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JANUARY 11, 2024

Messenger RNA therapies are also currently being investigated in other rare inherited metabolic diseases – propionic and methylmalonic acidaemias – in global clinical trials sponsored by Moderna, including at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. We believe it can now do the same for rare diseases.”

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

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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JANUARY 17, 2021

The treatment could be administered in primary care centers to people who test positive for COVID-19, avoiding hospitalization due to the progression of the disease and complementing the vaccine in the early phase after vaccination. BARCELONA, Spain , Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Grifols (MCE: GRF, MCE: GRF.P,

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Sanofi is halting clinical trials treating serious COVID-19 patients with its Kevzara drug after the data proved inconclusive. The Phase 3 trial did not meet the primary or secondary endpoints compared with placebo and established hospital care. Conor Kavanagh. Source link.

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DECEMBER 20, 2020

Followed by Russia , Indonesia, and Korea, the second phase of the COVID-19 clinical trial was approved in Italy on Friday, December 18, 2020. Currently, it is smoothly progressing with the approval for Phase 2 clinical trials in four countries, and it is expected to see the results sequentially starting as early as the third quarter of 2021.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Using a Human Lung Chip that replicates the structures and functions of the lung air sac, or “alveolus,” the research team discovered that applying mechanical forces that mimic breathing motions suppresses influenza virus replication by activating protective innate immune responses. During his Ph.D.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The trial patients were six to 24 months of age at the time of administration of OTL-201, and the preliminary results are based on a median follow-up of two years (range: nine to 30 months). The patient’s modified blood stem cells, now including a working copy of the SGSHgene, are then given back to the patient.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

A new antibody treatment is to be trialled on Covid-19 patients in UK hospitals. It forms part of the UK Recovery Trial, which found that a cheap steroid called dexamethasone could save lives. We need to know, and the way to know is to do the trials that will tell us whether that hope turns into reality.”.

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JULY 3, 2023

The programme on the topic of Gamma Delta Immunotherapy explored a range of ways to take advantage of Gamma-delta T cell properties, as well as ways to enhance them for effective treatment. This included broad antigen recognition, multivalent responses and the lack of MHC restrictions.

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APRIL 20, 2023

To date, it seems that the likely mechanism of post- Covid-19 cognitive impairment is neuroinflammation triggered by the peripheral / systemic inflammation caused by the virus. There is a clear opportunity to repurpose some of these candidates for preventative/ prophylactic treatment for post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Trial designed to investigate the cardioprotective properties of CardiolRx(TM) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who have a prior history of, or risk factors for, cardiovascular disease. The DSMC comprises independent experts who will assess the patient safety data, and, if needed, critical efficacy endpoints of the trial.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Senhwa’s Silmitasertib is an oral medication, targeting the host protein kinase CK2 (casein kinase 2), where virus mutations are unlikely to affect its anti-viral and anti-inflammatory efficacy. It is thought that Silmitasertib challenges the virus’ ability to replicate quickly and spread to nearby healthy cells.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

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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OCTOBER 22, 2020

FDA Approves Veklury (remdesivir) for the Treatment of COVID-19. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antiviral drug Veklury (remdesivir) for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 requiring hospitalization. As an antiviral drug, Veklury works to stop replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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MARCH 8, 2021

The companies today reported findings on one secondary objective from the Phase 2a study, showing a reduction in time (days) to negativity of infectious virus isolation in nasopharyngeal swabs from participants with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, as determined by isolation in Vero cell line culture. This press release features multimedia.

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DECEMBER 23, 2020

23, 2020 — Because COVID-19 is known to raise the odds for dangerous blood clots, blood thinners have quickly become part of routine care for many hospitalized patients. The three trials are being conducted on four continents. WEDNESDAY, Dec. “Such abnormal bleeding could be lethal if not quickly diagnosed and treated.”

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Today’s data, involving an additional 524 patients from the ongoing Phase 2/3 trial, provides definitive final virology results and meets the clinical endpoint of reducing medical visits. In the overall patient group with detectable virus at baseline, the average daily reduction in viral load through day 7 was a 0.36

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yellow fever, malaria, and dengue), evaluating new drugs or treatments, and studying pathogenesis, the process by which a disease develops. Human challenge trials were an indispensable part of the development of the malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, endorsed by the World Health Organization last October.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

“With the emergence of variants such as Omicron, treatment options remain limited. Lilly is pleased to provide another treatment option to help address the ongoing needs of patients and health care providers who continue to battle this pandemic.”

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

(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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APRIL 16, 2021

for the treatment of COVID-19 – as planned with the FDA – follows the modification of contracts with the U.S. 1.429 California strain that currently accounts for 50 percent of the virus in California and over 10 percent across a number of additional states. This request is not due to any new safety concern. All sites in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The first indication that those hopes might be realized came from the announcement just a month ago of a 50 percent reduction in hospitalizations from the Merck and Ridgeback drug molnupiravir (originally developed with an NIH grant to Emory University, Atlanta). The drug targets a highly conserved, but essential, viral enzyme.

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JULY 23, 2021

Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab), for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 via intravenous infusion. Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The IDMC also recommends continuation of enrollment in the REGN-COV2 outpatient trial. NASDAQ: REGN) received today a recommendation from the independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) for the REGN-COV2 antibody cocktail treatment trials for COVID-19 that the current hospitalized patient trial be modified.

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APRIL 3, 2021

The CoVIg-19 Plasma Alliance today announced that the Phase 3 Inpatient Treatment with Anti-Coronavirus Immunoglobulin (ITAC) clinical trial sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), did not meet its endpoints. About the ITAC Trial.

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MARCH 11, 2021

This was measured by improved time to hospital discharge up to day 28 in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia receiving standard of care. No new safety signals were identified for Actemra/RoActemra in the REMDACTA trial. The full results of the trial will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal later this year.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP) (“Adamis”) announced today the submission of an Investigational New Drug (IND) to FDA for the investigational use of Tempol for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). SAN DIEGO, Jan. Dr. Dennis J. The company’s subsidiary, U.S. The company’s subsidiary, U.S.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The EUA is based on results from four randomised, controlled studies that evaluated Actemra/RoActemra for the treatment of COVID-19 in more than 5,500 hospitalised patients. Roche-sponsored global trials included the placebo-controlled EMPACTA, COVACTA and REMDACTA studies. About the Actemra/RoActemra COVID-19 Clinical Trial Programme.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

hospitals are stretched to the limit trying to help people battling serious cases of COVID-19. Yet the quest to save more lives from COVID-19 isn’t even close to being finished, and researchers continue to work intensively to develop new and better treatments. Credit: NIH Right now, many U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In what looks like a breakthrough for COVID-19 treatments, Regeneron’s monoclonal antibody cocktail REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) cut infection rates in half and provided full protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to interim results from a phase 3 trial evaluating the treatment as a passive vaccine.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In September this year, Aucentra Therapeutics announced that it received regulatory approval to progress to a Phase I/II trial for Auceliciclib in combination with Temozolomide for recurrent/refractory Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) patients 3. . Ground-breaking therapies . Further, the five-year survival rate for glioblastoma is 4.6%

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Synairgen’s study will evaluate the ability of SNG001, an inhaled formulation of IFN-beta-1a, to accelerate recovery among hospitalized patients receiving oxygen. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is expected to enroll 900 patients across approximately 20 countries. BOSTON and DURHAM, N.C.,

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JANUARY 3, 2021

Anecdotal feedback from Foralumab-treated patients was positive and suggests that the treatment was well-tolerated. This trial is the first to evaluate nasally administered Foralumab to improve the immune system’s fight against coronaviruses. NEW YORK and LONDON, Jan.

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APRIL 22, 2023

Additional data includes a retrospective real-world study which demonstrated that Veklury treatment is associated with a lower risk of death from COVID-19 for people living with cancer. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Veklury has played a critical role in the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Though more study is needed, the researchers say the decoy therapy could potentially be delivered directly to the lungs through an inhaler and used alone or in combination with other COVID-19 treatments. The researchers had been intrigued by an earlier clinical trial testing the ACE2 decoy strategy [2].

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APRIL 6, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for baricitinib for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD). “We remain confident in baricitinib and believe it has the potential to be an effective new treatment option for these patients.”

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MARCH 14, 2023

Based on our clinical trial results, we are hopeful that QDENGA could have a positive impact on the incidence of symptomatic dengue in Brazil, including dengue cases that require hospitalization. The TIDES trial met its primary endpoint of overall vaccine efficacy (VE) by preventing 80.2% 2 In 2022 Brazil saw more than 1.4

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