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Intranasal delivery of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine fails to generate strong immune response

BioPharma Reporter

Intranasal delivery of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 failed to induce either a consistent mucosal antibody response or a strong systemic immune response, according to results from a Phase 1 clinical trial released today.

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Therini Bio raises funds to develop neurodegenerative disease therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Therini Bio has raised $36m in a Series A financing round to develop fibrin-targeted therapies to treat neurodegenerative and retinal diseases. Therini Bio will use part of the funds to advance its potential first-in-class investigational antibody, THN391, into clinical trials.

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Accelerated development for Covid-19 monoclonal antibody

Drug Discovery World

A monoclonal antibody to prevent Covid-19 in vulnerable patients, AZD3152, has entered clinical trials less than 12 months after discovery. . An accelerated development programme by AstraZeneca means a new Covid-19 product could be available in the second half of 2023, subject to trial readouts and regulatory reviews. .

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China’s NMPA accepts IND for SinoMab BioScience’s SM17 to treat asthma

Pharmaceutical Technology

SM17 is a humanised IgG4-k monoclonal antibody that targets IL-17RB to treat asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), atopic dermatitis (AD) and other immunological disorders. It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s).

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Clinical Trials for Celiac Disease: Insights from Beyond Celiac’s Kate Avery

XTalks

A blood test can detect antibodies to gluten, but a definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy of the small intestine. However, there are ongoing clinical trials for celiac disease to investigate potential new treatments. How does Beyond Celiac spread awareness about research and clinical trials for celiac disease?

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New class of antibody cancer drug shows promise

Drug Discovery World

A Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The drug, MOv18 IgE, was developed by researchers at King’s College London.

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Feinstein Institutes researchers discover new protein for sepsis treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Led by Feinstein Institutes researcher Haichao Wang, the new study focuses on detecting protein mediators that might contribute to uncontrolled immune responses to lethal infections. It explores the monoclonal antibody detection that may work against procathepsin-L (pCTS-L), a pro-inflammatory protein mediator, as the potential remedy.

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