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Immunotherapy to become standard treatment for infants with ALL

European Pharmaceutical Review

Blinatumomab significantly improved survival, with the rate increasing from 66 percent to 93 percent, compared to individuals just given prior chemotherapy. Monoclonal antibody ( mAb ) blinatumomab binds to leukaemia cells on one side and to immune cells on the other side.

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AstraZeneca to acquire TeneoTwo and its blood-cancer therapeutic

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By binding to both CD19, an antigen expressed on B-cells, and to the CD3 receptor on T-cells, TNB-486 activates and recruits T-cells to CD19-expressing tumours where they can elicit an immune response. “By The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances.

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FDA pulls AZ’s Evusheld for COVID, citing lack of efficacy

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Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) was cleared by the FDA towards the end of 2021, becoming the first antibody to be authorised for prevention of COVID-19 infection, and it rapidly found use among people with compromised immune systems, such as cancer chemotherapy and organ-transplant patients.

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Merck’s Keytruda flunks another prostate cancer test

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The cancer is particularly challenging for immunotherapy, as it tends to have fewer mutations than other cancers, presenting fewer targets for immune cells, and tends to be immunologically ‘cold’, with few immune cells infiltrating the tumour. It remains ongoing with updated results due in the coming months.

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Transforming oncology with antibody therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amivantamab was the first bispecific monoclonal antibody (BsMAb) approved in the EU to treat advanced NSCLC with EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations post chemotherapy. Overall, the mechanisms of action for amivantamab include ligand blocking, receptor degradation, and immune cell-mediated activity. Cancer Ther. 2020; 19(10): 2044–56.

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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Positive topline data from Phase IIb trial and data from 81 patients with aGvHD in Early Access Program have been presented at American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meetings, respectively in 2021 and 2022. How do you envision microbiome therapies complementing existing cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and immunotherapy?

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What side effects to expect from the shingles vaccine

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The Shingrix vaccine triggers the immune system to respond to the varicella virus and suppress the outbreak of shingles,” says David Cutler , MD, a family medicine physician at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, California. This is a typical immunization response as your body builds a defense against possible infection.

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