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Zostavax (zoster vaccine live)

Approved 2006-05-24
1
Indication
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Phase 3 Trials
20
Years on Market

Details

Status
Disc
First Approved
2006-05-24
Revenue
$246M (Q4-2015)

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Routes
Subcutaneous
Dosage Forms
For Injection

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Active Ingredient: Zoster Vaccine Live

Zostavax Approval History

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Original
New Indication
New Form
Label Update
1 FDA actions from 2006 to 2006
May 2006 ORIGINAL
Update · CBER biologic (Purple Book)

What Zostavax Treats

1 FDA approvals

Originally approved for its first indication in 2006 .

  • Other (1)
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Clinical Trial Registry

15 trials
Trial Sponsor ID Phase Status Title
NCT04169009 results posted 18-0580 1U01AI141919-01 Ph 4 completed Persistence of Protection by Shingrix
NCT00851786 results posted A5247 10519, ACTG A5247 Ph 2 completed Live Zoster Vaccine in HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy
NCT02114333 13-3192 Ph 1 completed Comparison of a Live Herpes Zoster Vaccine and a Recombinant Vaccine in 50-59 and 70-85 Year Olds
NCT02624375 results posted STUDY00001399 53354 Ph 4 completed Immune Response to Shingles Vaccination
NCT02329457 VZIDST HKU 11-174 Ph 2, Ph 3 completed VZV Vaccine for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
NCT02477150 NTWC/CREC/15029 Ph 4 completed Safety and Immunogenicity of a Zoster Vaccine in SLE
NCT01391546 results posted V211-045 ZTV03C, V211-045 Ph 3 completed Immunogenicity and Safety Study of ZOSTAVAX Administered by Intramuscular or Subcutaneous Route to Participants Aged From 50 Years Old (V211-045)
NCT01527370 results posted V211-025 CTRI/2012/08/002922 Ph 3 completed Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of Zoster Vaccine Live (ZOSTAVAX™) in Healthy Adults in India (V211-025)
NCT01573182 VZV-Zostavax VADOVAR Ph 2 completed Herpes Zoster Vaccine for Bone Marrow Transplant Donors
NCT02958345 results posted 13-356128 Ph 4 completed Placebo Controlled Evaluation of the Cell Mediated Immune Response of Cirrhotic Subjects to Zostavax™
NCT03121638 NBP608_VZ_I_2012 Ph 1 completed Safety Study of NBP608 in Healthy Adult Volunteers
NCT03120364 NBP608_HZ_III_2015 Ph 3 completed Immunogenicity and Safety of NBP608 Compared to Zostavax in Healthy Adult Aged 50 and Over
NCT03116594 NBP608_HZ_III_2013 Ph 2, Ph 3 completed Immunogenicity and Safety of Two Lots of NBP608 Compared to Zostavax in Healthy Adult Aged 50 and Over
NCT01556451 results posted V211-034 Ph 4 completed ZOSTAVAX™ Safety and Immunogenicity in Korean Adults (V211-034)
NCT01213810 SHCS 610 Ph 1, Ph 2 withdrawn Prevention of Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)-Reactivation in HIV-positive Individuals Enrolled in a Prospective Immunogenicity and Safety Trial of VZV Vaccine: PROVE-IT-Study
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Understanding FDA Approval Types
Count Type What it means
- ORIG Original approval - drug first enters market
- SUPPL - Efficacy New indication (new disease/condition approved)
- SUPPL - Labeling Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates)
- SUPPL - Manufacturing Production changes (new facility)
- SUPPL - Chemistry Formulation changes (new dosage strength)

Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.

Zostavax FDA Label Details

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