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Hospital Universitario and Josep Carreras develop cell therapy for leukaemia

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Spain’s Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre researchers, along with the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, have developed a new cell therapy based on STAb cells to treat a type of leukaemia. The post Hospital Universitario and Josep Carreras develop cell therapy for leukaemia appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Kite and Daiichi Sankyo update cell therapy licensing agreement

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In December last year, the first centre in Japan received authorisation to administer the therapy, while six regional hospitals are currently approved to offer this treatment. Directed against a cell membrane protein called CD19, Yescarta uses the immune system of the patient to destroy cancer.

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Preventing the spread of nontuberculous mycobacteria in water systems

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Of these three, the highest costs for US hospitals are from NTM i nfections at $1.53bn. Identifying the biggest risks for NTM infections in hospitals All healthcare facilities should have a water safety plan to control the opportunities and conditions to prevent bacteria growing and spreading. You can’t eradicate it completely.

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Race to the finish: pharma edges closer to approval with RSV vaccines

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As paediatric hospital wings are flooded with an unprecedented number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases , healthcare workers have been overwhelmed by an unusually early peak of the RSV season. In the Northern hemisphere, RSV season occurs from autumn to the end of spring and tends to coincide with influenza season.

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CMO Moves: Regulatory catalysts for drug manufacturing – March 2023

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Source: GlobalData Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center Clinical trial catalysts In late January, AC Immune released positive interim results from the Phase I/II trial (NCT05462106) studying the company’s vaccine in patients with prodromal Alzheimer’s disease. BioCentriq is contracted to manufacture the biologic API.

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The one-shot cervical cancer vaccine paradigm

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Since these adolescents are less likely to come to the hospital than babies and children, the focus needs to be on actively reaching out to those populations by using available platforms, such as school-based vaccinations. The primary target cohort is girls ages 9–14 years, which stands alone from other childhood vaccine services.

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