Daiichi Sankyo begins patient dosing in phase 2 trial of mRNA vaccine, DS-5670 against Covid-19
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that the first patient has been dosed in a phase 2 trial in Japan of DS-5670, an mRNA vaccine against the novel coronavirus infectious disease (Covid-19).
This phase 2 trial is being conducted in 80 unvaccinated healthy adults using a batch of DS-5,670 from the optimized manufacturing process to evaluate the safety and determine the recommended dose of DS-5670. If successful, a phase 3 trial of DS-5670 will be initiated within FY2021.
Daiichi Sankyo also will continue discussions with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) to determine next steps for initiating development of a supplemental (booster) dose of DS-5670 by January 2022.
As a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a specialty in developing vaccines, Daiichi Sankyo is striving to help restore safety and security in society through the early eradication of Covid-19, which it hopes to achieve by pursuing the development and commercialization of DS-5670 in Japan during 2022.
DS-5670 is an mRNA vaccine against Covid-19 using a novel nucleic acid delivery technology discovered by Daiichi Sankyo. It is anticipated to be safe and efficacious by targeting the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the new coronavirus.
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