Safety and Immunogenicity Study of V503 (GARDASIL™9, 9vHPV Vaccine) Administered to 9- to 26-Year-Old Females and Males in Vietnam (V503-017)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Known allergy to any vaccine component, including aluminum, yeast, or BENZONASE™
• •History of severe allergic reaction that required medical intervention
• •Has thrombocytopenia or any coagulation disorder that would contraindicate intramuscular injections
• •Concurrently enrolled in clinical studies of investigational agents
• •Immunocompromised or has been diagnosed with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, lymphoma, leukemia, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, or other autoimmune condition
• •Had a splenectomy
• •User of recreational or illicit drugs or has had a recent history (within the last year) of drug abuse or dependence. Alcohol abusers are defined as those who drink despite recurrent social, interpersonal, and/or legal problems as a result of alcohol use.
• •History of a positive test for HPV
• •Male participants 16 to 26 years of age: history of HPV-related external genital lesions (e.g., condyloma acuminata) or HPV-related anal lesions (e.g., condyloma acuminata, or anal intraepithelial neoplasia) or anal cancer.
• •Female participants 16 to 26 years of age: history of an abnormal cervical biopsy result (showing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or worse).
• •Female participants 16 to 26 years of age: history of HPV-related external genital lesions (e.g., condyloma acuminata, or vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia) or external genital cancer, HPV-related vaginal lesions (e.g., condyloma acuminata, or vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia) or vaginal cancer, or HPV-related anal lesions (e.g., condyloma acuminata, or anal intraepithelial neoplasia) or anal cancer.
• •Female participants: pregnant as determined by a serum pregnancy test or urine pregnancy test that is sensitive to 25 mIU/mL beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG).
• •Female participants: expecting to donate eggs during the study.
• •Receiving or has received a prohibited immunosuppressive therapy in the year prior to the study
• •Received any immune globulin product or blood-derived product within the 3 months prior to the Day 1 vaccination, or plans to receive any such product during the study
• •Received inactivated or recombinant vaccines within 14 days prior to the Day 1 vaccination or has received live vaccines within 21 days prior to the Day 1 vaccination
• •Received a marketed HPV vaccine, or has participated in an HPV vaccine clinical study and has received either active agent or placebo
• •Is or has an immediate family member (e.g., spouse, parent/legal guardian, sibling or child) who is investigational site or sponsor staff directly involved with this study.