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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Up until 2023 around 600 NK cell clinical trials have been reported and some 200 are clinically active and still recruiting patients. The vast majority (65/74; 88%) of those trials involved NK cells without CARs; while only 12 percent were CAR-NK studies. Only three of the CAR-NK studies were for the treatment of solid tumours.

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New Drug Miplyffa Approved for Rare Niemann-Pick Disease Type 3

PLOS: DNA Science

FDA approved a treatment for type 3 of the ultra-rare genetic disease September 20. “Despite extensive research efforts, there have not been approved treatments to meet the significant needs of patients. The original approved was in 2003 to treat a type of Gaucher disease. October is Niemann-Pick Awareness Month.

Disease 52
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AIM ImmunoTech Announces Availability of the ME/CFS Clinical Trial of its Drug Ampligen for Enrollment to COVID-19 ‘Long Haulers’Institutional Review Board Authorizes Public Notification for Potential Enrollment of Subjects

The Pharma Data

Eligible patients enrolled in the trial receive treatment with AIM’s flagship pipeline drug Ampligen. The Ampligen EAP protocol is authorized to enroll up to 100 active trial participants, 20 of whom may be Long Haulers. All study subjects will receive the same Ampligen treatments. development pipeline for ME/CFS.

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New understanding of the TMEJ pathway in cancer

Drug Target Review

In 2003, Dr Richard Wood, distinguished Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was a crucial part of the first characterisation of polymerase theta. His and Dr Stroik’s new research will help new cancer drugs called polymerase theta inhibitors, which are currently in clinical trials. Annual Review of Genetics.

DNA 59
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FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp

The Pharma Data

FDA Approves Klisyri (tirbanibulin) for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis on the Face or Scalp. NASDAQ: ATNX), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of cancer and related conditions, today announced that the U.S. BUFFALO, N.Y.,

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New drug boosts foetal haemoglobin to fight sickle cell disease

Drug Target Review

Results of the Multicenter Study of Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anaemia published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2003, indicated that the use of hydroxyurea, the only drug approved at the time, reduced mortality as it reduced pain crises and increased foetal haemoglobin.

Disease 80
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A novel class of drug candidates for neurodegenerative diseases

Drug Target Review

What specific advantages do morADC offer in terms of blood-brain barrier penetration and potency, compared to existing treatments? This complex nature of neurodegeneration means that being able to provide a dual targeted therapy in this way could be a significant advantage in treatment.