SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: February 3, 1997
MEDIMMUNE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 0-19131
Delaware 52-1555759
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
35 West Watkins Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (301) 417-0770
No Exhibits are being filed with this report
CytoGam is a registered trademark and
RespiGam is a trademark of the Company.
MEDIMMUNE, INC.
Current Report on Form 8-K
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
MedImmune, Inc. reported the information contained in the following
press release dated February 3, 1997.
MEDIMMUNE BEGINS CLINICAL TRIAL WITH THE FIRST
PREVENTATIVE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINE CANDIDATE
Gaithersburg, MD, February 3, 1997 -- MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEDI)
today announced it has begun enrollment for a Phase 1 clinical trial
with a vaccine for the prevention of human papillomavirus (HPV)
disease of the genital tract. MedImmune believes that the trial, being
conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center, represents the
first evaluation in humans of a preventative HPV vaccine. There are
currently no vaccines to prevent these common sexually transmitted
diseases that affect 24 to 40 million men and women in the United
States. HPVs are responsible for the development of genital warts and
cervical cancer.
MedImmune announced on December 11, 1996 that it had filed an
Investigational New Drug (IND) application with the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). The Company was granted clearance to
begin the trial shortly after the submission.
MedImmune's initial vaccine candidate, MEDI-501, is composed of the HPV-
11 L1 capsid protein which self assembles into non-infectious virus-
like particles (VLPs). MedImmune plans to evaluate the safety,
tolerance and immunogenicity of MEDI-501 in a placebo-controlled, dose-
escalating trial involving healthy adult volunteers. Patient
enrollment has begun and the trial is expected to conclude in
approximately 12 months.
MedImmune, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on developing and
marketing products for the prevention and treatment of infectious
diseases and for use in transplantation medicine. MedImmune currently
markets two products through its hospital-based sales force and has
seven new product candidates in clinical trials. MedImmune is located
in Gaithersburg, MD.
This announcement may contain, in addition to historical information,
certain forward looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Such statements reflect management's current views and
are based on certain assumptions. Actual results could differ
materially from those currently anticipated as a result of a number of
factors, including risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MEDIMMUNE, INC.
Registrant)
Date: February 3, 1997 David M. Mott
President and Chief Operating Officer
(Principal financial and accounting
officer)
