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Advancing vaccine design: potential of peptide mimicry

Drug Target Review

In a new development, a recent paper published in Biology Methods & Protocols by Oxford University Press has highlighted a promising avenue for enhancing vaccine efficacy against infectious pathogens like the COVID-19 virus. The implications of this finding are far-reaching, as it holds the potential to revolutionize vaccine design.

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THE LANCET: First phase 3 trial of a chikungunya vaccine candidate finds it is generally safe and provokes an immune response

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

Peer-reviewed / Randomised Controlled Trial / People Study of healthy US adults found that a single dose of the VLA1553 vaccine candidate was generally safe, well tolerated and provokes an immune response.

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Physicians working in the early 20th century had little choice but to treat the world’s most rampant infectious disease with methods such as these. Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Vaccines have consistently demonstrated their efficacy in protecting people from infectious diseases. This led to the eradication of smallpox and polio – two debilitating diseases that historically caused global epidemics. Sugars, such as sucrose are common stabilizers in many vaccines.

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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

The study assessed cynomolgus macaques vaccinated with 12µg of either the first or second-generation vaccine candidate. During challenge with the original SARS-CoV-2 virus, animals vaccinated with CV2CoV were found to be better protected based on highly effective clearance of the virus in the lungs and nasal passages.

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Immuno-oncology innovations redefining cancer treatment in 2024

Drug Target Review

The current shift focuses on enhancing their efficacy by addressing the crucial need for robust T cell responses, an apparent bottleneck for broader impact. Vaccinations against tumour antigens that are shared between tumours, or tumour antigens that arise from mutations unique to individual tumours, represent promising strategies.

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Sanofi and GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate demonstrates strong immune responses across all adult age groups in Phase 2 trial

The Pharma Data

Adjuvanted recombinant COVID-19 vaccine candidate triggered strong neutralizing antibody responses in all adult age groups. High immune response after a single dose in patients with prior infection shows strong booster potential. Global Phase 3 study expected to start in the coming weeks. 1.351 (South African) variants.