Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lu Rahman selects some of the year’s interesting and noteworthy advances in cancer research drug discovery and development. As always, a year within cancer drug discovery and development brings with it significant breakthroughs, and 2023 has been no exception. Figures from the Amercian Cancer Society 1 state that “a little over 1.9

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

a leading global provider of immuno-oncology imaging agents, today announced it has signed a new multi-year, non-exclusive license with Pfizer Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, ImaginAb will supply clinical doses of 89Zr CD8 Immuno-PET agent to Pfizer for use in select oncology clinical trials. LOS ANGELES , Jan. About ImaginAb.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 24, 2023

dendritic cells, monocytes) triggers a broad immune response that includes significant increases in cytotoxic CD8 plus T cells armed with chemo-induced tumour antigens to target cancer. This synergy was demonstrated by the AIPAC Phase IIb trial’s encouraging efficacy and safety, including a over 2.9-month

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AUGUST 13, 2020

and BioNTech’s lead vaccine candidate in a Phase III trial being conducted at sites in California and Oregon. The company announced that it commenced the Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the investigational COVID-19 vaccine this week. Related: Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Positive Early Trial Results.

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JULY 26, 2023

A Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The drug, MOv18 IgE, was developed by researchers at King’s College London.

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APRIL 26, 2021

After years of disappointing malaria vaccine trials, a malaria shot developed by researchers at the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford has demonstrated an unprecedentedly high efficacy of 77 percent, and may be the magic bullet the world has been waiting for against the deadly disease.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 27, 2023

HB-400, a novel arenaviral therapeutic vaccine developed by HOOKIPA Pharma and Gilead Sciences, has been shown to generate robust T cell responses specific to hepatitis B virus with high antibody levels in a preclinical setting. A Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HB‑400 in humans is ongoing.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 20, 2023

Dr Paula Moran, Dr Kiri Granger, Dr J Mark Treherne , and Dr Jenny Barnett explore the effects of long Covid-19 symptoms and what the opportunities are for drug developers working to treat post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment. developed dementia over the subsequent two years (vs. Notably, among over-65s who had had Covid-19, 4.5%

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MARCH 11, 2021

Clinical trial to assess safety, immune response and reactogenicity, after preclinical data showed high neutralizing antibody levels. The Companies expect interim results from this trial in the third quarter of 2021. About the Phase 1/2 clinical trial.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 8, 2022

billion licensing agreement with Werewolf Therapeutics that adds its first immuno-oncology candidate. Once within the tumour, it stimulates receptors on immune cells to mount an attack on the cancer. It was shown to activate cell-killing immune responses via natural killer (NK) and CD8+ cells, as well as antigen-presenting cells.

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Pfizer

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

These study participants, representing approximately half of the total recruited participants in the trial, are being discontinued following violations of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) at certain clinical trial sites run by a third-party clinical trial site operator.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

million ($22 million) in second-round financing as it prepares to start clinical trials of its lead drug candidate INT-1B3 for solid tumours. The start of dosing in the phase 1/1b trial of the drug has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but recruitment of the target 80 participants with advanced solid tumours is reported to be ongoing.

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MAY 7, 2021

regulators to seek approval of our COVID-19 vaccine based on our pivotal Phase 3 trial and follow-up data.”. This includes the most recent analyses from the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial, where the vaccine’s efficacy and favorable safety profile were observed up to six months after the second dose. “We are pleased to work with U.S.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

On 24 October, American vaccine developer Vaxcyte shared positive topline data from a Phase I/II study of its multivalent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine VAX-24 , bringing the 24-valent pneumococcal jab one step closer to market. What’s more, VAX-24 achieved a higher immune response to 16 of the 20 serotypes it shares with Prevnar 20.

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MAY 1, 2023

Tofersen was discovered by Ionis Pharmaceuticals, and Biogen licensed tofersen from Ionis under a collaborative development and license agreement. While the exact causes of ALS are not fully understood, research suggests that the mutation of SOD1 may be linked to the development of the condition. What is SOD1 -ALS?

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APRIL 8, 2022

The mere motions of breathing are known to influence vital functions of the lungs, including their development in babies, the production of air-exchange-enhancing fluid on their inner surfaces, and maintenance of healthy tissue structure. a Wyss Technology Development Fellow at the Institute. During his Ph.D.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 16, 2020

The European Commission has placed its first advance order for a coronavirus vaccine, snapping up 300 million doses of AstraZeneca’s ChAdOx1 candidate developed by the University of Oxford, with an option on another 100 million. The EU says its advance purchase order will finance part of the upfront costs of developing the vaccine.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In rare disease trials, it’s not always feasible to choose clinically-relevant endpoints to measure the efficacy of a new therapeutic. Surrogate endpoints were used as the basis for approval of 45 percent of new drugs reviewed by the FDA between 2010 and 2012. What Is a Surrogate Endpoint?

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Biond Biologics announced today that it has entered into a potentially $1 billion global licensing agreement with Sanofi to take a joint stab at defeating advanced forms of cancer with a more comprehensive and expedited approach to immuno-oncology. . It is being developed for the treatment of solid tumors.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The developer of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V has pledged to make it available for less than $10 per dose – or $20 per two-dose course – on the same day as revealing new clinical data with the shot. Russia approved Sputnik V in August, making it the first coronavirus vaccine worldwide to be licensed worldwide.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes. The analysis was prospectively designed to focus on patients who had not yet mounted their own immune response to SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

With the safety of gene therapies thrown into the spotlight by a series of FDA clinical holds, Astellas has said that an interim readout in a phase 1/2 trial of its Pompe disease candidate AT845 hasn’t found any cause for concern. Shares in the drugmaker rose just over 1% after the FORTIS data was announced.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

million (around $56 million) in a Series B funding round to take its novel group B streptococcus (GBS) vaccine into mid-stage clinical trials. Proceeds will advance the clinical development of MinervaX’s novel GBS vaccine through phase 2 clinical trials, as well as manufacturing and regulatory preparation for phase 3.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In a complete response letter (CRL), the FDA said that it would need a second clinical trial of plinabulin before it could consider approving the drug, setting up what looks like a lengthy delay for the programme. of patients taking plinabulin plus pegfilgrastim and 13.6% of the pegfilgrastim-only arm.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 7, 2021

The California-based company has signed a non-exclusive license with Pfizer to supply its 89Zr CD8 Immuno-PET agent, which can be used to image CD8 T cells in cancer patients. Information of this kind can make or break a cancer trial, giving guidance about whether a tumour is growing or has become swollen because of an incursion by T-cells.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 6, 2024

In this article, DDW’s Diana Spencer highlights several prominent hotspots that are taking the lead on advancing European drug discovery and development. billion on R&D during 2021, with Germany and Switzerland being the biggest contributors, and around one fourth of clinical trials worldwide were performed in Europe 1.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A malaria vaccine developed by members of the University of Oxford team behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab has been hailed as a possible game-changer in the fight against the deadly parasitic infection. g) dose of Novavax’ Matrix-M adjuvant, used to boost the immune response to the R21 antigen. g) or high (50 ?g)

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), works with universities, research organisations, businesses, charities, and government to develop a supportive ecosystem. The common challenge is undertaking lengthy and capital-intensive phase II/III clinical trials.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

Novavax will present data from an ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial, including new Phase II reactogenicity data from its COVID-19 vaccine candidate. CoV2373 on Friday during the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) meeting. Days after the U.S. The approval marks the first drug approved by the U.S.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

Joseph Kim , President and CEO of INOVIO, said, “We are very pleased to share peer-reviewed Phase 1 clinical data for INO-4800 published in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine , and are grateful for the support of all participants and investigator staff involved in the clinical trial.” mg and 2.0 mg and 2.0 The 1.0

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

(NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicinehas published safety and final efficacy results from the pivotal Phase 3 trial of BNT162b2, their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate. Senior Vice President and Head of Vaccine Research & Development, Pfizer. “As Jansen, Ph.D.,

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Today’s data, involving an additional 524 patients from the ongoing Phase 2/3 trial, provides definitive final virology results and meets the clinical endpoint of reducing medical visits. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — . Regeneron has shared these results with the U.S. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Primary and all key secondary endpoints including itch, interference of itch on sleep and quality of life were met at Week 16 in two pivotal Phase 3 trials in lebrikizumab clinical trial program – Safety profile consistent with prior lebrikizumab studies in atopic dermatitis. vice president of immunology development at Lilly.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

AstraZeneca reached a licensing deal with Chinese firm BioKangtai to help provide its adenovirus vector-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, created by the University of Oxford, to China, AstraZeneca said (Chinese) in a social media post on Thursday. China has several home-grown COVID-19 vaccines in clinical development. That has changed.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted Phase 1 data – part of their Phase 1/2/3 clinical trial program – evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. adult participants from the Phase 1 trial of the two-dose series. today announced that they have submitted Phase 1 data to the U.S.

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