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Cancer vaccines: providing the edge in oncology

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In this article, Ben Hargreaves looks into the promise of cancer vaccines and how this treatment modality may offer advantages over existing immunotherapies in the oncology sector. One area that is gathering increasing levels of interest is the development of cancer vaccines. over the last five years. A broad front.

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BioNTech takes its first cancer vaccine into phase 2

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It would be easy to forget that back in 2019, BioNTech was an early-stage biotech firmly focused on cancer vaccines, before being catapulted onto the world-stage with its COVID-19 shot. Among the 25-strong group given the vaccine on its own, there was one patient who had a complete remission of tumours that had spread from the original site.

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UK approves Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine

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The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved an updated version of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax, that targets two coronavirus variants as a booster. The regulator confirmed that the vaccine meets its standards of safety, quality and effectiveness. 1) and the original 2020 strain.

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MHRA authorises new COVID-19 vaccine

European Pharmaceutical Review

A new COVID-19 vaccine has been authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Bimervax is now the ninth vaccine to be authorised by the UK’s independent medicines regulator to treat the virus. This is an additional ingredient designed to trigger a stronger immune response.

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CEPI provides $30m to advance novel coronavirus vaccine

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The novel coronavirus vaccine has been developed at Caltech and The University of Oxfor d. Funding of up to $30 million will support vaccine design, its development through Phase I trials and regulatory activities. . The novel vaccine, which is based on mosaic?8 How the novel coronavirus vaccine works. The novel vaccine?is

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AZ resumes UK coronavirus vaccine trial

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AstraZeneca has resumed UK trials for its coronavirus vaccine, after the country’s medicines regulator gave the all-clear following a safety scare. Good news for everyone the Oxford vaccine trials are back up and running. We will back our scientists to deliver an effective vaccine as soon as safely possible [link].

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US launches $5bn effort for new Covid-19 vaccines development

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The US government is reportedly investing more than $5bn in a programme to accelerate the development of new Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. Health experts have lent their support to the new programme as the existing vaccines may not be as effective against future virus threats.

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