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Biotech / Medical : BJCT-BIOJECT-needle less injection product

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To: geewiz who wrote (419)1/3/2000 3:44:00 PM
From: Marc Kahn  Read Replies (3) of 534
 
Hi Art,

Happy new year to you!

Clinical tests using Vical's Allovectin-7 are not using the Biojector as a delivery system. The drug is designed to be injected directly into tumors, where the DNA goes to work. Until recently, there was no way to deliver a Biojection internally. Bioject's collaboration with Angiosense is bound to change that. They are working on delivering an injection directly to the heart.

Bioject is in clinical trials with 2 other Vical products which work in muscle tissue. They are Vaxid, a naked DNA vaccine to prevent relapse of B-cell lymphoma, which is mentioned in the article you posted a link to. Also, the malaria vaccine being tested by the US Navy is a Vical product.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Marc Kahn
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