Diamyd® vaccine approved for studies in children down to 3 years of age in the US

Diamyd Medical reports today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the experimental use of Diamyd® vaccine in children as young as 3 years of age in the TrialNet GAD study, enrolling 126 new onset type 1 diabetes patients in North America.The TrialNet GAD study, conducted by an international network of leading pediatric and adult endocrinologists and immunologists, has previously enrolled new onset type 1 diabetes patients from 16 to 45 years of age but is now allowed by the FDA to enroll and administer the Diamyd® vaccine to children as young as 3 years of