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Unlocking the power of stem cell therapy

Drug Target Review

What key findings about stem cell behaviour, differentiation and integration within host tissues impact the development of stem cell therapies? Despite their potential, ADSC therapy faces several challenges in preclinical studies. Is there a certain disease or condition that you believe stem cell therapy holds the most promise for?

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. Preclinical research on γδ T cells has made great strides since the cells were first identified in the 1980s, with γδ T-cell therapies from several companies, including IN8bio, now in or nearing clinical trials for various cancers.

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

In the midst of the global pandemic, the analysis found no antiretroviral therapy interruptions across the entirety of the ongoing clinical development programme for long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine. Of those participants who transitioned back to injectables, the median duration of oral therapy was 51 days. Kimberly Smith, M.D.,

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FDA approves Novartis’ MS drug Kesimpta for treating relapsed forms of the disease

The Pharma Data

The injectable treatment also covers other forms of MS including clinically isolated syndrome and active secondary progressive disease. Kesimpta targets and delivers B-cell therapy and has shown to have superior efficacy and safety profile compared to similar treatments. It can also be self-administered once a month.

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Could Keytruda/Lenvima Combo Help Treat Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma?

The Pharma Data

Image: Copyright © 2009-2020 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., The trial looked at a combination of Keytruda from Merck and Lenvima from Eisai for the treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Merck has been exploring Keytruda and ipilimumab as a first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

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Harnessing the CD24/Siglec-10 pathway: immunotherapy innovation

Drug Target Review

It is not known whether CD24 on cancer cells has a unique epitope that can be specifically targeted for cancer therapy. Combination therapy is the best approach in immunotherapy. Our extensive data showed that CD24 expressed on normal cells and cancer cells can be differentiated with our novel anti-CD24 antibody, ONC-781.

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Using AI to predict metastatic behaviour of NSCLC

Drug Target Review

How have recent advancements in immune checkpoint blockade therapy affected outcomes for primary NSCLC? Dr Govindan : Even though immunotherapy and chemotherapy given after surgery improve the overall survival, as Dr Cote said, many may not need those therapies and a good number of them recur despite post operative systemic therapies.