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World Mental Health Day 2023: Drug discovery breakthroughs

Drug Discovery World

Read more: Another milestone achieved in major depressive disorder trial More accessible treatment The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sage Therapeutics’ Zurzuvae (zuranolone) in August, making it the first oral medication indicated to treat postpartum depression (PPD) in adults.

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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. As in earlier outpatient trial, immune status when patients entered the trial was a strong predictor of viral load and clinical outcomes.

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Insights into cellular therapies for cancer treatment

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Stem cell transplants primarily help the immune response through the “graft-versus-leukaemia effect,” and we have to manage the “graft versus host effect.” While research to optimise BiTE molecules and refine their capabilities is ongoing, this is where most FDA approvals are taking place as the field is developing so rapidly.

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New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Positive Initial Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Results in Non-hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

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(NASDAQ: REGN ) today announced that the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published initial clinical data from an ongoing seamless Phase 1/2/3 trial of the antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab in non-hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Casirivimab and imdevimab injection is not FDA approved for any use.

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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 27

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FDA Actions. FDA Approval: Last week the FDA approved Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of COVID-19 requiring hospitalization in adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older). Eli Lilly halted a separate study of its LY-COV555 antibody against COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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Melissa M Hudson, MD – Joseph H Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research Hudson is a faculty member, Director of the Cancer Survivorship Division, Associate Director, Population Sciences, and The Charles E Williams Endowed Chair of Oncology-Cancer Survivorship at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Months of Work Hang in the Balance as Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Awaits AdComm Vote

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To this point, Moderna has only submitted two months of follow-up safety data, and the FDA typically requires six months for a full approval. intends to ship just shy of six million doses of Moderna’s vaccine once the FDA approves EUA. Both vaccines have shown about 95% efficacy in preventing novel coronavirus infections.

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