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IXCHIQ Chikungunya Vaccine Trial Shows Sustained Immune Response in Adolescents

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IXCHIQ is the only licensed chikungunya vaccine in the US for adults aged 18 and older at increased risk of exposure to the virus. The study included 754 adolescents, comparing immune responses and safety profiles between vaccine and placebo groups. Following the announcement, Valnevas stock rose by 1.4%.

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Oral COVID-19 vaccine beckons, as ImmunityBio licenses iosBio tech

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ImmunityBio has licensed technology underpinning a COVID-19 vaccine that could be administered orally rather than by injection from UK biotech iosBio. Soon-Shiong said that oral vaccines could have another key advantage as they stimulate mucosal, systemic and T-cell immune responses. “As

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Gilead licenses Jounce immunotherapy for $800m

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The drug, JTX-1811, is a monoclonal antibody designed to selectively deplete immunosuppressive tumour-infiltrating T regulatory (TITR) cells. . The drug targets CCR8, a chemokine receptor enriched on TITR cells. The results spooked investors and caused shares in Jounce to fall, but the drug is continuing through phase 2 trials.

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Jazz adds first immuno-oncology drug via $1.3bn Werewolf deal

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Jazz Pharma has bolstered its pipeline of cancer drugs through a $1.3 billion licensing agreement with Werewolf Therapeutics that adds its first immuno-oncology candidate. 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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South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as booster dose

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The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (KMFDS) has granted expanded approval to Novavax partner SK bioscience for the Covid-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373), for use as a booster dose in adults aged 18 and above. The regulator approved Nuvaxovid for use as a primary series in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years in August last year.

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

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Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.

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AbbVie preps filings for lymphoma bispecific licensed from Genmab

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billion alliance with Genmab to find new cancer therapies, AbbVie has said it is ready to start talking to regulators about filing for approval of the lead drug in the partnership – epcoritamab for large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL). The post AbbVie preps filings for lymphoma bispecific licensed from Genmab appeared first on.