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Successful clinical trial for re-engineered Covid vaccine 

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The pivotal proof-of-concept testing clears the way to progress the Clamp2 technology in a range of research programmes. Project leader, Associate Professor Keith Chappell, said the preliminary clinical trial results were an ‘exciting reward’ for the team’s continued dedication and the community’s widespread support for the project. “We

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Clinical trial will test novel inhaled TB vaccine

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The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford is conducting the study using Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the current licensed vaccine against TB. The post Clinical trial will test novel inhaled TB vaccine appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Biologic CAR T cell engager approved for UK clinical trial

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The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Aleta Biotherapeutics a clinical trial authorisation (CTA) to evaluate biologic ALETA-001 in a Phase I/II clinical trial in patients with B-cell malignancies who are relapsed/refractory to CD19 CAR T cell therapy.

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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

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Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life entered a licensing agreement in May 2020 and announced the selection of an antibody fragment-based therapeutic candidate in September 2021.

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Medicinal cannabis: Why more clinical trials and better access is needed

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Big pharma is helping to shape the focus The good news is that clinical trials are on the increase and market education is upping pace. This data is proving useful in testing hypotheses before starting any clinical trials. Germany only has three licenses, and the current facilities are a small fraction of total sales.

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This week in drug discovery (12-16 August) 

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CAR-T therapy for nasopharyngeal cancer enters Phase II trials The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Phase II clinical trial for Biosyngen’s BRG01, an EBV-specific CAR-T cell therapy. First claudin 18.2 monoclonal antibody.

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FDA clears genetically engineered TIL therapy for solid tumour trials

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The therapy is now approved by both the FDA and China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to enter clinical trials in both countries for advanced solid tumour patients. GT201 is designed to boost T cell survival and function by expressing a vital membrane-bound cytokine complex.