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Renaissance Pharma licenses Hu14.18 for neuroblastoma

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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 and three-year event-free (EFS) of 73.7%.

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FDA clears genetically engineered TIL therapy for solid tumour trials

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The therapy is now approved by both the FDA and China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to enter clinical trials in both countries for advanced solid tumour patients. Diana Spencer, Senior Digital Content Editor, DDW The post FDA clears genetically engineered TIL therapy for solid tumour trials appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Potentially game-changing schizophrenia drug enters Phase I trials

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A potential schizophrenia treatment, discovered at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee in the US, has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in Phase I clinical trials. The post Potentially game-changing schizophrenia drug enters Phase I trials appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Successful clinical trial for re-engineered Covid vaccine 

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Project leader, Associate Professor Keith Chappell, said the preliminary clinical trial results were an ‘exciting reward’ for the team’s continued dedication and the community’s widespread support for the project. “We The Clamp2 trial group showed a 2.5-fold fold boost in neutralising ‘titres’ and it was 2.1 in the Novavax group.

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Clinical trial will test novel inhaled TB vaccine

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The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford is conducting the study using Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the current licensed vaccine against TB. The post Clinical trial will test novel inhaled TB vaccine appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Immunotherapy for solid tumours progresses to human trials

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Sosei Group and Cancer Research UK announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase I/IIa clinical trial evaluating Sosei Heptares’ immunotherapy drug HTL0039732. Chief Investigator Dr Bristi Basu, University of Cambridge, and Co-Chief Investigator Dr Debashis Sarker, King’s College London, are leading the trial.

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J&J presents successful data from plaque psoriasis trial  

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Johnson & Johnson has announced the first data from FRONTIER 2, the long-term extension of the Phase IIb FRONTIER 1 clinical trial evaluating JNJ-2113, the first and only investigational targeted oral peptide designed to block the IL-23 receptor. at 16 weeks and 76.2% at 52 weeks). .”

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