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Bacteria Tag Team Tumors with T Cells

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A team at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed a technique to enhance chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in solid tumors. coli bacteria, that naturally tend to accumulate in the immune privileged core of solid tumors. The technique involves engineering E.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

IO agents include the classes of immune checkpoint modulators, cell therapies, bispecific antibodies, oncolytic viruses, therapeutic vaccines, and cytokines. All currently approved CAR-Ts are autologous, with the patient’s T-cells being genetically engineered to target antigens expressed by the cancerous cells.

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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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The double-headed antibody binds to CD3 on T cells and redirects them to BCMA-expressing myeloma cells, with the aim of stimulating an immune attack on the tumour, which remains incurable despite a slew of new therapies reaching the market in recent years.

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Cannabinoids receptors: popular preclinical target but banned in 137 countries

Pharmaceutical Technology

CB1 receptors are primarily expressed in the brain and central nervous system, whereas CB2 receptors are expressed in T-cells in the immune system. Collectively, cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2) are currently the most popular targets in preclinical stage of development, with 391 drugs tagged in total.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. CellCentric, a U.K-based

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Q&A: A decade on, what’s next for CAR-T therapies?

Pharmaceutical Technology

But access to these treatments continues to remain limited due to high price tags and variable availability across regions. Currently, all approved CAR-T therapies are autologous, where T cells taken from patients are modified and then re-infused. AZ: Cell and gene therapies often come with a high price.

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You can’t afford to get cancer

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As cancer survival rates rise, so do the price tags of life-saving treatments. Cancers occur at the cellular level, with abnormal cells dividing and spreading. OPENING: American cancer patients spent more than $21 billion on their care in 2019. billion included out-of-pocket costs of $16.22 billion and patient time costs of $4.87