Personalized neoantigen vaccines have achieved major advancements in recent years, with studies in melanoma leading progress in the field. Early clinical trials have demonstrated their feasibility, safety, immunogenicity, and potential efficacy. Advances in sequencing technologies and neoantigen prediction algorithms have substantively improved the identification and prioritization of neoantigens. Innovative delivery platforms now support the rapid and flexible production of vaccines. Several ongoing efforts in the field are aimed at improving the integration of large datasets, refining the training of prediction models, and ensuring the functional validation of vaccine immunogenicity.
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January 2025
Robert A. Johnson, PhD, is Director, Medical Countermeasures Programs, and Gary L. Disbrow, PhD, is Director, Center for Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Washington, DC. Terence M. Barnhart, PhD, is Senior Strategy Implementation Leader, Tunnell Government Services, Inc. (Contractor Supporting BARDA), Washington, DC.
From influenza to COVID-19, emerging infectious diseases have taken a heavy toll on lives and resources. Emerging infectious diseases represent one of the largest threats to national security. The primary mission of the Center for Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the US Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, is to support the advanced development of medical countermeasures (MCMs) for public health security threats, including select infectious diseases.
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January 2025
Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Background: TG02 is a peptide-based cancer vaccine eliciting immune responses to oncogenic codon 12/13 mutations. This phase 1 clinical trial (NCT02933944) assessed the safety and immunological efficacy of TG02 adjuvanted by GM-CSF in patients with -mutant colorectal cancer.
Methods: In the interval between completing CRT and pelvic exenteration, patients with resectable mutation-positive, locally advanced primary or current colorectal cancer, received 5-6 doses of TG02/GM-CSF.
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January 2025
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, USA.
Background: Endemic in more than 20 countries, Chagas disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide, leading to 28,000 new infections and 7700 deaths each year. Previous meta-analyses on antiparasitic treatment need updates to encompass recent studies and to assess key clinically meaningful endpoints.
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Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, 211004, India.
The global rise of drug-resistant malaria parasites is becoming an increasing threat to public health, emphasizing the urgent need for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Artimisinin- based therapies, once the backbone of malaria treatment, are now at risk due to the resistance developed in parasites. The lack of a universally accessible malaria vaccine exacerbates this crisis, underscoring the need to explore new antimalarial drugs.
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Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an enclosed, double-stranded DNA virus from the Orthopoxvirus genus, which also contains variola, vaccinia, and cowpox. MPXV, which was once confined to West and Central Africa, has recently had a rebound, spreading beyond its original range since 2017. The virus is distinguished by its unique morphology, which includes an oval or brick-shaped structure and a complex lipid and protein makeup.
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