FDA Lifts Clinical Hold On Dynavax's Hep B Vaccine Heplisav, Limits Population
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
FDA has lifted the clinical hold on development of Dynavax's Hepatitis B vaccine Heplisav, allowing the firm to proceed with Phase III development - but in a smaller market than originally proposed: patients with chronic kidney disease
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