FACTBOX-Drugs in development to prevent, treat influenza
LOS ANGELES, May 7 (Reuters) - Given the heightened awareness of influenza and the threat of a global pandemic, it is not surprising that the pharmaceutical industry is dedicating significant research efforts to the development of new therapeutics.
The following table presents a comprehensive overview of influenza drugs and other antiviral agents that have made it to testing in humans. Scores of other therapies are in earlier stages of development, including animal testing. Drug Name Organization Status CSL-401 CSL Ltd (CSL.AX) Registered Fluad-H5N1 Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) Registered GSK-1119711A GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK.L) Registered Grippol Plus Solvay SA (SOLB.BR) Registered Influvac TC Solvay Registered Intradermal seasonal flu vaccine Sanofi-Aventis SA (SASY.PA) Registered Pandemrix GlaxoSmithKline Registered Panflu Sinovac (SVA.A) Registered Celvapan Baxter (BAX.N) Recommended
approval 634858 GlaxoSmithKline Recommended
approval FluBlok Emergent BioSolutions EBS.N>Pre-Registered H5N1 pandemic influenza vaccine Biken/ Kitasato Institute/
Denka Pre-Registered H9N2 avian influenza vaccine Novartis Pre-Registered Flu infants Sanofi-Aventis Phase III Fluval H5N1 Omninvest Phase III GC-501 Green Cross Phase III GSK-1557484A GlaxoSmithKline Phase III GSK-2186877A GlaxoSmithKline Phase III GSK-576389A GlaxoSmithKline Phase III Grippol TC Solvay Phase III Peramivir Shionogi (4507.T) Phase III Pre-pandemic MF59-adjuvanted H5N1 vaccine Novartis Phase III R-118958 Daiichi Sankyo (4568.T) Phase III VCIV Baxter Phase III Atvogen HemispheRx (HEB.A) Phase II CSL-412 CSL Phase II Favipiravir Toyama Phase II FluCell Sanofi/Crucell (CRCL.AS) Phase II GSK-1247446A GlaxoSmithKline Phase II LAIV BioDiem Phase II 463263 Intercell Phase II 434372 Novavax Phase II 427232 Crucell Phase II 394549 Sanofi Phase II 460762 Sinovac Phase II 426173 Solvay/ Norwood Phase II 430974 Novavax Phase II AVX-502 AlphaVax Phase I/II Human leukocyte interferon alpha HemispheRx Phase I/II UMN-0501 UMN Pharma Phase I/II 423250 Baylor College of Medicine Phase I/II 424477 Vaxine Phase I/II 473074 Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis. Phase I/II ADnVN1203/04.H5 Vaxin Phase I Agrippal-IC31 Novartis/Intercell Phase I DAS-181 NexBio Phase I Flagellin.HuHa/ flagellin.AvHA VaxInnate Phase I Flagellin.HuM2e VaxInnate Phase I Fluvacc Avir Green Hills Biotechnology Phase I Fluzone/JVRS-100 Juvaris Phase I GBH-04L1 Avir Green Hills Biotechnology Phase I GHB-01L1 Avir Green Hills Biotechnology Phase I GSK-2115160A GlaxoSmithKline Phase I H6N1-Teal-HK 97/AA Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis. Phase I M2e-HBc Sanofi-Aventis/ Acambis Phase I MEDI-566 AstraZeneca Phase I PER.C-flu Sanofi/ Crucell Phase I PIA-0601 PowderMed Phase I QS-21 Acambis ACM.SG Phase I SCH-900795 BioDiem/Nobilon Phase I V-512 Merck & Co (MRK.N) Phase I VCL-IPM1 Vical (VICL.O) Phase I VCL-IPT1 Vical Phase I VRCAVIDNA036-00-VP Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis. Phase I VRCFLUDNA047-00-VP Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis. Phase I Vaxfectin Vical Phase I 428363 MedImmune/National
Institutes of Health Phase I 468374 US Department of Health
& Human Services Phase I 655089 University of Bergen Phase I 458108 Novavax/Nat. Inst. Allergy
& Infectious Dis. Phase I 646010 Sanofi Phase I 649281 Baxter Phase I 477348 Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis./ Baylor
College of Medicine Phase I 457691 Nat. Inst. Allergy &
Infectious Dis. Phase I
446676 GlaxoSmithKline Phase I
427488 Generex (GNBT.O) Phase I
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