Long-term Immune Persistence of GSK Biologicals' Combined Hepatitis A & B Vaccine Injected According to a 0,1,6 Mth Schedule in Healthy Adults

A Double Blind Randomised, Comparative Study of the Immunogenicity and Reactogenicity of Three Different Lots of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' Combined Hepatitis A - Hepatitis B Vaccine When Administered in Healthy Adults

The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term persistence of hepatitis A and B antibodies at Years 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 after subjects received their first dose of a 3 dose primary vaccination schedule of combined hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccine. The Protocol Posting has been updated in order to comply with the FDA Amendment Act, Sep 2007.

This protocol posting deals with objectives & outcome measures of the extension phase at Year 11-15.

This is a long-term follow-up study at Years 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 after primary vaccination with GSK Biologicals' hepatitis A/hepatitis B vaccine (three-dose schedule with 3 different lots). To evaluate the long-term antibody persistence, volunteers will be bled at Years 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 after the first vaccine dose of the primary vaccination course to determine their anti-HAV and anti-HBs antibody concentrations.

No additional subjects will be recruited in the course of this extension study. If a subject has become seronegative for anti-HAV antibodies or lost anti-HBs seroprotection concentrations at the long-term blood sampling time point (i.e. Years 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15), he/ she will be offered an additional vaccine dose.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who had consented to participate in the long-term follow-up studies at the previous long-term blood sampling time points
• Written informed consent will have been obtained from each subject. before the blood sampling visit of each year.