Hawaii Bio shows safety of West Nile vacc

2 March 2009

Hawaii Biotech, a privately-held US company engaged in pharmaceutical R&D, has reported successful Phase I trial results for its West Nile  Virus vaccine in healthy volunteers.

The results demonstrated a favorable safety profile in 24 subjects  across four cohorts. The Phase I, ascending-dose study assessed the  safety of the vaccine among healthy adult volunteers who had not been  exposed to the West Nile or similar viruses.  The overall profile was  favorable, with no serious adverse events.

Based on these results, the company is preparing to proceed with  additional safety studies in adults, as well as expanding into elderly,  juvenile and immunocompromised populations.

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