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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 19.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2016 Mar 12;34(18):2096–2105. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.03.006

Table 2. Common Adverse Events Occurring in ≥ 5% of Subjects in any Study Group - Safety Population.

MedDRA System
Organ Class
 Preferred Term
AV7909;
AV7909;Plc
(N=44)
n (%)
AV7909;Plc;
AV7909
(N=34)
n (%)
AV7909 × 3

(N=23)
n (%)
½ dose
AV7909 × 3
(N=44)
n (%)
BioThrax
× 3
(N=23)
n (%)
Subjects with any
adverse event
36 (81.8) 26 (76.5) 17 (73.9) 35 (79.5) 15 (65.2)
Cardiac Disorders 3 (6.8) 1 (2.9) 2 (8.7) 5 (11.4) 0
 Bradycardia 2 (4.5) 0 1 (4.3) 5 (11.4) 0
Infections and
Infestations
19 (43.2) 13 (38.2) 5 (21.7) 15 (34.1) 4 (17.4)
 Nasopharyngitis 7 (15.9) 3 (8.8) 0 2 (4.5) 1 (4.3)
 Upper respiratory
 tract infection
10 (22.7) 5 (14.7) 2 (8.7) 7 (15.9) 2 (8.7)
 Urinary tract infection 0 0 1 (2.9) 2 (8.7) 1 (2.3) 0
 Viral infection 1 (2.3) 2 (5.9) 0 2 (4.5) 0
 Vulvovaginal mycotic
 infection
0 0 0 0 2 (18.2)a
Investigations 19 ( 43.2) 13 (38.2) 9 (39.1) 19 (43.2) 7 (30.4)
 Aspartate
 aminotransferase
 increased
2 (4.5) 2 (5.9) 1 (4.3) 1 (2.3) 0
 Blood pressure
 diastolic decreased
5 ( 11.4) 3 (8.8) 2 (8.7) 6 (13.6) 0
 Blood pressure
 increased
3 (6.8) 0 0 0 0
 Heart rate decreased 1 (2.3) 4 (11.8) 0 1 (2.3) 2 (8.7)
 Protein urine present 0 0 0 0 2 (8.7)
 Red blood cells urine
 positive
2 (4.5) 0* 0 0* 4 (17.4)
 Respiratory rate
 increased
6 (13.6) 2 (5.9) 4 (17.4) 10 (22.7) 2 (8.7)
Musculoskeletal and
Connective Tissue
Disorders
3 (6.8) 5 (14.7) 2 (8.7) 5 ( 11.4) 0
 Back pain 2 (4.5) 2 (5.9) 0 2 (4.5) 0
Respiratory, Thoracic
and Mediastinal
Disorders
3 (6.8) 5 (14.7) 3 (13.0) 2 (4.5) 3 (13.0)
 Oropharyngeal pain 1 (2.3) 2 (5.9) 1 (4.3) 2 (4.5) 0
 Pharyngeal erythema 0 0 2 (8.7) 0 0

MedDRA=Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities; Plc=placebo.

Adverse events were assessed at every study visit after signing informed consent from Screening through Day 84.

All adverse events occurring prior to receipt of investigational product are excluded from this table.

Adverse events were coded using MedDRA version 15.1.

a

The denominator for this gender-specific AE term is the number of women.

*

P < 0.05 for comparison with the BioThrax group (Fisher’s Exact test; analysis performed post hoc).