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AI identifies drug candidates for respiratory syncytial virus

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Potential new drug candidates have been identified by a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) artificial intelligence programme, as health officials warn of a “tripledemic” of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV. . The post AI identifies drug candidates for respiratory syncytial virus appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Covid researchers launch Monkeypox study  

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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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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

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Professor Charles Swanton, Cancer Research UK’s chief clinician, said the melanoma trial results were “extremely impressive”, adding: “The new vaccine approach is another piece of the puzzle that will allow more patients to be cured, hopefully, or fewer patients to suffer disease relapse. The follow-up of the Phase IIb study took place 34.9

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FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapy for the treatment of DMD. Phase III EMBARK trial Consistent with the accelerated approval pathway, the company has committed to the completion of a confirmatory trial.

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GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus

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RSV causes over 270,000 hospitalisations and approximately 20,000 in-hospital deaths in adults aged 60 years and older each year in Europe. The positive opinion is supported by data from the pivotal AReSVi-006 ( A dult R espiratory S yncytial V irus) phase III vaccine efficacy trial. Source link: [link]

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FDA approves RSV vaccine to protect babies from birth

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine for pregnant individuals to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. In infants and children, the risk of RSV-associated LRTD is highest during the first year of life.

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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.