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Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

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Renaissance Pharma has announced its first development programme focused on Hu14.18, a humanised anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), licensed from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. ” The post Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18

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FDA Orphan Drug Designation awarded to rare disease therapies

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This second ODD allows research and development of a therapy for another form of the disease, Isolated Hypomyelination. Dan Williams, CEO at SynaptixBio, said; “This ODD is a huge boost to our efforts in tackling these devastating, life-limiting rare diseases.

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UK regulator rules benefits of lecanemab do not justify the cost

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Lecanemab is for slowing progression in mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in adults. It is an intensive treatment to give to patients involving a hospital visit every two weeks with skilled staff needed to monitor them for signs of serious side effects, plus the cost of purchasing the drug.

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Covid researchers launch Monkeypox study  

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It will also assess the time taken until throat and lesion swabs test negative for monkeypox virus and the proportion of patients who require hospitalisation due to complications from the disease. . The medicine was licensed earlier this year by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

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ADCs: the next generation of targeted therapies 

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Mylotarg was ahead of its time in many ways: its novel structure of an antibody to target diseased cells, plus a cancer-killing payload attached via a special linker, is the blueprint for the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that followed. Challenges for ADCs There are, of course, challenges for ADCs.

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FDA broadens existing emergency use of Lilly and Incyte’s baricitinib in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 requiring oxygen

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The EUA now provides for the use of baricitinib for treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults and pediatric patients two years of age or older requiring supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). percent (24/515) for baricitinib plus remdesivir versus 7.1

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Allecra Therapeutics and Shanghai Haini Pharmaceutical Announce Exclusive Licensing Agreement for Cefepime/enmetazobactam for Greater China

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Allecra, subject to the satisfaction of terms and conditions as set forth in the Exclusive Licensing Agreement, is to receive an upfront cash payment and is eligible to receive additional development and commercial milestone payments with an overall deal value of $78 million, in addition to royalties.