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Eli Lilly Pauses Vaccine Trial

Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly's Phase 3 trial of a monoclonal antibody treatment was put on hold Tuesday.
Posted at 5:27 AM, Oct 14, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-14 05:27:22-04

The U.S. has paused another large-scale trial because of potential safety concerns. 

Pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly's Phase 3 trial of a monoclonal antibody treatment was put on hold Tuesday. Neither the company nor the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases —which is sponsoring the trial —said what the concern was. 

A spokesperson from Lilly said it supports the decision from the independent safety board. Lilly's trial was testing the antibody in combination with the anti-viral drug Remdesivir.