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Immunity biochemist James Chen scoops Lasker Award 

Drug Discovery World

Insights into this signalling pathway provide a foundation for new approaches to the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases as well as vaccine development,” said Daniel Podolsky, President of UT Southwestern. More recently, he identified cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase), which senses foreign DNA in a cell’s interior, or cytoplasm.

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Recombinant polyclonal drug trial for HBV gets FDA green light

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared GigaGen’s application to initiate a Phase I trial of its polyclonal drug for the treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, GIGA-2339. In mouse models, GIGA-2339 neutralised and cleared HBV’s viral DNA along with its antigens.

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Not all neoantigens are created equal

Drug Target Review

During the process of transformation from a normal cell into a cancer cell, a cell acquires a series of changes, or mutations, in its DNA. But DNA mutations can also result in changes to the proteins that are displayed on the surface of the cancer cell. Neoantigens are recognised as non-self and trigger an immune response.

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

Drug Discovery World

Using a technique they’ve dubbed ‘cancer shredding’, the researchers at Gladstone Institutes, California, programmed CRISPR to zero-in on repeating DNA sequences present only in recurrent tumour cells – and then obliterate those cells by snipping away at them.

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AI in gene delivery vector discovery and design

Drug Target Review

Genome engineering and gene therapies that manipulate DNA sequences in cells have driven a biotechnological revolution over the past decade. 1 Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are the leading platform for in vivo gene delivery for the treatment of various human diseases. Engineering adeno-associated virus vectors for gene therapy.

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Eight announcements to expect at AACR 2023   

Drug Discovery World

Multiple oncolytic viruses have been shown to induce various beneficial changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME), which ultimately support induction of anti-tumor immune responses. April 16, 2023, 1.30pm – 5pm ET The post Eight announcements to expect at AACR 2023 appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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HOOKIPA Announces Positive Phase 2 Interim Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy Data for its Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Candidate HB-101

The Pharma Data

Early interim data show Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-negative kidney transplant recipients vaccinated with three doses of HB-101 had reduced incidence of CMV viremia, reduced antiviral use and no CMV disease. Observed CMV-neutralizing antibody responses and tolerability profile are consistent with previous interim results.

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