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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 VLA1553-321 trial, conducted in Brazil, was the first to assess the vaccine in an endemic region. These sustained responses build on earlier data showing 99.1% efficacy at six months and 98.8%

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Itolizumab Shows Positive Phase III Results in First-Line Treatment of Acute GVHD

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The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled global trial assessed itolizumab in patients with newly diagnosed grade II-IV aGVHD. While the trial data showed that itolizumab did not improve complete or overall response rates at Day 29, statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit in longer-term outcomes were achieved.

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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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South Korea authorises Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as booster dose

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The expanded manufacturing and marketing approval was based on the data obtained from the Phase II trial, conducted in Australia and the US; a separate Phase II trial held in South Africa; and the UK-sponsored COV-BOOST trial. It has been developed using the company’s recombinant nanoparticle technology.

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Gilead licenses Jounce immunotherapy for $800m

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Vopratelimab is a monoclonal antibody that binds to and activates the Inducible T Cell CO-Stimulator (ICOS), a protein on the surface of certain T cells that is believed to stimulate an immune response against a patient’s cancer. The post Gilead licenses Jounce immunotherapy for $800m appeared first on.

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Coya Therapeutics expands COYA 301 patent estate

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Coya Therapeutics has expanded its patent estate for COYA 301 by entering a licensing agreement with UNeMed, the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s technology transfer office. This suggests that the interventional strategy may lead to sustained suppressive immune responses and neuroprotection in PD.

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Kaiser Permanente Joins Late-Stage Trial for Pfizer and BioNTech’s Lead COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

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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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