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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

NK cells are among the front line of protection from infected and abnormal cells as part of the ‘innate immune response’. They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells).

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Natural killer cells: Looking good for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

NK cells are among the front line of protection from infected and abnormal cells as part of the ‘innate immune response’. They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells).

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Drug repurposing in SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: preventing the maladaptive immune response leading to critical disease requiring ICU care.

Plenge Gen

Repurposing of approved therapies is the fastest way to impact patients today, as these medicines have regulatory approval to enable investigator-initiated trials and have a manufacturing process to ensure drug supply. Pharmacologic intervention has the opportunity to impact disease progression in the SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 crisis.

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Innovating in Autoimmune and Bone Health Research: Driving Progress for Better Patient Outcomes

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Given the complexity and widespread impact of autoimmune and bone health conditions, developing new therapies is essential. For instance, drugs like belimumab, a monoclonal antibody, have shown promise in treating systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis by reducing the overactive immune response.

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Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?

The Pharma Data

” The clinical trial involved 24 COVID patients at one of two Miami-area hospitals who had developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, a condition in which the body’s immune response to a serious infection causes the lungs to fill with fluid. The stem cells also sped recovery time.

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

The Pharma Data

(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. “The investigational cocktail is now available to indicated high-risk U.S.

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Cancer immunotherapy candidate provokes powerful dual response in cancer and immune cells

Broad Institute

The molecule’s dual mechanism of action — targeting both tumor and immune cells — is unique compared to other cancer immunotherapies including PD-1 drugs, and the researchers think it could explain why the molecule was so effective on its own in animal models and may not even need to be used in combination with other drugs such as anti-PD-1 therapy.