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Article: Antigenics Provides Details On GlaxoSmithKline's Pivotal Malaria Vaccine Trial With QS-21 Adjuvant.
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- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 21, 2009
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Antigenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) today indicated that GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Phase III malaria vaccine clinical trial, containing Antigenics' QS-21 Stimulon[R] adjuvant, has enrolled more than 5,000 children to date and is expected to involve up to 16,000 children. The pivotal efficacy study of RTS,S, the world's most clinically advanced malaria vaccine, is ongoing in seven African countries.
The QS-21 adjuvant is a key component in several of GSK's prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines, including RTS,S. Under the terms of the license and supply agreements between the companies, Antigenics will receive payments from GSK contingent upon achievement of successful ...