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Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

Drug Discovery World

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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ADCs: the next generation of targeted therapies 

Drug Discovery World

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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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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Advancing neurological therapies with Dr Bruce Leuchter

Drug Target Review

What challenges has the industry faced in developing and commercialising treatments for neurological diseases, including rare diseases? There are a lot of drug development challenges that are, in some cases, unique to neuroscience, including neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and rare diseases affecting the nervous system.

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Lilly accelerating baricitinib’s availability in India following receipt of permission for restricted emergency use as a COVID-19 therapy via donations and licensing agreements | Eli Lilly and Company

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Lilly is offering donations of baricitinib to the Indian government through Direct Relief while simultaneously working with local Indian pharmaceutical companies to execute royalty-free voluntary licensing agreements to accelerate the manufacturing and distribution of the medicine in India during the pandemic.

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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. First antibody therapy to demonstrate anti-viral effect in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. , Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.