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. 2018 May 15;218(1):95–108. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy133

Table 6.

AEs in Asian Young Women (Aged 16–26 Years) from Study 001 by Vaccination Group and Country

Event 9vHPV Vaccine qHPV Vaccine
Hong Kong and Taiwan (N = 345) Japan (N = 127) South Korea (N = 152) Thailand (N = 232) Total (N = 856) Hong Kong and Taiwan (N = 346) Japan (N = 127) South Korea (N = 150) Thailand (N = 231) Total (N = 854)
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Participants with 1 or more AEa 304 (88.1) 108 (85.0) 137 (90.1) 211 (90.9) 760 (88.8) 297 (85.8) 103 (81.1) 130 (86.7) 206 (89.2) 736 (86.2)
Injection-site eventb 294 (85.2) 104 (81.9) 133 (87.5) 201 (86.6) 732 (85.5) 269 (77.7) 101 (79.5) 123 (82.0) 192 (83.1) 685 (80.2)
 Painc 286 (82.9) 104 (81.9) 131 (86.2) 199 (85.8) 720 (84.1) 260 (75.1) 100 (78.7) 119 (79.3) 189 (81.8) 668 (78.2)
  Mild 216 (62.6) 63 (49.6) 76 (50.0) 103 (44.4) 458 (53.5) 217 (62.7) 76 (59.8) 86 (57.3) 93 (40.3) 472 (55.3)
  Moderate 68 (19.7) 41 (32.3) 42 (27.6) 86 (37.1) 237 (27.7) 37 (10.7) 23 (18.1) 27 (18.0) 91 (39.4) 178 (20.8)
  Severe 2 (0.6) 0 13 (8.6) 10 (4.3) 25 (2.9) 6 (1.7) 1 (0.8) 6 (4.0) 5 (2.2) 18 (2.1)
 Swelling 160 (46.4) 57 (44.9) 79 (52.0) 71 (30.6) 367 (42.9) 99 (28.6) 53 (41.7) 53 (35.3) 63 (27.3) 268 (31.4)
  Mild: 0 to ≤2.5 cm 121 (35.1) 36 (28.3) 57 (37.5) 51 (22.0) 265 (31.0) 84 (24.3) 46 (36.2) 43 (28.7) 50 (21.6) 223 (26.1)
  Moderate: >2.5 cm to ≤5.0 cm 27 (7.8) 14 (11.0) 11 (7.2) 15 (6.5) 67 (7.8) 12 (3.5) 5 (3.9) 6 (4.0) 11 (4.8) 34 (4.0)
  Severe: >5.0 cm 11 (3.2) 7 (5.5) 11 (7.2) 5 (2.2) 34 (4.0) 3 (0.9) 2 (1.6) 4 (2.7) 2 (0.9) 11 (1.3)
  Unknown 1 (0.3) 0 0 0 1 (0.1) 0 0 0 0 0
 Erythema 126 (36.5) 51 (40.2) 59 (38.8) 26 (11.2) 262 (30.6) 88 (25.4) 48 (37.8) 36 (24.0) 15 (6.5) 187 (21.9)
  Mild: 0 to ≤2.5 cm 108 (31.3) 35 (27.6) 42 (27.6) 20 (8.6) 205 (23.9) 78 (22.5) 44 (34.6) 29 (19.3) 13 (5.6) 164 (19.2)
  Moderate: >2.5 cm to ≤5.0 cm 13 (3.8) 11 (8.7) 10 (6.6) 5 (2.2) 39 (4.6) 9 (2.6) 3 (2.4) 5 (3.3) 2 (0.9) 19 (2.2)
  Severe: >5.0 cm 5 (1.4) 5 (3.9) 7 (4.6) 1 (0.4) 18 (2.1) 1 (0.3) 1 (0.8) 2 (1.3) 0 4 (0.5)
 Pruritusc 16 (4.6) 12 (9.4) 15 (9.9) 10 (4.3) 53 (6.2) 4 (1.2) 14 (11.0) 7 (4.7) 7 (3.0) 32 (3.7)
  Mild 13 (3.8) 11 (8.7) 12 (7.9) 7 (3.0) 43 (5.0) 4 (1.2) 14 (11.0) 5 (3.3) 5 (2.2) 28 (3.3)
  Moderate 3 (0.9) 1 (0.8) 2 (1.3) 3 (1.3) 9 (1.1) 0 0 2 (1.3) 2 (0.9) 4 (0.5)
  Severe 0 0 1 (0.7) 0 1 (0.1) 0 0 0 0 0
Systemic eventd 136 (39.4) 41 (32.3) 70 (46.1) 128 (55.2) 375 (43.8) 141 (40.8) 38 (29.9) 72 (48.0) 139 (60.2) 390 (45.7)
 Any vaccine-related systemic event 65 (18.8) 15 (11.8) 19 (12.5) 98 (42.2) 197 (23.0) 48 (13.9) 8 (6.3) 19 (12.7) 93 (40.3) 168 (19.7)
  Headache 10 (2.9) 5 (3.9) 4 (2.6) 40 (17.2) 59 (6.9) 9 (2.6) 4 (3.1) 3 (2.0) 41 (17.7) 57 (6.7)
  Pyrexia 9 (2.6) 4 (3.1) 2 (1.3) 38 (16.4) 53 (6.2) 6 (1.7) 0 1 (0.7) 35 (15.2) 42 (4.9)
Serious event 2 (0.6) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.7) 2 (0.9) 6 (0.7) 2 (0.6) 2 (1.6) 1 (0.7) 2 (0.9) 7 (0.8)
 Vaccine-related event 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Death 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Discontinuation due to AEe 0 0 0 1 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 0 0 1 (0.7) 0 1 (0.1)
 Vaccine-related event 0 0 0 1 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 0 0 1 (0.7) 0 1 (0.1)
 Serious event 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Serious vaccine-related event 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Participants with temperature data (N) 344 127 148 231 850 346 126 148 231 851
 Maximum temperatures (oral)f
  ≥37.8°C 13 (3.8) 4 (3.1) 2 (1.4) 38 (16.5) 57 (6.7) 12 (3.5) 1 (0.8) 3 (2.0) 38 (16.5) 54 (6.3)
  ≥38.9°C 1 (0.3) 0 0 8 (3.5) 9 (1.1) 0 0 0 4 (1.7) 4 (0.5)

Every participant is counted a single time for each applicable specific AE.

Abbreviations: 9vHPV, 9-valent human papillomavirus; AE, adverse event; qHPV, quadrivalent human papillomavirus.

N = number of participants who underwent randomization, received at least 1 dose of vaccine, and had at least 1 follow-up visit related to the AE. n = number of participants contributing to the analysis.

aAEs that were reported within 1 to 15 days after any vaccination.

bInjection-site events were AEs that were reported within 1 to 5 days after any vaccination. A specific AE appears on this table only if its incidence in 1 or more of the columns is ≥5% incidence after rounding.

cIntensities of pain and itching were defined as: mild if there was an awareness of the sign or symptom but it did not interfere with usual activities; as moderate if there was enough discomfort to cause interference with usual activity; and as severe if the pain or discomfort was incapacitating, rendering the participant unable to work or carry out usual activities.

dSystemic events were AEs that were reported within 1 to 15 days after any vaccination. A specific AE appears on this table only if its incidence in 1 or more of the columns is ≥5% incidence after rounding.

eDiscontinuation due to AE was reported within 1 to 15 days after any vaccination.

fTemperatures were recorded within 1 to 5 days after any vaccination.