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FDA approves Covid-19 mAb for emergency use in immunocompromised

Drug Discovery World

It is approved in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40kg) who are moderate-to-severely immune compromised due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination.

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

XTalks

Tarlatamab is an investigational drug currently undergoing clinical trials to assess its efficacy in patients with two distinct types of neuroendocrine cancer: SCLC and neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC). New Drugs Approved for Small-Cell Lung Cancer Several drugs have received FDA approval for treating SCLC.

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Potentially ‘regenerative’ osteoarthritis drug moves to clinical trial

Drug Discovery World

A team of researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) have found a drug with the potential for curbing painful hyperinflammation from osteoarthritis, according to results of an animal study.

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

Advarra

In this blog, we examine how mRNA can impact cancer treatment, the unique challenges associated with working with mRNA, and strategies for researchers proposing mRNA-based cancer trials. Immunomodulatory Proteins Immunomodulators are molecules influencing the pathways regulating the body’s immune system activities.

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Spotlighting Lupus Awareness Month: CAR-T Technology Creates New Avenues for Treatment of a Devastating Disease

WCG Clinical

Today there are six CAR-T products with FDA approval for the treatment of multiple myeloma and B cell malignancies, with many related and next-generation products under development. This proliferative capacity allows a rapid response to an incoming threat, such as a viral infection.

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Biologic Therapeutics Development, Part 2: Regulatory Pathways and Pharmacometric Analysis

Camargo

The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. One common characteristic for most if not all biologics is the triggering of an immune response or anti-drug antibodies.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

Pfizer and BioNTech initiated the BLA by submitting the nonclinical and clinical data needed to support licensure of the COVID-19 vaccine for use in individuals 16 years of age and older. The companies will submit the required manufacturing and facility data for licensure in the coming weeks to complete the BLA.