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Macrophage cell therapy: a new hope for chronic liver disease patients

Drug Target Review

Once a patient develops advanced cirrhosis/end-stage liver disease there are no specific therapies to significantly avoid major decompensations and death in the next few years. Could you describe the platform of macrophage biology and cell engineering used by Resolution Therapeutics in developing their cell therapies?

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Lilly and Amgen Announce Manufacturing Collaboration for COVID-19 Antibody Therapies

The Pharma Data

17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) and Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced a global antibody manufacturing collaboration to significantly increase the supply capacity available for Lilly ‘s potential COVID-19 therapies. Lilly ‘s chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories.

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Keytruda/Lenvima combo shows promise in hard-to-treat cancers

The Pharma Data

in patients with unresectable or advance melanoma who had previously progressed on an anti-PD-1/L1 therapy. The results, presented at the 2020 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) virtual congress, showed that Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus Lenvima (lenvatinib) demonstrated an objective response rate (ORR) of 21.4%

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FDA Approves Updated Indication for Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for Treatment.

The Pharma Data

today announced a label update for KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for its indication in first-line advanced urothelial carcinoma (bladder cancer) in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has converted this indication from an accelerated to a full (regular) approval. Source link: [link].

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…

The Pharma Data

As the pharma industry stands firm in its commitment to advance the sector to fight Covid-19, news has emerged from the European Commission who intend to streamline the development of therapies using genetically modified organisms to treat Covid-19. Regenerative medicine and advanced therapies thriving despite Covid-19 disruption.

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Genetic testing may help confirm a clinical diagnosis, help predict disease prognosis and progression, facilitate early detection of symptoms, allow for family planning and genetic counseling, inform optimal treatments and therapies, and/or promote enrollment in clinical trials.

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Boehringer Ingelheim awards its first Translational Medicine Award

The Pharma Data

The winning research receives 5,000 USD and a bronze horse for the research that has the highest translational potential; the investigator is awarded with 1,000 USD and the research laboratory 4,000 USD to continue the great work. This year, Prof. billion euros in 2020 and presence in more than 150 countries.