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1902 MAR 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- CytRx Corp. (CYTR) announced that its TranzFect technology is incorporated in an experimental DNA-based HIV vaccine being developed by Merck & Co., Inc., (MRK) that has now entered phase I clinical trials.
Merck scientists hope the clinical trials will lead to the development of an HIV vaccine that can effectively prevent, or attenuate, the development of AIDS resulting from HIV infection, as well as help treat HIV infection in infected patients taking antiretroviral therapy. The objectives of the phase I studies are to evaluate the vaccine's safety, tolerability and immunogenicity, which is the ability to stimulate an effective anti-HIV immune response.
TranzFect is a proprietary technology developed by CytRx that may contribute to the overall effectiveness of DNA-based vaccines in two important ways. It may enhance delivery of DNA to target effector cells within the immune system. In addition, TranzFect may act as an adjuvant to increase the ...