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New Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine Expected to be Ready by 2020
So we have five boosters and one improved BCG vaccine candidate products in the research pipeline, adds Peg.
By end of 2010, there will be two different TB vaccine candidates being tested in 3 different phase IIb clinical trials. Phase IIb is a mid-way safety and effectiveness trial between phases II and III.
"We are going to test them in different populations. Our objective is to see if the vaccine will work in people of all ages, people living with HIV, and those who have latent tuberculosis" says Peg Willingham.
"In the TB vaccine field globally, currently there are nine vaccine candidate products in different stages of clinical trials and many others in earlier stages of development. They all look very safe currently and we have seen some very early preliminary results that are promising but you cannot say that a Phase I result in a few people will guarantee similar results in large scale phase III clinical trial" explains Peg Willingham.
"With sufficient resources, a new TB vaccine could be ready by 2020" says Peg Willingham.
These clinical trials will be conducted at the highest international standards of ethics and quality because the product developers do aim to get the product approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) and such agencies in different countries around the world.
Contributed by: Bobby Ramakant
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