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Vaccine successfully lowers cholesterol in preclinical studies

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New studies have demonstrated that Vaxxinity’s vaccine VXX-401 reproducibly lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in non-human primates. The results support the continued clinical development of VXX-401 as a candidate for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Chinese regulator approves personalised cancer vaccine trial

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Likang Life Sciences has been granted implied approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the clinical trial of its innovative personalised neoantigen-targeted vaccine LK101 Injection for advanced solid tumours. Hence, there is a need to increase clinical investigations in this promising area.”

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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Cancer vaccine mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, according to follow-up data presented at ASCO 2024. Ultimately it will contribute to survival rates improving continually over the next decades and more.” months after initial treatment.

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Pfizer launches Phase III trial for Lyme disease vaccine  

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Pfizer has launched a Phase III clinical trial of a vaccine to protect people against Lyme disease, in collaboration with pharmaceutical company Valneva. . The trial will enrol up to 6,000 participants aged five years and older and will be conducted across 50 sites where Lyme disease is highly endemic. References .

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Merck and Moderna to develop a personalised cancer vaccine

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Merck (MSD) and Moderna have revealed plans to work together on the development and commercialisation of an investigational personalised cancer vaccine. The companies will report data from the ongoing Phase II trial of mRNA-4157/V940 in combination with KEYTRUDA in high-risk melanoma later this year. “We

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Fortifying vaccines through disease surveillance and data reporting  

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Shelley McLendon , SVP of Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Program Management at ICON, attended the World Vaccine Congress Europe from 16-19 October 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. For instance, responsive clinical trials can use surveillance data to identify geographic areas and communities that are at high risk for disease.

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Merck and Moderna to jointly develop personalised cancer vaccine 

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Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma.

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