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Chinese regulator approves personalised cancer vaccine trial

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Likang Life Sciences has been granted implied approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the clinical trial of its innovative personalised neoantigen-targeted vaccine LK101 Injection for advanced solid tumours. These vaccines can also be designed to help elicit immunological memory for long-lasting tumour control.

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Early data shows Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine produces immune response

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A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. In the phase 1 part of the trial, participants received one component of the two-part vaccine.

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COVID-19 vaccine development: Setback for Sanofi and GSK candidate, University of Queensland and CSL abandon trial

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Sanofi and GSK announced a delay on Friday in their adjuvanted recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine program to improve immune response in the elderly, saying clinical trials showed an insufficient immune response in older people.

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Altimmune ditches nasal COVID vaccine on weak trial data

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Just a few months after starting clinical trials of its nasal spray vaccine for COVID-19, US biotech Altimmune is abandoning the project, saying that it generated weaker than expected immune responses in a phase 1 trial. . The post Altimmune ditches nasal COVID vaccine on weak trial data appeared first on.

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HDT Bio receives Emergency Use Approval for Covid-19 vaccine in India

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HDT Bio has received Emergency Use Approval from Indian regulators for its Covid-19 vaccine, Gemcovac. At present, the vaccine is being analysed in clinical trials in the US, Brazil and South Korea. The companies commenced dosing healthy subjects with the Covid-19 vaccine in Phase I/II trial in India, in May last year.

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Concerns emerge after AZ’s lucky vaccine trial ‘mistake’

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AstraZeneca may have tried a positive spin on the trial mistake that led to the accidental discovery of the low dose COVID-19 vaccine regime with the highest efficacy– but the revelation has drawn a mixed response from commentators.

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UK partners with BioNTech on clinical trials of mRNA cancer therapies

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The cancer immunotherapies will mainly be provided in the context of clinical trials over the alliance, which extends out to 2030, but also covers supply of commercial therapies if approved in the interim. The post UK partners with BioNTech on clinical trials of mRNA cancer therapies appeared first on.