{"id":249,"date":"2024-01-23T11:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T11:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/?page_id=249"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T11:52:55","slug":"efficacy-safety-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/efficacy-safety-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficacy and safety profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> demonstrated protective efficacy against LT-producing ETEC diarrhea and Cholera1<\/sup><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClinical trials were conducted with an earlier composition of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup>, formulated with purified native cholera toxin B subunit (CTB; referred to as BS in the clinical trials) and killed cholera whole cell extract (WC). The current composition of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> contains recombinant cholera toxin B (rCTB), shown to be immunologically equivalent to native CTB. Two studies conducted in a total of 107 Swedish volunteers demonstrated comparable antitoxin and vibriocidal antibody titers after immunization with either rCTB or native CTB.1<\/sup> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Efficacy of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> against LT-producing ETEC diarrhea<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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VACCINE EFFICACY AGAINST EPISODES OF DIARRHEA CAUSED BY LT-PRODUCING ETEC1<\/sup><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup>\n had an 86% protective efficacy against clinically severe episodes of LT-producing<\/span> ETEC1<\/sup><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Efficacy of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> against cholera<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Clinical trials were conducted with an earlier composition of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup>, formulated with purified native cholera toxin B subunit (CTB; referred to as BS in the clinical trials) and killed cholera whole cell extract (WC). The current composition of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> contains recombinant cholera toxin B (rCTB), shown to be immunologically equivalent to native CTB. Two studies conducted in a total of 107 Swedish volunteers demonstrated comparable antitoxin and vibriocidal antibody titers after immunization with either rCTB or native CTB.1<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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VACCINE EFFICACY AGAINST CHOLERA1*<\/sup><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAn exploratory analysis suggested that two vaccine doses seemed as effective as three doses in adults.1<\/sup> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Help prevent cholera and LT-producing ETEC diarrhea with DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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PROVEN SAFETY PROFILE1<\/sup> <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn a clinical trial conducted in Bangladesh in adults and children above 2 years, 321 persons received 3 doses of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> formulated with purified native cholera toxin B subunit (BS) and killed cholera whole cell extract (WC); and 323 persons received a control buffer without vaccine. Safety was assessed by active surveillance. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED FOLLOWING FIRST DOSE IN ADULTS AND CHILDREN ABOVE 2 YEARS1<\/sup><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Most frequently reportedadverse events<\/strong><\/td>\nDUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup>n=321<\/strong><\/td>\nControln=323<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gastrointestinal symptoms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abdominal pain<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diarrhea<\/td>\n12%<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nausea<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vomiting<\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Subjective fever<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other\u2021<\/sup><\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCholera: ns: not statistically significant\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProtective efficacy of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup> against cholera and diarrhea caused by LT-producing ETEC was evaluated in a randomized, double-blind, endemic field study performed in Bangladesh in adults and children aged 2 years and above. Efficacy data for LT-producing ETEC diarrhea was limited to the initial 3 months of follow-up with no protection demonstrated thereafter. 89,152 individuals received at least one dose of DUKORAL\u00ae<\/sup>, of whom 63,498 received three complete doses given at 6-week intervals. Subjects in each treatment group received either killed cholera whole cells (WC), with or without the purified native form of the cholera toxin B-subunit (BS) (n=21,141 and n=21,137, respectively), or placebo (n=21,220). Number of children <6 years in each treatment group were (WC\/BS) 3,721, (WC) 3,871, and (placebo) 3,800.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    DUKORAL\u00ae demonstrated protective efficacy against LT-producing ETEC diarrhea and Cholera1 Clinical trials were conducted with an earlier composition of DUKORAL\u00ae, formulated with purified native cholera toxin B subunit (CTB; referred to as BS in the clinical trials) and killed cholera whole cell extract (WC). The current composition of DUKORAL\u00ae contains recombinant cholera toxin B (rCTB), […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2261,"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/249\/revisions\/2261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myclientwebsite.com\/dukoralcanada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}