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Lilly and Kumquat Biosciences Announce Collaboration to Discover and Develop Novel Small Molecules that Stimulate Tumor-Specific Immune Responses

The Pharma Data

Loxo Oncology at Lilly, a research and development group of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), and Kumquat Biosciences today announced an exclusive collaboration focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of potential novel small molecules that stimulate tumor-specific immune responses.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Interim data in this event-driven trial are expected as soon as early first quarter 2021, although the timing depends on the overall COVID-19 rate in the region. availability of efficacy data depends on the illness rate in South Africa and may be available as soon as the first quarter 2021. European Union and other countries.

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The potential of CD24 in cancer immunotherapy

Drug Target Review

This interaction inhibits inflammation and immune activation, and in particular prevents macrophages from phagocytosing and destroying cancer cells. By blocking CD24 with an antibody drug, our goal is to powerfully reactivate the anti-cancer immune response and drive therapeutic efficacy.

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

As a first step, Manguso set his sights on treatments called PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors, which at the time had shown tremendous promise in clinical trials and would receive their first FDA approval in 2014. The findings suggest a complex, context-dependent relationship between IFNγ signaling and the anti-tumor immune response.

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AstraZeneca takes COVID-19 vaccine to China with BioKangtai deal for 200M-dose capacity by 2021

The Pharma Data

Under the pact, AZ will transfer the vaccine’s technology to BioKangtai, which will in return reserve enough capacity to make at least 100 million doses of the shot by the end of 2020 and expand to 200 million doses per year by the end of 2021. China has several home-grown COVID-19 vaccines in clinical development.

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Bristol Myers Squibb Research at ESMO 2021 Demonstrates Clinical Benefits.

The Pharma Data

today announced that data reinforcing the potential of immunotherapies to impact clinical outcomes for patients will be featured at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2021 Virtual Congress from September 16-21. To date, the Opdivo clinical development program has treated more than 35,000 patients.

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2021 Biotech IPOs Get Off to a Roaring Start

The Pharma Data

With this kind of a start, 2021 may be scorching. The company hopes to raise $140 million of common stock, which will be used to advance its clinical and earlier stage programs and for R&D, working capital and general corporate purposes. Last year was a record number of IPOs in the biotech industry, with 81 raising $13.5