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Latent viruses in human genome inspire novel directions for kidney cancer immunotherapy

Medical Xpress

Dana-Farber investigators found that normally defunct viral genes that lie dormant in the human genome can be activated in the most common form of kidney cancer (clear cell renal cell carcinoma) and can end up triggering an immune response against the cancer.

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?5 Things You Need to Know from Our Recent Gene Therapy Webinar

Worldwide Clinical Trials

There have been a few cases lately where patients receiving gene therapy had a severe adverse effect because of their immune response to the mechanism of the AAV viral vector, based on their own genomic markers. Institutional Biosafety Committees (IBC) assess the risk of gene therapies to public health or the environment.

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ImmunityBio’s hAd5 T-Cell COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Shows Complete Protection of Airways in Non-Human Primates

The Pharma Data

The vaccine targeted both the inner nucleocapsid (N) and the outer spike (S) proteins of the virus to maximize the immune response. The study showed this broad immune response led to the complete clearance of the virus in a matter of days after infection of previously-vaccinated primates. Forward-Looking Statements.

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Kiromic Announces the Filing of Key European Patents for Its Chimeric PD-1 (chPD1) Target

The Pharma Data

Chimeric PD-1 T-cells also release cytokines to further initiate immune responses to eradicate the tumor cells. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Barber also serves on Kiromic’s Scientific Advisory Board. About Longwood University. About Kiromic.

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Rome Therapeutics raises $77m for junk DNA-targeting drugs

pharmaphorum

The Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech is focusing specifically on the 60% of DNA sequences that repeat themselves hundreds or thousands of times in the genome, known as the ‘repeatome’, that could contain targets for cancer and autoimmune disorders.

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Evolution in Hepatitis B and C Virus: Can we expect success similar to Hepatitis C in Hepatitis B as well?

Delveinsight

Vosevi) to treat adult chronic hepatitis C of all genotypes previously treated with an NS5A inhibitor-containing regimen, or with genotype 1a or 3 previously treated with a sofosbuvir-containing regimen without an NS5A inhibitor. HBV DNA can be integrated into the host genome. in January 2019.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Phase 1 Study of Single Dose mRNA-Based Combination Vaccine Candidate for Influenza and COVID-19

Pfizer

The vaccine candidate is based on BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA platform technology and contains mRNA strands encoding the wild-type spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 and the spike protein of the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 The information contained in this release is as of November 3, 2022. COMIRNATY® (COVID-19 Vaccine, mRNA). INDICATION.