Drugs / V116
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V116

Vaccine

Developed for
pneumococcal infection · streptococcal pneumonia
Investigated by
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed US (FDA) — idiopathic severe pneumococcemia 2023-12-19

“today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for V116” merck.com ↗

Trials 11

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 11 trial
Phase 1 NCT04665050 Feb → Apr 2021 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial · 1 met primary
Phase 1/2 NCT04168190 Dec 2019 → Jul 2021 streptococcal pneumonia Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed Met primary
Phase 39 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 3 NCT06177912 Jan 2024 → Feb 2025 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05696080 Feb 2023 → Feb 2024 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05633992 Jan → May 2023 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT05569954 Nov 2022 → Oct 2023 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05526716 Sep 2022 → Jun 2023 streptococcal pneumonia Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed Mixed
Phase 3 NCT05464420 Aug 2022 → May 2023 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT05425732 Jul 2022 → May 2023 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05393037 Jul 2022 → Jul 2023 pneumococcal infection Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05420961 Jul 2022 → May 2023 streptococcal pneumonia Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 20

DateIssuerRelease
2024-10-16 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck’s CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) Demonstrates Positive Immune Responses in Adults with Increased Risk for Pneumococcal Disease merck.com ↗
The proportions of participants with adverse events (AEs), including injection-site, systemic, and vaccine-related AEs, were numerically lower in the V116 + placebo group than in the PCV15 + PPSV23 group.
2024-06-27 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory CDC’S ACIP Unanimously Recommends Merck’s CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Pneumococcal Vaccination in Appropriate Adults merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) unanimously voted to recommend CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) as an option for adults 65 years of age and older for pneumococcal vaccination.
2024-06-24 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Regulatory CAPVAXIVE™(21価肺炎球菌結合型ワクチン)、成人の侵襲性肺炎球菌感染症および肺炎球菌性肺炎の予防ワクチンとして 米国FDAの承認を取得 msd.co.jp ↗
2024年6月17日:ニュージャージー州ローウェイ Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA(米国とカナダ以外ではMSD)は本日、CAPVAXIVE™(21価肺炎球菌結合型ワクチン)が、以下を予防する能動免疫のワクチンとして米国食品医薬品局(FDA)の承認を取得したことを発表しました。
2024-06-18 Ligand Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Ligand Collaborator Merck Receives FDA Approval for CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Adults ligand.com ↗
“We are excited to see our longstanding collaborator Merck receive regulatory approval for CAPVAXIVE,” said Todd Davis, CEO of Ligand.
2024-06-17 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory U.S. FDA Approves CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adults merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved CAPVAXIVE™ (Pneumococcal 21-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for:
2024-05-29 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Results Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA 成人向けに特化して設計された、開発中の 21価肺炎球菌結合型ワクチンV116の良好なデータを発表 msd.co.jp ↗
V116は、PPSV23と共通する12種類の血清型において、PPSV23に対して免疫応答の非劣性を示しました。
2024-04-29 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck Announces Positive Data for V116, an Investigational, 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed for Adults merck.com ↗
V116 elicited immune responses that were noninferior compared to PPSV23 for the 12 serotypes (or strains) common to both vaccines, as measured by serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) geometric mean titers (GMTs) at Day 30.
2024-03-22 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Results Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., U.S.A. 成人向けに特化して設計された、開発中の 21価肺炎球菌結合型ワクチンV116の良好なデータを発表 成人における免疫応答を示す msd.co.jp ↗
またV116固有の血清型については、本学会で発表されたすべてのSTRIDE試験(一連のV116試験プログラム)で、比較対照とされたワクチンより高い免疫応答が誘導されました。
2024-03-19 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck Announces Positive Data on V116, an Investigational, 21-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed for Adults, Demonstrated Immune Responses in Adults merck.com ↗
V116 also elicited higher immune responses than the studied comparators for the serotypes unique to V116 in all STRIDE studies presented at the meeting.
2023-12-19 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Regulatory FDA Grants Priority Review to Merck’s New Biologics License Application for V116, an Investigational, 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed to Protect Adults merck.com ↗
Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for priority review a new Biologics License Application (BLA) for V116, the company’s investigational 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine specifically designed to help prevent invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults.
2023-11-30 MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd. Results 成人向けに特化して設計された、開発中の21価肺炎球菌結合型ワクチンV116、50歳以上の成人において、V116固有の11種類の血清型のうち10種類の血清型に対し、PCV20と比較し免疫原性の優越性を示す msd.co.jp ↗
V116に含まれPCV20に含まれない11種類の血清型のうち10種類について、V116は免疫応答の優越性が示されました。
2023-11-28 Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Results Merck’s V116, an Investigational, 21-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Specifically Designed to Protect Adults, Demonstrated Superior Immunogenicity for 10 of 11 Unique Serotypes Compared to PCV20 in Adults 50 Years of Age and Older merck.com ↗
In adults 50 years of age and older (Cohort 1), V116 elicited non-inferior immune responses compared to PCV20 for all 10 serotypes common to both vaccines as measured by serotype-specific opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) geometric mean titers (GMTs) at Day 30.

All press releases naming this drug 20 releases

DateIssuerRelease

Evidence & citations 3 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 11 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as V116 “Background: V116 is a 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) designed for adults.” PMID 40333240 ↗ Mar 2025
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NCT05425732 ↗

NCT04168190 ↗

NCT04665050 ↗

NCT05696080 ↗

NCT06177912 ↗

NCT05633992 ↗

NCT05393037 ↗

NCT05526716 ↗

NCT05464420 ↗

NCT05420961 ↗

Modality Vaccine “Pneumococcal 21-valent conjugate vaccine with 2 μg of each of the following pneumococcal polysaccharides (PnPs) antigen” NCT04665050 ↗
Route Intramuscular “a single intramuscular (IM) dose of V116 on Day 1” NCT05393037 ↗