs. 
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• The second study vaccination site will be examined. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for safety labs WBC, Hgb, PLT, 
ALT, T. Bili, Cr, and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for serum antibody assays. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research from subjects 
who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by signing an informed consent 
form that includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or 
by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for future use if the informed consent 
form allows the option to choose that option. 
8.2.6 
Visit 07, Day 43, Clinic Visit 
(Window: Day 22+7 days post second study vaccination) 

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• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions, stability of 
chronic diseases, and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of 
subjects and any changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be noted. 
• All concomitant medications (including solicitation for receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected.) will be 
recorded on the appropriate data collection form. 
• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. Note: for subjects 
who discontinued from the receipt of the second study vaccination, AEs will be limited to 
SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs. 
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for HAI and Neut antibody 
assays.  
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research from subjects 
who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by signing an informed consent 
form that includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or 
by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for future use if the informed consent 
form allows the option to choose that option. 
8.2.7 
Visit 08, Day 82, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call 
(Window: Day 61±7 days post second study vaccination) 
Subjects will be contacted by phone to query for safety events and solicitation for receipt of any 
non-study influenza vaccines , including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or 
live attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination 
will be recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected. Adverse events 
limited to MAAEs including NOCMCs, PIMMCS, and SAEs that have occurred since the 
previous clinic visit or contact will be solicited. Based on the information, subjects may be asked 
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8.2.8 
Visit 09, Day 142, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call 
(Window: Day 121±14 days post second study vaccination) 
Subjects will be contacted by phone to query for safety events and solicitation for receipt of any 
non-study influenza vaccines, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or 
live attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination 
will be recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected. Adverse events 
limited to MAAEs including NOCMCs, PIMMCs, and SAEs that have occurred since the 
previous clinic visit or contact will be solicited. Based on the information, subjects may be asked 
to return to the clinic for evaluation. 
8.2.9 
Visit 10, Day 202, Safety Follow-up, Clinic Visit 
(Window: Day 181±14 days post second study vaccination) 
• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions, stability of 
chronic medical diseases, and symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by 
interview of subjects and any changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be 
noted. 
• Receipt of any non-study influenza vaccines, including those that are experimental, what 
type (inactivated or live attenuated), what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and 
approximate date of vaccination will be recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and 
not previously collected will be solicited. 
• Adverse events limited to MAAEs including NOCMCs, PIMMCs, and SAEs that have 
occurred since the previous clinic visit or contact will be solicited  
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for serum antibody assays.  
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research from subjects 
who consent to collection of serum for future use, either by signing an informed consent 
form that includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or 
by indicating that they opt in to sample collection for future use if the informed consent 
form allows the option to choose that option.  

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8.2.10 
Visit 11, Day 387, Safety Follow-up, Phone Call 
(Window: Day 366±14 days post second study vaccination) 
Subjects will be contacted by phone to query for safety events. AEs limited to MAAEs including 
NOCMCs, and PIMMCS, and SAEs that have occurred since the previous clinic visit or contact 
will be solicited. Based on the information, subjects may be asked to return to the clinic for 
evaluation. 
8.2.11 
Early Termination Visit (if needed) 
The following activities will be performed at the early termination visit on subjects who 
withdraw, or are withdrawn or terminated from this trial: 
• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions and 
symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of subjects and any 
changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be noted. 
• Memory aid information will be reviewed with subjects (if within 7 days after the last 
study vaccination). 
• All concomitant medications will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form (if 
within 21 days after the last study vaccination). Receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccine, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected will be recorded 
if within 180 days after the second study vaccination. 
• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. AEs will be 
limited to SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs that have occurred since 
the previous clinic visit or contact will be solicited (if after 21 days after last study 
vaccination).  
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, may be obtained if 
indicated. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 
minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
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• The study vaccination site will be examined (if within 7 days after the last study 
vaccination). 
• Post-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed (if within 7 days after 
the last study vaccination). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. 
Bili, Cr, and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory (if within 7 days after the last 
study vaccination). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for serum antibody assays (if 
within 21 days after the last study vaccination). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research (if within 21 
days after the last study vaccination) from subjects who consent to collection of serum for 
future use, either by signing an informed consent form that includes collection of future 
use samples as a condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to 
sample collection for future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose 
that option.  
8.2.12 
Unscheduled Visit (if needed) 
Unscheduled visits may occur at any time during this trial. Any of the following activities may 
be performed: 
• Interim medical history, including an assessment for new medical conditions and 
symptoms suggestive of PIMMCs, will be obtained by interview of subjects and any 
changes since the previous clinic visit or contact will be noted (if indicated). 
• Memory aid information will be reviewed with subjects (if within 7 days after the last 
study vaccination). 
• All concomitant medications will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form (if 
within 21 days after the last study vaccination). Receipt of any non-study influenza 
vaccine, including those that are experimental, what type (inactivated or live attenuated), 
what subtype (e.g., A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination will be 
recorded on the appropriate DCF, if known and not previously collected will be recorded 
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• All AE/SAEs will be recorded on the appropriate data collection form. AEs will be 
limited to SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs if after 21 days after the 
last study vaccination. 
• Vital signs, including oral temperature, pulse, and blood pressure, may be obtained if 
indicated. Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 
minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
• A targeted physical examination, including an assessment for signs suggestive of 
PIMMCs, may be performed, if indicated based on review of interim medical history, by 
a study clinician licensed to make medical diagnoses and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• The study vaccination site will be examined (if within 7 days after the last study 
vaccination). 
• Post-administration reactogenicity assessments will be performed (if within 7 days after 
the last study vaccination). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. 
Bili, Cr, and performed by the central (clinical) laboratory (if indicated). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for serum antibody assays (if 
within 21 days after the last study vaccination). 
• Approximately 10 mL of venous blood will be collected for future research from subjects 
who consent to collection of serum for future use (if within 21 days after the last study 
vaccination), either by signing an informed consent form that includes collection of 
future use samples as a condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to 
sample collection for future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose 
that option. 

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9 
ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY 
9.1 
Specification of Safety Parameters 
Safety will be assessed by the frequency and severity of: 
1. SAEs occurring from the time of the first study vaccination through approximately 12 
months after the last study vaccination. 
2. Solicited AEs – reactogenicity events occurring from the time of each study vaccination 
through 7 days after each study vaccination: 
a) Injection site reactions including pruritus, ecchymosis, erythema, induration/swelling, 
pain, and tenderness. 
b) Systemic reactions including fever, feverishness, fatigue, malaise, myalgia, arthralgia, 
headache, and nausea. 
3. Clinical safety laboratory AEs occurring from the time of each study vaccination through 
approximately 7 days after each study vaccination. Parameters to be evaluated include 
WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr. 
4. Unsolicited AEs –non-serious AEs occurring from the time of each study vaccination 
through approximately 21 days after each study vaccination. 
5. MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs occurring from the time of the first study 
vaccination through approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
9.2 
Methods and Timing for Assessing, Recording, and Analyzing Safety 
Parameters 
9.2.1 
Adverse Events 
Adverse Event (AE): (ICH) E6 defines an AE as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient 
or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product regardless of its causal 
relationship to the study treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign 
(including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the 
use of a medicinal (investigational) product. The occurrence of an AE may come to the attention 
of study personnel during study visits and interviews of a study recipient presenting for medical 
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AEs, including solicited injection site and systemic (subjective and quantitative) reactions, not 
meeting the protocol-defined criteria for SAEs will be captured on the appropriate data collection 
form and eCRF. Information to be collected for unsolicited non-serious AEs includes event 
description, date of onset, licensed study clinician’s assessment of severity and relationship to 
study product and alternate etiology (if not related to study product) (assessed only by those with 
the training and authority to make a diagnosis and listed on the Form FDA 1572 as the site 
principal investigator or sub-investigator), date of resolution of the event, seriousness, and 
outcome. AEs occurring during the trial collection and reporting period will be documented 
appropriately regardless of relationship. AEs will be followed through resolution. 
Any medical condition that is present at the time that the subject is screened will be considered 
as baseline and not reported as an AE. However, if the severity of any pre-existing medical 
condition increases, it will be recorded as an AE. 
AEs must be graded for severity and assessed for relationship to study product (see definitions 
below). AEs characterized as intermittent require documentation of onset and duration of each 
episode. The start and stop date of each reported AE will be recorded on the appropriate data 
collection form and eCRF. 
FDA defines an AE as any untoward medical occurrence associated with the use of a drug in 
humans, whether or not considered drug related. 
New-Onset Chronic Medical Conditions (NOCMCs): NOCMCs are defined as any new ICD-
10 diagnosis that is applied to the subject during the duration of the study, after receipt of the 
study agent, that is expected to continue for at least 3 months and requires continued health care 
intervention. 
Medically-Attended Adverse Events (MAAEs): For each unsolicited AE experienced, the 
subject will be asked if he/she had received medical attention, defined as hospitalization, an 
emergency room visit, or an otherwise unscheduled visit to or from medical personnel for any 
reason. AEs characterized by such unscheduled medical care will be designated as MAAEs. 
Potentially Immune-Mediated Medical Conditions (PIMMCs): PIMMCs constitute a group 
of AEs that includes diseases which are clearly autoimmune in etiology and other inflammatory 
and/or neurologic disorders which may or may not have autoimmune etiologies. PIMMCs 
currently in effect are presented in Appendix B: List of PIMMCs. 
Severity of Event: AEs will be assessed by a licensed study clinician listed on the Form FDA 
1572 as the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator using a protocol-defined 
grading system (see Sections 9.2.2 and 9.2.3). For events not included in the protocol-defined 
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Mild (Grade 1): Events require minimal or no treatment and do not interfere with the 
subject’s daily activities. 
• 
Moderate (Grade 2): Events result in a low level of inconvenience or concern with 
therapeutic measures. Moderate events may cause some interference with functioning and 
daily activities. 
• 
Severe (Grade 3): Events interrupt the subject’s daily activities and may require systemic 
drug therapy or other treatment. Severe events are usually incapacitating. 
Relationship to Study Product: The licensed study clinician’s assessment of an AE's 
relationship to study product is part of the documentation process, but it is not a factor in 
determining what is or is not reported in this trial. If there is any doubt as to whether a clinical 
observation is an AE, the event should be reported. The relationship to study product must be 
assessed for AEs using the terms: related or not related. In a clinical trial, the study product must 
always be suspect. To help assess, the following guidelines are used: 
• Related – There is a reasonable possibility that the study product caused the AE. 
Reasonable possibility means that there is evidence to suggest a causal relationship 
between the study product and the AE. 
• Not Related – There is not a reasonable possibility that the administration of the study 
product caused the event. 
9.2.2 
Reactogenicity 
Reactogenicity events are AEs that are common and known to occur following administration of 
this type of study vaccine. The following Toxicity Grading Scales will be used to grade solicited 
local (injection site) and systemic (subjective and quantitative) reactions: 
Injection Site Reactogenicity Grading 
Injection Site Reaction 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Pain – experienced 
without touching the 
injection site 
(spontaneous discomfort) 
Subject is aware of pain, 
but it does not interfere 
with daily activity, and 
no pain medication is 
taken 
Subject is aware of pain; 
there is interference with 
daily activity or it 
requires repeated use of a 
non-narcotic pain reliever 
for >24 hours 
Subject is aware of pain, 
and it prevents daily 
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Injection Site Reaction 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Tenderness – hurts only 
when injection site is 
touched or the arm is 
moved 
The area immediately 
surrounding the injection 
site hurts only when 
touched or with arm 
motion, and it does not 
interfere with daily 
activity 
The area immediately 
surrounding the injection 
site hurts when touched or 
with arm motion, and it 
interferes with daily 
activity 
The area immediately 
surrounding the injection 
site hurts when touched or 
with arm motion, and it 
prevents daily activity 
Pruritus (Itching) 
Does not interfere with 
daily activity 
Interferes with daily 
activity 
Prevents daily activity 
Ecchymosis (Bruising)* 
Does not interfere with 
daily activity 
Interferes with daily 
activity 
Prevents daily activity 
Erythema (Redness)* 
Does not interfere with 
daily activity 
Interferes with daily 
activity 
Prevents daily activity 
Induration 
(Hardness)/Swelling* 
Does not interfere with 
daily activity 
Interferes with daily 
activity 
Prevents daily activity 
* Will also be measured in mm but size will not be used as halting criteria. 
 
Ecchymosis, erythema, and induration/swelling as analyzed by measurement will be graded as 
follows: 
Local (Injection Site) Reactogenicity Measurements 
Local (Injection Site) Reaction 
Small 
Medium 
Large 
Ecchymosis (Bruising)* 
<20 mm 
20 mm – 50 mm 
>50 mm 
Erythema (Redness)* 
<20 mm 
20 mm – 50 mm 
>50 mm 
Induration (Hardness)/Swelling* 
<20 mm 
20 mm – 50 mm 
>50 mm 
* Will not be used as halting criteria. 
Subjective Systemic Reactogenicity Grading 
Systemic (Subjective) 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Feverishness 
(Chills/Shivering/Sweating) 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
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Systemic (Subjective) 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Fatigue (Tiredness) 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
Malaise (General Unwell 
Feeling) 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
Myalgia (Body 
Aches/Muscular Pain)* 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
Arthralgia (Joint Pain)* 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
Headache 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
Nausea 
No interference 
with daily activity 
Some interference with 
daily activity 
Significant interference, 
prevents daily activity 
* Not at injection site. 
 
Oral temperature# will be graded as follows: 
Quantitative Systemic Reactogenicity Grading 
Systemic (Quantitative) 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Fever* - oral† 
38.0°C – 38.4°C 
100.4°F – 101.1°F 
38.5°C – 38.9°C 
101.2°F – 102.0°F 
>38.9°C 
>102.0°F 
# Oral temperature assessed on Day 1 prior to the first study vaccination will be considered as baseline. 
* A fever can be considered not related to the study product if an alternative etiology can be documented. 
† Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
9.2.3 
Additional Adverse Event Severity Grading 
For Individuals 19-64 years of age, pulse and blood pressure# will be graded as follows: 
Physiologic Parameter 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Bradycardia - beats per minute 
45 – 46 
40 – 44 
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Tachycardia - beats per minute 
101 – 130 
131 – 155 
>155 
Hypotension (systolic) mmHg 
80 – 84 
75 – 79 
<75 
Hypotension (diastolic) mmHg 
50 – 54 
45 – 49 
<45 
Hypertension (systolic) mmHg 
151 – 155 
156 – 160 
>160 
Hypertension (diastolic) mmHg 
96 – 100 
101 – 105 
>105 
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For Individuals >65 years of age, pulse and blood pressure# will be graded as follows:  
Physiologic Parameter 
Mild (Grade 1) 
Moderate (Grade 2) 
Severe (Grade 3) 
Bradycardia - beats per minute 
45 – 46 
40 – 44 
<40 
Tachycardia - beats per minute 
101 – 130 
131 – 155 
>155 
Hypotension (systolic) mm Hg 
80 – 84 
75 – 79 
<75 
Hypotension (diastolic) mm Hg 
50 – 54 
45 – 49 
<45 
Hypertension (systolic) mm Hg 
161 – 165 
166 – 170 
>170 
Hypertension (diastolic) mm Hg 
96 – 100 
101 – 105 
>105 
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Clinical safety laboratory results# will be graded as follows: 
Clinical Safety Laboratory Adverse Event Grading
# 
Hematology 
Mild 
(Grade 1) 
Moderate 
(Grade 2) 
Severe 
(Grade 3) 
WBC 103/µL (Decrease) 
2.5 – 3.9 
1.5 – 2.4 
<1.5 
WBC 103/µL (Increase) 
10.6 – 15.0 
15.1 – 20.0 
>20.0 
Hgb g/dL (Decrease) (Female) 
10.1 – 11.4 
8.5 – 10 
<8.5 
Hgb g/dL (Decrease) (Male) 
11.0 – 12.4 
9.5 – 10.9 
<9.5 
Platelets 103/µL (Decrease) 
125 – 139 
100 – 124 
<100 
Platelets 103/µL (Increase) 
416 – 550 
551– 750 
>750 
 
 
 
 
Chemistry 
Mild 
(Grade 1) 
Moderate 
(Grade 2) 
Severe 
(Grade 3) 
ALT IU/L (Increase) (Female) 
44 – 100 
101 – 200 
>200 
ALT IU/L (Increase) (Male) 
61 – 138 
139 – 275 
>275 
Total Bilirubin mg/dL (Increase) – 
when accompanied by any increase in 
ALT 
1.30 – 1.59 
1.60 – 1.80 
>1.80 
Total Bilirubin mg/dL (Increase) – 
when ALT is normal 
1.30 – 1.89 
1.90 – 2.40 
>2.40 
Creatinine mg/dL (Increase) 
(Female) 
1.1 – 1.7 
1.8 – 2.0 
>2.0 
Creatinine mg/dL (Increase) (Male) 
1.4 – 1.7 
1.8 – 2.0 
>2.0 
# Clinical laboratory evaluations assessed on Day 1 prior to the first study vaccination will be considered as 
baseline. 
9.2.4 
Serious Adverse Events 
Serious Adverse Event (SAE): An AE or suspected adverse reaction is considered “serious” if, 
in the view of either the site principal investigator or sponsor, it results in any of the following 
outcomes: 
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• A life-threatening AE*, 
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• A persistent or significant incapacity or substantial disruption of the ability to conduct 
normal life functions, or 
• A congenital anomaly/birth defect. 
• Important medical events that may not result in death, be life-threatening, or require 
hospitalizations may be considered serious when, based upon appropriate medical 
judgment they may jeopardize the patient or subject and may require medical or surgical 
intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed in this definition. Examples of such 
medical events include allergic bronchospasm requiring intensive treatment in an 
emergency room or at home, blood dyscrasias or convulsions that do not result in 
inpatient hospitalization, or the development of drug dependency or drug abuse. 
* Life-threatening AE. An AE is considered “life-threatening” if, in the view of either the site 
principal investigator or sponsor, its occurrence places the patient or subject at immediate risk of 
death. It does not include an AE that, had it occurred in a more severe form, might have caused 
death. 
SAEs will be: 
• 
Assessed for severity and relationship to study product and alternate etiology (if not 
related to study product) by a licensed study physician listed on the Form FDA 1572 as 
the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• 
Recorded on the appropriate SAE form and eCRF. 
• 
Followed through resolution by a licensed study physician listed on the Form FDA 1572 
as the site principal investigator or sub-investigator. 
• 
Reviewed and evaluated by an Independent Safety Monitor (ISM) (as deemed necessary), 
the DSMB (periodic review unless related), DMID, and the IRB. 
9.2.5 
Procedures to be Followed in the Event of Abnormal Laboratory Test Values or 
Abnormal Clinical Findings 
The site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator is responsible for recording all 
AE/SAEs that are observed or reported during this trial, regardless of the relationship to study 
product. AE/SAEs, abnormal laboratory test values, or abnormal clinical findings will be 
collected, assessed, documented, reported, and followed appropriately, using a local laboratory 
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9.3 
Reporting Procedures 
Solicited injection site and systemic reactogenicity events will be documented and reported from 
the time of each study vaccination through 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Clinical safety laboratory AEs will be documented and reported from the time of each study 
vaccination through approximately 7 days after each study vaccination. 
Unsolicited non-serious AEs will be documented and reported from the time of each study 
vaccination through approximately 21 days after each study vaccination. 
SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs will be documented and reported from the 
time of the first study vaccination through approximately 12 months after the last study 
vaccination. 
9.3.1 
Serious Adverse Events 
Any AE that meets a protocol-defined serious criterion must be submitted immediately (within 
24 hours of site awareness) on an SAE form to the DMID Pharmacovigilance Group at the 
following address: 
DMID Pharmacovigilance Group 
Clinical Research Operations and Management Support (CROMS) 
6500 Rock Spring Dr. Suite 650 
Bethesda, MD 20817, USA 
 
 
 
In addition to the SAE form, selected SAE data fields must also be entered into 
AdvantageEDCSM. Please see the protocol-specific MOP for details regarding this procedure. 
Other supporting documentation of the event may be requested by the DMID Pharmacovigilance 
Group and should be provided as soon as possible. 
The site will send a copy of the SAE report(s) to the ISM (as deemed necessary) when they are 
provided to the DMID Pharmacovigilance Group. The DMID Medical Monitor and DMID 
Clinical Project Manager will be notified of the SAE by the DMID Pharmacovigilance Group. 
The DMID Medical Monitor will review and assess the SAE for regulatory reporting and 
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At any time after completion of this trial, if the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-
investigator becomes aware of an SAE that is suspected to be related to study product, the site 
principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator will report the event to the DMID 
Pharmacovigilance Group. 
9.3.2 
Regulatory Reporting for Studies Conducted Under DMID-Sponsored IND 
Following notification from the site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator, 
DMID, the Investigational New Drug (IND) sponsor, will report any suspected adverse reaction 
that is both serious and unexpected. DMID will report an AE as a suspected adverse reaction 
only if there is evidence to suggest a causal relationship between the drug and the AE. DMID 
will notify FDA and all participating site principal investigators (i.e., all principal investigators to 
whom the sponsor is providing drug under its IND(s) or under any principal investigator’s 
IND(s)) in an IND safety report of potential serious risks from clinical trials or any other source, 
as soon as possible, but in no case later than 15 calendar days after the sponsor determines that 
the information qualifies for reporting as specified in 21 CFR Part 312.32. DMID will also notify 
FDA of any unexpected fatal or life-threatening suspected adverse reaction as soon as possible, 
but in no case later than 7 calendar days after the sponsor’s initial receipt of the information. 
Relevant follow up information to an IND safety report will be submitted as soon as the 
information is available. Upon request from FDA, DMID will submit to FDA any additional data 
or information that the agency deems necessary, as soon as possible, but in no case later than 15 
calendar days after receiving the request. 
All serious events designated as “not related” to study product(s), will be reported to the FDA at 
least annually in a summary format. 
9.3.3 
Reporting of Pregnancy 
Pregnancies occurring in study subjects will be reported via AdvantageEDCSM on the Pregnancy 
Report form. No further study vaccinations will be administered to pregnant subjects, but with 
the subject’s permission all protocol-required venous blood samples will be obtained and the 
subject will continue to be followed for safety for the duration of this trial. Efforts will be made 
to follow all pregnancies reported during the course of this trial to pregnancy outcome pending 
the subject’s permission. 
9.4 
Type and Duration of Follow-up of Subjects after Adverse Events 
AEs will be collected, assessed, and followed through resolution from the time of each study 
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SAEs, MAAEs, including NOCMCs, and PIMMCs will be collected, assessed, and followed 
from the time of the first study vaccination through resolution even if this extends beyond the 
trial-reporting period (approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination). 
Resolution of an AE/SAE is defined as the return to pretreatment status or stabilization of the 
condition with the expectation that it will remain chronic. 
Follow-up procedures, evaluations, and outcomes will be recorded on the appropriate data 
collection form. 
9.5 
Halting Rules 
Further enrollment and study vaccinations will be halted for DSMB review/recommendation if 
any of the following are reported: 
• Any subject experiences ulceration, abscess, or necrosis at the injection site related to 
study product administration. 
• Any 2 or more subjects experience laryngospasm, bronchospasm, or anaphylaxis within 1 
day after administration of study product that is considered related to study product. 
• Three or more subjects experience generalized urticaria (defined as occurring at more 
than two body parts) within 3 days after administration of study product that is 
considered related to study product. 
• Any subject experiences a study vaccine-related SAE from the time of the first study 
vaccination through the subject’s last study visit. 
• Any subject experiences acute weakness of limbs and/or cranial nerve innervated muscles 
(description of potential signal of GBS) after administration of study product. 
• Any subject develops a PIMMC after administration of study product. 
This trial will also be halted for DSMB review/recommendation if, within 7 days after 
administration of either study vaccination, any of the following occurs within the AS03-
adjuvanted treatment arms or within the two unadjuvanted treatment arms.   
• 7% or more of subjects (with a minimum of 3 subjects) who received at least one dose of 
study vaccine to date, cumulative to both vaccine administration, across all groups, 
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Ecchymosis, erythema, and induration/swelling will also be measured in mm but size will 
not be used as halting criteria.  
• 7% or more of subjects (with a minimum of 3 subjects) who received at least one dose of 
study vaccine to date, cumulative to both vaccine administration, across all groups, 
experience the same severe (Grade 3) study vaccine-related subjective systemic reaction, 
for which the severity (grade) is corroborated by study personnel. 
• 7% or more of subjects (with a minimum of 3 subjects) who received at least one dose of 
study vaccine to date, cumulative to both vaccine administration, across all groups, 
experience the same severe (Grade 3) study vaccine-related quantitative systemic 
reaction. 
• 7% or more of subjects (with a minimum of 3 subjects) who received at least one dose of 
study vaccine to date, cumulative to both vaccine administration, across all groups, 
experience the same severe (Grade 3) study vaccine-related clinical safety laboratory AE. 
Grading scales for solicited injection site and systemic (subjective and quantitative) reactions are 
included in Section 9.2.2. 
Grading scales for clinical safety laboratory AEs are included in Section 9.2.3. 
If any of the halting rules are met following any subject receipt of any study vaccination, then 
this trial will not continue with the remaining enrollments or study vaccinations without a review 
by and recommendation from the DSMB to proceed. 
DMID retains the authority to suspend additional enrollment and study interventions/ 
administration of study product during the entire trial, as applicable. 
The DMID Medical Monitor is empowered to stop enrollment and study vaccinations if AEs that 
meet the halting criteria are reported. 
9.6 
Safety Oversight 
9.6.1 
Independent Safety Monitor (ISM) 
The ISM is a physician with relevant expertise whose primary responsibility is to provide 
independent safety monitoring in a timely fashion. For this trial an ISM is not required. 
However, at each participating VTEU site, and at the request of DMID, in real time, the principal 
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That person should have the privileges to examine the subject, review the subject’s medical and 
study records, and provide an independent medical assessment and recommendation to DMID. 
9.6.2 
Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) 
Safety oversight will be conducted by a DSMB that is an independent group of experts that 
monitors subject safety and advises DMID. The DSMB members will be separate and 
independent of study personnel participating in this trial and should not have scientific, financial 
or other conflict of interest related to this trial. The DSMB will consist of members with 
appropriate expertise to contribute to the interpretation of the data from this trial. The DSMB 
will operate under the rules of a DMID-approved charter that will be written at the organizational 
meeting of the DSMB. Procedures for DSMB reviews/meetings will be defined in the charter. 
Reports may include enrollment and demographic information, medical history, concomitant 
medications, physical assessments, clinical laboratory values, dosing compliance, and solicited 
and unsolicited AE/SAEs, HAI and Neut antibody assay results. The DSMB will review SAEs 
on a regular basis and ad hoc during this trial. The DMID Medical Monitor and the ISM (as 
deemed necessary) will be responsible for reviewing SAEs in real time.  
The DSMB will conduct the following reviews: 
• Bi-monthly safety data reviews (including monthly safety data and cumulative safety 
data) until the last subject completes the visit that occurs approximately 21 days after the 
last study vaccination.  
• Interim analysis of serum antibody responses comparing venous blood samples collected 
at baseline, Visit 03, Visit 06, and Visit 07 for 25 subjects per adjuvanted treatment arm 
and 13 subjects per unadjuvanted treatment arm within the 19-64year-old stratum, and 
the first 15 subjects per adjuvanted treatment arm and 8 subjects per unadjuvanted 
treatment arm within the ≥65 year-old stratum. These reviews may be conducted as part 
of the scheduled monthly reviews or as the data become available. Reports will include 
data summarized by unblinded treatment arm, but the presentation will be in a format that 
prevents inadvertent unblinding of any individual subjects.  
• Data review 9 days after all subjects have received Dose 2 (complete study visit number 
V06). This review may be conducted as part of the scheduled monthly reviews.  
• Ad hoc when a halting rule is met or DMID/DSMB chair may convene an ad hoc meeting 
if there are immediate concerns regarding observations during the course of this trial. 
• Final review meeting may be held 6 to 8 months after clinical database lock to review the 
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meeting is held, the data will be provided in a standard summary format. The DSMB may 
be asked to provide recommendations in response to questions posed by DMID. 
Additional data may be requested by the DSMB, and interim statistical reports may be generated 
as deemed necessary and appropriate by DMID. The DSMB may receive data in aggregate and 
presented by treatment arm. The DSMB may also be provided with expected and observed rates 
of the expected AEs in an unblinded fashion, and may request the treatment assignment be 
unblinded for an individual subject if required for safety assessment. The DSMB will review 
grouped and unblinded data in the closed session only. As an outcome of each review/meeting, 
the DSMB will make a recommendation as to the advisability of proceeding with study 
vaccinations (as applicable), and to continue, modify, or terminate this trial. 
The DSMB will operate under the rules of a DMID-approved charter that will be written at the 
organizational meeting of the DSMB. At this time, each data element that the DSMB needs to 
assess will be clearly defined. Procedures for DSMB reviews/meetings will be defined in the 
charter. The DSMB will review applicable data to include, but not limited to, study progress and 
participant, clinical, safety and reactogenicity data. Reports may include enrollment and 
demographic information, medical history, concomitant medications, physical assessments, 
clinical laboratory values, dosing compliance, and solicited and unsolicited AE/SAEs, HAI and 
Neut antibody assay results. 
DMID or the DSMB chair may convene the DSMB on an ad hoc basis according to protocol 
criteria or if there are immediate concerns regarding observations during the course of this trial. 
The DMID Medical Monitor is empowered to stop enrollment and study vaccinations if AEs that 
meet the halting criteria are reported. The DMID Medical Monitor and the ISM (as deemed 
necessary) will be responsible for reviewing SAEs in real time. The DSMB will review SAEs on 
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CLINICAL MONITORING 
10.1 
Site Monitoring Plan 
Site monitoring is conducted to ensure that the human subjects’ protections, study and laboratory 
procedures, study intervention administration, and data collection processes are of high quality 
and meet sponsor, ICH/GCP guidelines and applicable regulations, and that this trial is 
conducted in accordance with the protocol, protocol-specific MOP and applicable sponsor 
standard operating procedures. DMID, the sponsoring agency, or its designee will conduct site-
monitoring visits as detailed in the clinical monitoring plan. 
Site visits will be made at standard intervals as defined by DMID and may be made more 
frequently as directed by DMID. Monitoring visits will include, but are not limited to, review of 
regulatory files, accountability records, eCRFs, informed consent forms, medical and laboratory 
reports, and protocol and GCP compliance. Site monitors will have access to each participating 
VTEU site, study personnel, and all study documentation according to the DMID-approved site 
monitoring plan. Study monitors will meet with site principal investigators to discuss any 
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11 
STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS 
11.1 
Introduction 
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess in healthy adults ages 19 – 64 and in healthy adults ages 
≥65 the safety, reactogenicity, and immunogenicity of a 2017 H7N9IIV manufactured by Sanofi 
Pasteur administered intramuscularly at different dosages (3.75 mcg, 7.5 mcg and 15 mcg of HA 
per dose) given with AS03 adjuvant manufactured by GSK approximately 21 days apart, and two 
dose levels (15 or 45 mcg) administered without adjuvant approximately 21 days apart. These 
treatment arms are included to allow evaluation of antigen dosage as well as the potential of the 
adjuvant to enhance the immune response to the 2017 H7N9 IIV. 
11.2 
Study Hypotheses 
This Phase II study is not designed to test a formal null hypothesis. Rather, it is intended to 
obtain sufficient data to obtain meaningful estimates of the immune response induced by this 
vaccine and to uncover any safety issues that occur at a sufficiently high rate that they might be 
observed in a study of this size. The sample size facilitates formal testing of selected hypotheses 
as discussed in Section 11.4.3, along with the probability of observing safety outcomes and the 
precision of immunogenicity outcomes. 
11.3 
Study Outcome Measures 
Please refer to study outcome measures in Section 3.2. 
11.4 
Sample Size Considerations 
Please refer to study design outlined in Section 4. 
11.4.1 
Study Population 
The study population for this clinical trial includes males and non-pregnant females, aged 19 
years and older, who are in good health and meet all eligibility criteria. The subjects will be 
recruited from the general population at the participating VTEU sites that have substantial 
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11.4.2 
Subject Enrollment and Follow-up 
Based on the accrual rates observed in similar studies, it seems reasonable to expect that the 
participating VTEUs will be able to enroll this trial in a timely fashion. In previous DMID trials 
of A/H7N9 vaccines, 5 VTEUs recruited 975 healthy adults ages 19-64 in 10 weeks, and 10 
VTEU sites (or sub-contracted sites) recruited 479 healthy adults ≥65 years old in 14 weeks. 
Prior experience suggests up to 5% of subjects ages 19 – 64, and 12% of subjects ages ≥65 may 
be excluded from the per protocol analysis for the primary immunogenicity outcome either 
because they did not receive the second study vaccination, were lost-to-follow-up, or because 
they had a protocol deviation requiring their exclusion from the per protocol analysis.  
Within the 19-64 years age stratum, over enrollment up to 5% is allowed, to ensure a minimum 
of n=100 per adjuvanted treatment arm and n = 50 per unadjuvanted treatment arm are available 
for the primary immunogenicity analysis. Within the ≥65 years treatment arm a minimum of 60 
subjects are planned to enroll in each adjuvanted treatment arm and a minimum of 30 subjects 
are planned to enroll in each unadjuvanted treatment arm to ensure at least 50 subjects in each 
adjuvanted arm and 25 subjects in each unadjuvanted arm are available for analysis of the 
primary immunogenicity endpoint. Enrollment within this age stratum may continue up to 
approximately 75 subjects per adjuvanted arm and approximately 38 subjects per unadjuvanted 
arm. 
Follow-up will consist of 2 segments. The first encompasses the core data for this trial and will 
consist of results for all study visits through approximately 21 days after the last study 
vaccination. The second segment consists of a 6-month immunogenicity assessment and follow-
up safety assessments through approximately 12 months after the last study vaccination. 
11.4.3 
Sample Size 
This study is planned to enroll a minimum of 160 subjects in each adjuvanted treatment arm (100 
in 19-64 years age stratum, 60 in ≥65 years stratum), and 80 subjects in each unadjuvanted 
treatment arm (50 in 19-64 years age stratum, 30 in ≥65 years stratum). The sample size for this 
study was selected to obtain preliminary estimates in a time critical manner. While this study is 
not designed to test any specific null hypothesis, the following tables illustrate the precision and 
power that is available for select estimates and comparisons of interest. 
 
Table 3 indicates the probability of observing one or more safety events, such as solicited 
injection site or systemic reactogenicity events or an unsolicited non-serious AE of a particular 
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treatment arm combined over age strata (N=160), for all subjects receiving unadjuvanted vaccine 
(N = 160), and for all subjects receiving adjuvanted vaccine (N = 480). 
Table 3: Power (%) to Detect Safety Events: 
Event 
Frequency 
N = 60 
N = 100 
N = 160 
N = 480 
≥10% 
Very Common 
>99 
>99 
>99 
>99 
≥1% 
Common 
45 
63 
80 
>99 
≥0.1% 
Uncommon 
6 
10 
15 
38 
≥0.01% 
Rare 
<1 
1 
2 
5 
Binomial confidence intervals (CI) are widest (have the least precision) when the response rate is 
50%. Table 4 is presented to indicate the worst case scenario for precision of observed exact 
(Clopper-Pearson) binomial confidence intervals. 
Table 4: Precision of Binomial Confidence Intervals: 
N 
95% CI 
60 
37-63 
100 
40-60 
160 
42-58 
480 
45-55 
Table 5 illustrates the minimum detectable differences in the proportion of subjects responding 
(e.g., attaining seroconversion or a titer ≥1:40) between two adjuvanted treatment arms within 
each stratum using a two-sided Likelihood Ratio Test and alpha = 0.05. 
Over enrollment is allowed as described in Section 11.4.3, to ensure a minimum of n=100 per 
adjuvanted treatment arm in the 19-64 years age stratum, therefore power calculations will 
assume n=100 per group. Based on previous DMID A/H7N9 trials it is expected 5% of enrolled 
subjects in this stratum may be excluded from analysis of the primary endpoint. In the event that 
only 100 subjects are actually enrolled in a treatment arm, the small dropout rates anticipated 
would have a minimal impact on the calculations below.  
Within the ≥65 years treatment arm a dropout rate of up to 12% is expected based on previous 
DMID trials in this population, so a minimum of 60 subjects are planned to enroll in each 
treatment arm to ensure at least 50 are available for analysis of the primary immunogenicity 
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Table 5: Minimum Detectable Difference in Proportion Responders with 80% Power 
Assumed Proportion of subjects with titer 
≥40 in comparator arm 
19-64 years stratum  
(N = 100) 
≥65 years stratum 
(N = 50) 
0.40 
0.19 
0.27 
0.50 
0.19 
0.27 
0.60 
0.18 
0.25 
0.70 
0.16 
0.21 
0.80 
0.13 
0.16 
0.90 
0.08 
0.10 
Per FDA guidance, for differences in HAI antibody response rates, the lower confidence limit on 
the appropriate point estimate excluding equality (i.e., 0 for the difference parameter) may be 
sufficient to demonstrate the added value of the adjuvant. Table 6 and Table 7 show the lower 
bound of the 95% confidence interval for the difference in the proportion responders between the 
adjuvanted and unadjuvanted arms (e.g. 15 mcg + AS03 minus 45 mcg unadjuvanted) assuming 
the proportion of responders in the unadjuvanted arm is 0.10 and considering a range for the 
proportion of responders in the adjuvanted arm ranges from 0.50 to 0.90.  
Table 6: Lower Confidence bound2 for difference in proportion of responders  
between Adjuvanted (N = 100) and unadjuvanted (N = 50) arms, 19-64 years stratum 
Adjuvanted Arm 
Unadjuvanted 
Arm 
Difference 
Lower Confidence 
Bound 
0.50 
0.10 
0.40 
0.26 
0.60 
0.10 
0.50 
0.36 
0.70 
0.10 
0.60 
0.46 
0.80 
0.10 
0.70 
0.56 
0.90 
0.10 
0.80 
0.67 
 
Table 7: Lower Confidence bound2 for difference in proportion of responders  
between Adjuvanted (N = 50) and unadjuvanted (N = 25) arms, ≥65 years stratum 
Adjuvanted Arm 
Unadjuvanted 
Arm 
Difference 
2:1 Allocation 
NUA=25 
0.50 
0.10 
0.40 
0.19 
0.60 
0.10 
0.50 
0.29 
0.70 
0.10 
0.60 
0.39 
0.80 
0.10 
0.70 
0.49 
0.90 
0.10 
0.80 
0.60 
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11.5 Planned Interim Analyses 
Interim analyses will only be used to terminate this trial in the event that unanticipated safety 
events deemed to be of sufficient concern require such action by the sponsor. These assessments 
will not be made on the basis of testing a formal statistical hypothesis; therefore, p-value 
adjustment will not be made to any analyses. A DSMB will be convened by DMID to review 
study progress and participant, clinical, safety, and reactogenicity and immunogenicity data as 
described in Section 9.6.2. 
An interim analysis of immunogenicity is planned, as described in Section 11.5.2, which 
includes a series of Expedited Interim Immunogenicity Reports of serum HAI and Neut antibody 
responses. This information will be reviewed due to the extraordinary need to inform public 
health decision makers in their preparations for their response to a potential 2017 A/H7N9 
pandemic. Although interim immunogenicity results will not be used to make decisions 
concerning the conduct of this trial, they may be used to make decisions on activities external to 
this trial, e.g., designing future trials of the 2017 H7N9 IIV with and without AS03 adjuvant in 
other age groups. 
Additionally, a preliminary report of safety and immunogenicity data through Day 202, including 
a set of “topline” immunogenicity and safety tables produced on an expedited timeline, may be 
prepared as described in section 11.6; though this report will be released while subjects remain in 
the trial for long-term safety follow-up, it will be considered the final analysis of these data. 
Emergent public health needs may dictate additional interim safety, reactogenicity, and/or 
immunogenicity analyses be performed on available information at any time during the trial. If 
this occurs, immunogenicity data will be analyzed as results are available from the central 
immunogenicity laboratory. 
11.5.1 
Interim Safety Review 
An interim safety review may include enrollment and demographic information, medical history, 
concomitant medications, physical assessments, clinical laboratory values, dosing compliance, 
and solicited and unsolicited AE/SAEs. Additional data may be requested by the DSMB, and 
interim statistical reports may be generated as deemed necessary and appropriate by DMID. The 
DSMB may receive data in aggregate and presented by treatment arm. The DSMB may also be 
provided with expected and observed rates of the expected AEs in an unblinded fashion, and may 
request the treatment assignment be unblinded for an individual subject if required for safety 
assessment. The DSMB will review grouped and unblinded data in the closed session only. The 
DSMB will meet and review this data at scheduled time points or ad hoc as needed during this 
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make a recommendation as to the advisability of proceeding with study vaccinations (as 
applicable), and to continue, modify, or terminate this trial. 
Additionally, this trial will be monitored to determine if any of the halting rules described in 
Section 9.5 are met. 
11.5.2 
Interim Immunogenicity Review 
There is no plan to halt this trial prior to full enrollment and completion of all follow-up visits 
based on interim immunogenicity results.  
A series of Expedited Interim Immunogenicity Reports of HAI and Neut serum antibody 
responses comparing venous blood samples collected at baseline (D1), Visit 03 (D8), Visit 06 
(D29), and Visit 07 (D43) is planned. Reports will include HAI and Neut results for 
approximately 25 subjects per adjuvanted treatment arm and 13 subjects per unadjuvanted 
treatment arm within the 19-64year-old stratum and the first 15 subjects per adjuvanted treatment 
arm and 8 subjects per unadjuvanted treatment arm within the ≥65 year-old stratum. Reports will 
be prepared following each post-vaccination visit. This information will be reviewed due to the 
extraordinary need to inform public health decision makers in their preparations for their 
response to a potential 2017 A/H7N9 pandemic. These data will be archived by the SDCC, but 
will not be part of the final clinical database for this study, nor will they be made available to the 
clinical investigators for publication. 
Immune responses will be summarized in terms of strain-specific 2017 A/H7N9 HAI and Neut 
antibody titers and the relationship to study vaccine dosage and adjuvant use. It is anticipated 
that all analyses will be carried out in parallel for both assays, but reports may be prepared 
separately for HAI and Neuts if results are available on different timelines. Interim analyses will 
focus on rates of titers ≥1:40, seroconversion (defined as either a pre-vaccination titer <1:10 and 
a post-vaccination titer ≥1:40 or a pre-vaccination titer ≥1:10 and a minimum four-fold rise in 
post-vaccination titer) and Geometric Mean Titers (GMTs), along with corresponding 95% 
confidence intervals. No formal hypothesis testing will be included in the interim analysis. 
Immunogenicity reports will be provided by the SDCC to the DMID Scientific Lead and Clinical 
Project manager, and the DSMB. Reports will include data summarized by unblinded treatment 
arm, but the presentation will be in a format that prevents inadvertent unblinding of any 
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11.6 Final Analysis Plan 
Clinical, safety, and reactogenicity data through approximately 180 days after the second study 
vaccination will represent the primary clinical database for this trial. Once the last subject 
completes the visit that occurs approximately 180 days after the last study vaccination, the 
primary clinical database may be cleaned, monitored, and locked, and all serum samples will be 
sent for vaccine-strain HAI and Neut antibody assays. Unblinded analyses of safety 
reactogenicity, and primary and secondary immunogenicity data are planned. A preliminary 
report may be prepared by the SDCC after the primary clinical database is locked and all HAI 
and Neut data through 180 days after the last study vaccination are received.  
Regardless of whether a preliminary report is prepared, a “topline” subset of the immunogenicity 
and safety tables will be provided to DMID on an expedited timeline following database lock, 
concurrently with preliminary report or CSR generation. These analyses may be made available 
to the sponsor for planning subsequent trials and to the lead principal investigator for 
publication. These analyses will not be used to make any decisions concerning the conduct of 
this trial. As it is anticipated that subjects may remain in long term safety follow-up at the time 
of these analyses, blinded investigators and DMID medical monitors not involved in the analysis, 
publication, or clinical study report preparation will be responsible for assessing SAEs and 
MAAEs including PIMMCs and new onset chronic medical conditions until all subjects have 
completed the final follow-up visit. All analyses of data included in the topline and preliminary 
report for early release will be considered the final analysis of these data, and also included in the 
final clinical study report (CSR). 
Analysis of exploratory immunogenicity endpoints may be performed and released as the data 
are available from the research laboratory. Any such analyses would be considered the final 
analysis for the endpoint, and included in the CSR. The final CSR will be completed after the 
last subject’s last visit is completed, and the final clinical database including all long term safety 
follow-up data is cleaned, monitored and locked. Additional exploratory immunogenicity 
endpoint data not available at the time of CSR preparation may be included in an addendum to 
the CSR. 
A formal statistical analysis plan will be developed and finalized prior to unblinding for any 
interim analysis, which defines the analyses to be included in the Expedited Interim 
Immunogenicity Reports, Preliminary report, and the final CSR. 
11.6.1 
Analysis Populations 
The Safety Analysis population includes all subjects who received at least one dose of study 
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The modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population includes all subjects who received at least one 
dose of study vaccine and contributed both pre- and at least one post-study vaccination venous 
blood samples for immunogenicity testing (HAI or Neut antibody assays) for which valid results 
were reported. For analyses using the mITT population, subjects will be grouped based on 
randomized treatment arm.  
The per protocol (PP) population includes all subjects in the mITT subset with the following 
exclusions: 
• Data from all available visits for subjects found to be ineligible at baseline. 
• Data from all visits subsequent to major protocol deviations, such as: 
• Second study vaccination not received, 
• Second study vaccination received out of window, 
• Receipt of non-study licensed live vaccine within 30 days before or after each study 
vaccination, 
• Receipt of non-study licensed inactivated vaccine within 14 days before or after 
each study vaccination, 
• Receipt of immunosuppressive therapy (e.g., corticosteroids) within 30 days before 
or after each study vaccination. 
• Data from any visit that occurs substantially out of window. 
For analyses using the PP population, subjects will be grouped based on study vaccinations 
received. 
11.6.2 
Safety Data 
Summaries and analysis of safety data will be presented for the Safety Analysis Population. All 
summaries and analyses will be presented for all subjects, and by age stratum. 
Solicited AEs will be summarized by severity for each day after each study vaccination (Days 1-
7 post each study vaccination) and as the maximum severity over all 8 days. Additionally, 
solicited AEs will be analyzed by taking the most severe response over the follow-up period, 
dichotomizing into a binary variable (none versus mild, moderate, or severe) and using standard 
techniques, such as exact confidence intervals, to summarize the proportion of subjects reporting 
each symptom, any injection site symptom, and any systemic symptom. Summaries of solicited 
AEs will be presented separately for each study vaccination as well as overall study vaccinations 
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treatment arms using Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test. The proportion of subjects reporting 
solicited symptoms between the different study vaccinations (i.e., first and second) will be 
compared using McNemar’s test. 
Unsolicited AEs will be coded by Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) for 
preferred term and system organ class (SOC). The numbers of SAEs, MAAEs, including 
NOCMCs, and PIMMCs are likely to be small in this trial and will be reported by detailed 
listings showing the event description, MedDRA preferred term and SOC, relevant dates (study 
vaccinations and AEs), severity, relatedness, and outcome for each event. Non-serious 
unsolicited AEs will be summarized as number and percentage of subjects reporting at least one 
event in each MedDRA preferred term and SOC, cross tabulated by severity and relationship to 
study product. Additionally, the proportion of subjects and exact 95% confidence intervals of 
AEs in aggregate and by MedDRA categories will be computed. 
Clinical laboratory data will be summarized by severity for each visit and as the maximum over 
all post-study vaccination visits. Graphical presentations may include box plots. 
11.6.3 
Immunogenicity Data  
Summaries and analysis of immunogenicity data will be presented for the mITT and PP 
populations. 
Immune responses in terms of strain-specific 2017 H7N9 HAI and Neut antibody titers will be 
summarized by treatment arm at each time point. Analyses will include percentage of subjects 
with a titer ≥1:40, percentage of subjects achieving seroconversion (defined as either a pre-
vaccination titer <10 and a post-vaccination titer ≥1:40 or a pre-vaccination titer ≥1:10 and a 
minimum four-fold rise in post-vaccination antibody titer), and GMTs along with corresponding 
95% confidence intervals. Descriptive summary statistics will be provided for all assays and time 
points. The correlation between HAI and Neut antibody titers will be evaluated. Plots such as 
reverse cumulative distributions or longitudinal presentations of GMTs will be presented. 
Additionally, the immune response, as described above, will be summarized by available 
covariates, such as age, sex, body mass index, and prior receipt of seasonal influenza vaccine(s), 
and these covariates may be considered statistical modeling. As an exploratory analysis, models 
will be developed to evaluate the relationship between dosage and adjuvant on immune response. 
For example, logistic regression may be used to examine the relationship of proportion of 
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Additionally, N9 NA specific antibody assays are in development.  If successful, N9 NA specific 
responses may be assessed at baseline, and 8, 29, 43 and 202 after receipt of the first study 
vaccination.  For each time point summaries will include percentage of subjects with detectable 
N9 NA response (to be defined in SAP based following assay development and selection) and 
GMTs along with corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Descriptive summary statistics will 
be provided for all assays and time points. The correlation of N9 NA response with HAI and 
Neut antibody titers will be evaluated, and plots such as reverse cumulative distributions or 
longitudinal presentations of GMTs will be presented. 
Further, a determination of the NA content of the 2017 H7N9 IIV is planned, and if successful 
may be used to correlate the N9 NA elicited antibody responses to the NA content of the 2017 
H7N9 IIV. Detectable NA antibody responses and GMTs will be summarized stratified by NA 
content, and statistical modeling may be used to examine the relationship of NA response with 
NA vaccine content, HA antigen dosage, and adjuvant.  
At least a subset of samples will also be tested for cross-reactive serum HAI and Neut antibody 
responses to antigenically drifted variants of influenza A/H7 viruses. Strain-specific results will 
be summarized using descriptive statistics as described above, correlations with 2017 H7N9 
responses, and association with study vaccine dose and adjuvant. 
Further immunogenicity testing and/or analyses may be carried out in the future based upon 
subjects’ prior receipt of non-seasonal influenza vaccines, including type (inactivated or live 
attenuated), what subtype (e.g. A/H3, A/H5, A/H9) and approximate date of vaccination. 
11.6.4 
Missing Values and Outliers 
All attempts will be made to collect all data per protocol. As missing data are expected to be 
minimal, no imputation will be performed for missing values. Any data point that appears to be 
erroneous or inexplicable based on clinical judgment will be investigated as a possible outlier. If 
data points are identified as outliers, sensitivity analyses will be performed to examine the 
impact of including or excluding the outliers. Any substantive differences in these analyses will 
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DATA COLLECTION FORMS AND ACCESS TO 
SOURCE DATA/DOCUMENTS 
Each participating VTEU site will maintain appropriate medical and research records for this 
trial, in compliance with ICH E6, Section 4.9, and regulatory and institutional requirements for 
the protection of confidentiality of subjects. Each participating VTEU site will permit authorized 
representatives of the DMID, its designees, and appropriate regulatory agencies to examine (and 
when required by applicable law, to copy) clinical trial records for the purposes of quality 
assurance reviews, audits, monitoring and evaluation of the study safety and progress. These 
representatives will be permitted access to all source data, which include, but are not limited to, 
hospital records, clinical and office charts, laboratory notes, memoranda, evaluation checklists, 
pharmacy dispensing records, recorded data from automated instruments, copies or transcriptions 
certified after verification as being accurate and complete, microfiches, photographic negatives, 
microfilm or magnetic media, x-rays, and subject files and records kept at the pharmacy, at the 
laboratories, and medico-technical departments involved in the trial. Source data are all 
information, original records of clinical findings, observations, or other activities in a clinical 
trial necessary for the reconstruction and evaluation of the trial. 
Interview of subjects is sufficient for obtaining medical history. Solicitation of medical records 
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QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 
Following a written DMID-accepted site quality management plan, each participating VTEU site 
is responsible for conducting routine quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) activities 
to internally monitor study progress and protocol compliance. Each participating site principal 
investigator will provide direct access to all study-related sites, source data/data collection forms, 
and reports for the purpose of monitoring and auditing by the sponsor, and inspection by local 
and regulatory authorities. Each site principal investigator will ensure all study personnel are 
appropriately trained and training documentation is current and maintained on site. 
The SDCC will implement QC procedures beginning with the data entry system and generate 
data QC checks that will be run on the database. Any missing data or data anomalies will be 
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ETHICS/PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS 
14.1 
Ethical Standard 
The site principal investigator will ensure that this trial is conducted in full conformity with 
principles of the Belmont Report: Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human 
Subjects of Research of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of 
Biomedical and Behavioral Research (April 18, 1979) and codified in 45 CFR 46, 21 CFR 50 
and 56, and ICH E6; 62 Federal Regulations 25691 (1997), if applicable. The site principal 
investigator’s institution will hold a current Federalwide Assurance (FWA) issued by the Office 
of Human Research Protection (OHRP) for federally funded research. 
14.2 
Institutional Review Board 
Prior to enrollment of subjects into this trial, the protocol and informed consent form will be 
reviewed and approved by the appropriate IRB listed on its FWA. 
The responsible official for the IRB will sign the IRB letter of approval of the protocol prior to 
the start of this trial and a copy will be provided to DMID. The IRB FWA number will be 
provided to DMID. 
Should amendments to the protocol be required, the amendments will be written by the sponsor 
and provided to the site principal investigator for submission to the IRB. 
14.3 
Informed Consent Process 
14.3.1 
Informed Consent 
The site principal investigator will choose subjects in accordance with the eligibility criteria 
detailed in Section 5.1. Before any study procedures are performed, subjects must sign an ICF 
that complies with the requirements of 21 CFR Part 50 and 45 CFR 46 and the local IRB. Study 
personnel may employ IRB-approved recruitment efforts prior to obtaining study consent; 
however, before any study procedures are performed to determine protocol eligibility an ICF 
must be signed.  
Informed consent is a process that is initiated prior to an individual agreeing to participate in a 
trial and continuing throughout the individual’s trial participation. Before any study procedures 
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procedures and study interventions/products. This will include the nature, risks and possible 
benefits of this trial, alternate therapies, any known AEs, the investigational status of the study 
interventions/products, and the other elements that are part of obtaining proper informed consent. 
Subjects will also receive a detailed explanation of the proposed use and disclosure of their 
protected health information, including specifically their serum samples. Subjects will be 
allowed sufficient time to consider participation in this research trial, after having the nature, 
risks, and possible benefits of this trial explained to them, and have the opportunity to discuss 
this trial with their family, friends, or legally authorized representative, or think about it prior to 
agreeing to participate. 
ICFs describing in detail the study interventions/products, study procedures, risks, and possible 
benefits will be given to subjects. The ICF must not include any exculpatory statements. ICFs 
will be IRB-approved and subjects will be asked to read and review the appropriate document. 
Upon reviewing the appropriate document, the site principal investigator (or designee) will 
explain this research trial to subjects and answer any questions that may arise. Subjects must sign 
the ICF, and written documentation of the informed consent process is required prior to starting 
any study procedures being done specifically for this trial, including determining eligibility and 
administering study product. 
By signing the ICF, subjects agree to complete all study procedures required by this trial, unless 
the subject withdraws voluntarily, or is withdrawn or terminated from this trial for any reason. 
The rights and welfare of subjects will be protected by emphasizing to subjects that the quality of 
their medical care will not be adversely affected if they decline to participate in or withdraw 
from this trial. 
DMID will provide the site principal investigator, in writing, any new information that 
significantly impacts the subject’s risk of receiving the investigational products. This new 
information will be communicated by the site principal investigator to subjects who consent to 
participate in this trial in accordance with IRB requirements. The ICF will be updated and 
subjects will be re-consented per IRB requirements, if necessary. Subjects will be given a copy 
of all ICFs that they sign. 
14.4 
Exclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children (Special Populations) 
This trial will be inclusive of all subjects age 19 and above who meet the Subject Inclusion 
Criteria (see Section 5.1.1) and do not meet the Subject Exclusion Criteria (see Section 5.1.2), 
regardless of religion, sex, or ethnic background. Adults aged 18 are excluded because the CDC-
recommended adult immunization schedule considers adults as age 19 and above, and therefore 
this is the subject population chosen for this study [69]. Should the outcome of this trial be 
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It is unknown if the 2017 H7N9 IIV with or without AS03 adjuvant poses any risks to an unborn 
child. As of November 22, 2015 (per the most current version of the manufacturer’s IB), the 
available data for women who become pregnant during clinical trials of AS03-adjuvanted (pre) 
pandemic influenza vaccines do not suggest any causal relationship between adverse pregnancy 
outcomes and receipt of an AS03-adjuvanted vaccine. Women of childbearing potential who are 
not sterilized via tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, salpingectomy, hysterectomy, or 
successful Essure® placement (permanent, non-surgical, non-hormonal sterilization) with 
documented radiological confirmation test at least 90 days after the procedure, and still 
menstruating or <1 year of the last menses if menopausal must agree to practice highly effective 
contraception that may include, but not limited to, non-male sexual relationships, abstinence 
from sexual intercourse with a male partner, monogamous relationship with a vasectomized 
partner who has been vasectomized for 180 days or more prior to the subject receiving the first 
study vaccination, barrier methods such as condoms or diaphragms with spermicide or foam,, 
effective intrauterine devices, NuvaRing®, and licensed hormonal methods such as implants, 
injectables, or oral contraceptives (“the pill”), with use of a highly effective method of 
contraception for a minimum of 30 days prior to study product exposure and agree to practice 
highly effective contraception for the duration of study product exposure, including 60 days after 
their last study vaccination. A highly effective method of contraception is defined as one that 
results in a low failure rate (i.e., less than 1% per year) when used consistently and correctly. In 
addition to contraceptive use, all women of childbearing potential will be required to have a 
negative urine or serum pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to each study vaccination. If a 
female subject becomes pregnant while participating in this trial, we will ask her permission to 
follow-up with her about her health and the health of her baby through pregnancy outcome. 
Children will not be included in this trial as presently there are no safety or efficacy data in 
adults. 
14.5 
Subject Confidentiality 
Subject confidentiality is strictly held in trust by the site principal investigators, other study 
personnel, the sponsor, and their agents. The confidentiality includes documentation, 
investigation data, subject’s clinical information and all other information generated during 
participation in the study. No information concerning the study or the data generated from the 
study will be released to any unauthorized third parted without prior written approval of the 
DMID and the subject.  Subject confidentiality will be maintained when study results are 
published or discussed in conferences. The study monitor or other authorized representatives of 
the sponsor or government regulatory agencies may inspect all documents and records required 
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or hospital) and pharmacy records for the subjects in this study. The clinical study site will 
permit access to such records.  
To protect privacy, we have received a Certificate of Confidentiality.  With this Certificate, the 
researchers cannot be forced to release information that may identify the research subject, even 
by a court subpoena, in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or 
other proceedings.  The researchers will use the Certificate to resist any demands for information 
that would identify the subject, except as explained below. 
The Certificate cannot be used to resist a demand for information from personnel of the United 
States Government that is used for auditing or evaluation of federally funded projects, like this 
study, or for information that must be released in order to meet the requirements of the Federal 
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 
A Certificate of Confidentiality does not prevent the subject from voluntarily releasing 
information about themselves or their involvement in this research.  If any person or agency 
obtains a written consent to receive research information, then the researchers may not use the 
Certificate to withhold that information.   
The Certificate of Confidentiality does not prevent the researchers from reporting without the 
subject’s consent, information that would identify the subject as a participant in the research 
project regarding matters that must be legally reported including: child and elder abuse, sexual 
abuse, or wanting to harm themselves or others.   
 
   
14.6 
Study Discontinuation 
If this trial is discontinued, subjects, who have signed the informed consent form and are 
randomized and vaccinated, will continue to be followed for safety for the duration of the 
prescribed safety follow-up period. No further study vaccinations will be administered. 
14.7 
Costs, Subject Compensation, and Research Related Injuries 
There is no cost to subjects for taking part in this trial. 
Subjects may be compensated for their participation in this trial. Compensation will be in 
accordance with the local IRB’s policies and procedures, and subject to IRB approval. 
If it is determined by the participating VTEU site and the site principal investigator that an injury 
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referrals to appropriate health care facilities will be provided to the subject. Study personnel will 
try to reduce, control, and treat any complications from this trial. Immediate medical treatment 
may be provided by the participating VTEU site, such as giving emergency medications to stop 
immediate allergic reactions to the study vaccine. No financial compensation will be provided to 
the subject by the participating VTEU site for any injury suffered due to participation in this 
trial. 
For this protocol, the study products (monovalent inactivated influenza 2017 H7N9 virus vaccine 
manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur and adjuvant (AS03) manufactured by GSK), are covered under 
the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), as described in Section 
2.1.1. 
14.8 
Future Use of Stored Specimens 
Residual samples/specimens are those that are left over after the study has been completed. 
Subjects may be asked for permission to keep any remaining (residual) clinical samples (serum) 
derived from venous blood samples for possible use in future research studies, such as examining 
additional immunological assessments or testing for antibodies against other viruses or bacteria, 
or the retention of those samples for possible future use may be a condition of study 
participation. Residual clinical samples for future use will be stored indefinitely at a central 
clinical storage facility and may be shared for purposes other than per protocol analysis with 
investigators at the participating VTEU site and with other investigators at other institutions once 
the clinical study report has been finalized. 
Other blood samples are being collected during the study specifically for future use, from 
subjects who consent to collection of those specimens either by signing an informed consent 
form that includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or by 
indicating that they opt in to sample collection for future use if the informed consent form allows 
the option to choose that option. It is anticipated that up to ten 0.5 mL aliquots of serum from 
each extra 10 mL venous blood sample will be available specifically for the purpose of future 
research, including but not limited to non-traditional immune assay development, assessing 
innate immune factors, and the ability of H7 vaccine-induced antibodies to cross-react with other 
influenza viruses. These future research clinical samples will be stored indefinitely at a central 
clinical storage facility. 
Unlike residual samples, samples/specimens collected during the study solely for the purpose of 
future research may be requested from DMID and shipped from the DMID CAR at any time. 
The samples (residual and the extra venous blood sample collected solely for future use) will not 
be sold or used directly for production of any commercial product. No genetic tests will be 
performed on samples. Each sample will be encoded (labeled) only with a barcode and a unique 
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There are no benefits to subjects in the collection, storage and subsequent use of their specimens 
for future research. Reports about future research done with subjects’ samples will NOT be kept 
in their health records. 
Subjects who are provided the option to decide if residual samples may be retained for possible 
future use or if other blood specimens may be collected specifically for future use may change 
those decisions at any time by notifying the study doctors or nurses in writing. However, if the 
subject originally consents to future use of residual samples or collection of samples specifically 
for future use, and subsequently changes his/her decision, any data from a previously collected 
sample may still be used for this research. 

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DATA HANDLING AND RECORD KEEPING 
The site principal investigator is responsible to ensure the accuracy, completeness, legibility, and 
timeliness of the data reported. 
Data collection forms will be derived from the eCRF and provided by the SDCC to record and 
maintain data for each subject enrolled in this trial. All data collection forms should be 
completed in a neat, legible manner to ensure accurate interpretation of data. Black or blue ink is 
required to ensure clarity of reproduced copies. When making a change or correction, cross out 
the original entry with a single line and initial and date the change. Do not erase, overwrite, or 
use correction fluid or tape on the original. 
Data reported in the eCRF derived from the data collection forms should be consistent with the 
data collection forms or the discrepancies should be explained. 
The sponsor and/or its designee will provide guidance to the site principal investigators and other 
study personnel on making corrections to the data collection forms and eCRF. 
15.1 
Data Management Responsibilities 
All data collection forms and laboratory reports must be reviewed by the clinical team and data 
entry personnel, who will ensure that they are accurate and complete. AEs must be recorded on 
the appropriate data collection form, assessed for severity and relationship, and reviewed by the 
site principal investigator or appropriate sub-investigator. 
Data collection is the responsibility of the study personnel at each participating VTEU site under 
the supervision of the respective site principal investigator. During this trial, the site principal 
investigator must maintain complete and accurate documentation for this trial. 
The SDCC for this trial will be responsible for data management, quality review, analysis, and 
reporting of the study data. 
15.2 
Data Capture Methods 
Clinical (including, but not limited to, AE/SAEs, concomitant medications, medical history, 
physical assessments, and clinical laboratory values), reactogenicity and immunogenicity data 
will be entered into a 21 CFR 11-compliant Internet Data Entry System provided by the SDCC. 
The data system includes password protection and internal quality checks, such as automatic 
range checks, to identify data that appear inconsistent, incomplete, or inaccurate. Clinical and 
reactogenicity data will be entered directly from the data collection forms completed by the study 
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15.3 
Types of Data 
Data for this trial will include clinical, safety, and outcome measures (e.g., clinical laboratory 
values, reactogenicity and immunogenicity data). 
15.4 
Timing/Reports 
A series of Expedited Interim Immunogenicity Reports of HAI and Neut serum antibody 
responses comparing venous blood samples collected at baseline (D1), Visit 03 (D8), Visit 04 
(D22), Visit 06 (D29), and Visit 07 (D43) is planned. Reports will include HAI and Neut results 
for approximately 25 subjects per adjuvanted treatment arm and 13 subjects per unadjuvanted 
treatment arm within the 19-64year-old stratum and the first 15 subjects per adjuvanted treatment 
arm and 8 subjects per unadjuvanted treatment arm within the ≥65 year-old stratum. Reports will 
be prepared following each post-vaccination visit. 
Clinical, safety and reactogenicity data through approximately 180 days after the second study 
vaccination will represent the primary clinical database for this trial. Once the last subject 
completes the visit that occurs approximately 180 days after the last study vaccination, the 
primary clinical database may be cleaned, monitored and locked. Unblinded analyses of safety, 
reactogenicity, and primary and secondary immunogenicity data is planned. A preliminary report 
may be prepared by the SDCC after the primary clinical database is locked and all HAI and Neut 
data through 180 days after the last study vaccination are received.  
Regardless of whether a preliminary report is prepared, a “topline” subset of the immunogenicity 
and safety tables will be provided to DMID on an expedited timeline following database lock, 
concurrently with preliminary report or CSR generation. These analyses may be made available 
to the sponsor for planning subsequent trials and to the lead principal investigator for 
publication. These analyses will not be used to make any decisions concerning the conduct of 
this trial. As it is anticipated that subjects may remain in safety follow-up for 12 months after last 
study vaccination at the time of these analyses, each site will have at least one investigator 
blinded to perform safety assessments. In addition, blinded investigators and medical monitors 
not involved in the analysis, publication, or clinical study report preparation will be responsible 
for assessing SAEs and MAAEs including PIMMCs and new onset chronic medical conditions 
until all subjects have completed the final follow-up visit. All analyses of data included in the 
topline and preliminary report for early release will be considered the final analysis of these data, 
and also included in the final clinical study report (CSR). 
Analysis of exploratory immunogenicity endpoints may be performed and released as the data is 
available from the central clinical laboratory. Any such analyses would be considered the final 
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The final CSR will be completed after the last subject’s last visit is completed, and the final 
clinical database including all long-term safety follow-up data is cleaned, monitored and locked. 
Additional exploratory immunogenicity endpoint data not available at the time of CSR 
preparation may be included in an addendum to the CSR. 
Additional statistical reports may be generated as deemed necessary and appropriate by DMID. 
Safety and immunogenicity summary reports may be generated for the DSMB. 
After the final CSR is complete, and upon request and DMID approval, the SDCC will provide 
the participating VTEU sites with a summary of results by treatment arm and/or subject 
treatment assignments. In this regard, the participating VTEU sites requesting such information 
to share with study subjects must do so in compliance with their respective IRB guidelines. 
15.5 
Study Records Retention 
Study records and reports including, but not limited to, eCRFs, source documents, ICFs, and 
study drug disposition records shall be maintained for 2 years after a marketing application is 
approved for the drug for the indication for which it is being investigated; or, if no application is 
to be filed or if the application is not approved for the drug, until 2 years after the investigation is 
discontinued and the FDA has been notified. Informed consent forms for future use will be 
maintained as long as the sample exists. 
The participating VTEU sites must contact DMID for authorization prior to the destruction of 
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PROTOCOL DEVIATIONS 
A protocol deviation is any noncompliance with the study protocol, GCP, or protocol-specific 
MOP requirements. The noncompliance may be either on the part of the subject, the site 
principal investigator, or other study personnel. As a result of deviations, corrective actions are 
to be developed by the site and implemented promptly. 
These practices are consistent with ICH E6: 
4.5 
Compliance with Protocol, Sections 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.5.3 
5.1 
Quality Assurance and Quality Control, Section 5.1.1 
5.20 
Noncompliance, Sections 5.20.1, and 5.20.2 
It is the responsibility of the site principal investigator and other study personnel to use 
continuous vigilance to identify and report deviations within five working days of identification 
of the protocol deviation, or within five working days of the scheduled protocol-required 
activity. All deviations must be promptly reported to DMID, via the SDCC’s AdvantageEDCSM. 
All protocol deviations, as defined above, must be addressed in study subject data collection 
forms. A completed copy of the DMID Protocol Deviation Form must be maintained in the 
Regulatory File as well as in the subject's chart. Protocol deviations must be sent to the local IRB 
per its guidelines. The site principal investigator and other study personnel are responsible for 
knowing and adhering to their IRB requirements. 

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PUBLICATION POLICY 
All investigators funded by the NIH must submit or have submitted for them to the National 
Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/) an electronic 
version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made 
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CDC, Recommended Immunizations for Adults: By Age. 2017. 
 
 
 

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Appendix A: Schedule of Study Procedures and Evaluations 
Appendix B: List of Potentially Immune-Mediated Medical Conditions 

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APPENDIX A. SCHEDULE OF STUDY PROCEDURES AND 
EVALUATIONS 
Vaccination Period 
Study Visit Number 
V00 
V01 
V02** 
V03 
V04 
V05** 
V06 
V07 
Study Day post 1st  
vaccination 
Screening 
(Optional) 
D -28 to -
1 
Enrollment  
Dose 1 
D1 
D4±1d 
D8+2d 
D22+7d 
D25 
D29 
D43 
Study Day post 2nd vaccination 
 
 
 
 
Dose 2 
D1 
D4±1d 
D8+2d 
D22+7d 
Study Procedure/Evaluation 
Obtain Informed Consent∞ 
X 
X¬ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Collect Demographic 
Information 
X 
X†* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Review Eligibility Criteria 
X 
X†¬1 
 
 
X†1 
 
 
 
Medical History@ 
X 
X†¬ 
X 
X 
X† 
X 
X 
X 
Concomitant Medications 
Xς 
X†¬ς 
Xς 
Xς 
X†ς 
Xς 
Xς 
Xς 
Vital Signs$ 
(Oral Temperature%, Pulse, and 
BP) 
X 
X† 
 
 
X†2 
 
 
 
Height and Weight 
X 
X†* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Physical Examination3 
X 
X†* 
 
{X} 
{X}† 
 
{X} 
{X} 
Urine or Serum Pregnancy Test 
X^ 
X†^ 
 
 
X†^ 
 
 
 
Venous Blood Collection for 
ESR 
X≠ 
X≠* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Venous Blood Collection for 
Clinical Safety Laboratory 
Evaluations~ 
 
X† 
 
X 
X† 
 
X 
 
Venous Blood Collection for 
Immunogenicity Assays 
 
X† 
 
X 
X†Ψ 
 
X 
X 
Serum Sample Collected for 
Future Research4 
 
X† 
 
X 
X† 
 
X 
X 
Enrollment in AdvantageEDCSM 
and Randomization 
 
X† 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pre-Administration 
Reactogenicity Assessments 
 
X† 
 
 
X† 
 
 
 
Study Vaccination 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
20-minute Evaluation After 
Study Vaccination 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
Examine Study Vaccination Site 
 
X 
 
X 
X 
 
X 
 
Post-Administration 
Reactogenicity Assessments 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
Distribute Memory Aid and 
Study-Related Materials 
 
X 
 
 
X 
 
 
 
Review Memory Aid 
 
 
X 
X 
 
X 
X 
 
AE/SAE Assessment  
 
X& 
X& 
X& 
X& 
X& 
X& 
X 
 
 
 

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** Phone call assessment 
∞ Prior to study procedures. 
† Prior to study vaccination.  
1 Review results of clinical screening (ESR) or safety laboratory evaluations. 
¬ Review/confirm information or activity in subjects previously consented and screened 
@ Complete medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects at the first visit (either screening [optional] or on Day 1 
prior to the first study vaccination) and interim medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects at subsequent visits . 
ς  Receipt of non-study influenza vaccines will be solicited through approximately 180 days after the last study vaccination, and 
reported in the eCRF. 
* Not required if done at the optional screening visit 
$ Vital signs assessed on Day 1 prior to the first study vaccination will be considered as baseline. 
% Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
2 Vital signs are not required for subjects who are discontinued from receipt of the second study vaccination and are being 
followed for safety. 
3 At the screening (or baseline if not done at screening) visit, a physical examination will be performed on all subjects to 
include the following organs and organ systems: skin, head and neck, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, extremities, lymph nodes, 
and nervous system and as an assessment for signs suggestive of a PIMMC. 
{} Targeted physical examination if indicated based on review of interim medical history. 
^ May be performed on all women of childbearing potential at screening (optional) and will be performed within 24 hours prior 
to each study vaccination and results must be negative and known prior to each study vaccination. 
≠ To be performed locally by the site. The ESR value must be confirmed as <30 mm/hr prior to randomization and first study 
vaccination. 
~ Includes WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr 
Ψ  Subjects who do not receive the second study vaccination will continue with follow-up safety assessments (may be conducted 
by phone call) rather than in person continuing through approximately 12 months after their first study vaccination. These 
subjects will also be encouraged to provide a venous blood sample for immunogenicity assays at approximately 21 and 180 
days after their first study vaccination 
4 For subjects who have consented to collection of serum for future use either by signing an informed consent form that 
includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to sample 
collection for future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose that option. 
& Inclusive of reactogenicity assessments performed on the day of each study vaccination through 7 days after each study 
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Follow-Up Period (Including early termination and unscheduled visits) 
Study Visit Number 
V08** 
V09** 
V10 
V11** 
Early Termination (if 
needed) 
Unscheduled (if needed) 
Study Day post first 
study vaccination 
D82 
D142 
D202 
D387 
Study Day post second 
study vaccination 
D61±7d 
D121±14
d
D181±14
d 
D366±14
d
Study Procedure/Evaluation 
Medical History@ 
 
 
X 
 
X 
X (if indicated) 
Concomitant 
Medications 
Xς 
Xς 
Xς 
 
X (if within 21 days after last study 
vaccination and receipt of any non-
study influenza vaccine will be 
recorded if within 180 days after 
the 2nd study vaccination) 
X (if prior to 21 days after last 
study vaccination and receipt of 
any non-study influenza vaccine 
will be recorded if within 180 
days after the 2nd study) 
Vital Signs 
(Oral Temperature%, 
Pulse, and BP) 
 
 
 
 
X (may be obtained if indicated) 
X (may be obtained if indicated) 
Physical Examination3 
 
 
{X} 
 
{X} 
{X} 
Venous Blood 
Collection for Clinical 
Safety Laboratory 
Evaluations~ 
 
 
 
 
X (if within 7 days after the last 
study vaccination) 
X (if indicated) 
Venous Blood 
Collection for 
Immunogenicity Assays 
 
 
XΨ 
 
X (if within 21 days after last study 
vaccination) 
X (if prior to 21 days after last 
study vaccination) 
Serum Sample 
Collected for Future 
Research4 
 
 
X 
 
X(if within 21 days after last study 
vaccination 
X(if prior to 21 days after last 
study vaccination 
Examine Study 
Vaccination Site 
 
 
 
 
X (if within 7 days after last study 
vaccination) 
X (if within 7 days after last 
study vaccination) 
Post-Administration 
Reactogenicity 
Assessments 
 
 
 
 
X (if within 7 days after last study 
vaccination) 
X (if within 7 days after last 
study vaccination) 
Review Memory Aid 
 
 
 
 
X (if within 7 days after last study 
vaccination) 
X (if within 7 days after last 
study vaccination) 
AE/SAE Assessment 
X# 
X# 
X# 
X# 
X# 
X# 
 
 
 

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** Phone call assessment 
@ Complete medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects at the first visit (either screening [optional] or on Day 1 
prior to the first study vaccination) and interim medical history will be obtained by interview of subjects at subsequent  visits . 
ς  Receipt of non-study influenza vaccines will be solicited through approximately 180 days after the last study vaccination, and 
reported in the eCRF. 
% Subjects must not eat or drink anything hot or cold, or smoke within 10 minutes prior to taking oral temperature. 
{} Targeted physical examination if indicated based on review of interim medical history. 
~ Includes WBC, Hgb, PLT, ALT, T. Bili, Cr 
Ψ  Subjects who do not receive the second study vaccination will continue with follow-up safety assessments (may be conducted 
by phone call) rather than in person continuing through approximately 12 months after their first study vaccination. These 
subjects will also be encouraged to provide a venous blood sample for immunogenicity assays at approximately 21 and 180 
days after their first study vaccination 
4 For subjects who have consented to collection of serum for future use either by signing an informed consent form that 
includes collection of future use samples as a condition of study participation or by indicating that they opt in to sample 
collection for future use if the informed consent form allows the option to choose that option. 
# AEs will be limited to SAEs and MAAEs, including NOCMCs and PIMMCs if after 21 days after last study vaccination 
 
 
 
 

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MEDICAL CONDITIONS 
(also known as Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESIs)) 
 
Gastrointestinal disorders 
• 
Celiac disease 
• 
Crohn’s disease 
• 
Ulcerative colitis 
• 
Ulcerative proctitis 
Liver disorders 
• 
Autoimmune cholangitis 
• 
Autoimmune hepatitis 
• 
Primary biliary cirrhosis 
• 
Primary sclerosing cholangitis 
Metabolic diseases 
• 
Addison’s disease 
• 
Autoimmune thyroiditis (including Hashimoto thyroiditis) 
• 
Diabetes mellitus type I 
• 
Grave's or Basedow’s disease 
Musculoskeletal disorders 
• 
Antisynthetase syndrome 
• 
Dermatomyositis 
• 
Juvenile chronic arthritis (including Still’s disease) 
• 
Mixed connective tissue disorder 
• 
Polymyalgia rheumatic 
• 
Polymyositis 
• 
Psoriatic arthropathy 
• 
Relapsing polychondritis 
• 
Rheumatoid arthritis 
• 
Scleroderma, including diffuse systemic form and CREST syndrome 
• 
Spondyloarthritis, including ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis (Reiter's Syndrome) 
and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis 
• 
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Systemic sclerosis 
Neuroinflammatory disorders 
• 
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, including site specific variants (e.g., non-
infectious encephalitis, encephalomyelitis, myelitis, myeloradiculomyelitis) 
• 
Cranial nerve disorders, including paralyses/paresis (e.g., Bell’s palsy) 
• 
Guillain-Barré syndrome, including Miller Fisher syndrome and other variants 
• 
Immune-mediated peripheral neuropathies and plexopathies, including chronic 
inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, multifocal motor neuropathy and 
polyneuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathy 
• 
Multiple sclerosis 
• 
Narcolepsy 
• 
Optic neuritis 
• 
Transverse myelitis 
• 
Myasthenia gravis, including Eaton-Lambert syndrome 
Skin disorders 
• 
Alopecia areata 
• 
Autoimmune bullous skin diseases, including pemphigus, pemphigoid and dermatitis 
herpetiformis 
• 
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus 
• 
Erythema nodosum 
• 
Morphoea 
• 
Lichen planus 
• 
Psoriasis 
• 
Sweet’s syndrome 
• 
Vitiligo 
Vasculitides 
• 
Large vessels vasculitis including: giant cell arteritis such as Takayasu's arteritis and 
temporal arteritis 
• 
Medium sized and/or small vessels vasculitis including: polyarteritis nodosa, Kawasaki's 
disease, microscopic polyangiitis, Wegener's granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome 
(allergic granulomatous angiitis), Buerger’s disease thromboangiitis obliterans, 
necrotizing vasculitis and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positive 
vasculitis (type unspecified), Henoch- Schonlein purpura, Behcet's syndrome, 
leukocytoclastic vasculitis 
 

DMID Protocol 17-0075 
Version 5.0 
Sanofi 2017 H7N9 with/without AS03 in Adults/Elderly 
April 3, 2019 
 
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Others 
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Antiphospholipid syndrome 
• 
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia 
• 
Autoimmune glomerulonephritis (including IgA nephropathy, glomerulonephritis rapidly 
progressive, membranous glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, 
and mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis) 
• 
Autoimmune myocarditis/cardiomyopathy 
• 
Autoimmune thrombocytopenia 
• 
Good pasture syndrome 
• 
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 
• 
Pernicious anemia 
• 
Raynaud’s phenomenon 
• 
Sarcoidosis 
• 
Sjögren’s syndrome 
• 
Stevens-Johnson syndrome 
• 
Uveitis