Moderna to Initiate P-III Study of its mRNA-1273 Against COVID-19 in July 2020
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- The P-III study will evaluate mRNA-1273 vs PBO in a ratio (1:1) and is expected to enroll ~30-000 patients in the US- to be conducted in collaboration with NIAID. The 1EP of P-III study will be the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 while 2EP include prevention of severe COVID-19
- The company has finalized 100 μg as a P-III dose based on the results of P-I study. Moderna will deliver ~500M doses/ year or may ramp up to ~1B doses/ year under a manufacturing agreement with Lonza and is expected to be initiated in 2021
- BARDA has supported the planning for the P-II and P-III studies of mRNA-1273 as well as the manufacturing scale-up of mRNA-1273. In P-II study- the company has completed the r enrollment of younger adults (n=300) and the sentinel group of older adults (n=50)
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