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Could faecal transplants improve melanoma immunotherapy?
In the first clinical trial of its kind, faecal microbiota transplants (FMT) were shown to improve immunotherapy response in advanced melanoma.
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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement
On World Microbiome Day 2023, Hervé Affagard, CEO and co-founder of MaaT Pharma and Jeffrey Silber, Chief Medical Officer of Vedanta Biosciences delve into the current innovative landscape of microbiome-based therapeutics.
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Gut microbiome linked to cancer CAR T therapy response
For patients with B cell lymphomas, the gut microbiome may modulate the efficacy of CAR-T immunotherapy, research has found.
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Pharmaceutical microbiology: key developments 2022
Here, microbiology experts Tim Sandle, Tony Cundell and AstraZeneca’s Miriam Guest reflect on key developments in pharmaceutical microbiology during 2022.
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Gut microbiome key in Parkinson’s, suggests study
A large metagenomics study determined that gut microbiome is at the centre of Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis.
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MHRA granted almost £1m to advance digital and data regulation
Almost £1m awarded to MHRA will advance projects to innovate AI and microbiome regulation and develop synthetic clinical trial data.
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First faecal microbiota product approved for C. diff
The first faecal microbiota product to prevent recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults has been approved by the FDA.
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Live from CPhI: ‘Gut microbiome therapy to be approved in the next two years’
The promise of microbiome-based therapeutics is rapidly progressing towards real world applications as treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile using faecal microbiota transplant edges towards a BLA.
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The microbiome: unlocking the Fourth Industrial (Bio) Revolution
The impending ‘Bio Revolution’, with the microbiome at its foundation, offers ground-breaking solutions and a wealth of opportunity in data science and bioinformatics, explains Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics.
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Developing and delivering live biotherapeutic products
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
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Is the compendia-recommended microorganism test panel truly representative?
A recently published paper suggests the test panel of microorganisms needs to be reviewed and likely expanded to ensure it is suitable for application in the pharma industry.
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How to overcome barriers in the adoption of microbiome-based therapies
This article from the global consulting firm Charles River Associates (CRA) describes how manufacturers must address and overcome three key barriers hindering progress in the microbiome sector and the optimal strategies needed to demonstrate the value of microbiome-based therapies in successful commercialisation.
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Microbiome biotherapeutic shows promise in acute graft-versus-host disease
MaaT013 was safe and generated complete or very good partial responses in a third of patients with steroid-refractory, gastrointestinal-predominant acute graft-versus-host disease.
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Microbiome therapeutic development boosted by metabolomics
There is a growing adoption of metabolomics to support drug discovery and development. Metabolomics involves the comprehensive analysis of metabolites in biological specimens. As such, it is commonly used for the discovery and validation of biomarkers that can support critical decisions in the drug development process. In this article, Christopher…
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Pioneering a full-ecosystem microbiota approach to improve survival outcomes in life-threatening diseases
The human gut contains the largest ecosystem of microbial species having complex host-microbiome interactive networks that contribute to our physiology and regulate our immune system. An imbalance in this host-microbiome interaction is associated with disease and the ability to restore or stabilise the network by introducing a rich and diverse…
