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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. A novel Phase II trial incorporating Hu14.18 and three-year event-free (EFS) of 73.7%.

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Combination therapy recommended for NHS use for advanced biliary tract cancer 

Drug Discovery World

7,8 Results from the primary endpoint of the TOPAZ-1 Phase III trial showed that durvalumab, in combination with standard of care gemcitabine plus cisplatin (chemotherapy) demonstrated a clinically meaningful and durable overall survival (OS) benefit as a treatment for patients with advanced BTC.6 Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9 Cancer is king .

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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Radioligand therapy pipeline with in-license for compounds targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)

The Pharma Data

Novartis Oncology continues to reimagine cancer care through development of robust radioligand therapy portfolio. We continue to invest in radioligand therapy as one of the four unique platforms of Novartis Oncology. Broad expression of FAP demonstrated in tumors or in tumor stroma across many solid tumors 1 ,2 ,3.

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Could GLP-1 receptor agonists treat addiction and dementia?

Drug Discovery World

Medications containing semaglutide such as Ozempic, licensed for diabetes, and Wegovy, for weight loss, are being studied to see if they can treat a range of different conditions, including addiction and dementia. However, these trials won’t be complete until 2026 at the earliest. It’s an exciting area,” he told The Guardian.