GSK halts Phase 3 RSV maternal vaccine candidate program

By Brian Buntz | February 28, 2022

GSK GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE:GSK) has announced that it has chosen to stop enrollment and vaccination of studies testing its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) maternal vaccine candidate in women.

The company had announced a voluntary pause of the trials NCT04605159, NCT04980391 and NCT05229068 on February 18.

GSK did not elaborate on the reason for halting the trials.

GSK’s AReSVi 006 Phase 3 trial (NCT04886596) for RSV older adults 60 years and older is ongoing.

GSK shares were down 2.25% to $41.72 in mid-day trading.

Vaccine makers have attempted in vain to create a vaccine for RSV, which CDC links to 14,000 deaths in adults aged 65 years or older annually.

Several companies have RSV vaccine candidates, including Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Janssen (NYSE:JNJ).

Filed Under: Infectious Disease
Tagged With: GSK, respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, vaccine

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As the pharma and biotech editor at WTWH Media, Brian has almost two decades of experience in B2B media, with a focus on healthcare and technology. While he has long maintained a keen interest in AI, more recently Brian has made making data analysis a central focus, and is exploring tools ranging from NLP and clustering to predictive analytics.

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