Remove Antibody Remove Containment Remove Research Remove Trials
article thumbnail

AI-designed monoclonal antibody ‘redirects’ the immune system

Drug Discovery World

Immuno-oncology company Aulos Bioscience has revealed interim results from an ongoing Phase I/II trial of monoclonal antibody AU-007 in solid tumours. AU-007 is a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody designed using artificial intelligence to harness the power of interleukin-2 (IL-2) to eradicate solid tumours. “In

article thumbnail

Regeneron’s Antibody Drug Becomes First Approved Treatment for Ebola

XTalks

Inmazeb is a combination of three different antiviral monoclonal antibodies. However, that outbreak was controlled before Regeneron’s drug could be tested in a clinical trial. The technology allows for the efficient generation of a multitude of optimized antibody drug candidates directly from immunized mice.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Clinical Trials for Celiac Disease: Insights from Beyond Celiac’s Kate Avery

XTalks

When a person with celiac disease eats something that contains gluten, their immune system attacks their small intestine, damaging the lining and interfering with the absorption of nutrients from food. A blood test can detect antibodies to gluten, but a definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy of the small intestine.

article thumbnail

Merck wins regulatory approval for combination therapy to treat la/mUC

Pharmaceutical Technology

The combination therapy can be used to treat la/mUC patients who do not qualify for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. Merck stated that the regulatory approval represents the first of its kind received by an anti-PD-1 therapy in combination with an antibody-drug conjugate for use in targeted patients in the US.

Antibody 130
article thumbnail

Biologic CAR T cell engager approved for UK clinical trial

Drug Discovery World

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Aleta Biotherapeutics a clinical trial authorisation (CTA) to evaluate biologic ALETA-001 in a Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with B-cell malignancies who are relapsed/refractory to CD19 CAR T cell therapy.

article thumbnail

Trial of Jazz’ cannabis drug in glioblastoma will start next year

pharmaphorum

An investigator-led trial of Jazz Pharma’s cannabis extract-based drug Sativex in glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer – will get underway in the UK next year. The post Trial of Jazz’ cannabis drug in glioblastoma will start next year appeared first on.

Trials 135
article thumbnail

Are organ-chips the future of preclinical research?

Drug Discovery World

Organ-chips combine cell culture with microfluidics to emulate the biological forces of different organ tissues and/or disease states, allowing pharmaceutical researchers to determine a drug candidates’ efficacy and toxicity ahead of clinical trials. Could organ-chips replace other research methods? Not yet, according to Ewart.