Emergent to proceed with HBV vaccine study

14 January 2008

US biopharmaceutical firm Emergent BioSolutions says it is to move forward with the next stage of enrollment in a study of its developmental hepatitis B vaccine candidate. The firm said that the decision follows on from a positive review by the safety monitoring committee overseeing the program.

The study in question is a placebo-controlled examination of the therapeutic efficacy of Emergent's vaccine in 45 patients suffering from chronic HBV infection. The Maryland-headquartered firm said that it expects top-line safety and efficacy data to be available before the end of the year, with full results due in 2009.

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