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Sanofi, Regeneron surge as Dupixent scores in COPD trial

Bio Pharma Dive

The two companies gained billions of dollars in market value after their antibody drug succeeded against a disease that’s been difficult to treat with biologic medicines.

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Humanised bispecific antibody for asthma enters Phase I trial

Drug Discovery World

Biopharmaceutical company Innovent Biologics has launched the first-in-human (FIH) Phase I clinical trial of IBI3002, a novel bispecific antibody targeting Interleukin 4 receptor α (IL-4Rα) and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP). In vitro assays have shown superiority over the marketed monoclonal antibodies to respective target.

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Antibody combination provides strong protection against severe COVID-19 in large international trial

Medical Xpress

A treatment combining two antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 strongly protected high-risk people with early COVID-19 symptoms from hospitalization and death in an international Phase 2/3 clinical trial conducted in the first half of 2021 and co-led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.

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Antibody for gastric cancer progresses to Phase III trials

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted clearance to Transcenta to proceed with its TranStar 301 global Phase III pivotal trial of Osemitamab (TST001) for gastric cancer. The trial will investigate the drug in combination with Nivolumab and chemotherapy as a first-line treatment in patients with HER2-negative, CLDN18.2

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Genmab’s Silver Anniversary: Reflecting on 25 Years of Breakthroughs in Antibody Therapeutics

XTalks

Genmab, a trailblazer in the field of antibody therapeutics, celebrates this milestone by reflecting on its impressive journey from a small-scale startup to a global leader in cancer treatment and beyond. Since then, innovative science has been at Genmab’s core, as we harness the power of human antibodies to improve the lives of patients.

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Gilead partners with MacroGenics for bispecific antibody development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has entered an exclusive option and partnership agreement with MacroGenics for developing bispecific antibodies. MGD024 is an investigational bispecific antibody that attaches to CD123 and CD3. The post Gilead partners with MacroGenics for bispecific antibody development appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Alentis Therapeutics raises funds to develop medicines for CLAUDIN-1

Pharmaceutical Technology

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Alentis Therapeutics has raised $105m in a Series C financing round for advancing transformational medicines targeting the CLAUDIN-1 protein. ALE.F02 is being developed for the treatment of advanced kidney, lung and liver fibrosis while ALE.C04 is a potential treatment to target CLDN1-positive tumours.

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