Remove 2017 Remove Pharmacokinetics Remove Therapies
article thumbnail

Merck Strikes $1B+ Deal to Leverage Janux’s T Cell Engager Program Against Cancer

The Pharma Data

Previous technologies have been constrained by dose-limiting toxicities, poor pharmacokinetic profiles, and attenuated efficacy. Janux’s proprietary TRACTr technology is designed to integrate tumor-specific activation with crossover pharmacokinetics to produce best-in-class T cell engager therapeutics. “At It’s a big bet for Merck.

article thumbnail

Microbiotica: transforming medicine with microbiome magic

Drug Target Review

Could you elaborate on the drug being developed by Microbiotica to stimulate cancer patients to respond favourably to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy? It is likely the combination of these mechanisms of action that will make MB310 an effective therapeutic. How does it work and what are the potential benefits? difficile and C.

Treatment 122
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Informed Design of Bioanalytical PCR Assay Testing Parameters

PPD

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are one of the fastest growing areas in human therapeutics. Since chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy was first approved in 2017, there has been a marked increase of cell and gene therapy studies resulting in significant changes in the way diseases are treated as well as patient outcomes.

article thumbnail

ATICAPRANT

New Drug Approvals

14] Pharmacokinetics The oral bioavailability of aticaprant is 25%. [1] 19] As of 2016, aticaprant has reached phase II clinical trials as an augmentation to antidepressant therapy for treatment-resistant depression. [20] 21] In August 2017, it was announced that Cerecor had sold its rights to aticaprant to Janssen Pharmaceuticals. [22]

article thumbnail

Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024

Alta Sciences

Psychedelics Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) refers to the use of psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, and ayahuasca, to treat mental disorders, especially those that have no effective treatments available or are treatment resistant.

article thumbnail

Roche provides update on tominersen programme in manifest Huntington’s disease

The Pharma Data

Tominersen, previously IONIS-HTTRx or RG6042, is an investigational antisense therapy designed to reduce the production of all forms of the huntingtin protein (HTT), including its mutated variant, mHTT. In December 2017, Roche licensed the investigational molecule from Ionis Pharmaceuticals. About tominersen and the clinical trials.

Disease 52
article thumbnail

Etrasimod

New Drug Approvals

“Etrasimod as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (ELEVATE): two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies” Lancet. Peyrin-Biroulet L, Christopher R, Behan D, Lassen C (May 2017). Retrieved 13 October 2023. ^ [link] ^ World Health Organization (2017). 401 (10383): 1132–1133.

FDA 57