Anti-PD-1 Therapy for Melanoma Associated With Chronic Immune-Related Adverse Events
Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The majority of persistent irAEs were hypothyroid, adrenal insufficiency, arthritis, dermatitis or pruritis, and hypophysitis.
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Drug Topics
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The majority of persistent irAEs were hypothyroid, adrenal insufficiency, arthritis, dermatitis or pruritis, and hypophysitis.
European Pharmaceutical Review
OCTOBER 20, 2022
Recognising the potential of CAR T cells to act as highly targeted therapeutics, several biotechnology companies – including Sangamo Therapeutics – have established development pipelines of CAR T regulatory cells (Tregs) that aim to tackle immune?mediated What are Tregs and how are they applicable to immune-mediated disease?
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pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
A trial of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has shown the jab produces an immune response, although the study was too small to produce conclusive findings, particularly on safety. For our vaccine, we use two different adenovirus vectors in a bid to avoid the immune system becoming immune to the vector.”.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JULY 17, 2023
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed the management of non-small cell lung cancer, but how long should treatment be continued for optimal survival? It has long been recognised that a hallmark of cancer is immune evasion and that the immune system is held back by inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors and ligands.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Compared with COVID-19 vaccination alone, recent study findings show health care workers who received both a COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccinations did not have lower immune response or more frequent adverse events.
Drug Store News
JANUARY 10, 2023
Events will be held at Walmart pharmacies nationwide on Saturday, Jan.
Pharmacy Times
APRIL 30, 2024
According to the speaker, the complexity of immune-related adverse events resulting from immune checkpoint inhibitors requires a lot of collaborative discussion between patients and providers.
Pharmacy Times
OCTOBER 3, 2024
By utilizing a lower dose, patients can avoid potential adverse events and high financial burden.
Pharmacy Times
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Programs can take several forms, including on-site clinics, voucher programs, and in-store events
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
The 8th Antigen-Specific Immune Tolerance Drug Development Summit is an event organised by Hanson Wade. Discover the latest developments and networking opportunities at this leading industry conference.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 12, 2021
Several cases of immune thrombocytopenia – a disorder characterised by low levels of blood platelets that can lead to bruising and bleeding – were reported in the European Medicines Agency’s safety surveillance database.
STAT
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Jasper Therapeutics, a biotech looking to make stem cell transplants less taxing and to treat immune-mediated diseases, reported on Monday that its experimental drug helped patients with a chronic skin condition in an initial and closely watched clinical trial. Among patients given a 120-mg dose, 10 of 12 had a complete response to treatment.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Sanofi has drawn another blank in its attempt to repurpose its IL-6 drug Kevzara to tackle the extreme immune reaction seen in serious cases of COVID-19. In severe cases of COVID-19, patients suffer a “cytokine storm” where the immune system becomes overstimulated and attacks the body.
pharmaphorum
JULY 6, 2021
While these types of tests are important, they don’t tell the whole story, as they can’t provide information on whether an individual has built an immune response to COVID-19, either through vaccination or through a previous infection. This is where antibody tests come in. ” . . The Importance of Antibody Certificates.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JULY 6, 2023
With Hospital Pharmacy Europe ’s inaugural Clinical Excellence in Respiratory Care event in conjunction with Hospital Healthcare Europe fast approaching, there are just a few days left to register. The post Time running out to register for MDT respiratory event appeared first on Hospital Pharmacy Europe.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
AUGUST 15, 2023
A perioperative approach that includes both neoadjuvant and adjuvant immune checkpoint inhibition with pembrolizumab significantly improves disease outcomes for patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to the findings of a trial by an international research group.
European Pharmaceutical Review
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Personalised cancer vaccines are designed to prime the immune system so a patient can generate a tailored anti-tumour response specific to their tumour mutation signature. mRNA-4157/V940 stimulates an immune response by generating specific T cell responses based on the unique mutational signature of a patient’s tumour.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 15, 2021
Latest data give hope that the vaccine could be added to the campaign after phase 1/2a data showed that the shot provided an immune response that lasted for at least 71 days, the duration of time measured in the study involving patients aged 18-55 years. J&J expects to file with the FDA first, followed by other regulators.
STAT
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Researchers also found that while adding Darzalex increased the rate of certain side effects, such as diarrhea and low immune cell counts, these adverse events were manageable and didn’t lead to more participants leaving the study. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
European Pharmaceutical Review
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Adverse events observed with mRNA-4157 in KEYNOTE-942 remain consistent with those previously reported. The most common adverse events were fatigue, injection site pain and chills. Keytruda is an immunotherapy that works by increasing the ability of the body’s immune system to help detect and fight tumour cells.
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
As expected, patients in the study formed two populations: those who had already mounted an immune response and those whose immune response was not yet adequate. Serious adverse events occurred in 2 placebo patients, 1 low dose patient and no high dose patients. There were no deaths in the trial.
European Pharmaceutical Review
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Included in Issue 4 of European Pharmaceutical Review : FOREWORD Dissolution testing – a dual role David Elder, David P Elder Consultancy REGULATORY INSIGHT EU packaging reform: a prescription for change?
Pharmacy Times
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors have the potential for immune-related adverse events, such as psoriasis.
pharmaphorum
AUGUST 27, 2020
Moderna has said that its coronavirus vaccine stimulated an immune response in older people in phase 1 trials, suggesting that the jab is effective in the age groups most susceptible to COVID-19. There were also no serious adverse events reported. The company’s shares rose about 6% on the news.
European Pharmaceutical Review
MARCH 26, 2024
Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine mRNA-1283 demonstrated a higher immune response against SARS-CoV-2, interim results from the company’s Phase III trial show. These findings were based on data comparing the treatment to mRNA-1273.222 (Spikevax ® ), Moderna’s licensed vaccine for the condition.
Fierce Pharma
JUNE 29, 2023
By 2030, Sanofi figures its immunizations could generate more than €10 billion in annual sales, the company said during a vaccines R&D event Thursday. While Dupixent often steals the show, Sanofi isn’t sleeping on its vaccine franchise. |
European Pharmaceutical Review
AUGUST 2, 2023
This is an additional ingredient designed to trigger a stronger immune response. The vaccine demonstrated a strong immune response in the trial. In a clinical trial, this vaccine was shown to faciliate a strong immune response against the Omicron BA.1 1 variant, in addition to the original 2020 strain.
Pharma Times
APRIL 20, 2023
IMM-1-104 found to be well tolerated with no dose limiting toxicities or serious adverse events
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Panelists discuss how bispecific antibody therapies in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma commonly present with cytokine release syndrome (CRS), immune effector cellassociated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS), and increased infection risks, while talquetamab specifically exhibits distinctive adverse events including nail changes, skin reactions, and (..)
Pharmacy Times
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Biomarker testing and management of immune-related adverse events are key roles for pharmacists.
Pharmaceutical Technology
MARCH 31, 2023
Moreover, these events also have ramifications for planned clinical trials. Eligibility for the UK’s National Health Services (NHS) booster programmes in England is restricted to those ages 75 years and above or individuals with weakened immune systems. The NHS will be using Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer, Moderna and Sanofi.
European Pharmaceutical Review
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Immune-mediated adverse reactions (ARs) occurred in 21 percent of patients treated with Libtayo ® and led to permanent discontinuation in 4.6 The most common immune-mediated ARs were hypothyroidism (6.8 percent), hyperthyroidism (3 percent), immune-mediated pneumonitis (2.6 percent), immune-mediated hepatitis (2.4
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Given the large unmet clinical need in this oncology indication and aligned with recent clinical trial progress, the Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Drug Development Digital Summi t has been created to provide insight into industry- and academic-led clinical programs developing immune checkpoint, DDR inhibitor, ADC and other novel agents.
PharmaShots
APRIL 5, 2023
Shots: The P-IIb dose-finding study evaluates vidofludimus calcium vs PBO in patients at 78 study sites in the US and EU The 50wk. maintenance phase results showed a dose-linear increase in clinical remission, 10 & 30mg, qd of vidofludimus calcium showed clinical remission rate (42.3% & 61.5%
Pharmaceutical Technology
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
In lupus, the body’s immune system starts to attack its own cells. Saphnelo is also being studied in a Phase III trial in lupus nephritis, where a person’s immune system targets the kidneys, eventually leading to kidney failure. As per AstraZeneca's recent Q3 earnings, Saphnelo has yielded $69 million to date this year.
pharmaphorum
JANUARY 10, 2023
Other IgG proteases are being developed to tackle the issue of pre-existing immunity against AAV, but according to Selecta chief executive Carsten Brun these tend to be derived from common human pathogens – which means they themselves can be the target of existing antibodies. .”
pharmaphorum
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
The emergence of novel base editing technologies that do not generate double-strand breaks (DSBs) offer a promising and safer alternative to fine-tune the next generation of immune cell therapies, especially as our need to perform complex multi-gene alterations increases. Another area for potential improvement is the source of immune cells.
Hospital Pharmacy Europe
JULY 18, 2023
The primary outcome of interest was a physician-verified positive immune-mediated oral penicillin challenge within one hour after the intervention. In the five days following the oral penicillin challenge, a total of nine immune-mediated adverse events were recorded in the intervention group and 10 in the control group.
Digital Pharmacist
JANUARY 16, 2023
From cancer prevention to diabetes awareness, these events help bring communities together. World Immunization Week: April 24-30. National Immunization Awareness Month. Also, don’t forget to promote these awareness events on your website and at your pharmacy. National Cancer Prevention Month. National Kidney Month.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JUNE 27, 2023
Participants with greater than 90 days of follow-up had elimination of severe hypoglycaemic events in the evaluation period. It is delivered by an infusion into the hepatic portal vein and requires chronic immunosuppressive therapy to protect the islet cells from immune rejection. This eliminates the need for immunosuppression.
European Pharmaceutical Review
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
The current standard of care for patients with recurrent, unresectable or metastatic disease is immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy targeting anti-programmed death receptor 1 (anti-PD-1) and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), but only about half of patients respond to this therapy.
pharmaphorum
MARCH 31, 2021
The decision to restrict use of the shot in under-60s comes from Germany’s independent vaccine committee known as STIKO made the decision based on available data about the blood clotting events. All but two of the 31 cases involved women aged 20 to 63 while two men affected were 36 and 57 years old, the institute said.
The Checkup by Singlecare
JUNE 7, 2024
This rash-causing virus is certainly prevalent, but it’s also avoidable thanks to immunizations like Shingrix. Shingrix contains dead pieces of this virus, called antigens, and adjuvant proteins, which allow the immune system to bolster its defenses against it. “By For most people, yes. a pharmacist, speaker, and medical writer.
European Pharmaceutical Review
JULY 13, 2023
The field of immunotherapy is constantly evolving with the ultimate goal to develop new treatments that help the body’s immune system fight cancer. Immune cells, such as T cells and natural killer (NK) cells, have the inherent ability to combat diseases, including cancer, but are often inhibited by the body’s own suppressive mechanisms.
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