PLOS: DNA Science

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Last week DNA Science covered a setback in a clinical trial of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Also recently, FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committe turned down a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or motor neuron disease.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. Preclinical research on γδ T cells has made great strides since the cells were first identified in the 1980s, with γδ T-cell therapies from several companies, including IN8bio, now in or nearing clinical trials for various cancers.

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Terpenes are compounds that inhibit the growth of Leishmania spp, Schistosoma spp, and Echinococcus spp, cause changes in parasite ultrastructure, inhibit enzyme activity, and modulate the immune response. Their use in combination therapy decreases the concentration of the reference drug used.

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Drug Target Review

MARCH 1, 2024

How significant are the results in terms of advancing TCR-T cell therapy and AMP immunotherapy for the treatment of solid tumours? This combination approach resulted in durable anti-tumour T cell responses and tumour eradication. It may also overcome resistance mechanisms developed by tumours to evade the immune response over time.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2021

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.

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PLOS: DNA Science

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In the final chapter of my 2012 book The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It , I predicted that the technology would soon expand well beyond the rare disease world. Gene therapy clearly hasn’t had a major impact on health care, offering extremely expensive treatments for a few individuals with rare diseases.

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DrugBank

MARCH 12, 2025

  The Expanding Role of mRNA in Cancer Therapy One of the most exciting applications of mRNA therapeutics lies in cancer treatment, where leveraging the immune system to target tumors offers a novel approach. This process triggers a robust immune response, enabling the immune system to recognize and attack cancer cells.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

In research published in Scientific Reports , 1 investigators focused on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), known for their potential in treating cell defects and regulating immune responses. We are studying the placement of organelles within cells and how they communicate to help better treat disease,” said Coskun.

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Broad Institute

OCTOBER 11, 2023

He also read everything he could about her disease, including emerging evidence that suggested that the immune system could recognize and kill Merkel cell carcinoma. His mother had a presentation of the disease that suggested her immune system was already on the job.

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Drug Target Review

APRIL 17, 2024

HLA are the critical molecules that our immune systems use to present peptides to T cells and facilitate recognition and killing in immune responses to pathogens. HLA-II presents peptides to CD4 T cells thought to be important for indirectly helping immune responses and facilitating antibody production.

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SugarCone Biotech

JUNE 10, 2024

Targeting 4-1BB remained of interest to the immuno-oncology field as cell culture experiments and tumor models in mice suggested that robust anti-tumor immune responses could be triggered by anti-4-1BB antibody therapies. This is the T cell type most closely associated with anti-tumor immune responses.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Novartis will present 41 abstracts from a wide-ranging multiple sclerosis (MS) portfolio, including new data on Kesimpta ® (ofatumumab) and Mayzent ® (siponimod) Novartis will be commencing Phase III pivotal trials investigating remibrutinib in RMS.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Novartis will present 41 abstracts from a wide-ranging multiple sclerosis (MS) portfolio, including new data on Kesimpta ® (ofatumumab) and Mayzent ® (siponimod) Novartis will be commencing Phase III pivotal trials investigating remibrutinib in RMS.

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Alta Sciences

JUNE 11, 2024

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 6, 2023

We are in an era of immuno-oncology (IO) revolution with many approved therapies now available to treat a broad range of cancers. Generally, IO has been focused on harnessing the anti-tumour activity of certain cancer-fighting T-cells , a key cell type involved in the adaptive immune defense system.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A potential game-changer in medicine The implications of this research are vast, potentially transforming the way we treat a variety of diseases involving both the immune and nervous systems. In the absence of IL-31, these nerve cells failed to control the immune system, leading to unchecked inflammation.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 15, 2024

An important limitation of antibodies against tumour antigens is that these agents direct responses to molecular targets present on the surface of the cell. Figure 1: HLA Class I presentation of peptides derived from intracellular antigens. However, most of these peptides may also be presented by normal cells.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 9, 2023

This exclusive interview with Dr Sharon Benzeno, Chief Commercial Officer, Immune Medicine at Adaptive Biotechnologies, unveils some ground-breaking research on T- cell therapy for cancer , which has seen the first TCR-based therapeutic candidate progress to clinical development, offering promising advancements in innovative cancer treatments.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 15, 2024

Additionally, in evaluating the effectiveness of our initial pipeline asset, we sought tumours suitable for intratumoural injection that present surface-accessible lesions. The preclinical results demonstrated significant immune responses and tumour regression. Activation of the ELANE pathway appears pivotal.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

More recently, researchers have begun to look at conjugating immunomodulatory agents to antibodies to directly activate an immune response against the tumour. This approach – immune-stimulating antibody conjugates (ISACs) – uses a payload that stimulates the innate and adaptive immune responses, recruiting tumour-fighting T cells.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 27, 2023

This interaction inhibits inflammation and immune activation, and in particular prevents macrophages from phagocytosing and destroying cancer cells. By blocking CD24 with an antibody drug, our goal is to powerfully reactivate the anti-cancer immune response and drive therapeutic efficacy.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Biogen today announced results of a new analysis of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Biogen today announced results of a new analysis of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccine among people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Using data from the MS PATHS network in the U.S.,

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

While the concept of removing mucins from cancer cells seems promising, mucins are present in various forms on all mammalian cells. This sugar-coated mucin binding to checkpoint receptors signals that the cancer cell poses no threat, consequently blocking the immune response.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 7, 2023

Antibodies protect us by attaching to molecules on those invaders (known as antigens) and triggering our body’s natural immune response to destroy them. This can create an abnormal immune response that attacks the cells of our bodies and contributes to the development of autoantibody diseases.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Presentations to highlight the OBI-833 Phase 1 clinical study results in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the dose escalation cohort. These results will be presented by the lead investigators of OBI Pharma’s novel anti-Globo H therapeutic cancer vaccine, OBI-833. ” Presentation number: 397P / Poster: ID 680.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 15, 2024

The pathogenesis of COPD is based on the innate and adaptive inflammatory immune response to the inhalation of toxic particles and gases. Dr Yuri concluded: “We believe that our study makes an important contribution to the literature by presenting a faster and more efficient method of exploring blastocyst complementation.”

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DrugBank

MAY 6, 2024

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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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

. “Amgen is expanding the reach, impact and potential of our innovative therapies to personalize care for patients with historically difficult-to-treat cancers like lung cancer,” said David M. Reese, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development at Amgen. About LUMAKRAS TM (sotorasib).

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

functions to reset the immune system and potentially provide remission for allergic diseases? 1104 acts upstream in the inflammatory response, targeting one of the first key players: antigen-presenting cells (APCs). In allergic diseases, APCs identify and present unknown antigens to the immune system.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This is likely indicative of the heterogeneous nature of the disorder, and it is this complexity and diversity of clinical presentation and effects across multiple organ systems, that has made efforts to identify genetic risk factors using traditional genomic analysis approaches extremely challenging.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 14, 2024

How do hydrophobicity, electrostatic charge, and secondary confirmation of helical polypeptides influence the stimulation of innate immune pathways in antigen-presenting cells (APCs)? What potential therapeutic advantages do the engineered cationic polypeptides offer in the context of generating antitumour immune responses?

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Codon

JULY 14, 2024

While this departs from the reductionist, single-component therapies that have dominated transfusion medicine since World War II, emerging data underscores that whole blood transfusions—blood with all its parts—yield better outcomes following severe blood loss than transfusions involving discrete blood components. Always free.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Australian biotech Ena Respiratory has revealed new data demonstrating that its novel nasal spray almost halted replication of the SARS-CoV-2 in animals when used as a prophylactic, showing potential to improve immune response when used alongside COVID-19 vaccines. . We’ve been amazed with just how effective our treatment has been.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JUNE 21, 2024

This year, Matt Cooper, PhD , our Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Oncology, attended and found the presentations around antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) to be of great interest to the future of oncology therapeutics. Interested in hearing more insights from Matt?

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 8, 2021

Leadership in DNA damage response demonstrated in multiple presentations for AZD5305, a next-generation PARP1 selective inhibitor. Key presentations will include: Structural disclosure and key preclinical data for AZD5305, a next-generation PARP1 selective inhibitor.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Two presentations will be delivered by Nanobiotix and two will be delivered by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. NBTXR3 is a novel radioenhancer composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles that is administered via one-time intra-tumoral injection and activated by radiation therapy.

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Codon

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Simple ones, but still… This presented the student with a tantalizing future: the ability to fully model how a cell reacted to genetic perturbations. It suggested that, in the future, certain classes of drugs, specifically genetic therapies, could be screened entirely virtually via models of life.

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