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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. A broad front.

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EMA panel probes heart inflammation with Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine

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A review of side effects reported with coronavirus vaccines by the EMA’s safety committee has uncovered cases of inflammation of the heart in people receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty shot. . It is also asking for similar data from Moderna, which manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine that like Comirnaty is based on mRNA.

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Merck raises pressure on Pfizer in pneumococcal vaccine tussle

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Just a month after getting approval for its new pneumococcal vaccine Vaxneuvance in adults, Merck & Co has reported positive trial results in children that will ramp up the pressure on Pfizer and its market-leading Prevnar franchise.

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EU probes low platelet safety issue with COVID-19 shots

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EU regulators are reviewing reports of low blood platelets in patients who received any of the three approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca and Moderna. The PRAC will investigate and if a causal relationship is confirmed or considered likely, an update to the products’ labels will be the most likely outcome.

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EMA finds possible link between mRNA COVID jabs and myocarditis

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The EU medicines regulator has said that there is some evidence to suggest a possible link between mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and rare cases of heart inflammation. . Myocarditis is generally the result of a viral infection, so could be unrelated to the mRNA vaccines, particularly as neither of them contain any live virus.

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Analytical platform could advance mRNA medicine QC

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This is like antigens which can trigger an immune response and act as a vaccine. Firstly, using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, they carry out a systematic comparison of different fragments of a mRNA molecule to be tested with a similarly fragmented reference mRNA labelled with a stable carbon isotope.

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Can you drink coffee while taking prednisone?

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It is used to control inflammation by suppressing the immune system,” says Jelena Radan, Pharm.D. According to a 2017 study , the beverage acts in an anti-inflammatory manner on different components of the immune system, such as natural killer (NK) cells, monocytes, and neutrophils. ” These may be taken without food.