New York– A new personalised cancer vaccine, developed by the US researchers, is safe and beneficial for patients with different cancers, including lung and bladder, results of phase I clinical trials have shown.
“While immunotherapy has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the vast majority of patients do not experience a significant clinical response with such treatments,” said Thomas Marron, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York, US.A
“Cancer vaccines, which typically combine tumour-specific targets that the immune system can learn to recognise and attack to prevent recurrence of cancer. The vaccine also contains an adjuvant that primes the immune system to maximise the efficacy,” Maron said.
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MLB player tests positive for Covid-19 after refusing vaccine
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Minnesota Twins Andrelton Simmons seen during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, April 10, in Minneapolis. Stacy Bengs/AP/FILE
Major League Baseball s Minnesota Twins shortstop Andrelton Simmons has tested positive for Covid-19 after refusing to be vaccinated against the virus.
In late March, Simmons said in a tweet, he would not be getting or advocating for the vaccine due to personal reasons and past experience.
Simmons is currently experiencing very mild symptoms and is resting comfortably at home, according to the Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey.
PureTech Announces Annual Results for Year Ended December 31, 2020
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Strong capital base and cash runway extended into the first quarter of 2025, with PureTech level cash and cash equivalents of $443.4 million as of March 31, 2021
1 ($349.4 million as of December 31, 2020
2) and consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $486.5 million as of March 31, 2021
3 ($403.9 million as of December 31, 2020
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Advancement of Wholly Owned Pipeline with four clinical trial initiations and one successful readout, with three clinical trials ongoing
Significant milestones across PureTech’s Founded Entities including one FDA Clearance for Marketing, two European Marketing Authorizations, initiation of a Phase 3 program, $247.8 million raised in 2020
5 and $473.2 million raised in the 2021 post-period