pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

When exposed to a virus, one’s immune system develops antibodies in response to foreign antigens, with or without a vaccine. However, a vaccine trains the immune system to recognise that familiar virus and kill it more rapidly. One arm of the immune system triggers antibodies, and the other triggers T-cells.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 27, 2020

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults. As observed in 45 younger adults, the middle dose of the vaccine triggered the production of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus, which causes COVID-19 , in 10 patients aged 56 to 70 and 10 patients over 71.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The vaccine targeted both the inner nucleocapsid (N) and the outer spike (S) proteins of the virus to maximize the immune response. The goal of targeting both S and N was to both activate virus-specific T cells and generate anti-SARS-CoV-2-neutralizing antibodies. This press release features multimedia. Graphic: Business Wire).

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The Pharma Data

JULY 6, 2021

If a virus is disease-causing, the right mutation can allow the virus to escape the immune response by changing the viral pieces the immune system uses to recognize the virus as a threat, pieces scientists call epitopes. The team obtained sequences from the newly circulating B.1.1.7 1.351 Beta, P1 Gamma, and B.1.617.2

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 16, 2021

1 lineage gained prominence in late 2020, with each carrying a number of genomic mutations. 1.351 carries another spike mutation E484K, which appears to evade the body’s immune response, possibly diminishing vaccine efficacy. Variants of B.1.1.7, 1.351 and P.1 2,3 Another variant, B.1.351, 4 Variant P.1,

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 31, 2020

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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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Initial lab studies, including one from South Africa, show that vaccine-induced antibodies may be less effective at neutralizing Omicron. The company recently released data from an early-stage trial evaluating the vaccine, which showed that it has a good safety profile and elicits immune responses against four strains of influenza.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 11, 2023

In these cases, injection of the viral vector vaccines induced the production of antibodies recognising platelet factor 4 (PF4) found on patients’ platelets 1. Another dangerous consequence can occur when the therapeutic or vaccine introduces proteins that can activate an uncontrolled immune response.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Professor Michael Butler, head of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) Cell Technology Group (CTG), explains that the characterisation and analysis of glycans is important for the biopharma sector as it can help in the development of therapeutic agents such as monoclonal antibodies and other recombinant proteins.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Research into genomic medicines is only at its infancy. For gene therapy, the high doses of adeno-associated virus (AAV) delivery required to induce a therapeutic response has led to various toxicities (hepatic, hemostasis, kidney diseases) and in some cases even death.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Self-amplifying RNA (saRNA): Self amplifying RNA is an engineered form of RNA, combining the amplifying genome (native to certain viruses) to the therapeutic gene of interest. This allows generation of multiple copies of the gene of interest at the target owing to the amplification property of the template.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We explored the difference in immune responses from individuals who took the H5N1 vaccine with the ASO3 adjuvant, and a control group who took the vaccine only. This led to better antigen presentation, ultimately improving the efficacy of the vaccine as measured by the degree of protective levels of antibodies post-second dose.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Potential Development of Human Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics to SARS-CoV-2. The research is part of an ongoing collaboration between Columbia University and Tonix that focuses on T cell and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. CHATHAM, N.J., Ilya Trakht, Ph.D.,

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 26, 2021

The study enrolled 572 people, of whom 554 were in the intention-to-treat WT population, which excluded people with EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations, and were randomised 1:1 to receive: Tecentriq monotherapy, until disease progression (or loss of clinical benefit, as assessed by the investigator), unacceptable toxicity or death; or.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

First, empty capsids may have the potential to induce an elevated immune response to high concentrations of viral particles. Methods such as ELISA/qPCR offer well-established, sensitive, and specific analyses that can measure capsid titre versus genome titre, quantifying empty and full capsids 3.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 30, 2023

From antibody-drug conjugates and RNA, to CRISPR and CAR-T therapy, DDW asked the drug discovery industry what the most important development in oncology over the last five years has been. At PhoreMost, we have been particularly excited about the emergence of targeted protein degradation (TPD) as a new therapeutic modality.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , in combination with Tecentriq ® (atezolizumab) for the first-line treatment of people with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations. TIGIT and PD-L1 are proteins that play a role in suppression of the immune system.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 4, 2021

The study enrolled 572 people, of whom 554 were in the intention-to-treat WT population, which excluded people with EGFR or ALK genomic tumour aberrations, and were randomised 1:1 to receive: Tecentriq monotherapy, until disease progression (or loss of clinical benefit, as assessed by the investigator), unacceptable toxicity or death; or.

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Pharma Marketing Network

JANUARY 20, 2021

It’s widely acknowledged that optimal vaccine immunity results from engaging both humoral and cellular responses, but less attention has been given to the role of mucosal immunity in protecting against COVID-19, which is surprising considering SARS-CoV-2 enters the human body primarily through the mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tract.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 23, 2021

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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The Pharma Data

MARCH 11, 2021

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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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

After the initial infection, CMV becomes latent, with the genome residing in cells but no virus particles generated to cause detectable damage or illness 7,8. Latent CMV may reactivate occasionally, leading to infection, which is often asymptomatic in individuals with healthy immune systems though still transmissible to others 7. .

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 11, 2020

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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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 11, 2020

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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XTalks

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

A new type of test based on detection of activated T cells may prove to have greater utility in determining whether someone has had a COVID-19 infection compared to a traditional antibody test. The cell-based tests are designed to identify specific T cells that are activated in response to a pathogen — which in this case would be SARS-CoV-2.

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Pfizer

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The influenza virus is subject to constant mutations to evade the host immune response, causing a seasonal variation in circulating strains. This is reminiscent of influenza, another respiratory disease that requires repeated vaccinations due to its genomic instability resulting in modifications of the surface protein hemagglutinin.

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