Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Patients usually receive FVIII that comes from donor blood or is produced using genetic engineering. However, about one third of those treated for severe hemophilia A develop antibodies (inhibitors) against FVIII.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Merck & Co has signed a multi-billion cancer drug development deal, which will see it investing $1 billion in partner Seattle Genetics. US-based Merck, known as MSD outside North America, will globally develop and market Seattle’s investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ladiratuzumab vedotin). billion equity investment in 5.0

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XTalks

MAY 7, 2021

As Novavax awaits emergency use authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine NVX-CoV2373, the company shared new data this week on the vaccine’s efficacy against the South African B.1.351 1.351 variant.

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XTalks

JULY 25, 2022

Oncologists also test for breast cancer subtypes, which are based on genetic characteristics, to determine the most appropriate treatment. Epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is one such type in which there is an overexpression of the HER2 protein. Vic-]Trastuzumab Duocarmazine Mechanism of Action.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For this approach, the team leveraged an oncolytic herpes simplex virus for releasing chemokines, which are signalling proteins that aid in attracting immune cells to tumours. These viruses are engineered genetically for killing cancer. The antibody is produced by the tumour cells infected by the oncolytic virus.

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Advarra

JANUARY 11, 2024

Adoptive T Cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and immunomodulatory proteins represent just some of the potentially beneficial treatment strategies for successful mRNA cancer trials. One strategy proposed the use of synthetic mRNA or modified mRNA analogs, which can enhance the stability and protein expression of mRNA.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 5, 2022

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have discovered that hepatitis A virus (HAV) replication needs particular interactions between the human protein ZCCHC14 and TENT4 poly(A) polymerases, a group of enzymes. In addition, the scientists later found that the HAV needs TENT4A/B for its replication.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2024

In the last few years, immunotherapies like immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and cell and gene therapies have revolutionised the treatment of cancer, and targeted drugs like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and targeted protein degraders are also playing an important role.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 12, 2023

Program uses Denali’s Antibody Transport Vehicle (ATV) technology to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and aims to increase target engagement Biogen Inc. Nasdaq: DNLI) today announced that Biogen has exercised the option to license Denali’s Antibody Transport Vehicle (ATV): Amyloid beta program (ATV:Aβ).

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Currently in Phase 3 clinical testing in the United Kingdom for the prevention of COVID-19, NVX-CoV2373 is a recombinant protein vaccine adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix-M to enhance the immune response. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. About NVX-CoV2373.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Christian Leisner , Chief Executive Officer of antibody therapeutics’ developer CDR-Life about methods to increase access to antigens and improving immunotherapy treatments. RA: Could you discuss the TCR T-cell target MAGE-A4 and what discoveries could be made by targeting this protein?

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This is done without any genetic modification. The end result is the production of billions of highly enhanced powerful NK cells that can be given via intravenous infusion and cross the blood-brain barrier to help remove proteins like Amyloid, Tau, and alpha-synuclein and to reduce neuroinflammation.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 12, 2021

Birinapant is a clinical-stage SMAC mimetic that degrades Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) by binding to them, ultimately leading to cell death in tumor cells. It is an IgM antibody targeting Death Receptor 5 (DR5), and IGM is hoping to test Birinapant with IGM-8444 for the treatment of solid cancers later this year.

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XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2021

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US have isolated small antibodies called “nanobodies” from a llama named Cormac that can block the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Nanobodies are about a quarter of the size, and approximately one tenth of the weight, of a typical human antibody.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

A new protein is developed to bring the tumor cells and cells of the immune system together and effectively kill tumor cells Credit: Cancer Biology & Medicine Several treatments for cancer have been devised by science, but unfortunately none of them are completely efficient or foolproof.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

Laboratory studies have confirmed that antibodies stimulated by Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine can neutralise the new, more transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2 identified in the UK. VOC 202012/01 has an unusually high number of genetic changes however, with 10 mutations affecting the spike protein.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 12, 2021

million additional doses of the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail, bringing total potential U.S. Under the new agreement, the government will purchase all finished doses of the casirivimab and imdevimab antibody cocktail delivered by June 30, 2021 , up to 1.25 TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — . million doses.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 28, 2023

It is the method for removing unwanted debris, e.g., old proteins, and breaking them down so their constituent parts can be used again. In most forms of neurodegeneration, toxic protein aggregates build up in the brain and the body’s only method of removing these is via autophagy. DS: What role does genetics play in autophagy?

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 harbors a vulnerable site at the base of its spike protein that is found also on closely related coronaviruses, according to a new study from Scripps Research. In the new work, they mapped at atomic scale the site, or “epitope,” to which the antibody binds on the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As the significance of large molecules continues to broaden across diverse modalities, emphasis on bispecific and multispecific antibodies to treat various disorders such as rheumatologic diseases, cancer, diabetes, anaemia, and infectious diseases becomes paramount. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012;118:2326. Budge JD, Knight TJ, Povey J, et al.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 29, 2020

First antibody therapy to demonstrate anti-viral effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. NASDAQ: REGN) today announced encouraging initial data from an ongoing Phase 1/2/3 clinical trial of the Regeneron antibody cocktail, casirivimab and imdevimab, in hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring low-flow oxygen. futility analysis).

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 22, 2021

Investigational antibody cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab also significantly shortened the duration of symptoms by four days. The combination of casirivimab and imdevimab is the only monoclonal antibody treatment to retain potency against key emerging variants, based on the recently updated EUA guidance from the U.S.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 15, 2023

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 17, 2020

NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published initial clinical data from an ongoing seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of the antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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XTalks

MAY 1, 2023

This makes Qalsody the first approved treatment to target a genetic cause of ALS. Since SOD1 mutations were first identified as a cause of ALS 30 years ago, the familial ALS community has been searching for genetically targeted treatments. To date, over 200 mutations in the SOD1 gene have been associated with the development of ALS.

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Cloudbyz

MARCH 6, 2024

Understanding Biologics: Biologics are a class of therapeutic agents derived from living organisms, such as cells, tissues, or proteins. Personalized Medicine: Biologics offer the potential for personalized treatment approaches by taking into account individual variations in genetics, immune responses, and disease characteristics.

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XTalks

JUNE 28, 2023

DMD is a rare genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. DMD is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps maintain the integrity of muscle cells. It primarily affects boys, affecting approximately one in 3,300 to 3,600 male births worldwide.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 2, 2020

All that the agency has is preliminary data from pre-clinical and early clinical studies suggesting the vaccine triggers the production of antibodies and T-cells that target the virus. After vaccination, the surface spike protein is produced, priming the immune system to attack the SARS-CoV-2 virus if it later infects the body.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

1.1.529 variant has more mutations affecting the spike protein targeted by vaccines than any other strain identified to date, although it’s not yet clear if it is more or less transmissible. — Tom Peacock (@PeacockFlu) November 23, 2021. .”

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 18, 2020

REGN-COV2 is Regeneron’s two-antibody combination currently in late-stage clinical trials for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 infection. The companies will collaborate on developing and manufacturing REGN-COV2. Regeneron will distribute REGN-COV2 in the U.S. and Roche will be responsible for distribution outside the U.S.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

A Translational Psychiatry publication indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection, even when unnoticed or asymptomatic, can have an influence on the activation of the Human Endogenous Retrovirus W (W-ENV) protein in psychotic patients, in a context of innate immune inflammation.

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XTalks

JUNE 15, 2022

The Novavax candidate NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine developed using recombinant nanoparticle technology. protein that triggers the immune system to generate antibodies against the virus. If approved, NVX-CoV2373 would become the first available protein-based vaccine against COVID-19 in the US.

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XTalks

JANUARY 11, 2023

likely emerged through the genetic recombination of the Omicron BA.2.10.1 subvariants, where the two infected the same individual and swapped genetic material to create a new hybrid subvariant. This is concerning, as high-income countries are offering multiple boosters and throwing away unused vaccines.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The AlzoSure Predict prognostic biomarker Alzheimer’s blood test detects levels of an unfolded conformational variant of the p53 protein in the blood using a proprietary antibody called U-p53AZ. The Diadem AlzoSure Predict assay uses a proprietary antibody, U-p53AZ, to measure blood levels of the unfolded conformational p53 variant.

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XTalks

JUNE 16, 2021

The company’s candidate recombinant nanoparticle protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, is being evaluated in the PREVENT-19 (the PRE-fusion protein subunit Vaccine Efficacy Novavax Trial COVID-19) Phase III trial, which has close to 30,000 participants across 119 states in the US and Mexico.

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