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China’s NMPA accepts IND for SinoMab BioScience’s SM17 to treat asthma

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It can suppress Th2 immune responses by binding to IL-17RB on Type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s). This blocks a cascade of responses that are induced by interleukin-25 (IL-25), a critical cytokine which is classified as ‘alarmin’.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

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The mRNA-4157/V940 has been designed to stimulate an immune response by producing T-cell responses depending on the mutational signature of a patient's tumour. The company said that the data from the ongoing Phase II trial will be reported in the fourth quarter of this year.

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US FDA grants approval for Merck’s pneumococcal vaccine for children

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It was based on findings from seven double-blind, randomised, clinical trials that evaluated the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of the vaccine in infants, children and adolescents.

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Chinese regulator approves personalised cancer vaccine trial

Drug Discovery World

Likang Life Sciences has been granted implied approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the clinical trial of its innovative personalised neoantigen-targeted vaccine LK101 Injection for advanced solid tumours. Hence, there is a need to increase clinical investigations in this promising area.”

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Gilead Sciences buys XinThera to boost oncology and inflammation pipeline

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XinThera’s therapy targeting MK2 is expected to enter clinical trials later in 2023. Gilead Sciences stated that the two programmes have the potential to address a number of indications and to provide development opportunities both alone and along with its wider portfolio.

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Exscientia starts trials of first AI-derived cancer immunotherapy

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Exscientia was the first company to start human trials of a new drug designed using artificial intelligence (AI) last year, and now says it has started testing of the first AI candidate for immuno-oncology. . Exscientia will lead the clinical development of the A2A drug, with Evotec retaining co-ownership rights.

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Trials of Valneva COVID-19 vaccine begin in UK

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Trials of a fifth COVID-19 vaccine have begun in the UK, as IT issues threaten to delay the roll-out of the shot from Pfizer/BioNTech. France’s Valneva begun the phase 1/2 clinical study of the inactivated vaccine candidate VLA2001 in sites across the UK, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).