Drug Discovery World

JULY 26, 2023

A Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The drug, MOv18 IgE, was developed by researchers at King’s College London.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The study compared the immune responses evoked by Moderna’s mRNA vaccine to those generated by a previous vaccine candidate, namely, the MF59-adjuvanted glycoprotein B (gB) proten subunit vaccine (gB/MF59) developed by Sanofi. After more than 50 years of research, we are closer than ever to having a licensed CMV vaccine,” Permar said.

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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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XTalks

AUGUST 13, 2020

As the rush for a COVID-19 vaccine continues, healthcare services company Kaiser Permanente has joined in on the clinical testing of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech’s lead vaccine candidate in a Phase III trial being conducted at sites in California and Oregon. Kaiser began Phase III trials of the vaccine at the end of July.

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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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pharmaphorum

APRIL 8, 2022

billion licensing agreement with Werewolf Therapeutics that adds its first immuno-oncology candidate. It was shown to activate cell-killing immune responses via natural killer (NK) and CD8+ cells, as well as antigen-presenting cells. Jazz Pharma has bolstered its pipeline of cancer drugs through a $1.3

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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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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

APRIL 26, 2021

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. percent who received the rabies vaccine developed clinical malaria.

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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.

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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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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. . Keitma/Shutterstock.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 15, 2020

million (around $56 million) in a Series B funding round to take its novel group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine into mid-stage clinical trials. Proceeds will advance the clinical development of MinervaX’s novel GBS vaccine through phase 2 clinical trials, as well as manufacturing and regulatory preparation for phase 3.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Using IgE to treat cancer In the UK, a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. “Cancer shredding could hold potential not only for glioblastoma, but possibly for other hypermutated tumours.”

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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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XTalks

MAY 1, 2023

Tofersen was discovered by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and Biogen licensed tofersen from Ionis under a collaborative development and license agreement. In recent years, several other medications have entered Phase II/III clinical trials for the treatment of ALS. What is SOD1 -ALS?

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Sputnik V’s developers say its high level of efficacy comes from the use of two different adenoviral vectors which “allows for a stronger and longer-term immune response as compared to the vaccines using one and the same vector for two doses.”. The next analysis for Sputnik V will be made when there are 78 confirmed coronavirus cases.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Additionally, Phase 1 clinical data found INO-4800 to have a favorable safety and tolerability profile with no serious adverse events reported; only six Grade 1 adverse events (AEs) were observed, primarily minor injection site reactions. ” Findings from the Phase 1 Clinical Trial. mg and 2.0

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 21, 2021

Vera Therapeutics bags USD 80 Million for trials. Vera Therapeutics has raised USD 80 million to take a drug licensed from Merck KGaA into a phase 2b kidney disease clinical trial. The drug, atacicept, has flunked multiple autoimmune clinical trials, but Vera contemplates that it is a prospect in IgA nephropathy.

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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’s clinical trial will start with a dose-escalation phase in which subjects with advance cancer will receive a 60-minute infusion twice a week in 21-day cycles.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In a complete response letter (CRL), the FDA said that it would need a second clinical trial of plinabulin before it could consider approving the drug, setting up what looks like a lengthy delay for the programme.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted Phase 1 data – part of their Phase 1/2/3 clinical trial program – evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. adult participants from the Phase 1 trial of the two-dose series. 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. For example, if a company is carrying out clinical trials, then a clinical research organisation is needed to run them. Companies have struggled to access intermediate capital. If we get it right, the prize is great.

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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. Other Industry News.

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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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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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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 20, 2023

SARS-CoV-2 particles spread through the respiratory mucosa and other infected cells, causing changes in peripheral immune cells and eliciting a cascade of immune responses, resulting in a detrimental cytokine storm. Alzheimer’s disease), or by initiating a new one. Treherne is currently Chairperson of Monument Therapeutics.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 15, 2021

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., In clinical trials, the safety and immunogenicity of TICOVAC were assessed across two age groups (1-15 years of age and >16 years of age). in 1-15 year olds and 98.7-100%

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech expect to file a Biologics License Application for possible full regulatory approval in 2021. The participants in our COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial are courageous volunteers who have made a personal and important choice to help make a difference during this pandemic. About the Phase 2/3 Study.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

.” Ming-Tain Lai, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at OBI Pharma stated, “In the trial, OBI-833 demonstrated a favorable safety profile and generated detectable anti-Globo H IgM/IgG responses. ” Presentation number: 397P / Poster: ID 680. About OBI Pharma. OBI Pharma, Inc.,

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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. Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine may not protect all vaccine recipients.

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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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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 billion doses by the end of 2021.

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JUNE 26, 2021

Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1 clinical trial of mRNA influenza vaccine. Th e first clinical trial of a seasonal mRNA flu vaccine candidate is an exciting milestone in our quest for the next generation of inf lu enza vaccines. JUNE 22 , 2021.

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JULY 21, 2021

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. Immunocompromised persons, including individuals receiving immunosuppressant therapy, may have a diminished immune response to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Procedures should be in place to avoid injury from fainting.

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