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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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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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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XTalks

APRIL 26, 2021

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease. Malaria Vaccine Phase II Trial.

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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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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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MAY 7, 2021

regulators to seek approval of our COVID-19 vaccine based on our pivotal Phase 3 trial and follow-up data.”. 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. “We are pleased to work with U.S.

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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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XTalks

APRIL 2, 2021

Pfizer released new COVID-19 vaccine trial results this week from its ongoing clinical studies, which include data showing that its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is 100 percent effective in children between the ages of 12 and 15 and has a 91 percent efficacy against variants with protection lasting at least six months.

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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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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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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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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

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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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In rare disease trials, it’s not always feasible to choose clinically-relevant endpoints to measure the efficacy of a new therapeutic. Verifying the biomarker’s clinical validity for use as a surrogate endpoint in rare disease research is another hurdle which is generally a longer-term goal. What Is a Surrogate Endpoint?

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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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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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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

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

AZ’s trial also had a higher number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 to power the analysis, at 131 cases, while there were 39 cases in the Russian study by the latest data cutoff. Russia approved Sputnik V in August, making it the first coronavirus vaccine worldwide to be licensed worldwide. So far it has accepted orders for 1.2

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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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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. of patients taking plinabulin plus pegfilgrastim and 13.6% of the pegfilgrastim-only arm.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 29, 2020

As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes. The analysis was prospectively designed to focus on patients who had not yet mounted their own immune response to SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

(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. Chief Medical Officer and Co-founder of BioNTech. There were no COVID-19 related deaths.

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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. Days after the U.S. The approval marks the first drug approved by 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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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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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2021

Primary and all key secondary endpoints including itch, interference of itch on sleep and quality of life were met at Week 16 in two pivotal Phase 3 trials in lebrikizumab clinical trial program – Safety profile consistent with prior lebrikizumab studies in atopic dermatitis. Almirall S.A.’s About Atopic Dermatitis.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

. “Based upon our anti-Globo H targeted approaches in cancers of high unmet needs, OBI Pharma is proud to have presentations on the progress of our trial presented at ESMO-Asia 2020 for our novel therapeutic cancer vaccine, OBI-833.” Title: A phase I cohort expansion trial of OBI-833 in non-small cell lung cancer patients.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Today’s data, involving an additional 524 patients from the ongoing Phase 2/3 trial, provides definitive final virology results and meets the clinical endpoint of reducing medical visits. Results showed no significant difference in virologic or clinical efficacy between the REGN-COV2 high dose (8 grams) and low dose (2.4

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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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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech expect to file a Biologics License Application for possible full regulatory approval in 2021. All trial participants will continue to be monitored to assess long-term protection and safety for an additional two years after their second dose. About the Phase 2/3 Study.

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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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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 About the Phase 2/3 Study. billion doses by the end of 2021.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 26, 2021

Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1 clinical trial of mRNA influenza vaccine. The trial will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a monovalent flu vaccine candidate coding for the hemagglutinin protein of the A/H3N2 strain of the influenza virus. JUNE 22 , 2021.

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