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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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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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Unloxcyt Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Skin Cancer, Set to Compete with Keytruda

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Unloxcyt binds to PD-L1, rather than programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) as Keytruda does, to release PD-L1s inhibitor effects on the anti-tumor immune response. Oliviero noted that Unloxcyt has a couple of differentiating features that set it apart from other checkpoint inhibitors on the market.

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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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2021 Year in Review: Leveraging New Technologies to Drive Innovation in the Life Sciences

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Xtalks is taking a look at some of the major stories and innovations of the year in the life sciences, many of which were driven by new, emerging and improved technologies. The year 2021 was all about continuing innovations in the life sciences. Life Science Innovations: Malaria and Influenza Vaccines.

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Talvey Becomes J&J’s Second Multiple Myeloma Bispecific to Score FDA Approval

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The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that its bispecific antibody Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a fifth-line treatment for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma.

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Biohaven Intranasal Migraine Drug Gets FDA Approval + Moderna’s mRNA Influenza Vaccine – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 41

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Ayesha discusses the FDA approval of Biohaven’s intranasal spray Zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraines. The results showed that the vaccine had no serious safety concerns and elicits immune responses against four different strains of the influenza virus.