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AstraZeneca to deliver Covid-19 antibody therapy doses to Switzerland

Pharmaceutical Technology

AstraZeneca has signed a deal with the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) of Switzerland to deliver over 1,200 doses of antibody therapy, tixagevimab and cilgavimab combination (AZD7442), for Covid-19 prevention and treatment. In June 2020, these antibodies, discovered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, were licensed to AstraZeneca.

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Sanofi, Regeneron surge as Dupixent scores in COPD trial

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The two companies gained billions of dollars in market value after their antibody drug succeeded against a disease that’s been difficult to treat with biologic medicines.

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Monoclonal antibodies challenge marketed small-molecule Alzheimer’s dominance

Pharmaceutical Technology

The three leading Alzheimer’s disease (AD) drugs currently in development are all monoclonal antibodies—donanemab by Eli Lilly , lecanemab by Eisai and Biogen , and gantenerumab by Roche. Monoclonal antibodies make up half of these, with an 11% share of all AD approvals.

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EC grants marketing authorisation for Sandoz’s biosimilar Hyrimoz

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Sandoz’s biosimilar Hyrimoz (adalimumab) citrate-free high-concentration formulation (HCF). The human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG(1)) monoclonal antibody adalimumab works by targeting tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-a).

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Datroway’s Approval in Breast Cancer Solidifies Daiichi Sankyo’s Leadership in ADCs

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The FDA has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk), a TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for adults with unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, developed through a global collaboration between Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. The FDA approval sent Daiichi Sankyos shares soaring by 8.7%

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Celltrion closes in on COVID-19 antibody market after trial success

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South Korea’s Celltrion has announced encouraging top-line results for its potential antibody therapy for COVID-19, with the first part of a phase 2/3 trial showing it could cut recovery times and chances of progression from moderate to more severe disease. days shorter than placebo, the company said. reported with placebo.

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WHO grants emergency use listing to SK bioscience’s SKYCovione

Pharmaceutical Technology

In a Phase III clinical trial, SKYCovione showed neutralising antibody responses against the SARS-CoV-2 parental strain. The vaccine is based on recombinant protein vaccine technology and is suitable for storage between 2°C and 8°C. The findings also showed that the Covid-19 vaccine had a standard safety and reactogenicity profile.