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Cancer Vaccine Firm Cuts Staff

October 10, 2005 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 83, Issue 41

CancerVax will cut back its staff from 183 to approximately 80 as a result of its decision to discontinue Phase III clinical trials of its melanoma vaccine Canvaxin. The drug, being developed in collaboration with Serono, was no better than a placebo, an independent board found. CancerVax says it has three other in-licensed cancer vaccines in its pipeline, all targeting epidermal growth factor receptors. One is in Phase II trials.

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