Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 3, 2023

A monoclonal antibody to prevent Covid-19 in vulnerable patients, AZD3152, has entered clinical trials less than 12 months after discovery. . The commencement of the trial triggers a $5 million milestone payment to RQ Bio and will enable the company to execute its four scientific programmes focused on viral diseases. .

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 6, 2021

a leading global provider of immuno-oncology imaging agents, today announced it has signed a new multi-year, non-exclusive license with Pfizer Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, ImaginAb will supply clinical doses of 89Zr CD8 Immuno-PET agent to Pfizer for use in select oncology clinical trials. LOS ANGELES , Jan.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 27, 2023

HB-400, a novel arenaviral therapeutic vaccine developed by HOOKIPA Pharma and Gilead Sciences, has been shown to generate robust T cell responses specific to hepatitis B virus with high antibody levels in a preclinical setting. A Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HB‑400 in humans is ongoing.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Like with small molecules, clinical trials of biologics are designed to determine pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD), safety, and efficacy. A 351(K) application must include information explaining that the biosimilarity is completely based on the data related to animal studies, clinical studies, and analytical studies.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 20, 2023

Dr Paula Moran, Dr Kiri Granger, Dr J Mark Treherne , and Dr Jenny Barnett explore the effects of long Covid-19 symptoms and what the opportunities are for drug developers working to treat post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment. New therapeutics of course depend on an understanding of biological mechanisms.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 1, 2021

BeyondSpring’s hopes of an early Christmas gift from the FDA were dashed today after the regulator said it was unable to approve the company’s lead drug plinabulin as a treatment for low white blood cell counts caused by cancer chemotherapy.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 11, 2021

a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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XTalks

APRIL 26, 2021

Related: After 18 Years, FDA Approves Malaria Prevention Drug. It is the world’s first and only licensed malaria vaccine and also the first licensed for use against a human parasitic disease of any kind. Moreover, a very strong immune response is needed to fend off the disease. Malaria Vaccine Phase II Trial.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 7, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech initiated the BLA by submitting the nonclinical and clinical data needed to support licensure of the COVID-19 vaccine for use in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S.

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XTalks

MAY 1, 2023

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Biogen’s Qalsody (tofersen) for the treatment of adult patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 ( SOD1 ) gene. This makes Qalsody the first approved treatment to target a genetic cause of ALS.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 12, 2021

Biond Biologics announced today that it has entered into a potentially $1 billion global licensing agreement with Sanofi to take a joint stab at defeating advanced forms of cancer with a more comprehensive and expedited approach to immuno-oncology. . Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Biond.

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 8, 2022

Now, new research from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University has revealed that this constant pattern of stretching and relaxing does even more – it generates immune responses against invading viruses. a Wyss Technology Development Fellow at the Institute. ” The results are published today in Nature Communications.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma. “We

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 16, 2020

ChAdOx1 – which is in large-scale phase 2/3 trials – was licensed by AZ in April and renamed AZD1222, and should be ready for first deliveries before the end of the year. It will be provided on a no-profit basis while the pandemic is ongoing. Those deals cover 200 million doses of J&J’s Ad26.COV2.S

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

million ($22 million) in second-round financing as it prepares to start clinical trials of its lead drug candidate INT-1B3 for solid tumours. InteRNA is focusing on the development of gene-silencing drugs based on microRNA, naturally occurring, non-coding strands of RNA that are thought to regulate gene expression in cells.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 21, 2021

Drugs that target the cancer-promoting proteins MDM2 and BET have been attempted in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and have not been all that effective on their own. The new research provides a scientific rationale to advance clinical studies of the drug combination in patients with AML. billion in total for three drugs.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Novavax will present data from an ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial, including new Phase II reactogenicity data from its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. CoV2373 on Friday during the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) meeting. The approval marks the first drug approved by the U.S. Days after the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the evaluation of a third, or booster, dose of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2) for future licensure. adult participants from the Phase 1 trial of the two-dose series. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. In the U.S.,

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 27, 2020

The common challenge is undertaking lengthy and capital-intensive phase II/III clinical trials. Regulatory pressures, lengthy drug development times, and the fact that drug prices have become politicised have raised risks and cut revenue projections, leading to the biotech sector falling out of fashion.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 24, 2023

Efti As a first-in-class soluble LAG-3 protein targeting MHC Class II ligands on antigen-presenting cells (APC), efti is positioned to improve clinical outcomes from standard-of-care chemotherapy. Its activation of APCs (e.g., month median overall survival (mOS) improvement, statistically significant mOS improvements between 4.2

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 24, 2021

The primary objective in the trial is to describe safety when both vaccines are co-administered, with follow up six months after vaccination. Secondary objectives are to describe immune responses produced by each of the vaccines. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 15, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TICOVAC (tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine) for active immunization to prevent TBE in individuals 1 year of age and older. About TICOVAC (Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine) Pfizer’s TBE vaccine, marketed under the brand names FSME-Immun ® and TicoVac in Europe, and TICOVAC in the U.S.,

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Immune responses following vaccination with PNEUMOVAX 23 (month 13) were comparable in both vaccination groups for the 15 serotypes in V114. Results from both studies are based on opsonophagocytic activity (OPA) responses – a measure of vaccine-induced functional antibodies. among adults 65 years of age or older.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech expect to file a Biologics License Application for possible full regulatory approval in 2021. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the mRNA vaccine, BNT162b2, against COVID-19 in individuals 16 years of age or older. About the Phase 2/3 Study.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 22, 2021

As research developments into RNA vaccines help scientists accelerate drug candidates to arm the immune system against coronavirus, Pharma IQ ’s Keeping tabs on Covid-19 update returns with news from some of the biotechnology innovators leading the fight against the global pandemic.

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XTalks

APRIL 2, 2021

Pfizer’s newest and updated COVID-19 vaccine trial results from its ongoing Phase III clinical trial confirms that protection lasts at least six months after administration of the second dose. 1.351 variant, which may have the potential to evade the immune response.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 6, 2021

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but has been authorized for emergency use by FDA under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals 16 years of age and older.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

“We have activated our supply chain, most importantly our site in Belgium, and are starting to manufacture so that our vaccine would be available as soon as possible, if our clinical trials prove successful and regulatory approval is granted.”. “As and Germany as well as animal immunogenicity studies. billion doses by the end of 2021.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 21, 2021

Biovac will obtain drug substance from facilities in Europe, and manufacturing of finished doses will commence in 2022. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Pfizer and BioNTech expect that Biovac’s Cape Town facility will be incorporated into the vaccine supply chain by the end of 2021.

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JUNE 24, 2021

We appreciate the agency’s thorough and efficient review of the data from our clinical trial, and look forward to seeing more people across Europe immunized as a result of today’s decision.”. The EU decision is based on data from a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled 2,260 participants aged 12 to 15 years.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Surrogate endpoints were used as the basis for approval of 45 percent of new drugs reviewed by the FDA between 2010 and 2012. For example, studies of heart attack prevention medications use the surrogate endpoint of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) to assess the effectiveness of new drugs. What Is a Surrogate Endpoint?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 19, 2023

The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS) has granted expanded approval to Novavax partner SK bioscience for the Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use as a booster dose in adults aged 18 and above. The regulator approved Nuvaxovid for use as a primary series in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in August last year.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency. NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicinehas published safety and final efficacy results from the pivotal Phase 3 trial of BNT162b2, their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. About the Phase 2/3 Study.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 29, 2020

(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. Evaluation of its safety and efficacy is ongoing in multiple clinical trials. In the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 20, 2020

In the first study, a phase 1/2 ‘basket’ trial of GPS in combination with the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda), which is conducted under a Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement with Merck & Co., The trial is currently evaluating patients with ovarian cancer (second or third line).

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. And whilst clinical trials activity decreased by around 15% compared to 2020, last year still saw a number of regenerative medicines reach the bedside. billion, compared to $19.9 million price point per dose.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 20, 2020

The companies are continuing to analyze data from the Phase 1 trials in the U.S. T cell immune responses elicited by BNT162b2 are being evaluated in the German study and the companies expect to submit the data for peer review and potential publication. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: [link].

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