Novavax Provides Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Update
- 5,500 volunteers enrolled to date in pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial in the
U.K. - Study expanded to 15,000 participants
- Full enrollment expected by end of November
- Event-driven interim data expected as soon as early first quarter 2021
- U.S. pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial planned to begin by end of November
- Significant progress in large-scale manufacturing achieved with some delay from original timeline
- Company to present data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 clinical trial, including new Phase 2 reactogenicity data, during public
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting onOctober 30
“We are pleased with the significant progress made in our Phase 3 clinical trial since it began in the
In alignment with Novavax’ commitment to transparency, the Company has posted the protocol for this trial on its website at https://www.novavax.com/resources#protocols.
U.S. Phase 3 Clinical Trial Update
Additional Phase 3 Clinical Trial Information
Novavax’ first pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, begun in September in partnership with the
Novavax’ pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial is being conducted with support from the
ACIP Presentation
Novavax’ Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer,
About NVX-CoV2373
NVX-CoV2373 is a vaccine candidate engineered from the genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease. NVX-CoV2373 was created using Novavax’ recombinant nanoparticle technology to generate antigen derived from the coronavirus spike (S) protein and contains Novavax’ patented saponin-based Matrix-M™ adjuvant to enhance the immune response and stimulate high levels of neutralizing antibodies. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and cannot replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. In preclinical trials, NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated induction of antibodies that block binding of spike protein to receptors targeted by the virus, a critical aspect for effective vaccine protection. In the Phase 1 portion of its Phase 1/2 clinical trial, NVX-CoV2373 was generally well-tolerated and elicited robust antibody responses numerically superior to that seen in human convalescent sera. NVX-CoV2373 is also being evaluated in a Phase 3 trial in the
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