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Board reviews safety data of BLP25 vaccine phase IIB study.(Brief Article)

Vaccine Weekly

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2002 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Biomira, Inc., announced that an independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) has reviewed safety data from the first 100 patients enrolled in its phase IIb non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) trial with the BLP25 vaccine who had passed the primary treatment period.

The DSMB, comprising experts in oncology who are not affiliated with the trial, recommended that the study continue as planned.

"We are encouraged by the news from the DSMB. This is yet a further milestone as this BLP25 vaccine study moves forward," commented Alex McPherson, MD, PhD, president, and CEO of Biomira. "In this trial, our investigational therapy has not raised any safety concerns that would cause the DSMB to recommend changes to the trial and this strengthens our confidence as ...

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