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Libtayo® improves overall survival in advanced cervical cancer patients
A Phase III trial evaluating Libtayo® (cemiplimab) monotherapy in advanced cervical cancer has been stopped early due to a positive result on overall survival.
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First patients receive Moderna’s modified COVID-19 vaccine candidates
Moderna has begun testing two new mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, one specifically targeting the B.1.351 variant and the other a multivalent candidate.
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ASC40 meaningfully reduces liver fat in Phase II NASH trial
ASC40 reduced liver fat and significantly lowered an enzyme associated with liver inflammation in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients.
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Diabetes and obesity: treatment and trials update
European Pharmaceutical Review reports on some of the latest developments in treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.
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First person enrolled in Phase I oncolytic virus trial
The Phase I/IIa trial of BT-001 will assess the safety and efficacy of the virus’ dual mode of action in solid tumours.
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Tezepelumab significantly reduces exacerbations of severe asthma
In a Phase III trial, tezepelumab was shown to meaningfully reduce annualised asthma exacerbation rates in a range of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.
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FDA approves Libtayo® monotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer patients
The approval was based on a Phase III trial in which Libtayo reduced risk of death by 43 percent in non-small cell lung cancer patients with ≥50 percent PD-L1 expression in their tumours.
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Novel chemotherapeutic pro-drug approved for FIH trial in the UK
If the proof-of concept trial of AVA6000 Pro-doxorubicin is successful, it could lead to a pipeline of pro-drug chemotherapies with limited toxicity, say the drug's developers.
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UK conditionally approves new treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer
The UK has conditionally approved Enhertu® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) as a monotherapy for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer based on Phase II trial results.
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Novel HIV vaccine approach shows promise in “landmark” first-in-human trial
The vaccine was able to target the desired immune cells and could become the first stage of a multi-step vaccine strategy to combat HIV and various other viral diseases.
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Study finds some antibody therapies are not effective against new COVID-19 variants
In vitro neutralisation assays show REGEN-COV and AZD7442 are effective against the new SARS-CoV-2 variants, while other antibody therapies, including Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab, were not.
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Desidustat prevents development of ARDS in Phase II COVID-19 trial
In a Phase IIb trial, hospitalised COVID-19 patients treated with desidustat did not develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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XPro1595 significantly improves neurodegeneration in AD trial
Treatment with XPro1595 for three months caused significant changes in neurodegeneration, synaptic function and neuroinflammation.
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Trial to evaluate inhaled COVID-19 therapy finishes enrolment
The pilot study will determine whether an inhaled formulation of ensifentrine can expedite the recovery of patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
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Cabozantinib reduces tumour burden in Phase II neurofibromatosis trial
Forty percent of neurofibromatosis type 1 patients enrolled in the trial had a >20 percent reduction in tumour burden with cabozantinib.
