Cervarix for protection against cervical cancer.(Pulse: The heartbeat of the marketplace)

From: CME: Your SA Journal of CPD | Date: July 1, 2007 | Copyright information

GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) cervical cancer candidate vaccine, Cervarix, demonstrated 100% efficacy in preventing precancerous lesions due to cancer-causing human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 for up to 5.5 years. This efficacy was demonstrated in an extended follow-up trial conducted by GSK, and is the longest duration of protection seen in any cervical cancer vaccine trial reported to date.

The candidate vaccine showed 68% vaccine efficacy against precancerous lesions (...

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