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Varicella

25
Pipeline Programs
9
Companies
22
Clinical Trials
1 recruiting
0
Approved Products

Pipeline by Development Stage

Preclinical
Phase 1
Phase 1/2
Phase 2
Phase 2/3
Phase 3
On Market
0
0
0
4
0
18
3
Early DiscoveryClinical DevelopmentMarket

Drug Modality Breakdown

Vaccine
982%
Small Molecule
218%
+ 34 programs with unclassified modality

Competitive Landscape

9 companies ranked by most advanced pipeline stage

Sharp Therapeutics
Sharp TherapeuticsPA - Pittsburgh
9 programs
7
1
VARIVAX®Phase 41 trial
ProQuad®Phase 31 trial
VARIVAX® PE34 ProcessPhase 31 trial
VARIVAX™Phase 31 trial
VARIVAX™ New Seed ProcessPhase 31 trial
+4 more programs
Active Trials
NCT01062061Completed754Est. May 2012
NCT00432042Completed955Est. Mar 2008
NCT03239873Completed600Est. Apr 2019
+6 more trials
MSD
MSDIreland - Ballydine
9 programs
7
1
VARIVAX®Phase 4
ProQuad®Phase 3
VARIVAX® PE34 ProcessPhase 3
VARIVAX™Phase 3
VARIVAX™ New Seed ProcessPhase 3
+4 more programs
Medica Corp
Medica CorpMA - Bedford
1 program
1
varicella-1Phase 41 trial
Active Trials
NCT02173899Completed716Est. Aug 2014
ViiV Healthcare
ViiV HealthcareNC - Durham
9 programs
4
4
Collection of clinical samplesPhase 3
GSK Biological's investigational MMRV vaccine 208136Phase 3Vaccine
Priorix-tetra™Phase 3
valaciclovir HCl granulesPhase 3
MeMuRu-OKAPhase 2
+4 more programs
GSK
GSKLONDON, United Kingdom
9 programs
ValaciclovirN/ASmall Molecule1 trial
MeMuRu-OKAPHASE_21 trial
Priorix-Tetra™PHASE_21 trial
VarilrixPHASE_21 trial
VarilrixTMPHASE_21 trial
+4 more programs
Active Trials
NCT01390857Completed379Est. May 2010
NCT00353288Completed446Est. Nov 2006
NCT00578175Completed1,851Est. Mar 2009
+6 more trials
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.RAHWAY, NJ
5 programs
VARIVAX™N/A
ProQuad®PHASE_3
VARIVAX® PE34 ProcessPHASE_3
Varicella Virus Vaccine LivePHASE_3Vaccine
VARIVAX®PHASE_4
Colorado Therapeutics
Colorado TherapeuticsCO - Louisville
1 program
varicella vaccineN/AVaccine1 trial
Active Trials
NCT02692066Withdrawn0Est. Apr 2016
GC Biopharma
GC BiopharmaKorea - Yongin
1 program
MG1111PHASE_21 trial
Active Trials
NCT05422508Recruiting230Est. Jun 2027
Sanofi
SanofiPARIS, France
1 program
Live Attenuated Varicella Virus VaccinePHASE_4Vaccine1 trial
Active Trials
NCT00830648Completed122Est. Dec 2009

Trial Timeline

Clinical trial activity over time

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Medica Corpvaricella-1
SanofiLive Attenuated Varicella Virus Vaccine
Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX®
Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX™
Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX® PE34 Process
Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX™ VEP
Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX™ New Seed Process
GSKGSK Biological's investigational MMRV vaccine 208136
Sharp TherapeuticsVaricella Virus Vaccine Live
Sharp TherapeuticsProQuad®
GSKPriorix-tetra™
Sharp TherapeuticsVaricella Virus Vaccine Live
GSKCollection of clinical samples
GSKvalaciclovir HCl granules
GC BiopharmaMG1111

Showing 15 of 22 trials with date data

Clinical Trials (22)

Total enrollment: 14,633 patients across 22 trials

Immunogenicity and Safety of 2 Doses of Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine

Start: Jun 2014Est. completion: Aug 2014716 patients
Phase 4Completed
NCT00830648SanofiLive Attenuated Varicella Virus Vaccine

Safety of a Second Dose of Biken's Varicella Vaccine

Start: Jan 2009Est. completion: Dec 2009122 patients
Phase 4Completed

Safety Study of a Refrigerator-stable Formulation of VARIVAX®

Start: Dec 2004Est. completion: Sep 2005500 patients
Phase 4Completed

Evaluation of the Immunogenicity and Safety of VARIVAX™ in Healthy Russians (V210-058)

Start: Mar 2019Est. completion: Jun 2020150 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT03239873Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX® PE34 Process

Evaluation of Immunogenicity and Safety of VARIVAX® Passage Extension 34 (PE34) Process in Children (V210-A03)

Start: Oct 2017Est. completion: Apr 2019600 patients
Phase 3Completed

A Study to Evaluate the Immunogenicity, Safety, and Tolerability of VARIVAX™ Manufactured With a New Process (V210-062)

Start: Jul 2014Est. completion: Oct 20150
Phase 3Withdrawn
NCT02062502Sharp TherapeuticsVARIVAX™ New Seed Process

Evaluation of Immunogenicity and Safety of VARIVAX™ New Seed Process (NSP) in Children (V210-063)

Start: Mar 2014Est. completion: Oct 2015611 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00969436GSKGSK Biological's investigational MMRV vaccine 208136

Comparison of GSK Measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (MMRV) Vaccine Versus PriorixTM

Start: Nov 2009Est. completion: Feb 2011450 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00822237Sharp TherapeuticsVaricella Virus Vaccine Live

Study to Test the Safety and Immunogenicity of VARIVAX (2007 Process) (Study V210-057) (Completed)

Start: Jan 2009Est. completion: Dec 2009598 patients
Phase 3Completed

Immunogenicity and Safety Study of Proquad® and Infanrix® Hexa When Administered Concomitantly (V221-035)

Start: Jan 2007Est. completion: Mar 2008955 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00226499GSKPriorix-tetra™

Evaluate Vaccine Against Chickenpox and a Combined Vaccine Against 4 Viral Childhood Diseases: Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Chickenpox

Start: Sep 2005Est. completion: Oct 20065,803 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00496327Sharp TherapeuticsVaricella Virus Vaccine Live

Safety,Tolerability and Immunogenicity of Vaccination With VARIVAX in Healthy Indian Children (V210-056)

Start: Jun 2005Est. completion: Oct 2005100 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00127608GSKCollection of clinical samples

Detection and Characterisation of Varicella Zoster Virus From Dermal Lesions of Chickenpox-infected Patients

Start: Jun 2005Est. completion: Jul 200636 patients
Phase 3Completed
NCT00169416GSKvalaciclovir HCl granules

Evaluation Of Valaciclovir In Patients With Chickenpox

Start: Mar 2005Est. completion: Aug 200543 patients
Phase 3Completed

Evaluate the Safety and Immunogenicity After MG1111(BARICELA Inj.) as 2nd Vaccination in 4 ~ 6 Year Old Healthy Children With a History of 1st Varicella Vaccination

Start: Jul 2022Est. completion: Jun 2027230 patients
Phase 2Recruiting
NCT00578175GSKPriorix-Tetra™

Immunogenicity and Safety of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' MMRV Vaccine vs. ProQuad® in Children 12-14 Months of Age

Start: Nov 2007Est. completion: Mar 20091,851 patients
Phase 2Completed

Study of Two Formulations of GSK Biologicals' Varicella Vaccine

Start: Nov 2007Est. completion: Apr 2008244 patients
Phase 2Completed
NCT00353288GSKMeMuRu-OKA

Immunogenicity, Safety of Measles-mumps-rubella-varicella Vaccine (MeMuRu-OKA) Compared to Priorix™ Given With Varilrix™

Start: Mar 2006Est. completion: Nov 2006446 patients
Phase 2Completed
NCT00792623GSKVarilrixTM

Immunogenicity and Safety of GSK Biologicals' Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine (VARILRIXTM).

Start: Sep 2003Est. completion: Sep 200745 patients
Phase 2Completed

Response and Clearance of Viral DNA Following Administration of Live Attenuated Varicella Vaccine.

Start: Apr 2016Est. completion: Apr 20160
N/AWithdrawn
NCT01390857GSKValaciclovir

Special Drug Use Investigation for VALTREX (Valaciclovir) (Pediatrics Chickenpox)

Start: Nov 2007Est. completion: May 2010379 patients
N/ACompleted

Re-examination Study For Varivax (V210-059 AM2)

Start: Jun 2007Est. completion: May 2012754 patients
N/ACompleted

Phase Legend

PreclinicalLab & animal studies
Phase 1Safety & dosing
Phase 2Efficacy testing
Phase 3Large-scale trials
On MarketApproved & available

Key Insights

18 late-stage (Phase 3) programs, potential near-term approvals
1 actively recruiting trials targeting 14,633 patients
9 companies competing in this space

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