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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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Study reveals how cancer immunotherapy may cause heart inflammation in some patients

Broad Institute

By Leah Eisenstadt November 6, 2024 Credit: Ricardo Job-Reese, Broad Communications Despite being one of the rarer complications from immune checkpoint inhibitors, myocarditis is the most deadly. In addition, treatments and supportive care approaches used for other forms of myocarditis, such as viral myocarditis, don’t work for this type. “We

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Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates strong immune responses across all adult age groups in Phase 2 trial

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Adjuvanted recombinant COVID-19 vaccine candidate triggered strong neutralizing antibody responses in all adult age groups. High immune response after a single dose in patients with prior infection shows strong booster potential. GSK is also exploring potential therapeutic or treatment options for COVID-19 patients.

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Q&A: How a partnership between physicians and researchers aims to make cancer drugs safer

Broad Institute

These patients had been given the revolutionary immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), which take the brakes off the body’s immune system so that it can fight cancer. With immunotherapy, it awakens your immune system in a way that’s like a fire in a bush — it doesn’t stop.

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Monthly News Roundup – December 2020

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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. Professional. Moderna and Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out in Early Phase. In December, the U.S. How do they work?

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Apexigen’s APX005M Granted Orphan Drug Designations for the Treatment of Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer and for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

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15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Apexigen, Inc. , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation status to APX005M for the treatment of esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer and for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. SAN CARLOS, Calif. , Binding of APX005M to CD40 on antigen presenting cells (i.e.,

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OBI Pharma Announces Presentations at ESMO Asia 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting for OBI-833, a Novel Anti-Globo H Targeted Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine

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19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OBI Pharma, Inc. “Based upon our anti-Globo H targeted approaches in cancers of high unmet needs, OBI Pharma is proud to have presentations on the progress of our trial presented at ESMO-Asia 2020 for our novel therapeutic cancer vaccine, OBI-833.” TAIPEI, Taiwan , Nov. About OBI Pharma.

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