HLA

Immunocore reports fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results and provides a business update

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the year 2023 were $144.5 million, compared to $123.1 million for the year 2022.

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  • Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the year 2023 were $144.5 million, compared to $123.1 million for the year 2022.
  • The fourth quarter basic and diluted loss per share was $0.40, compared to $0.64 for the fourth quarter of 2022.
  • Topline data from the Phase 2 portion of the trial is expected to be available by the fourth quarter of 2024.
  • Immunocore will host a conference call today, February 28, 2024 at 8:00 A.M. ET/ 1:00 PM GMT, to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results and provide a business update.

Cell Therapy Company Tevogen Bio Holdings Inc. Prepares to Launch Crucial Genetic Predisposition Study in Preparation to Investigate the Potential of TVGN 489 to Address Critical Unmet Need for Long COVID Treatment

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

TVGN 489, a CTL therapy produced by the ExactTcell platform, contains CTLs recognizing multiple protein targets across the SARS-CoV-2 genome.

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  • TVGN 489, a CTL therapy produced by the ExactTcell platform, contains CTLs recognizing multiple protein targets across the SARS-CoV-2 genome.
  • Tevogen plans to assess whether TVGN 489 cells can rapidly eliminate symptoms of Long Covid.
  • Prior to launching the Long COVID clinical trial, Tevogen seeks to address whether Long COVID occurs more commonly with certain HLA types and less commonly with others, or whether Long COVID occurs randomly in the population regardless of HLA.
  • I am highly optimistic that TVGN 489 will offer a meaningful solution for both acute and Long COVID patients,” said Neal Flomenberg, MD, Tevogen’s Chief Scientific Officer.

CareDx Showcases Digital Solutions and Pipeline in Cellular Transplant and Therapy Monitoring at the 2024 Tandem Meetings

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

“Cellular transplant centers are recognizing the value of our digital and patient monitoring solutions, and we look forward to sharing our latest advancements as we work to expand our presence in this dynamic ecosystem,” said Kashif Rathore, Chief of Patient and Digital Solutions at CareDx.

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  • “Cellular transplant centers are recognizing the value of our digital and patient monitoring solutions, and we look forward to sharing our latest advancements as we work to expand our presence in this dynamic ecosystem,” said Kashif Rathore, Chief of Patient and Digital Solutions at CareDx.
  • CareDx will be showcasing its broad portfolio of digital health solutions that address needs in the cellular transplant and therapy ecosystem including workflow management, regulatory reporting, medication management, and remote patient monitoring.
  • Product solution areas include:
    Ottr® Cellular: Designed as a workflow management solution for hematopoietic cellular transplant and cellular therapy centers.
  • Poster 299: Analytical Validation of AlloCell cfDNA - a Highly Sensitive, Precise, and Accurate Cell-Free DNA-Based Test for Allogeneic Cell Therapy Monitoring.

Sigma Debuts 15mm F1.4 Ultra-Wide, 500mm F5.6 Super-Tele Prime Lenses - YouTube Introduction Information at B&H

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- B&H is pleased to announce new prime lenses from Sigma's Art and Sports lines for mirrorless cameras: the 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Art and the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lenses. Available in L-mount and Sony E-mount configurations, the pair offers exceptional imaging and professional-grade performance at both ends of the focal-length spectrum.

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  • Sigma expands its Art and Sports lines for mirrorless with a 15mm f/1.4 diagonal fisheye and the handheld-friendly, super-telephoto 500mm f/5.6 lens.
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- B&H is pleased to announce new prime lenses from Sigma's Art and Sports lines for mirrorless cameras : the 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Art and the 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports lenses.
  • Take a night walk on the wide side with Sigma's latest astro-centric offering, the 15mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens.
  • Joining two 14mm lenses and a 20mm lens, this bright, ultra-wide prime distinguishes itself as the line's only diagonal fisheye.

Inaugural Award Poised to Advance Treatment Options for Uveal Melanoma Patients

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Friday, February 16, 2024

WASHINGTON , Feb. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) recently announced the winners of the inaugural CURE OM Options Bring Hope Team Science Award: Bruce Ksander, PhD from the Schepens Eye Research Institute; Rizwan Haq MD, PhD from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Margarete Karg, PhD from Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The collaborative research project is titled, "Identification of molecular pathways that drive uveal melanoma metastasis." The goal of the team's research is to determine the main factors that drive uveal melanoma (UM) to spread and specifically target the liver, with the hope that this research may guide the development of effective therapeutic interventions. Uveal melanoma is a type of ocular melanoma (OM) and is the most common type of eye cancer in adults that constitutes around 5 of all melanomas. In about half of all UM cases, the disease will spread to other parts of the body. When this occurs, it is almost always fatal.

Key Points: 
  • The collaborative research project is titled, "Identification of molecular pathways that drive uveal melanoma metastasis."
  • Uveal melanoma is a type of ocular melanoma (OM) and is the most common type of eye cancer in adults that constitutes around 5 of all melanomas.
  • The CURE OM Options Bring Hope Team Science Award intends to support an interdisciplinary research team who is researching treatment options for metastatic UM patients not limited by HLA type.
  • To learn more about the CURE OM Options Bring Hope Team Science Award, read here .

Diamyd Medical receives U.S. FDA Fast Track designation for Diamyd®

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamyd Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Diamyd® (rhGAD65/alum) that is being investigated to improve glycemic control in recently diagnosed stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes patients with the genotype HLA DR3-DQ2.

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  • STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamyd Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Diamyd® (rhGAD65/alum) that is being investigated to improve glycemic control in recently diagnosed stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes patients with the genotype HLA DR3-DQ2.
  • The FDA grants Fast Track designation to facilitate the development and expedite the review of medicines to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need.
  • Fast Track designation is intended to bring promising medicines to patients sooner.
  • "We are very pleased with the FDA's decision to grant Fast Track designation for Diamyd and the potential this provides to accelerate Diamyd's path to entering the US market", says Ulf Hannelius, CEO of Diamyd Medical.

Diamyd Medical receives U.S. FDA Fast Track designation for Diamyd®

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamyd Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Diamyd® (rhGAD65/alum) that is being investigated to improve glycemic control in recently diagnosed stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes patients with the genotype HLA DR3-DQ2.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Diamyd Medical announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Diamyd® (rhGAD65/alum) that is being investigated to improve glycemic control in recently diagnosed stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes patients with the genotype HLA DR3-DQ2.
  • The FDA grants Fast Track designation to facilitate the development and expedite the review of medicines to treat serious conditions and fill an unmet medical need.
  • Fast Track designation is intended to bring promising medicines to patients sooner.
  • "We are very pleased with the FDA's decision to grant Fast Track designation for Diamyd and the potential this provides to accelerate Diamyd's path to entering the US market", says Ulf Hannelius, CEO of Diamyd Medical.

Medigene Announces Indication Selection for the Clinical Development of its Lead 3rd Generation TCR-T Therapy Program in Solid Tumors

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Monday, February 12, 2024

MDG1015 is a first-in-class, third generation TCR-T therapy targeting NY-ESO-1/ LAGE-1a, armored and enhanced by costimulatory switch protein PD1-41BB

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  • MDG1015 is a first-in-class, third generation TCR-T therapy targeting NY-ESO-1/ LAGE-1a, armored and enhanced by costimulatory switch protein PD1-41BB
    Planegg/Martinsried, February 12, 2024.
  • Medigene AG (Medigene, FSE: MDG1, Prime Standard), an immuno-oncology platform company focusing on the discovery and development of T cell immunotherapies for solid tumors, today announced the selection of gastric cancer, ovarian cancer and two types of soft tissue sarcomas, myxoid/round cell liposarcoma and synovial sarcoma, as the initial clinical indications for its lead candidate MDG1015.
  • Preclinical data presented in 2023 at the AACR and ESMO conferences demonstrated the clear potential of MDG1015 to improve clinical outcomes in solid tumors.
  • “The selection of these cancers as targets for MDG1015 is an important step as we advance towards the first-in-human trial.

BriaCell Announces Strong Clinical Data in Breast Cancer Patients; Reports Another Notable Responder Case

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

exhibited clinical outcomes) Phase 2 advanced breast cancer patients treated with BriaCell’s Bria-IMT™ regimen – the same formulation being used in BriaCell’s open pivotal Phase 3 study.

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  • exhibited clinical outcomes) Phase 2 advanced breast cancer patients treated with BriaCell’s Bria-IMT™ regimen – the same formulation being used in BriaCell’s open pivotal Phase 3 study.
  • Additionally, a disease control rate of 50% was reported in similarly treated evaluable patients who had failed prior antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapy.
  • “This data provides further encouragement to us as we continue our pivotal Phase 3 study enrollment.
  • No cases of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) with Bria-IMT™ (a well-documented serious side effect of ADCs) reported in this group of patients.

At AGBT, Complete Genomics showcases expanded sequencing applications, talks from customers and collaborators on research powered by the DNBSEQ-T7 Sequencer

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Complete Genomics, a California-based life sciences company that provides novel, comprehensive sequencing solutions, today highlighted expanded sequencing applications enabled by DNBSEQ™-T7, a leading high- throughput sequencer which will be the subject of customer talks at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) General Meeting.

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  • After four years in the field, the DNBSEQ-T7, or the T7, remains a leading sequencer in its class, due to its speed, accuracy and flexibility.
  • The T7 enables a wide range of applications such as CompleteWGS, a novel phased genome approach, spatial transcriptomics, cf-DNA sequencing for MRD and early detection, and single cell sequencing.
  • The DNBSEQ™-T20X2 is Complete Genomics' ultra-high-throughput sequencer for the most challenging projects, delivering efficient sequencing at less than $1 per Gigabase.
  • Highly accurate base calling and robust copy number correction is ensured by our robotics-enabled fluidics, which uses whole-wafer-sized slides.