Acid Test - Glaxo's Cervarix, and Merck's Gardasil, Compete
GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe's pharmaceutical giant, is finalizing its plan of action, to test its experimental// vaccine Cervarix against Merck & Co.'s Gardasil, in a bid to establish the most effective vaccine against cervical cancer. ....The study, which will be conducted in the United States, will seek to evaluate the immune responses of women aged 18 to 26 years old, to two strains of the hu...FDA Grants Standard Review for GSK's Experimental HPV Vaccine Cervarix
GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday announced that FDA has granted a standard 10-month review of its experimental human papillomavirus vaccine Cervarix, Reuters reports. A GSK spokesperson on Thursday said FDA declined to grant priority review, which could have been completed in six months. ......Cervarix and Merck's HPV vaccine Gardasil have been shown to be 100% effective in preventing infection with...