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ESMO 2022: the evolution of TIL therapy – a highly promising approach

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Successful TIL therapy depends on the infusion product containing tumour-reactive T cells that, on infusion, generate an anti-tumour immune response that causes disease regression. The use of engineered immune cytokines that selectively induce the expansion of TILs is being investigated as an alternative to IL-2 stimulation.

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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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DNA vaccines work by delivering a genetically-engineered plasmid containing the DNA sequence encoding the desired antigen – in this case the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein – which is then taken up by cells. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Shows High Efficacy

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Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Induces Immune Responses in Early Clinical Trials. The global trials are assessing the safety and efficacy of the vaccine in individuals aged 18 years or over from diverse racial and geographic groups who are healthy or have stable underlying medical conditions.

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Understanding the microbiome as an ‘overlooked critical organ’

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As more research has been conducted, closer and unexpected links have been found between the microbiome of the gut, as one example, and other areas of the body, such as brain health and the immune system. The possibilities. Compelling advantages.

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Novavax Announces Agreement with Government of New Zealand for 10.7 Million Doses of COVID-19 VaccineAdvance purchase agreement signed for NVX-CoV2373, Novavax’ adjuvanted protein vaccine candidate

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Currently in Phase 3 clinical testing in the United Kingdom for the prevention of COVID-19, NVX-CoV2373 is a recombinant protein vaccine adjuvanted with Novavax’ proprietary Matrix-M to enhance the immune response. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19. About Novavax.

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Synlogic Announces Advancement of SYNB1891 to Combination Arm Dosing with PD-L1 Checkpoint Inhibitor in the on-going Phase 1 Study for the Treatment of Solid Tumors and Lymphoma

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SYNB1891 is an investigational drug for the intra-tumoral treatment of solid tumors and lymphoma, composed of an engineered Synthetic Biotic designed to activate the STING pathway in the tumor microenvironment in order to upregulate the patient’s immune response. Synlogic’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

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A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the shape of the virus

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Melody Swartz, Jeffrey Hubbell and colleagues had previously developed a vaccine delivery tool called polymersomes – self-assembling, spherical nanoparticles that can encapsulate antigens and adjuvants (helper molecules that boost the immune response) and then release them inside immune cells.

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