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FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC)

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KEYTRUDA is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, thereby activating T lymphocytes which may affect both tumor cells and healthy cells. 1%) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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Merck Provides Update on KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Indication in Third-Line Gastric Cancer in the US

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accelerated approval indication for KEYTRUDA for the treatment of patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 [combined positive score (CPS ?1)] 1)] as determined by a U.S. Merck has the industry’s largest immuno-oncology clinical research program.

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Positive EU CHMP Opinion for Updated Label of KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab)

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In Europe, KEYTRUDA is approved for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer) who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy and whose tumors express PD-L1 with a Combined Positive Score (CPS) ?10. 1] as determined by an FDA-approved test.

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Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies

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Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2. Finally, in 2017, after years of improving T cell engineering techniques, the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy received FDA approval. CAR T cells are T cells that have been trained to attack tumours.

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FDA Authorizes Phase 1 Trial of ImmunityBio’s Novel COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate hAd5; Dual Construct is Designed to Drive Both T Cell and Antibody Immunity

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase I clinical trial of hAd5-COVID-19, the company’s novel COVID-19 vaccine candidate that targets both the inner nucleocapsid (N), engineered to activate T cells, and outer spike (S) protein, engineered to activate antibodies against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

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First Anti-PD-1 in Combination With Chemotherapy Approved for the First-Line Treatment of Esophageal and GEJ Carcinoma, Regardless of Histology or PD-L1 Expression

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KEYTRUDA is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks the interaction between PD-1 and its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2, thereby activating T lymphocytes which may affect both tumor cells and healthy cells. 1%) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy.

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What Challenges Is the Vaccine Industry Facing When Dealing with the Flu and COVID-19?

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new updated COVID-19 vaccines from both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that target the Omicron XBB.1.5 In May, the FDA approved GSK’s Arexvy as the first RSV vaccine, which was shortly followed by the approval of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine Abrysvo.