Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 18, 2023

An effective HIV vaccine may need to prompt strong responses from CD8+ T cells to protect people from acquiring HIV, according to a study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Further tests revealed that this dampened response was due to reduced sensitivity to HIV of vaccine recipients’ T-cell receptors.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 6, 2024

With the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting , taking place from 30 May to 3 June, the drug discovery announcements have been coming thick and fast, with many new cancer therapies making significant strides forward in our ability to treat the disease.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 27, 2023

The first subjects have been dosed in a Phase I clinical trial of VXX-401, an investigational vaccine designed to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, a known factor in heart disease. We’re excited to get this first-in-human trial of VXX-401 started.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 27, 2023

HB-400, a novel arenaviral therapeutic vaccine developed by HOOKIPA Pharma and Gilead Sciences, has been shown to generate robust T cell responses specific to hepatitis B virus with high antibody levels in a preclinical setting. A Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of HB‑400 in humans is ongoing.

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Advarra

JANUARY 11, 2024

The applications of mRNA-based therapies in cancer research represent one of the next groundbreaking steps toward improved cancer treatments. While mRNA usage has played several roles in clinical research , oncology researchers in particular are eager to explore the possibilities of mRNA-based cancer vaccines.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 16, 2023

Personalised mRNA-based cancer vaccine mRNA-4157/V940, in combination with the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda) improved recurrence-free survival (RFS) compared with pembrolizumab alone in patients with high-risk melanoma. According to the results of the primary trial analysis, after 18 months, the RFS was 78.6%

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 27, 2023

The Phase I study was a first-in-human trial to investigate safety, immunogenicity, and survival in patients with advanced NSCLC (defined as metastatic or locally advanced disease) when administered the allogeneic dendritic cell (DC) vaccine VAC2.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 17, 2024

From a weight loss drug that prevents heart attacks and a gene therapy that restores hearing, to a vaccine that can treat viruses that don’t exist yet, our chosen news stories this week all represent potential breakthroughs in their respective fields.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 26, 2024

The leading news story this week has been the launch of a new clinical trial in the UK for a melanoma personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, but there have been a number of other interesting developments in cancer drug discovery. The post This week in drug discovery (22-26 April) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Merck has exercised its option to jointly develop and commercialise personalised cancer vaccine (PCV) mRNA-4157/V940 pursuant to the terms of its existing collaboration and license agreement with Moderna. . KEYNOTE-942 is an ongoing randomised, open-label Phase II trial that enrolled 157 patients with high-risk melanoma.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 19, 2024

The headline news this week all concerns clinical trials for new drugs that could have a significant impact on future patient treatment, including trials testing therapeutics for ALS, cystic fibrosis, gonorrhoea, TB and Parkinson’s. The post This week in drug discovery (15-19 April) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 27, 2023

My news highlights this week feature a variety of treatment approaches, from cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate to autotaxin inhibitor and arenaviral vaccine, all entering early in-human clinical trials to treat a range of diseases.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As we approach another autumn/winter season in the northern hemisphere, Covid-19 vaccines are once again making the headlines, but in the last week we have also reported on vaccine trials for a number of other conditions, including Nipah virus, rabies and lung cancer.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 14, 2023

Clinical trials are, undoubtedly, an essential part of the drug development process, providing us with valuable information about the safety and efficacy of new treatments and therapies. of participants 2 Covid-19 vaccination trials. In fact, these demographics which make up 13.8%

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9 Cancer is king .

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 29, 2024

The leading news story this week has been the launch of a new clinical trial in the UK for a melanoma personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, but there have been a number of other interesting developments in cancer drug discovery.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Stem cell transplants have saved patients’ lives time and time again, which led us to launch our own Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Regarding CAR-T cell therapy, could you highlight the promising findings that have been identified in the early stages of drug discovery, as well as potential challenges?

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

AELIX Therapeutics has announced positive results from its randomised, placebo-controlled Phase IIa therapeutic HIV vaccine and immune modulator combination clinical trial. The trial also evaluated the efficacy of HTI vaccines in combination with VES to avoid, delay or contain viral rebound compared to a placebo group.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The news highlights this week feature a variety of treatment approaches, from cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate to autotaxin inhibitor and arenaviral vaccine, all entering early in-human clinical trials to treat a range of diseases.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 9, 2023

It is hoped that a new partnership between the UK government and BioNTech will help accelerate clinical trials of personalised immunotherapies for cancer and infectious disease vaccines. . The agreement means cancer patients will get early access to trials exploring personalised mRNA therapies, like cancer vaccines. .

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2024

In the last few years, immunotherapies like immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and cell and gene therapies have revolutionised the treatment of cancer, and targeted drugs like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and targeted protein degraders are also playing an important role.

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Vial

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the decades since its identification in 1989, advances in clinical research for new Hepatitis C therapies and the introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have led to viral eradication in more than 98% of patients, resulting in HCV crossing from manageable to being the first curable , chronic viral infection.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 21, 2023

The event showcased the very latest innovations in cancer therapies, from personalised mRNA vaccines to bispecific antibodies. This is according to results of a Phase I/II clinical trial presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023 in Florida. overall response rate.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 29, 2024

The leading news story this week has been the launch of a new clinical trial in the UK for a melanoma personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, but there have been a number of other interesting developments in cancer drug discovery.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 23, 2024

A team of scientists in the US and the UK are combining a genetically modified cold sore virus with a cancer vaccine to treat an aggressive type of brain cancer in children. The research team has already used the virus in a small Phase I trial where responses to the treatment were seen in 11 out of 12 children.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Evaluating Immatics’ IMA203 TCR-T therapy, targeting PRAME, in combination with Moderna’s PRAME mRNA-based cancer vaccine. Evaluating Immatics’ IMA203 TCR-T therapy, targeting PRAME, in combination with Moderna’s PRAME mRNA-based cancer vaccine.

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Advarra

JUNE 13, 2024

Recombinant DNA technologies and genetically modified biological agents are being adapted for a wide scope of therapeutic applications, and their use is becoming increasingly common in clinical trials. If a vaccine is available, clinical personnel working with the IP should consider vaccination status.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Phase I trial of next-generation srRNA rabies vaccine Replicate Bioscience has dosed the first participant in a Phase I trial of its RBI-4000 vaccine for the prevention of rabies.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 10, 2023

If there’s one thing I would take from the Summer 2023 issue of Drug Discovery World , it would be that the application of technologies and processes throughout the pharmaceutical industry are changing how scientists pursue the development of therapies. Disappointing, but work is continuing.

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JUNE 16, 2023

The top stories: FDA approves Phase III cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy trial THE FDA has approved Minoryx Therapeutics’ Phase III clinical trial (CALYX) of leriglitazone, to treat adult male X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) patients with cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD).

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MARCH 31, 2023

News round-up for 27-31 March by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. As March draws to a close, this week’s key announcements have demonstrated the breadth of international approaches to tackling cancer, with vaccines, proenzymes, immunotherapies and antibody-based treatments all currently under investigation around the world.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The halting of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial around the world was cause for much initial concern over the eventual safety and efficacy of the therapy. Trials have resumed in the UK, Brazil and South Africa, but US trials remain on hold. Matt Fellows. Source link.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Food and Drug Administration to expand the enrollment of their Phase 3 pivotal COVID-19 vaccine trial to up to approximately 44,000 participants which also allows for the enrollment of new populations. The pivotal trial is event-based and there are many variables that will ultimately impact read-out timing.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The news highlights this week feature a variety of treatment approaches, from cell therapy and antibody-drug conjugate to autotaxin inhibitor and arenaviral vaccine, all entering early in-human clinical trials to treat a range of diseases.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Why data from a Phase III clinical trial offers promise for patients with a deadly form of brain cancer. A Phase III clinical trial has produced promising results for a cancer vaccine targeting patients with a new or recurrent glioblastoma. Glioblastomas are fast and aggressive growing brain tumours with high mortality rates.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Breast cancer retained its position as the most-studied disease area in clinical trials in 2022, despite a drop in activity, according to analysis from analytics company Phesi. However, the reduction in breast cancer trials is unexpected, with 113 fewer recruiting trials in 2022 compared with 2021. Download the full report.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Clinical drug trials have made the headlines this week, as it was revealed that breast cancer still tops the bill for number of clinical studies and the shortcomings in current methods to ensure representation of patient populations in trials were exposed.

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