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GlobeImmune Recruiting for Clinical Trial

Jan 9, 2006

While GlobeImmune's therapeutic vaccine for Hepatitis C is only in Phase Ib of clinical trials, their focus on immunity to the Hepatitis C virus is fascinating. GI-5005 is based on tarmogens being potent activators of antigen-specific immune responses against disease.

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VX-950 To Get Fast Tracked

Dec 8, 2005 2 Comments

As you may recall we've been saying VX-950 is the revolutionary new therapy to watch for HCV. Now it looks like the FDA agrees this treatment is quite promising and deserving of faster approval than a lesser worthy approach. Another reason they are doing this is they know current therapy options are less than ideal.

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HCV Vaccine Progress

Nov 11, 2005

The development of a HCV vaccine is very exciting, even to patients already infected. Although the vaccine will not help them direcly, it shows definite progress in understanding and outsmarting this virus that is known to be difficult to combat due to its rapid mutation. If they are making progress with a vaccine, progress for better treatment must be close behind.

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