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HIV/AIDS
VIRxSYS Presents Data on HIV Vaccine at Keystone HIV Vaccine Symposia
April 16th, 2008
VIRxSYS Corporation will present initial scientific data for VRX1023 today at the Keystone Symposia Conference in Banff, Alberta. VRX1023 is part of a new vaccine approach -- using HIV-based lentivector as vector boost. VRX1023, an HIV antigen expressing lentiviral vector, has produced positive results in mice and in preliminary non-human primate studies. A larger, confirmatory study in Rhesus Macaques has been initiated. "VRX1023 shows exciting promise," says Dr. Franck Lemiale, Director of Research and Development, Immunobiology for VIRxSYS. "The results from these mouse studies are very encouraging. We have seen significant long term response against HIV proteins...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-04-16)
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