GSK's Cervarix shows higher immune response vs Gardasil

10 May 2009

UK drug major GlaxoSmithKline presented data at this year's International Papilloma Virus conference showing that its cervical  cancer vaccine Cervarix generated a significantly higher immune  response compared to its first-to-market competitor, Merck & Co's  Gardasil.

In the comparative study, neutralizing antibody levels for Cervarix were  more than two times higher than those for the US drug major's product  for HPV type 16, and more than six times higher for HPV type 18. These  results were highly statistically significant (p<0.0001).

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