GSK begins trial for new influenza vacc

17 November 2008

UK drug major GlaxoSmithKline has initiated a worldwide clinical efficacy trial to evaluate an innovative vaccine for the prevention of seasonal influenza.

The Phase III, multicenter, observer-blind, randomized, efficacy study of the candidate GSK2186877A is one of the largest influenza efficacy trials ever undertaken for seasonal flu, enrolling 43,000 volunteer adults aged 65 and older at the time of vaccination. Subjects will be randomized to receive a single dose of the new vaccine or a currently-available one each year for two years.

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