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Positive results for mRNA vaccine in melanoma patients
A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine in combination with MSD’s Keytruda cut the risk of cancer recurrence by almost half in melanoma patients.
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Intratumoural viral delivery improves glioblastoma survival
“Injecting a virus into a patient’s brain tumour” combined with immunotherapy improved glioblastoma survival outcomes in a clinical trial.
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First immunotherapy recommended for advanced cervical cancer
Final draft guidance published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended immunotherapy pembrolizumab drug for advanced cervical cancer.
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MSD and Nectin to collaborate on clinical trial for KEYTRUDA® combination
MSD/Merck and Nectin Therapeutics have agreed to collaborate on a clinical trial for KEYTRUDA® in combination with monoclonal antibody NTX1088.
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mRNA vaccine plus KEYTRUDA® improve melanoma survival
An mRNA vaccine plus KEYTRUDA® significantly improved recurrence-free survival in a Phase II trial for advanced melanoma patients.
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France’s ATU reform: early access remains possible, but not all diseases are equal
When France's ATU reform was implemented, some viewed it as restrictive. Here, Cécile Matthews and Charlotte Capdevila explore the reform’s impact on early access to oncology drugs and products for rare diseases.
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NICE recommends pembrolizumab for breast cancer
Pembrolizumab is positively recommended for triple-negative early breast cancer, according to NICE final draft guidance.
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Rise of biologics set to continue, says report
According to a new report, biologics are forecast to have $120 billion greater sales than small molecules by 2027.
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Engaging the innate immune system to fight cancer effectively
Most therapeutic approaches in immuno-oncology focus on targeting the adaptive immune system; innate immunity has only recently gathered momentum. One of the most potent receptors for activating innate immune cells such as natural killer cells and macrophages is CD16A. Addressing this target mimics the body’s natural defense against potential threats,…
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EMA human medicines committee (CHMP) meeting highlights, March 2022
The March meeting saw the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommend five medications for approval including a multiple myeloma gene therapy.
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Dr Roy Baynes to retire from Merck
Dr Roy Baynes, Merck’s head of Global Clinical Development (GCD) and Chief Medical Officer, will retire in July.
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Study finds Keytruda® improves overall survival in HCC patients
The data adds to the body of evidence relating to the use of Keytruda® as a monotherapy in second-line HCC post sorafenib.
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Keytruda® promising in adjuvant treatment of lung cancer
MSD/Merck reveals Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) significantly improved disease-free survival in adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
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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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Merck’s Keytruda®: update on trials and outcomes
EPR’s Anna Begley summarises some of the key results from trials of Merck’s Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) cancer treatment.
