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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012

Filed:

Feb. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Michael J. Caulfield, Ft. Washington, PA (US);

Patrick L. Ahl, Princeton, NJ (US);

Jeffrey T. Blue, Telford, PA (US);

Jayme L. Cannon, Glenside, PA (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Caulfield, Ft. Washington, PA (US);

Patrick L. Ahl, Princeton, NJ (US);

Jeffrey T. Blue, Telford, PA (US);

Jayme L. Cannon, Glenside, PA (US);

Assignee:

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/385 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention provides a multivalent immunogenic composition having 15 distinct polysaccharide-protein conjugates. Each conjugate consists of a capsular polysaccharide prepared from a different serotype of(1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F or 33F) conjugated to a carrier protein, preferably CRM. The immunogenic composition, preferably formulated as a vaccine on an aluminum -based adjuvant, provides broad coverage against pneumococcal disease, particularly in infants and young children.


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