回复:迷迷糊糊的疱疹系列研究----先从感叹开始
这次会议还是有成果的, 这个 vical 公司就是致力于1二型的疫苗抑制。 目前全世界50岁的活跃性人口中, 没四人有一个人有二型疱疹, 全世界五亿人有, 美国的五千万疱疹二型人口, 只有五十万人有明显的疱疹疾病症状, 其他人症状或者不察觉要不就是不明显。
此疫苗已经进入准临床试验, 在动物实验中抑制作用良好。 看人吧, 毕竟人与耗子太不同了
看来我们这些痛苦的都是明显和最不幸的。
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Vical Provides Allovectin® and Herpes Simplex Vaccine Updates at BIO International Convention 06/28/2011
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WASHINGTON, June 28, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) announced today that the company is presenting updates on its Phase 3 Allovectin® immunotherapeutic for metastatic melanoma and its preclinical herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) vaccine at the BIO International Convention (Washington, DC – June 27-30).
Alain P. Rolland, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Vical's Executive Vice President of Product Development is presenting both updates in breakout sessions of the Innovations in Vaccines Track on Tuesday, June 28. The HSV-2 vaccine presentation is included in the "Therapeutic and Prophylactic Approaches for the Treatment of HSV-2 Infection" session scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EDT and the Allovectin® presentation is included in the "Therapeutic Cancer DNA Vaccines: Advances in Technologies, Advances in Clinical Success" session scheduled for 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Allovectin® Update
Allovectin® is a systemic immunotherapeutic with a unique mechanism of action that may be complementary to currently approved treatments. Allovectin® is delivered into a single tumor lesion, but elicits a T-cell immune response directed against similar tumor lesions throughout the body. Vical is currently conducting animal studies to evaluate the potential synergy of Allovectin® with an anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody, which works by expanding the number of active T cells.
Earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Vical presented statistical analyses of data from three previously completed clinical trials of Allovectin® in patients with metastatic melanoma, showing with strong positive correlation that responders lived significantly longer than nonresponders. In Vical's ongoing Phase 3 trial of Allovectin®, the primary endpoint is objective response rate at 24 weeks or more after randomization, and overall survival is a secondary endpoint.
The Phase 3 trial is evaluating Allovectin®compared with standard chemotherapy as a first-line therapy in patients with Stage III or IV recurrent metastatic melanoma. Vical completed enrollment in February 2010 of 390 chemo-naive patients randomized on a 2:1 basis for treatment with Allovectin® or chemotherapy (physician's choice of either dacarbazine or temozolomide).
Allovectin® has demonstrated an excellent safety profile in multiple clinical trials. In the high-dose Phase 2 trial, there were no grade 3 or grade 4 drug-related adverse events. Safety has been a hallmark of Allovectin® treatment, and side effects typically have been local and not significant.
The mechanism of action for Allovectin® is applicable to solid tumors other than melanoma, and Vical has conducted early-stage clinical trials of Allovectin® in patients with breast, prostate, colorectal or kidney cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or squamous cell cancer of the head and neck. AnGes MG, Inc., has licensed rights to commercialize Allovectin® in specified Asian countries, and is primarily interested in developing Allovectin® as a treatment for head and neck cancer, which presents a significant unmet medical need in Asia. Vical estimates that the worldwide market for Allovectin® as a treatment for metastatic melanoma could exceed $500 million annually, and applications for other types of cancer could further expand its total use.
HSV-2 Vaccine Update
Vical is collaborating with the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch under a previously disclosed grant on the preclinical development of a HSV-2 vaccine formulated with Vical's Vaxfectin® adjuvant. The initial focus will be for people already infected with HSV-2, with the goal of reducing or eliminating periodic viral flare-ups as well as viral shedding and transmission.
Data being presented today from repeat studies confirmed that the company's Vaxfectin® adjuvant significantly improved vaccine effectiveness (p<0.05). Vical's therapeutic vaccine significantly reduced the recurrence of HSV-2 lesions in guinea pigs with latent infection (p<0.05). A related prophylactic vaccine protected mice against lethal HSV-2 challenge (p<0.0001), provided sterilizing immunity (p<0.05) and inhibited post-challenge viral shedding at the primary infection site (p<0.05) and viral load at the latent infection site (p=0.007).
HSV-2 is a sexually transmitted virus which is the leading cause of genital herpes.Approximately one out of every six individuals in the United States and an estimated one out of every four worldwide is infected by HSV-2 before age 50. HSV-2 infections are persistent and result in periodic virus shedding. HSV-2 infection also significantly increases the risk of acquiring HIV-1. In the United States, at least 40 million people are infected with HSV-2, and approximately 1.6 million people are newly infected each year, with approximately 500,000 of those suffering from disease symptoms. Even higher infection rates are evident in developing countries, with further complications in people also infected with HIV.
There is currently no approved vaccine for HSV-2. Although antiviral regimens have become a standard of care, their inconvenience, cumulative cost over the years and potential for drug resistance highlight the need for safe, new approaches to reducing HSV-2 lesions, shedding, and transmission. Estimated direct costs of treating HSV-2 in the United States alone are close to $1 billion annually, primarily for drugs and outpatient medical care, plus additional indirect costs of more than $200 million.