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Regeneron tests COVID-19 antibody therapy in UK’s RECOVERY trial

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail has been added to the UK’s RECOVERY trial, one of the largest of its kind in the world that is testing several potential coronavirus therapies at the same time. REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies, designed to block infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Manufacturing challenges set back development progress of cell therapies in oncology

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Manufacturing woes have affected both cell and gene-modified cell therapies in oncology recently, disadvantaging patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and melanoma. DELTA-1 is a Phase II single-arm trial in metastatic melanoma, evaluating the efficacy of ITIL-168 in patients who have progressed on previous therapy.

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail active against coronavirus, cuts symptoms

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail seems to reduce levels of coronavirus and improve symptoms in patients, according to early test results. This first data comes from a descriptive analysis from the seamless phase 1/2/3 trial that Regeneron hopes will hurry the medicine dubbed REGN-COV2 to market. There were no deaths in the trial.

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AbbVie begins trials of COVID-19 antibody therapy

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AbbVie is to begin clinical development of an antibody designed to neutralise the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus after licensing the therapy in from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University. AbbVie has begun a phase 1 clinical trial of the antibody, with clinical development beginning in the US and expanding into Europe.

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Early cell therapy successes start to turn the tide in lupus

Pharmaceutical Technology

In a field dominated by antibodies and small molecules, two cell-therapy based approaches have come under the spotlight for showing early signs of efficacy in treating lupus. Saphnelo is also being studied in a Phase III trial in lupus nephritis, where a person’s immune system targets the kidneys, eventually leading to kidney failure.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

Only a few weeks into the new year, the prospect of getting a successful advanced HIV vaccine shrank after the discontinuation of yet another late-stage trial. This marks the second time one of Janssen’s HIV vaccines failed after another showed disappointing results in the Phase IIb Imbokodo trial in August 2021.

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Kineta and Samsung Biologics sign agreement for development and manufacture of anti-VISTA antibody immunotherapy

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Kineta says the partnership with Samsung Biologics will help it advance its novel anti-VISTA antibody as it aims to start clinical trials next year.