Advaxis Doses First Cervical Dysplasia Clinical Trial Patient

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine
Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials;  Women's Health / Gynecology
Article Date: 01 Jun 2010 - 14:00 PDT

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Advaxis, Inc., (OTCBB: ADXS), the live, attenuated Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) biotechnology company, has dosed the first patient in its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved, phase II clinical trial in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), commonly known as cervical dysplasia.

The clinical trial is slated to be a multicenter, randomized, placebo controlled, blinded clinical trial of ADXS11-001 -Advaxis' lead immunotherapeutic candidate. The dosing was administered at the site of Dr. Keith Aqua, M.D. of the Institute for Women's Health & Body.

"Dosing the first patient is a significant milestone for our company," commented Advaxis Chairman/CEO Thomas A. Moore. "It is a highly awaited development amongst all Advaxis and immunotherapy followers, at large; following the recent Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) FDA approval. We look forward to completing and reporting the first dosing leg over approximately the next fifteen (15) months."

About the Institute for Women's Health & Body

The Institute for Women's Health & Body in Wellington, Florida is Advaxis' first clinical trial site in this multicenter study. The principal investigator at the Institute for the trial is Dr. Keith Aqua, M.D. - an experienced clinical investigator in the development of new therapies for women's health. His center has two (2) Florida sites with 84,000 active patients and conducts over 2,000 Pap smears, per month.

About Advaxis' Cervical Dysplasia (CIN) Trial

Advaxis has initiated the Company's first clinical trial site in its randomized, single blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II clinical trial of ADXS11-001 for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). The study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of ADXS11-001 for the treatment of CIN grade 2/3 commonly known as cervical dysplasia.

About Cervical Dysplasia (CIN)

Cervical dysplasia is the precursor condition to cervix cancer, which is diagnosed in 450,000 American women annually. Progressive CIN is currently treated with surgery to prevent cancer from occurring; however, this treatment is associated with a number of problems, which include the development of an "incompetent cervix" i.e., a condition that prevents women from carrying a baby to full term. The typical CIN patient is a woman between 25 and 45 years of age. Although surgery is a viable short-term solution for the condition, it does not address the cause of the disease, which is a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. Women who require surgery once may need it again. Current HPV vaccination products have not demonstrated effectiveness against active HPV infections.

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