Food Allergy Awareness Week 2024: How can new treatments target an unmet need?
Pharmaceutical Technology
MAY 16, 2024
IgGenix is planning to initiate a clinical trial later this year investigating its peanut allergy monoclonal antibody IGXN001.
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Large NIH clinical trial will test polyclonal antibody therapeutic for COVID-19
Scienmag
APRIL 21, 2021
Credit: NIAID A Phase 2/3 trial to evaluate a new fully-human polyclonal antibody therapeutic targeted to SARS-CoV-2, called SAB-185, has begun enrolling non-hospitalized people with mild or moderate cases of COVID-19.
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Antibody treatment improves chronic food allergy symptoms in young adults, study finds
Medical Xpress
DECEMBER 22, 2022
A weekly dose of dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody, led to a reduction of symptoms and tissue improvement in young adults and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine safe, prompts immune response in first-in-human trial
Medical Xpress
MARCH 6, 2023
A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system. A non-temperature stable form of the candidate previously had been tested in several clinical trials.
Combination treatment could be more effective for cat allergy
Drug Discovery World
OCTOBER 13, 2022
New research has shown that standard cat allergy treatment can be enhanced to make it more effective and faster acting, and the benefits last for a year after treatment ends. The findings of the study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, were published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. .
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NIAID Halts Eli Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Trial
The Pharma Data
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has halted a clinical trial evaluating Eli Lilly’s investigational monoclonal antibody, LY-CoV555 (bamlanivimab), in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Source link.
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Nanoparticle universal flu vaccine enters Phase I trials
Drug Discovery World
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Enrolment in a Phase I trial of a new investigational universal influenza vaccine candidate has begun at the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, US. It is an adaptation of an earlier universal flu vaccine candidate, FluMos-v1, which began first-in-human testing in 2021 and is still undergoing trials.
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Topline Results from NIH-Sponsored Clinical Trial of Investigational COVID-19 Hyperimmune Globulin Medicine
The Pharma Data
APRIL 3, 2021
The CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance today announced that the Phase 3 Inpatient Treatment with Anti-Coronavirus Immunoglobulin (ITAC) clinical trial sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), did not meet its endpoints. About the ITAC Trial.
Encouraging trial findings renew hope for HIV vaccine
Drug Discovery World
DECEMBER 6, 2022
While scientists have struggled in the past to create an effective vaccine against HIV, a novel vaccine design strategy shows new promise, according to data from a first-in-human clinical trial. . The Phase I trial (IAVI G001) tested the first stage in a multi-stage HIV vaccine regimen the researchers are developing.
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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…
The Pharma Data
AUGUST 7, 2020
The governing body claims this proposal could have positive effects on mitigating burdensome requirements for gene therapy clinical trials in the future. In this light, Pharma IQ’s weekly round-up focuses on advancing therapies and clinical trials to combat Covid-19.
Are we entering the era of biologics for COPD?
Pharmaceutical Technology
JANUARY 8, 2023
In 2023, the pharmaceutical industry will mark 20 years since Xolair, an anti-IgE antibody, became the first biologic approved to treat asthma. Since then, the US FDA, EMA, and other agencies have approved several biologic antibodies targeting the inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, and others for asthma.
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NIAID Halts Eli Lilly COVID-19 Antibody Trial | 2020-10-28
The Pharma Data
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has halted a clinical trial evaluating Eli Lilly’s investigational monoclonal antibody, LY-CoV555 (bamlanivimab), in combination with remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The trial was paused earlier this month due to a safety issue.
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Promising Interim Results from Clinical Trial of NIH-Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
The Pharma Data
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
November 16, 2020 — An independent data and safety monitoring board (DSMB) overseeing the Phase 3 trial of the investigational COVID-19 vaccine known as mRNA-1273 reviewed trial data and shared its interim analysis with the trial oversight group on Nov. 37% of trial volunteers are from racial and ethnic minorities.
First patients in NIH ACTIV-3 clinical trial enroll in Dallas
Scienmag
AUGUST 11, 2020
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute becomes first site in the world to conduct new trial testing experimental monoclonal antibodies as a treatment for hospitalized COVID-19 patients Credit: Baylor Scott & White Research Institute DALLAS, Texas – On Wednesday, August 5, in Dallas, just one day after the initiative was launched by (..)
UTHealth joins trial to test antibodies and other experimental outpatient COVID treatments
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
A study on the effectiveness of multiple treatments, including laboratory-made antibodies, at preventing mild COVID-19 from advancing to severe illness in the outpatient setting is underway by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Johnson Hospital.
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Zydus starts Phase II COVID-19 vaccine trial; Taysha raises $95M; FDA declines DBV’s peanut allergy patch; Combating COVID-19 with decoy target
Delveinsight
AUGUST 6, 2020
Zydus starts phase 2 COVID-19 vaccine trial after clearing safety test. Zydus Cadila has finished a phase 1 clinical trial of its COVID-19 vaccine ZyCoV-D, setting it up to move straight into a 1,000-subject phase 2 study. FDA turns back peanut allergy patch of DBV Technologies. The agency raised no safety concerns.
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Team assessing if dual-antibody injection prevents COVID-19 illness
Scienmag
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
A combination antibody treatment for preventing COVID-19 illness in individuals who have had sustained exposure to someone with the virus is being studied by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The clinical trial is enrolling patients at Harris Health System’s Lyndon B.
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Gritstone bio supports mRNA Covid-19 vaccine plans with Phase I publication
Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 8, 2023
The Phase I CORAL-BOOST dose-escalation trial (NCT05148962) evaluated Gritstone’s samRNA candidate (GRT-R910) in previously vaccinated healthy older adults. of these are in the pre-clinical stage. GlobalData is the parent company of Clinical Trials Arena.
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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS
XTalks
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The safety and efficacy of Cabenuva were established through two randomized, open-label, controlled clinical trials involving 1,182 HIV-infected adults who were virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) before initiating Cabenuva treatment. The Phase I trial for HB-500 is scheduled to start in the first half of 2024.
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Scienmag
MAY 27, 2021
New Penn Medicine study shows how T cells compensate when other immune cells go down PHILADELPHIA–Antibodies aren’t the only immune cells needed to fight off COVID-19 — T cells are equally important and can step up to do the job when antibodies are depleted, suggests a new Penn Medicine study of blood cancer patients with […]. (..)
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COVID-19 antibody tests, even rapid finger pricks, are effective, new study finds
Scienmag
MARCH 31, 2021
New findings from a Michigan Medicine study reveal that antibody testing is predictive of prior COVID-19 infection, and rapid screening methods – even from finger pricks – are effective testing tools. Researchers analyzed antibody tests conducted on more than 500 subjects […].
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SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels could predict patient outcomes
Drug Discovery World
AUGUST 31, 2022
The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the blood of patients hospitalised with Covid-19 could be used to predict illness severity and other clinical outcomes. . The study authors suggest that antigen levels could help determine those patients most likely to benefit from therapies directed at fighting the virus. .
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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial; Freenome secures $270 M; CRISPR treats obesity in mice; Breast cancer research updates
Delveinsight
AUGUST 27, 2020
The phase 1 study that is being run by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases tests three dose levels of the vaccine, mRNA-1273, given in two injections a month apart in 120 adults. Freenome secures USD 270 Million to boost its colorectal cancer blood test.
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Unshackling TP53 in leukaemia with a novel combo; Merus receives funds for cancer research pact; Vera Therapeutics bags $80M; Gritstone appends COVID-19 to the pipeline.
Delveinsight
JANUARY 21, 2021
Eli Lilly, via its Loxo Oncology biotech unit, is enlisting to a three-therapy pact with Merus concentrated on T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody work. These will come out of Merus’ so-called Biclonics platform that develops CD3-engaging, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody therapies. billion in total for three drugs.
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DUPIXENT® (DUPILUMAB) LATE-BREAKING PHASE 3 COPD RESULTS PRESENTED AT ATS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
The Pharma Data
MAY 22, 2023
These results will also be presented in the “Breaking News: Clinical Trial Results in Pulmonary Medicine” session on May 22. “I’ve MSPH, Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, and a co-principal investigator of the trial. “I’ve
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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 27
The Pharma Data
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Diagnostics Update : To-date the FDA has authorized 284 individual EUAs, which include 221 molecular tests, 56 antibody tests and 7 antigen tests. . Only a fraction of intravenous antibody treatments will make their way to the lungs of COVID-19 patients, which is where the infection is primarily located. Please read more here. .
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GSK announces FDA approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
The Pharma Data
JULY 29, 2021
today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nucala (mepolizumab), a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukin-5 (IL-5), as a treatment for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). With 41 clinical trials, mepolizumab has been studied in over 4,000 patients.
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FDA: Remdesivir (Veklury) Approval for the Treatment of COVID-19 – The Evidence for Safety and Efficacy
The Pharma Data
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Background Randomized, controlled trials are the gold standard for evaluating the safety and effectiveness of drugs. FDA’s approval of remdesivir (Veklury) was supported by the agency’s independent, in-depth analysis of data from three randomized, controlled clinical trials that included patients hospitalized with mild-to-severe COVID-19.
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New Research Shows IBS Symptoms May be Caused by Gut Infections
XTalks
JANUARY 20, 2021
However, IBS patients do not have allergies to any given foods, nor any gastrointestinal conditions, such as celiac disease. Ovalbumin led to increased dietary-antigen-specific IgE antibodies in the mice that were limited to the intestine. Moreover, the response did not induce symptoms typical of a food allergy.
Experimental malaria monoclonal antibody prevents infection
Drug Discovery World
MAY 1, 2024
A single injection of an experimental monoclonal antibody called L9LS was 77% effective at preventing malaria infection in children in Mali, according to the results of a mid-stage clinical trial. The antibody was modified with a mutation that prolonged its durability in the bloodstream following administration.
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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Effective Against New Variants
XTalks
JANUARY 27, 2021
The company used in vitro neutralization antibody studies to evaluate the activity of Moderna’s vaccine-generated antibodies in human sera against several variants of the novel coronavirus, including the B.1.1.7 The in vitro study evaluated the ability of mRNA-1273-generated antibodies to neutralize the new SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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Lilly’s bebtelovimab receives Emergency Use Authorization for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19
The Pharma Data
FEBRUARY 12, 2022
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for bebtelovimab, an antibody that demonstrates neutralization against the Omicron variant, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today. “As a global pharmaceutical company, Lilly has worked hard to fight this pandemic. About bebtelovimab.
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INOVIO Announces Publication of Phase 1 Data from its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800 in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine
The Pharma Data
DECEMBER 23, 2020
Additionally, Phase 1 clinical data found INO-4800 to have a favorable safety and tolerability profile with no serious adverse events reported; only six Grade 1 adverse events (AEs) were observed, primarily minor injection site reactions. ” Findings from the Phase 1 Clinical Trial. mg and 2.0
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Immunocompromised pediatric patients showed T-cell activity and humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2
Scienmag
MAY 13, 2021
New study suggests COVID vaccines may still be helpful for patients with antibody deficiency disorders According to data from a cohort of adult and pediatric patients with antibody deficiencies, patients that often fail to make protective immune responses to infections and vaccinations showed robust T-cell activity and humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 (..)
FDA accepts Dupixent® (dupilumab) for review in children with moderate-to-severe asthma
The Pharma Data
MARCH 4, 2021
In the trial, Dupixent significantly reduced severe asthma attacks and rapidly improved lung function within two weeks in children aged 6 to 11 years. Adverse events in the Phase 3 trial that were more commonly observed with Dupixent included injection site reactions, viral upper respiratory tract infections and eosinophilia.
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Update on ongoing Dupixent® (dupilumab) chronic spontaneous urticaria Phase 3 program
The Pharma Data
FEBRUARY 19, 2022
A Phase 3 trial (CUPID STUDY B) evaluating Dupixent® (dupilumab) in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), who were refractory to omalizumab, will stop due to futility based on a pre-specified interim analysis. The analysis was conducted by an independent interim analysis review committee. About Dupixent.
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Lilly’s antibody for COVID-19 protection starts nursing home trial
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 3, 2020
While the world waits an effective coronavirus vaccine, Eli Lilly has started late-stage human testing an antibody drug as an alternative way to prevent viral transmission in high-risk locations. Staff will also be deployed to minimise the impact of the trial on facilities that don’t normally run clinical trials.
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FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions
Drug Discovery World
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved monoclonal antibody Xolair (omalizumab) for immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy in some adults and children one year or older for the reduction of allergic reactions (Type I).
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FDA accepts Dupixent® (dupilumab) for Priority Review in patients aged 12 years and older with eosinophilic esophagitis
The Pharma Data
APRIL 4, 2022
The sBLA is supported by data from two Phase 3 trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of Dupixent 300 mg weekly in patients aged 12 years and older with EoE ( Part A and Part B ), and data from an active long-term extension trial. The target action date for the FDA decision on this investigational use is August 3, 2022.
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What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?
Drug Discovery World
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Breast cancer retained its position as the most-studied disease area in clinical trials in 2022, according to a recent report by analytics company Phesi. AstraZeneca’s Evusheld became the first antibody combination for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against Covid-19 licensed in the UK.
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Bamlanivimab alone with the U.S. government and is focusing on supply of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together
The Pharma Data
APRIL 14, 2021
government for its neutralizing antibody therapies authorized for emergency use as a treatment for COVID-19. Lilly’s bamlanivimab was the first neutralizing monoclonal antibody to receive emergency use authorization from the U.S. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced changes to the purchase agreements with the U.S.
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FDA accepts Dupixent® (dupilumab) for Priority Review in children aged 6 months to 5 years with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis
The Pharma Data
FEBRUARY 13, 2022
The sBLA is supported by data from the pivotal Phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Dupixent added to standard-of-care topical corticosteroids (TCS) in children aged 6 months to 5 years with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
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The Pharma Data
DECEMBER 8, 2020
and is being conducted in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. About Moderna.
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Phase III prevention trial showed subcutaneous administration of investigational antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab reduced risk of symptomatic COVID-19 infections by 81%
The Pharma Data
APRIL 11, 2021
Basel, 12 April 2021 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today confirmed positive results from the phase III REGN-COV 2069 trial assessing the ability of the investigational antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab to reduce the risk and burden of COVID-19 infection among household contacts of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals.
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