Dynavax Hepatitis B Vaccine Could Get Comparative Post-Market Autoimmunity Assessment
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The observational study would look at Dynavax’s Heplisav and GlaxoSmithKline’s Energerix-B, according to FDA briefing materials for the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee’s Nov. 15 review of Heplisav for adults 18 to 70 years of age.
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