Sanofi-Aventis:Pleased With Phase III Results For HIV Vaccine
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of drugmaker Sanofi-
Aventis SA (SNY), Thursday commended the results of the collaborative HIV
vaccine trial that has been conducted in Thailand over the past six years.
MAIN FACTS:
- The Phase III clinical trial involving more than 16,000 adult volunteers in
Thailand has demonstrated that an investigational HIV vaccine regimen was safe
and modestly effective in preventing HIV infection.
- According to the final results released today by the trial sponsor - the
U.S. Army Surgeon General - the prime-boost combination of ALVAC HIV and AIDSVAX
B/E vaccines lowered the rate of HIV infection by 31.2% compared with placebo.
- The comprehensive results will be presented by the lead clinical
investigator on October 20, 2009 at AIDS Vaccine 2009 in Paris.
- Albeit modest, the reduction of risk of HIV infection is statistically
significant. This is the first concrete evidence, since the discovery of the
virus in 1983, that a vaccine against HIV is eventually feasible," said Michel
DeWilde, R&D Senior Vice President for Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of the
prime vaccine, ALVAC HIV.
- Christopher A. Viehbacher, Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi-Aventis said: "
Sanofi Pasteur will continue its long-standing commitment to HIV vaccine
research and development efforts by partnering with academia, governments, non-
governmental organizations, and other vaccine companies to progress the science,
so that one day we will be able to provide access to HIV vaccines to people who
need them."
- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +331-4017-1740; jethro.mullen@
dowjones.com
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