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Research Roundup: Different Antibody Responses to COVID-19 and More

The Pharma Data

Antibodies Respond Differently to Severe Versus Mild COVID-19. Researchers at Stanford Medicine found that COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target different parts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in mild COVID-19 cases than they do in severe cases. People with severe COVID-19 have low proportions of antibodies that target the spike protein.

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Company Spotlight: Cue Biopharma Innovates in the Immunotherapy Space with its Immuno-STAT Platform

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Monoclonal antibodies : these are antibodies that are designed to bind to specific targets on cells. Treatment vaccines : these boost the immune system responses to target cells. Immune system modulators (i.e. receptors) of the immune system to enhance, or suppress immune responses.

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Lilly Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2021 Financial Results, Updates 2021 Financial Guidance

The Pharma Data

Revenue growth was 12 percent when excluding effects of 2020 COVID-related stocking patterns, revenue from COVID-19 antibodies and recent business development. The trial compared tirzepatide to insulin glargine in adults with type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk. Loxo Oncology at Lilly and Kumquat Biosciences Inc.

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FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

The Pharma Data

First approved therapeutic regimen that combines an anti-PD-1 and an antibody-drug conjugate in the US in these patients Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate and durability of response.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Statement on Opdivo® (nivolumab) Monotherapy Post-Sorafenib Hepatocellular Carcinoma U.S. Indication

The Pharma Data

Opdivo is a programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to uniquely harness the body’s own immune system to help restore anti-tumor immune response. By harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, Opdivo has become an important treatment option across multiple cancers.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Statement on Opdivo® (nivolumab) Hepatocellular Carcinoma U.S. Indication

The Pharma Data

Opdivo is a programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to uniquely harness the body’s own immune system to help restore anti-tumor immune response. By harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, Opdivo has become an important treatment option across multiple cancers.

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