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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 s submission.

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First biologic therapy for young children with severe eczema

Drug Discovery World

A biologic therapy for very young children with moderate to severe eczema (or atopic dermatitis) has been shown to be safe and effective in an international trial. The therapy is already licensed in the UK for adults and children aged six to 18, and was approved by the FDA in June 2022 for use in younger children.

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UCL accelerates research of relapse in childhood blood cancer 

Drug Discovery World

However, 50% of responding patients will relapse either due to evolution of CD19 negative disease or early loss of CAR T-cells so that only around 40% of patients are cured by the currently licensed CAR T-cell therapies. There is thus a clear unmet need to develop novel CAR T-cell products with improved efficacy.

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Treating immune-mediated diseases with nanoparticles

Drug Target Review

How does COUR Pharmaceuticals’ immune-modifying nanoparticle platform differ from traditional approaches to treating immune-mediated diseases? Essentially, our CNPs reprogramme the immune system by restoring balance and returning the body to a homeostatic state, offering a precise approach to treating immune-mediated diseases.

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UK regulator gives green light to combination for multiple myeloma

Drug Discovery World

The therapy is now recommended within an NHS setting for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed MM where an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) is unsuitable. Seven years of trial data DLd is licensed and has been available for use in Europe since 2019.

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Drug discovery quarterly review: Second quarter 2023  

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Total revenue from oncology medicines increased 22%, CVRM 20%, R&I8 10%, and rare disease 12%. Additionally, Abrysvo was approved for use at 32-36 weeks gestational age of pregnancy to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) and severe LRTD caused by RSV in infants from birth to six months of age.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

Drug Discovery World

A more established Amsterdam-based enterprise is gene therapy company uniQure, developer of etranacogene dezaparvovec, the first gene therapy for haemophilia B, which was approved for use in the US in November 2022 and in the EU in February 2023. This pedigree has attracted beneficial international collaborations.

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