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Despite setback, TB vaccine study is a step in the right direction
While a closely watched study of Gates-backed TB vaccine MVA85A failed to produce the desired results to guard against infection in infants, a dozen more vaccine candidates are being tested in humans. Regardless of results, the first efficacy trial of a new TB vaccine is a milestone.
Bitter setback as TB vaccine fails to protect infants in key study
A closely watched study of a new Gates-backed tuberculosis vaccine--MVA85A--failed to deliver desperately hoped-for data that it could guard infants against the lethal disease. Investigators said the jab failed to prove that it had a comparable effect as that seen in a study involving adults.
Gates-backed TB vaccine trial faces moment of truth
The global fight against tuberculosis is about to yield some big news. Next week researchers are reporting results a mid-stage study of the leading next-generation vaccines against TB, with supporters from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and elsewhere hoping for a breakthrough for populations at risk of infection.
J&J wins accelerated OK for first new TB drug in 40 years
On the last day of the year the FDA came through with a rapid-fire approval of Johnson & Johnson's bedaquiline, the first new treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis in four decades.
TB vaccine tested in infants of HIV-positive mothers
University of Cape Town's South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and Stellenbosch's Desmond Tutu TB Centre are recruiting infants to test a new tuberculosis vaccine for newborns of HIV-positive moms, a demographic not served by the current vaccine.
IDRI fetches $10M from Gates Foundation for adjuvant research
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded $10 million to Seattle, WA-based IDRI for formulating new and improved vaccine adjuvants, focusing predominantly on tuberculosis.
Johnson & Johnson unit wins FDA panel backing for new tuberculosis therapy
Johnson & Johnson's Janssen has taken a step closer to gaining approval for the first new way of combating tuberculosis in decades. And an FDA advisory committee voted 18-0 in favor of efficacy of the experimental med, bedaquiline, for combating multidrug-resistant cases of the infection.
Danish-made TB vaccine sickens Romanian children
A Danish-made tuberculosis vaccine sickened more than 100 children in Romania, according to a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control report.
J&J preps case for quick FDA approval of new TB drug
Later in the week a panel of outside FDA experts will give J&J's bedaquiline team a thorough examination to see whether the company warrants a preliminary approval based on Phase II data. And today the agency released its carefully neutral view of the data on safety and efficacy.
Gates Foundation funds tuberculosis vaccine research
Continuing a streak of donations to the field of vaccine research and biotech in general, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation granted $100,000 to an AgResearch scientist for research into a new tuberculosis vaccination method.
