GSK RSV vaccine for older adults will get EU drug regulator assessment

The European Medicines Company (EMA) accepted to assessment GSK’s (NYSE:GSK) utility looking for approval of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) older grownup vaccine candidate.

The British pharma large on Friday stated that the advertising authorisation utility (MAA) could be eligible for accelerated evaluation if the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Merchandise for Human Use (CHMP) decides the product is of main curiosity for public well being and therapeutic innovation.

GSK added {that a} regulatory choice is anticipated in Q3 2023 and if permitted, the vaccine has the potential to be the primary vaccine out there to assist defend older adults from RSV decrease respiratory tract illness (LRTD).

The corporate famous that presently there are not any RSV vaccines for older adults permitted wherever on the earth.

Earlier this month, the corporate had additionally filed with the Japanese regulator for approval of the vaccine.

The MAA was backed by information from a late-stage research, dubbed AReSVi-006, outcomes from which have been introduced earlier this month.

The trial had evaluated a single dose of GSK’s adjuvanted RSVPreF3 OA ((older grownup)) vaccine candidate and confirmed an general vaccine efficacy of 82.6% towards RSV-LRTD.

The GSK proprietary AS01 adjuvant system incorporates QS-21 Stimulon adjuvant licensed from Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN).

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