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Zydus gets FDA approval for antibiotic drug azithromycin

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The vaccine, which generates the SARS-CoV-2 viral spike protein on administration, induces the immune system’s cellular and humoral arm-mediated immune response. The company began supplying the first consignment to the government of India in February 2022.

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Merck’s Next-Generation Pneumonia Vaccine Gets FDA Approval

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Merck has scored US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its next-generation pneumonia vaccine Vaxneuvance that covers 15 different strains of the pneumococcal bacteria that causes the infection. This is why Pfizer’s Prevnar 13 has dominated the pneumonia vaccine space for more than a decade.

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Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot

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Pfizer and BioNTech have formally asked for FDA approval of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 in people aged over 16, as the US prepares to get its booster campaign underway. The post Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot appeared first on.

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AstraZeneca’s Immunotherapy Imjudo (tremelimumab) Wins FDA Approval for Liver Cancer

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Inhibition of the protein aids in T-cell activation to prime the immune system against cancer cells to induce their death. Related: AstraZeneca’s Enhertu Gets FDA Approved as First Therapy for HER2-Low Breast Cancer. Imjudo is administered as a single dose with Imfinzi, followed by Imfinzi infusions every four weeks.

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Celltrion’s Steqeyma Approved as Stelara Biosimilar for Psoriasis

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Celltrions Steqeyma (ustekinumab-stba), a biosimilar to Stelara (ustekinumab), for the treatment of several immune-mediated diseases. By blocking these inflammatory pathways, it helps manage overactive immune responses in conditions like psoriasis and Crohns disease.

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Merck’s Capvaxive Wins FDA Approval as First Pneumonia Vaccine Designed for Adults

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Capvaxive’s approval was partially based on data from four Phase III trials including the STRIDE-3 study, which found that the vaccine was non-inferior to comparator vaccine Prevnar 20. According to a November 2023 readout, Capvaxive also elicited superior immune responses for ten of the 11 serotypes not covered by Prevnar 20.

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Tamibarotene Fails in Phase III Trial for a Subset of Higher-Risk MDS

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These RXR receptors play a key role in regulating transcription pathways involved in inflammation and immune responses, among other cancer hallmarks, to modulate the tumor microenvironment. This is significant as the therapy can reduce or eliminate the need for frequent blood transfusions.

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