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Early data shows Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response

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A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. In the phase 1 part of the trial, participants received one component of the two-part vaccine.

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Altimmune ditches nasal COVID vaccine on weak trial data

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Just a few months after starting clinical trials of its nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19, US biotech Altimmune is abandoning the project, saying that it generated weaker than expected immune responses in a phase 1 trial. .

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First Phase 3 data to be reported from a trial evaluating an anti-LAG-3 antibody

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today announced primary results from the Phase 2/3 RELATIVITY-047 (CA224-047) trial evaluating the fixed-dose combination of relatlimab, an anti-LAG-3 antibody, and Opdivo (nivolumab) versus Opdivo alone in patients with previously untreated metastatic or unresectable melanoma. About RELATIVITY-047 (CA224-047).

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Sanofi/GSK trial woes delay a billion COVID-19 shots by nine months

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Interim results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial show the immune response from Sanofi/GSK’s vaccine produced a lower immune response in older adults. While antibody levels were comparable to those seen in recovering COVID-19 patients in adults aged 18-49, the response was lower in older adults.

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J&J single-shot COVID-19 vaccine shows early promise

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J&J has announced early trial results that suggest its single-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a sustained response against the virus ahead of a phase 3 trial readout due later this month. These neutralising antibodies remained stable through day 71, currently the latest timepoint available in this ongoing study.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck KGaA probed by French court for misleading info; former Genentech scientists given prison terms over trade-secret theft

STAT News

1 subvariant of Omicron generated a strong immune response against that variant, with antibody levels staying high for at least three months , Reuters notes. Omicron-tailored  Omicron-tailored shots by Pfizer and Moderna are already authorized by regulators in several countries. 5 subvariants of Omicron.

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

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Adoptive T Cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and immunomodulatory proteins represent just some of the potentially beneficial treatment strategies for successful mRNA cancer trials. Monoclonal Antibodies Monoclonal antibodies are lab-engineered immune system proteins.