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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

Pharmaceutical Technology

The vaccine, which generates the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein on administration, induces the immune system’s cellular and humoral arm-mediated immune response. The company began supplying the first consignment to the government of India in February 2022.

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Talvey Becomes J&J’s Second Multiple Myeloma Bispecific to Score FDA Approval

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The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that its bispecific antibody Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a fifth-line treatment for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

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Amtagvi (Lifileucel) Scores Landmark Win as First FDA-Approved T-Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

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Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last week for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first individualized tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and the first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor to win US regulatory approval.

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Amgen’s Tarlatamab Gets FDA Priority Review for Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Classified as a bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE molecule), tarlatamab consists of two essential parts: one binds to T-cells, vital in immune response, and the other targets cancer cells. Tarlatamab differs from conventional chemotherapy as it’s an immunotherapy designed to help immune cells detect, attach to and fight cancer cells.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

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New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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How will $41 million be used to fight chronic and age-related diseases? 

Drug Discovery World

Juvena Therapeutics, a biotechnology company scaling a computational platform to map the therapeutic potential of secreted proteins, has raised $41 million in an oversubscribed Series A, bringing its total funding to $50 million. This platform is applicable across a wide scope of disease indications.

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Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Recommended for FDA Emergency Use Authorization

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The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine was recommended for emergency use in adults by the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2021 , and is approved in over 40 countries. The Novavax candidate NVX-CoV2373 is a protein-based vaccine developed using recombinant nanoparticle technology. The Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate.