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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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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

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Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.

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Developing an mRNA therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Drug Target Review

There are a few approved therapies for DMD including four exon-skipping drugs and one AAV-microdystrophin drug, which uses a shortened version of dystrophin. AAV-based therapies often can’t be dosed more than once due to concerns about an immune response. 2020 Jul 3;10(1):10967. Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids.

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AI in gene delivery vector discovery and design

Drug Target Review

Genome engineering and gene therapies that manipulate DNA sequences in cells have driven a biotechnological revolution over the past decade. 9 In addition, host immune responses further add to the complexity of developing cell-specific AAV capsids for clinical applications. Nature 578 , 229-236 (2020). Ylä-Herttuala S.

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Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next

Drug Target Review

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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Developing in-vivo chimeric lungs with pluripotent stem cells

Drug Target Review

The pathogenesis of COPD is based on the innate and adaptive inflammatory immune response to the inhalation of toxic particles and gases. Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy – Promise and Challenges. 2020 October 1 [2024 January 5]; 27(4):523-31. Annual Review of Pathology: Mechanisms of Disease. Cell Stem Cell.

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Monthly News Roundup – December 2020

The Pharma Data

Monthly News Roundup – December 2020. The vaccine teaches the cells to make a piece of the spike protein, which triggers an immune response to help prevent illness if later exposed to the virus. Orladeyo: First Oral, Once-Daily Therapy to Prevent Hereditary Angioedema Attacks. Posted: December 2020.