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mRNA Therapeutics: Revolutionizing Treatment Beyond Vaccines

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought mRNA to global prominence by developing highly effective vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech.   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.

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Science community calls for transparency on AstraZeneca's halted US COVID-19 vaccine trial

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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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Pfizer and BioNTech Propose Expansion of Pivotal COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

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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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Ultimovacs ASA Initiates FOCUS Phase II Trial for Universal Cancer Vaccine, UV1, in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Pembrolizumab

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The trial will be conducted at 10 sites across Germany and led by principal investigator Prof. The FOCUS trial is Ultimovacs’ fourth Phase II clinical trial with UV1 and comes in addition to the collaboration Phase II trial announced in May 2020. “We Mascha Binder, M.D.,

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CureVac provides update on Phase 2b/3 trial of first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate, CVnCoV

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In the unprecedented context of at least 13 variants circulating within the study population subset assessed at this interim analysis, CVnCoV demonstrated an interim vaccine efficacy of 47% against COVID-19 disease of any severity and did not meet prespecified statistical success criteria. About CVnCoV.

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Clover and Dynavax Announce Planned Global Phase 2/3 Efficacy Trial of Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

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Clover plans to initiate a global Phase 2/3 efficacy trial of its protein-based S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidate adjuvanted with Dynavax’s CpG 1018 plus alum in the first half of 2021 with an interim analysis for vaccine efficacy potentially in the middle of 2021. EMERYVILLE, Calif.

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Clover Biopharmaceuticals Announces Publication of Phase 1 Clinical Trial Data for its Adjuvanted COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates in The Lancet

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Adjuvanted S-Trimer COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrated favorable safety and tolerability profiles and strong neutralizing immune responses in a phase 1 trial. The phase 1 clinical trial was a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study in 150 adult and elderly participants.