Arcturus Could Find Its COVID-19 Vaccine Limited To Smaller Markets

The company plans to seek an EUA in Vietnam for ARCT-154, but some analysts have questioned its prospects in major markets like the US.

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Arcturus announced Phase II/III data for its self-amplifying mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine • Source: Shutterstock: ImageFlow

Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.’s self-amplifying messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccine candidate, ARCT-154, has late-stage data probably sufficient for authorization in some smaller markets, but whether it has a fighting chance in larger, more developed markets is questionable.

The company announced 20 April that topline data from the Phase III portion of a Phase I/II/III study of ARCT-154...

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