Diamyd® in combination with etanercept and vitamin D shows safety in a first preliminary interim report
Diamyd Medical (Nasdaq Stockholm First North, Ticker: DMYD B) today announced that a first six-month interim report comprising five patients in EDCR IIa, a pilot researcher-initiated clinical study in which the diabetes vaccine Diamyd® is combined with two other already approved agents, the immunosuppressive drug etanercept and vitamin D, preliminary shows the treatment is safe and tolerable. No serious side effects have been reported. This is the first time that this combination of agents is tested against the complex autoimmune process that causes type 1 diabetes.EDCR IIa (Etanercept-