渴望彻底缩短结核疫苗第三期试验的时间
Philip C Hill1, Frank Cobelens2,3, Leonardo Martinez4
1Centre for International Health, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
The Journal of infectious diseases
|August 22, 2023
概括
开发一种新的结核疫苗需要克服漫长的临床试验. 一个为期3年的试验是可行的,采用更大的样本大小和精简的流程来开发结核病疫苗.
科学领域:
- 疫苗学 疫苗学 疫苗学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 临床试验设计 临床试验设计
背景情况:
- 古典结核病疫苗开发途径漫长,并构成重大威因素.
- 大多数结核病例是在Mycobacterium结核病暴露后的两年内表现出来的.
- 在结核病疫苗疗效研究中,理论上可以进行为期三年的试验期.
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