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Gene-based Zika vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults
Results from two Phase 1 clinical trials show an experimental Zika vaccine is safe and induces an immune response in healthy adults.
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Whitepaper: Extractables and leachables testing – A risk based approach
Pharmaceutical products are in contact with many external components during both manufacture and usage and small amounts of chemicals may leach from these components with a potential health risk to the patient...
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Synthetic-biological hybrid nanocapsule combats diseased cells
A new drug delivery system could provide a smart technology for the targeted treatment of a variety of serious diseases...
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Neoantigen-based immunotherapy targets misshapen protein in DIPG
Children with an extremely deadly form of brain cancer may benefit from a new treatment that aims to direct an immune response against an abnormally shaped protein found on cancer cells...
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PAC-1-temozolomide combination shows promise for anaplastic astrocytoma
A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma...
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GPS-enabled nanoparticles seek and destroy cancer stem cells
Researchers have developed tiny drug-laden nanoparticles that can seek and destroy cancer stem cells...
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Lung function of COPD patients improved with Ultibro Breezhaler
Novartis has announced positive results from the FLASH study examining the safety and efficacy of directly switching COPD patients from Seretide to Ultibro Breezhaler...
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Pembrolizumab shows hope for cancerous gestational trophoblastic disease
An immunotherapy drug can be used to cure a rare type of cancer arising from pregnancy when existing treatments have failed...
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Virus-like particle vaccine protects against RSV vaccine-enhanced respiratory disease
Researchers have discovered that a virus-like particle vaccine can prime the body's immune response and prevent the severe respiratory diseases...
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Antimalarial drugs could support existing cancer treatments
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could make cancer treatments more effective...
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FDA approves Hemlibra to prevent bleeding in patients with haemophilia A
Hemlibra has been approved to prevent the frequency of bleeding episodes in patients who have developed FVIII inhibitors...
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Cell-weighing method may predict how drugs will affect cancer cells
Cell-weighing technique may predict which therapies a patient is most sensitive or resistant to...
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Quotient Sciences launches as the new global identity for Quotient Clinical
Quotient Clinical, the drug development services organisation, announces its renaming to Quotient Sciences (Quotient), following the acquisitions of Co-Formulate, QS Pharma and SeaView Research...
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Stem cell therapy shows promise for macular degeneration
Studies show cell-based treatment is safe in patients with dry macular degeneration, with one showing improved vision...
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FDA approves pill that tracks if patients have ingested their medication
The FDA has approved the first drug in the U.S. with a digital ingestion tracking system that records that the medication was taken...
