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mRNA technology may hold the future for a cytomegalovirus vaccine 

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In 2015, after a 15-year effort to vaccinate against rubella virus (which is usually administered at the same time with vaccines against measles and mumps), the Americas were declared free of endemic transmission of rubella 13. . The immune response to human CMV. The potential future of mRNA in CMV prevention . Cheeran, M.

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Immunotherapy is here to stay

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These include two antibodies for modulating immune responses in cancer and autoimmunity, which are being advanced through pharmaceutical partnerships with Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline. Then in 2015, nivolumab and ipilimumab became the first IO-IO combination to receive regulatory approval for melanoma.

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The path to improved safety of gene-based products

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Another dangerous consequence can occur when the therapeutic or vaccine introduces proteins that can activate an uncontrolled immune response. In the case of therapeutics, the aim is usually to avoid patients’ immune responses. 2015): 1727-1737. ” Biotechnology and bioengineering 112.9 Collins, Ben C.,

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AI in gene delivery vector discovery and design

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9 In addition, host immune responses further add to the complexity of developing cell-specific AAV capsids for clinical applications. It has been well established that exposure to wild-type AAV results in priming of the immune system against the virus. Nature Communications 6 , 6246 (2015). Münch RC, et al.

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The power of combinations in blood cancers

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For example, combining IO agents with ADCs to mount a two-pronged attack against cancer by activating an anti-cancer immune response and directly killing cancer cells may drive stronger and more durable responses in the clinic. 2015);126(1):9-16. 2015);126(4):454-462. Strati P, Shanafelt TD.

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Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next

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More recently, researchers have begun to look at conjugating immunomodulatory agents to antibodies to directly activate an immune response against the tumour. This approach – immune-stimulating antibody conjugates (ISACs) – uses a payload that stimulates the innate and adaptive immune responses, recruiting tumour-fighting T cells.

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Accelerating biotherapy and personalised medicine with long DNA

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Personalised medicine therapies, such as immunotherapies for cancers that are challenging to treat, are designed to elicit a patient’s own immune response to identify and destroy cancer cells and prevent recurrence. The post Accelerating biotherapy and personalised medicine with long DNA appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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