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Transforming cancer treatment for greatest impact

Drug Target Review

Could you provide insights into the driving factors behind exploring novel treatments for cancer types? Based on this rationale we selected skin cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, and head and neck cancers as our initial indications for our Phase 1 trials. What aspects prompted this research direction?

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A research team searches for every gene that helps tumors evade immunotherapy

Broad Institute

Manguso, who’d recently graduated from college and was conducting research at the University of Copenhagen as a Fulbright scholar, moved back to the Boston area to be with his mother as she underwent treatment. By then, a few cancer immunotherapies had entered clinical trials and only a handful had been approved by the FDA.

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3 Key Takeaways from Psychedelic Science 2023

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

As one of the more recent fields to emerge in the clinical space, psychedelics have gained significant traction as a potential treatment for various neuropsychiatric diseases. Psychedelic Research at Worldwide Since 2017, Worldwide Clinical Trials have supported a myriad of sponsors leading the way in psychedelic research programs.

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Therapeutic peptide developed for triple-negative breast cancer

Drug Target Review

These findings offer a novel strategy for developing targeted treatments for triple-negative breast cancer, which currently has no approved options. The team also observed that the drug prevented in vitro cancer stem cells from self-renewing, which is a characteristic of aggressive cancer cells that supports treatment resistance.

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Cancer Treatments, Clinical Trials, and the Motivation to Innovate

Alta Sciences

Cancer Treatments, Clinical Trials, and the Motivation to Innovate nbartlett Tue, 06/27/2023 - 20:58 Getting to the Heart of Science with Michelle Newby At the heart of science are stories—stories of courage, challenges, successes, lessons, and people. Q: What was your cancer diagnosis and was treatment options were you given?

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Biotech leader champions targeted cancer treatments and diversity

Drug Target Review

As the CEO of iOnctura, an innovative oncology biopharmaceutical company she co-founded in 2017, Catherine has played a key role in advancing the development of highly targeted small molecules aimed at revolutionising cancer treatment. So, with a huge amount of courage and commitment, I co-founded iOnctura in 2017.

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Roche to start new trials of Ocrevus to defend multiple sclerosis franchise

The Pharma Data

Roche is to begin expanding trials of Ocrevus in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to defend its MS franchise from its rivals. . The company is testing higher doses of Ocrevus against both relapsing MS and primary progressive MS while also studying the treatment in minority populations. Conor Kavanagh.

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