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Epsilogen completes first-ever IgE antibody clinical trial

BioPharma Reporter

Epsilogen, a leader in the development of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to treat cancer, has published phase 1 data from the first ever clinical trial of an IgE antibody therapeutic in Nature Communications.

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US FDA approves Eisai-Biogen’s antibody for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eisai and Biogen have received approval for their antibody Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb) , 100mg/mL injection for intravenous use, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Accelerated Approval Pathway to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The regulatory approval is based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial.

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TORL BioTherapeutics raises funds to develop new oncology therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company TORL BioTherapeutics has raised $158m in a Series B financing round for advancing the development of new biologics for cancer treatment. TORL BioTherapeutics is a newly formed, US-based company focused on the development of novel antibody-based therapeutics for cancer patients.

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AstraZeneca to deliver Covid-19 antibody therapy doses to Switzerland

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca has signed a deal with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) of Switzerland to deliver over 1,200 doses of antibody therapy, tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination (AZD7442), for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. In May, the company supplied the first doses of the antibody therapy to Swiss hospitals for Covid-19 prevention.

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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

Collaborators Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life have commenced a Phase I evaluation of BI 771716, their antibody fragment-based treatment developed to preserve the vision of people with geographic atrophy (GA). The company’s first therapeutic candidate, CDR404, targets MAGE-A4 and is expected to enter the clinic in 2024.

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What Are the Top Oncology Clinical Trial Trends Through the Lens of ESMO?

XTalks

Estimates based on publicly available information suggest more than 40 percent of all new therapies in development are cancer treatments. Given this hotbed of activity, innovation in the space to drive faster decisions and more efficient trials is intense.

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Eisai signs agreement with Bliss Biopharmaceutical to develop BB-1701

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ei s ai and Bliss Biopharmaceutical have entered into a joint development agreement for antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), BB-1701, to treat cancers. The collaboration will help in further development of BB-1701 across the world and advance the ADC towards late stage of development.