High-risk research into neglected diseases, which can often fail at the first hurdle, may be made safer as a result of a new programme. The Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) Programme will support preclinical research in which candidate drugs are tested in cells or animals — one of...
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Bethesda, MD – Three different HIV antibodies each independently protected monkeys from acquiring simian-HIV (SHIV) in a placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study intended to inform development of a preventive HIV vaccine for people. The antibodies—a human broadly neutralizing antibody and two antibodies isolated from previously vaccinated monkeys—target the fusion peptide, a site...
Niigata, Japan – A group of Scientists at the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University succeeded in the diagnosis of leptomeningeal disease in diffuse midline gliomas by detecting H3K27M-mutant droplets from circulating tumor DNA of cerebrospinal fluid taken from these patients. In two patients, leptomeningeal disease was diagnosed...
Niigata, Japan –Dialysis patients often develop dialysis-related amyloidosis and exhibit bone and joint disorders that impair their activity of daily living. Blood purification devices consisting of hexadecyl-immobilized cellulose beads aimed at removing the precursor protein, β2– microglobulin (β2-m), are used in the treatment of dialysis-related amyloidosis. Dr. Yamamoto et al....
MISSISSAUGA – YM BioSciences Inc. (NYSE Amex: YMI, TSX:YM, AIM:YMBA), a life sciences product development company that identifies and advances a diverse portfolio of promising cancer-related products at various stages of development, today reported that results from a randomized trial of nimotuzumab (aka BIOMAb/TheraCIM/h-R3) in patients with inoperable, locoregionally advanced...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced findings from the Phase 2 DAHLIAS study published in The Lancet showing that nipocalimab, an investigational FcRn treatment for Sjögren’s disease (SjD), significantly decreased disease activity and severity in patients with moderate-to-severe disease.1 The study met its primary endpoint, with statistically significant improvement...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted investigational nipocalimab Fast Track designation (FTD) for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe Sjögren’s disease (SjD), having previously been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) for the investigational therapy late...
Denver, CO – Researchers have shown that the drug benralizumab is as effective and safe as mepolizumab for inducing remission in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. The results of the non-inferiority study were presented at...
SANTA ANA, Calif. — NKGen Biotech Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic, and CAR-NK natural killer cell therapeutics, today announced that it has received a No Objection Letter (“NOL”) from Health Canada for its Clinical Trial Application (“CTA”) for a Phase...
SANTA ANA, Calif. — NKGen Biotech, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic, and CAR-NK natural killer cell therapeutics, today announced the dosing of the first patient in its Phase 1/2a trial evaluating SNK01, a cryopreserved autologous, non-genetically modified NK cell therapy...