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FDA approves Covid-19 mAb for emergency use in immunocompromised

Drug Discovery World

It is approved in adults and adolescents (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40kg) who are moderate-to-severely immune compromised due to certain medical conditions or receipt of certain immunosuppressive medications or treatments and are unlikely to mount an adequate immune response to Covid-19 vaccination.

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U.S. FDA APPROVES TICOVAC™, PFIZER’S TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS (TBE) VACCINE

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TICOVAC (tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine) for active immunization to prevent TBE in individuals 1 year of age and older. 1 TICOVAC is the only FDA-approved vaccine to help protect U.S. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S.

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Insights into cellular therapies for cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

Stem cell transplants primarily help the immune response through the “graft-versus-leukaemia effect,” and we have to manage the “graft versus host effect.” This involves the use of CAR-T cell products derived from donor T cells, hence the term “off the shelf,” making it easier to standardise treatments.

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mRNA Cancer Vaccines and Therapies: An Overview

Advarra

The applications of mRNA-based therapies in cancer research represent one of the next groundbreaking steps toward improved cancer treatments. While mRNA usage has played several roles in clinical research , oncology researchers in particular are eager to explore the possibilities of mRNA-based cancer vaccines.

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Biologics: Innovations, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

DrugBank

Unlike conventional chemical-based medicines, biologics offer targeted therapies derived from living cells, which can result in more effective and personalized treatments. A Wave of Innovations The year 2024 has already proven to be significant for the field of biologics, witnessing a notable increase in FDA approvals.

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Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application for U.S. FDA Approval of Their COVID 19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine is currently available in the U.S. under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) granted by the FDA on December 11, 2020. Since then, the companies have delivered more than 170 million doses of the vaccine across the U.S. We are pleased to work with U.S. AUTHORIZED USE IN THE U.S.:

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Sanofi and GSK to seek regulatory authorization for COVID-19 vaccine

The Pharma Data

* Final analysis of the global VAT02 booster trial confirms universal ability to boost neutralizing antibodies 18- to 30-fold across vaccine platforms (mRNA, adenovirus). * efficacy against any symptomatic COVID-19 disease, in line with expected vaccine effectiveness in today’s environment dominated by variants of concern.

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