Hepatitis C Virus

New investigational vaccine tested for first time in humans

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, December 8th, 2003

With an estimated 170 million people around the world already infected with hepatitis C, St. Louis University is testing, for the first time in humans, an investigational vaccine that researchers hope will prevent infection with the virus. The successful development of such a vaccine would represent a major step in combating this growing health problem.

St. Louis University is the only site in the country conducting this pilot study.

"There is currently no licensed vaccine to protect against the hepatitis C virus," said Sharon Frey, MD, principal investigator for the study and associate professor of internal medicine at St. Louis University School of...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-12-08)

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