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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology: Leading companies in cancer monoclonal antibody therapy. Immatics is one of the most important players concerning innovation surrounding cancer monoclonal antibody therapy.

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Team studies immune response, proteins in blood of young adults who develop rare complication after COVID vaccination

Medical Xpress

In a new study by researchers from Mass General Brigham's founding members, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, a team extensively investigated the immune response of 16 adolescents and young adults who developed myocarditis after receipt of the COVID mRNA vaccine.

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Celltrion’s Avtozma Receives FDA Approval, Making it the Third Actemra Biosimilar to Hit the Market

XTalks

That was followed by a full approval for the same patient subset in December 2022, making it the first FDA-approved monoclonal antibody to treat COVID-19. In June 2021, the FDA granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for Actemra to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients. It also has EUA for children aged between two and 18.

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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. All participants in the phase 2 trials (40 participants) produced antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.

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US FDA grants approval for AstraZeneca’s combination liver cancer therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

A human monoclonal antibody, Imfinzi attaches to the PD-L1 protein and hinders the PD-L1 interaction with the PD-1 and CD80 proteins. Imjudo is also a human monoclonal antibody and hinders cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) activity.

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Absci and M2GEN partner to expedite cancer drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Initially, the company will use its reverse immunology technology to search the database for antibodies from patients showing strong immune responses. It will then computationally re-assemble antigen-antibody pairs as potential starting points for the development of drugs.

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Ultrasensitive blood test detects viral protein, confirms vaccine activates robust immune response

Scienmag

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