R 21
Alternative Names: Malaria virus-like particle vaccine - MultiMalVax; Matrix-M; Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein/HBsAg subunit vaccine - Multimalvax; R-21; R21/Matrix-M; R21/Matrix-M adjuvanted malaria vaccine; R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine; R21/MMLatest Information Update: 06 Sep 2025
At a glance
- Originator University of Oxford
- Developer GSK; Serum Institute of India; University of Oxford
- Class Antimalarials; Malaria vaccines; Parasitic vaccines; Subunit vaccines; Virus-like particle vaccines
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Registered Falciparum malaria
Most Recent Events
- 31 Aug 2025 Serum Institute of India plans to initiate phase II trial in Malaria (Prevention, In children, In adolescents, In adults in Mali (IM) (NCT07147400)
- 22 Aug 2025 Phase-II clinical trials in Falciparum malaria (Combination therapy, Prevention, In children, In adolescents, In adults) in Mali (IM) (NCT07147400)
- 22 Aug 2025 Phase-II clinical trials in Falciparum malaria (Prevention, In children, In adolescents, In adults, Monotherapy) in Mali (IM) (NCT07147400)