A single antibody caused tumors from seven different human cancers transplanted into mice to shrink or disappear, according to a new study led by Stanford University School of Medicine in the US. The researchers hope to repeat this dramatic finding with tests in humans within the next two...
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be alleviated by the anti-cancer drug Rituximab, suggesting that the source of the disease could lie in the immune system, according to a new study published in the online journal PLoS ONE. Uncertainty about the cause of CFS, which is characterized by extreme...
Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have uncovered the surprising details of how a powerful anti-HIV antibody grabs hold of the virus. The findings, published in Science Express on October 13, 2011, highlight a major vulnerability of HIV and suggest a new target for vaccine...
MorphoSys AG (FSE: MOR; Prime Standard Segment, TecDAX) announced that its research and diagnostic antibodies unit AbD Serotec has signed a license agreement with The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London, which provides AbD Serotec with worldwide exclusive rights to commercialize the...
Neogenix Oncology, Inc. (Neogenix) announced that researchers at Duke University Medical Center have received approval to move forward with a Phase I trial of the company's lead therapeutic antibody, NPC-1C, in patients with advanced stage pancreatic or colorectal cancer. Duke joins Johns...
"ACTEMRA®" Humanized Anti-Human IL-6 Receptor Monoclonal Antibody Conditions For Appr
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received a notification from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) that the conditions for approval (surveillance of all...
A therapy that multiplies the effect of a natural disease-fighting antibody has extended the lives of patients with metastatic melanoma in a large, international clinical trial. The study's researchers will report their findings simultaneously at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...
My siblings and I all swear we saw a movie trailer with the title Johnny Antibody, never heard anything about it, and then some time later Osmosis Jones came out with footage that looked extremely similar. Was Johnny Antibody a working title? If not, what the crap is Johnny Antibody?