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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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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 June 2020, these antibodies, discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, were licensed to AstraZeneca.

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Biogen licenses Denali’s amyloid beta programme for Alzheimer’s

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biogen has exercised an option to license Denali Therapeutics ’ (Denali) programme to develop immunotherapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. ATV: Aβ uses Denali’s ATV technology to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and increase brain exposure to antibodies.

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Corbus and CSPC Megalith sign licence agreement for antibody drug conjugate

Pharmaceutical Technology

Precision oncology firm Corbus Pharmaceuticals and CSPC Megalith Biopharmaceutical have entered an exclusive licensing agreement for the latter’s new clinical stage antibody drug conjugate (ADC), CRB-701 (SYS6002). CSPC Megalith is a subsidiary of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group.

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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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Monoclonal Antibody Lecanemab Finalizing Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

XTalks

This year, the monoclonal antibody lecanemab is approaching final stages of investigation as a treatment for targeting the A? The Phase IIb clinical trial focused on the long-term clinical outcomes and safety for patients with MCI and amyloid pathology (early AD). Next Stages in Clinical Research.

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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.