Methods In this phase III double-blind trial, 6537 infants (aged 6–12 weeks) and 8922 children (aged 5–17 months) were enrolled at 11 centres in seven countries, from 2009 to …
To the Editor: In the article by the RTS, S Clinical Trials Partnership (Nov. 17 issue) 1 on the phase 3 trial of RTS, S (ClinicalTrials. gov number, NCT00866619), an analysis of the …
A phase III trial showed that the RTS, S vaccine, which acts against Plasmodium falciparum, had an efficacy of around 30%. 1 The vaccine, which is most effective in children aged …
OM Egbewande - Public Health in Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
The RTS, S malaria vaccine was recently recommended for use among children at risk in malaria endemic regions. Although significant efforts have been made to minimise malaria …
G Targett - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2015 - ebm.bmj.com
Methods This was a phase 3 double-blind trial of the RTS, S/AS01 vaccine which is directed against the pre-erythrocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It was conducted in 11 …
Two recent studies by Philip Bejon1 and Salim Abdulla, 2 and their respective colleagues, represent an important step towards the development of a malaria vaccine that shows great …
E Mahase - BMJ: British Medical Journal (Online), 2021 - search.proquest.com
A vaccine candidate for malaria has become the first to meet the World Health Organization's 75% efficacy target, after a trial in 450 children reported 77% efficacy. 1 The …
V Moorthy, MJ Hamel, PG Smith - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
In 2021, nearly half of the world's population lived at risk from malaria, with over 600 000 deaths annually, of which over 95% occur in the WHO African region and 80% of these in …
P Aaby, A Rodrigues, PE Kofoed, CS Benn - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
RTS, S/AS01 malaria vaccination with and without a booster was associated with vaccine efficacies (VE) against clinical malaria of 18–36%(July 4, p 31). 1 Modelling has estimated …