{"id":386484,"date":"2020-11-23T06:50:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=386484"},"modified":"2020-11-23T06:50:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T11:50:24","slug":"merck-submits-applications-for-licensure-of-v114-the-companys-investigational-15-valent-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-for-use-in-adults-to-the-u-s-fda-and-european-medicines-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/merck-submits-applications-for-licensure-of-v114-the-companys-investigational-15-valent-pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-for-use-in-adults-to-the-u-s-fda-and-european-medicines-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Merck Submits Applications for Licensure of V114, the Company\u2019s Investigational 15-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, for Use in Adults to the U.S. FDA and European Medicines Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Merck Submits Applications for Licensure of V114, the Company\u2019s Investigational 15-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, for Use in Adults to the U.S. FDA and European Medicines Agency<\/b><\/p>\n<p>KENILWORTH, N.J.&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<br \/>\nMerck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the company has submitted applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) for licensure of V114, Merck\u2019s investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, for use in adults 18 years of age and older. The company awaits acceptance of the submissions by the U.S. and European regulatory authorities.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cFor more than a century, Merck inventors have developed vaccines that help tackle some of society\u2019s biggest public health challenges, and that heritage is reflected today in our pneumococcal vaccine portfolio,\u201d said Dr. Roy Baynes, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories. \u201cThese submissions for V114 help bring us closer to offering more options to help protect against pneumococcal disease.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe regulatory applications for licensure of V114 include results from Phase 2 and Phase 3 clinical studies in a variety of adult populations, including healthy adults and those at increased risk, such as adults with chronic medical conditions, adults with HIV, and those 65 years of age and older.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About V114<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nV114 is Merck\u2019s investigational 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate for the prevention of pneumococcal disease in adults and children. V114 consists of pneumococcal polysaccharides from 15 serotypes conjugated to a CRM197 carrier protein and includes serotypes 22F and 33F, which are commonly associated with invasive pneumococcal disease in older adults worldwide and are not contained in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine currently licensed for use in adults. 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