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ESMO 2022: the evolution of TIL therapy – a highly promising approach

Pharmaceutical Technology

As an autologous cell therapy, manufacturing the infusion product is a highly specialised process involving tumour harvest and the extraction and large-scale ex vivo expansion of TILs. The overall response rate (ORR) for TILs was 48.8% for Yervoy, with complete response (CR) rates of 20.2% months versus 3.1 versus 21.4%

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T-cell vaccine for COVID-19 may last longer than current vaccines

The Pharma Data

Such a vaccine may provide long-lasting immunity against future emerging variants and could be used as a model for other seasonal viral diseases like the flu. “This means that vaccine manufacturers will have to keep creating new vaccines that target new variants, and people have to keep getting these new vaccines,” he said.

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

The Pharma Data

In the study, immunization with the hAd5-COVID-19 vaccine inhibited SARS-CoV-2 virus replication in 100% (10 of 10) of Rhesus macaques, with a drop in viral replication starting on the first day of vaccine administration, and undetectable viral levels as early as three to five days post-challenge in most of the animals.

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Company Spotlight: Cue Biopharma Innovates in the Immunotherapy Space with its Immuno-STAT Platform

XTalks

Immunotherapy continues to be a burgeoning field, with immune-based therapies being among the leading treatments being developed in oncology and autoimmunity. Cell-Based Immunotherapy vs. Immune Biologics. Immunotherapy involves leveraging components of the immune system (i.e. Immune system modulators (i.e.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

Xiaomin Fan, Founder, President and CEO of AvantGen, “Even with the recent Emergency Use Authorization of multiple vaccines, we believe there remains an urgent need for potent antibody therapies and prophylactics for immunocompromised patients who cannot mount an adequate immune response either to the vaccine or to subsequent viral infection.

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Transgene Announces Detailed Results From Clinical Study of TG4001 in Combination With Avelumab in Advanced HPV-positive Cancers

The Pharma Data

The purpose of this exploratory Phase 1b/2 trial was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the combination of TG4001 and an immune checkpoint inhibitor in a heterogeneous group of patients with aggressive, recurrent and/or metastatic HPV16-positive cancers. An overall response rate of 23.5%

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Sanofi continued its growth trajectory. Strong increase in Q1 2021 business EPS(1) at CER

The Pharma Data

Progress on implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. Strong increase in Q1 2021 business EPS ( 1) at CER. Q1 2021 sales increase of 2.4% at CER driven by growth drivers Dupixent ® and Vaccines. Specialty Care sales grew 15.3%, due to strong Dupixent ® performance (+45.6% to €1,047 million) and oncology launches.

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