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AI Tool CHIEF Paints a Landscape of a Cancer, Refining Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis

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A Brief History of Targeted Cancer Drugs In 1978, FDA approved the first targeted cancer drug, tamoxifen. The FDA approved Herceptin , targeting a different receptor (HER2) in breast cancer cells, in 1998. Keytruda illustrates more recently approved cancer drugs. Cancer clearly entails more than just errant genes.

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Regeneron Announces Encouraging Initial Data from COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Trial in Hospitalized Patients on Low-flow Oxygen

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29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 3 program in hospitalized patients to continue based on passing futility analysis on ability to reduce incidence of death or mechanical ventilation. As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes.

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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Positive Initial Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Results in Non-hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

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(NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published initial clinical data from an ongoing seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of the antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Casirivimab and imdevimab injection is not FDA approved for any use.

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Insights into cellular therapies for cancer treatment

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Stem cell transplants primarily help the immune response through the “graft-versus-leukaemia effect,” and we have to manage the “graft versus host effect.” While research to optimise BiTE molecules and refine their capabilities is ongoing, this is where most FDA approvals are taking place as the field is developing so rapidly.

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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 27

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FDA Actions. FDA Approval: Last week the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older). Eli Lilly halted a separate study of its LY-COV555 antibody against COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.

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Months of Work Hang in the Balance as Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Awaits AdComm Vote

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To this point, Moderna has only submitted two months of follow-up safety data, and the FDA typically requires six months for a full approval. intends to ship just shy of six million doses of Moderna’s vaccine once the FDA approves EUA. Both vaccines have shown about 95% efficacy in preventing novel coronavirus infections.

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PFIZER AND BIONTECH ANNOUNCE SUBMISSION OF INITIAL DATA TO U.S. FDA TO SUPPORT BOOSTER DOSE OF COVID-19 VACCINE

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Vaccination is our most effective means of preventing COVID-19 infection – especially severe disease and hospitalization – and its profound impact on protecting lives is indisputable. The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine has not been approved or licensed by the U.S. This press release features multimedia. In the U.S.,

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