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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

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Covid researchers launch Monkeypox study  

Drug Discovery World

The trial will see participants receive either a 14-day course of 600 mg tecovirimat twice daily or a matched placebo treatment. As a community-based trial, participants will take the treatment or placebo in their own homes. The trial looks to include at least 500 participants in the UK. .

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European Commission approves oral treatment for leukaemia

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INAQOVI, developed by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Astex Pharmaceuticals, is the first oral hypomethylating agent to be licensed in the EEA in this patient population.

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FDA Orphan Drug Designation awarded to rare disease therapies

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Earlier last year the biotech successfully led a second round of investment, taking the total up to £13.2m ($16.7m), which will take it up to the start of in-human clinical trials later this year. SynaptixBio has signed a worldwide exclusive license to intellectual property from CHOP, enabling commercialisation of a treatment​.

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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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RECOVERY Trial Data Monitoring Committee Recommends Continuing Evaluation of REGN-COV2 in All Hospitalized Patients

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Regeneron announced today an update from the independent data monitoring committee (DMC) for the United Kingdom-based RECOVERY trial evaluating REGN-COV2 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The DMC letter is available here: [link]. Department of Health and Human Services under OT number: HHSO100201700020C.

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Combination treatment for AML closer to approval following EMA nod

Drug Discovery World

The current standard of care for AML is hospital-administered intravenous (IV) chemotherapy infusions or parenterally administered hypomethylating agents, with treatment cycles typically extending for a week or more. .

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