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2002 JAN 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antigenics, Inc., (AGEN) has received a milestone payment from Elan Corp. (ELN) for its leading immune-stimulating adjuvant, QS-21, the only adjuvant utilized in an experimental Alzheimer disease vaccine under clinical development by Elan and American Home Products (AHP).
The milestone payment was based on the advancement of the vaccine, known as "AN-1792", to a Phase IIA trial after the product showed positive results in Phase I studies.
Antigenics' QS-21 adjuvant - a compound used in combination with vaccines to boost immune responses - is one of the most widely used and well-characterized immune adjuvants under development. QS-21 is included in a variety of products being developed by the world's leading pharmaceutical companies for hepatitis B, malaria, HIV, cancer, respiratory viruses and Alzheimer disease.
Elan and AHP are ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Antigenics Receives Milestone Payment from Elan Corp. for...