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OBI Pharma Sets Final-Stage Trials Of Breast Cancer Vaccine In 5 Nations

OBI Pharma said it is ready to begin combined Phase II and III trials of its vaccine to treat metastatic breast cancer by employing the patient's immune system.

OBI Pharma said it is ready to begin combined Phase II and III trials of its vaccine to treat metastatic breast cancer by employing the patient's immune system. The trial involves 45 medical centers at home in Taiwan as well as in Hong Kong, India, South Korea and the U.S. The vaccine is OBI's flagship drug, OBI-822, which the company said has progressed through trials more smoothly than expected so far. (Click here for more

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