French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the nanobody drug Cablivi (caplacizumab), combined with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy. For the treatment ofRead More…
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the body’s immune defenses through multiple mutations, and antibodies produced by the host immune system against HIV follow complex and untraceable evolutionary pathways. This complexity makesRead More…
Immuno-Oncology Therapy (I-O) refers to a therapy that kills tumor cells by activating the body’s immune system. According to their different mechanisms of action, immunotherapeutic drugs can be divided into six categories.Read More…
In a recent study published in an international magazine of Immunity, scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a new antibody that could hold the key to unlocking cancers’ defense againstRead More…
In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan revealed the structure of a immune protein called immunoglobulin M (IgM) by using computer image analysis and electron microscopy imaging.Read More…
On October 3rd, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to the field of biochemistry, in which Frances H. Arnold of US won half in recognition of her directed evolution ofRead More…
1. DotBio announced the establishment of a next-generation immuno-oncology drug based on domain antibody DotBio, a new company focused on the development of new anti-tumor drugs for humanized antibodies, has officially announcedRead More…
The International Union Against Cancer believes that one-third of cancers are preventable, one-third can be cured if diagnosed early, and one-third can be alleviated to help prolong patients’ life. Cancer control isRead More…
On May 17, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved erenumab-aooe (Aimovig) for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. Erenumab is a human monoclonal antibody that targets calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor,Read More…
Immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors is more effective in cancer patients who have elevated numbers of specific types of immune cells inside their tumors, a study suggests. Patients with a favorable combination of immuneRead More…