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Myasthenia Gravis: Reducing Outcome Measures Variability in Clinical Trials

VirTrial

Over the past decades, Myasthenia Gravis (MG) clinical trials have made remarkable progress in shining a light on this debilitating disease. Clinical trials in MG – What does history tell us? With a better understanding of the disease mechanisms, new target treatment options emerged in the 20th century.

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

XTalks

They discussed the top new trends in oncology trial design that sponsors are either incorporating into clinical trials or need to start planning to include. There were a range of therapies under discussion, from targeted therapies to advanced antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and cell and gene therapies,” he says.

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STAT+: Still hoping for looser FDA rules, Regeneron says it will test durable antibody for Covid

STAT News

SAN FRANCISCO — For months, drugmakers have been pleading with regulators to lower the bar for authorizing antibody drugs for Covid. The virus, they noted, had evolved fast enough to render every previous antibody obsolete. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Machine learning: A useful tool in the development of next generation antibody therapeutics

Drug Discovery World

Ben Holland , CTO and Co-Founder of Antiverse discusses how artificial intelligence and machine learning are benefitting antibody discovery and design. Modern experimental procedures, such as immunisation, B-cell screening, and synthetic library generation, have been pivotal in developing approximately 80 FDA-approved antibody therapeutics.

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WHO grants emergency use listing to SK bioscience’s SKYCovione

Pharmaceutical Technology

SKYCovione is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine and the 12th Covid-19 vaccine to receive a EUL from the regulator. In a Phase III clinical trial, SKYCovione showed neutralising antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 parental strain.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Second clinical trial death may be linked to Eisai-Biogen Alzheimer’s drug; pharma presses the U.K. over ‘out of control’ levy

STAT News

The clinical trial death, described in an unpublished case report obtained by the news site, is the second thought to be associated with the Eisai and Biogen antibody drug, called lecanemab. The woman suffered a stroke and a type of swelling and bleeding previously seen with such antibodies.

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Tiziana Life Sciences plans to assess intranasal foralumab for long Covid

Pharmaceutical Technology

Foralumab is a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, which works by binding to the T-cell receptor and regulating T-cell function to reduce pulmonary inflammation. Phase II trials of intranasal foralumab are anticipated to commence in the third quarter of 2023 in inactive secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) patients.