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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

XTalks

Given the success of Oxford’s Phase II trial, the study investigators are now gearing up for a Phase III licensure trial to assess large-scale safety and efficacy in 4,800 children aged 5 to 36 months across four countries in Africa. Moreover, a very strong immune response is needed to fend off the disease.

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Predictive diagnostics: closing the precision medicine gap

Drug Discovery World

Before drugs make it to market they have to pass through a gauntlet of stages involved in clinical trials. As such, patient selection for clinical trials has become an increasingly critical consideration for drug trial success.