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Beyond immunotherapy: Could RNA modifying enzymes boost response rates? 

Drug Discovery World

The research underpinning the CTLA-4 and PD-1 technologies resulted in the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 for the researchers and teams who pioneered them – James Allison of the University of California, Berkeley, and Tasuku Honjo at Kyoto University, respectively.

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Not all neoantigens are created equal

Drug Target Review

In most cancers, the tumour evolves by acquiring mutations that confer growth advantages or resistance to therapies. These neoantigens are identified by T cells of the immune system as foreign proteins and thus trigger an immune response. Neoantigens are recognised as non-self and trigger an immune response.

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Women in Stem with Dr Christine Schuberth-Wagner

Drug Target Review

I am currently working as Chief Scientific Officer at CatalYm, where we translate the latest scientific findings into clinical applications. Our company has identified a new role for Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) as a potent local immunosuppressor mediating cancer resistance to therapy. in North America) in late 2017.

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Clover Biopharmaceuticals Announces Positive Phase 1 Data for its Adjuvanted S-Trimer COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

The Pharma Data

Strong Th1 cell-mediated immune responses were also observed for the vaccine candidates with either adjuvant. Based on the positive Phase 1 results reported and the unprecedented need for COVID-19 vaccines, Clover and its partners are confident to enter late-stage clinical development for both adjuvanted vaccines.

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Clover Biopharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Data for its Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates in The Lancet

The Pharma Data

Adjuvanted S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrated favorable safety and tolerability profiles and strong neutralizing immune responses in a phase 1 trial. These findings give confidence that Clover’s COVID-19 vaccine candidates are suitable for further clinical development.”

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Tiziana Life Sciences announces collaboration with Parexel Biotech to conduct phase 1b/2 clinical trial in patients with Crohn’s Disease

The Pharma Data

This clinical study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and clinical activity of escalating doses of orally administered capsules of Foralumab. “The Grand View Research August 2018 ( [link] ). In addition to Milciclib, the Company is also developing Foralumab for liver diseases. NEW YORK and LONDON, Nov.

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Lineage Cell Therapeutics Provides End of Year Shareholder Letter

The Pharma Data

NYSE American and TASE: LCTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic cell therapies for unmet medical needs, today provided a year-end review and an outline of its plans for 2021. CARLSBAD, Calif.–( –( BUSINESS WIRE )– Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.