CSC's DVC Reaches Milestone in Plague Vaccine Clinical Trial
18 11월 2005 - 11:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
DVC Completes Vaccinations for All Volunteers in Phase 1 Clinical
Trial for Plague Vaccine Candidate EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 18
/PRNewswire/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) today
announced that DVC LLC, a CSC company, has successfully vaccinated
all volunteers in a phase 1 clinical trial for its recombinant
plague vaccine candidate rF1V. The trial is evaluating safety,
tolerability and immunogenicity of the plague vaccine candidate in
44 healthy volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40. Long-term
safety evaluation is underway and will be completed in early 2006
at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Ky. Safety
monitoring, data collection and data management are being conducted
by Covalent Group Inc., (NASDAQ:CVGR), Wayne, Pa. No
vaccine-related serious adverse events have been reported to date.
"DVC was able to meet accelerated budget and schedule milestones
for this program by integrating and managing the expertise of
subcontractors that are leaders in their respective fields," said
DVC Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Robert V. House. "This is yet
another example of how DVC delivers value and results to its
customers." The plague vaccine candidate is designed to provide
protection against the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis, and was
originally identified and developed by scientists working at the
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
(USAMRIID). Their work involved the identification of suitable
protein antigens and the development of the processes used to
assess the performance of the vaccine. Further development and
manufacture of the vaccine candidate has been achieved by DVC under
the Department of Defense Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program (JVAP)
prime systems contract. JVAP's mission is to develop, produce and
stockpile FDA-licensed vaccine products to help protect the
warfighter against biological warfare agents. JVAP consolidates the
Department of Defense's efforts for the advanced development,
testing, FDA licensing, production and storage of biological
defense vaccines. USAMRIID, located at Fort Detrick, Md., is the
lead medical research laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense
Research Program, and plays a key role in national defense and in
infectious disease research. The Institute's mission is to conduct
basic and applied research on biological threats resulting in
medical solutions (such as vaccines, drugs and diagnostics) to
protect the warfighter. USAMRIID is a subordinate laboratory of the
U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. DVC is a
biodefense company, dedicated to the development and licensure of
safe and effective biological products. DVC is part of CSC's
Enforcement, Security and Intelligence organization, which CSC
created to support programs enhancing U.S. security. The safety and
efficacy of this product in humans has not yet been established.
This product is currently under clinical investigation and has not
been licensed by the FDA. About Covalent Group, Inc. Covalent
Group, Inc. is a clinical research organization that is a leader in
the design and management of complex clinical trials and Patient
Disease Registries for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and
medical device industries. The Company's mission is to provide its
clients with high quality, full-service support for their clinical
trials. Covalent offers therapeutic expertise, experienced team
management and advanced technologies. The Company has clinical
trial experience across a wide variety of therapeutic areas such as
cardiovascular, endocrinology/metabolism, diabetes, vaccines,
biologics, gene therapy, immunology, neurology, oncology,
infectious diseases, gastroenterology, dermatology, hepatology,
womens' health and respiratory medicine. Covalent believes that its
leadership in the design of complex clinical trials, its
application of innovative technologies, therapeutic expertise and
commitment to quality offer its clients a means to more quickly and
cost effectively develop products through the clinical trial
process. With its wholly-owned international subsidiary, Covalent
Group, Ltd., as well as its Strategic Partners operating in various
regions around the world, Covalent is able to meet the global drug
development needs of its clients. For more information, please
visit http://www.covalentgroup.com/. About CSC Founded in 1959,
Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information
technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to provide
customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet
their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the
advanced use of technology. With approximately 78,000 employees,
CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by
applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities.
These include systems design and integration; IT and business
process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and
application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El
Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.5 billion for the 12
months ended Sept. 30, 2005. For more information, visit the
company's Web site at http://www.csc.com/. DATASOURCE: Computer
Sciences Corporation CONTACT: April Finnen, Manager, Public
Relations of DVC LLC, +1-301-607-5004, ; or Mike Dickerson,
Director, Media Relations, Corporate, +1-310-615-1647, , or Bill
Lackey, Director, Investor Relations, Corporate, +1-310-615-1700, ,
both of Computer Sciences Corporation Web site:
http://www.covalentgroup.com/ Web site: http://www.csc.com/
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