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Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1/2 clinical trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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Clinical trial to assess safety, immune response and reactogenicity, after preclinical data showed high neutralizing antibody levels. MRT5500 is being developed under a collaboration and license agreement between Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio. Expected to enroll 415 participants; interim results expected in Q3 2021.

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Human γδ TCR repertoires in health and disease. gammadelta T cells link innate and adaptive immune responses. Trends Immunol 39(6):446-459 (2018). Nat Commun 9(1):1760 (2018). Normality sensing licenses local T cells for innate-like tissue surveillance. J Front Immunol 9:1409 (2018).

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Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1 clinical trial of mRNA influenza vaccine

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We believe that mRNA technology could have several advantages for a seasonal flu application including the potential ability to demonstrate robust immune responses based on preclinical data to date, enable antigen specificity within a short timeframe from seasonal virus strain selection, and deploy agile manufacturing capacity.

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Where's the Synthetic Blood?

Codon

In contrast, people with sickle cell disease commonly receive red blood cell transfusions to alleviate vaso-occlusive pain crises. 2 And while transfusions are among the safest procedures in medicine, there is still a very slight risk of transmission of infectious diseases and adverse immune reactions. In the U.S.,

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

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First approval of a conjugate vaccine that helps protect against 20 serotypes responsible for the majority of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 including seven responsible for 40% of pneumococcal disease cases and deaths in the U.S. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S. Jansen, Ph.D.,

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Tezepelumab granted Priority Review by U.S. FDA

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted Priority Review for tezepelumab in the treatment of asthma. “Severe asthma is a challenging, complex disease for physicians and millions of patients and has a high unmet medical need,” said David M. Reese, M.D.,

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Tezepelumab NAVIGATOR Phase 3 Trial Met Primary Endpoint Of A Statistically Significant And Clinically Meaningful Reduction In Exacerbations In A Broad Population Of Patients With Severe Asthma

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2018 for patients with severe asthma, without an eosinophilic phenotype. TSLP is released in response to multiple triggers associated with asthma exacerbations, including allergens, viruses and other airborne particles. We lead with science through discovery research that is disease-agnostic and biology-first, modality-second.

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