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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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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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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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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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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). We look forward to working with CSPC to advance clinical development of this asset and realise its full potential.”

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US FDA grants fast track designation for Jasper’s antibody to treat SCID

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Jasper Therapeutics’ antibody, JSP191, for the treatment of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) patients who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. . The antibody was also analysed in a total of more than 110 healthy subjects and patients. .

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