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Not all neoantigens are created equal

Drug Target Review

In most cancers, the tumour evolves by acquiring mutations that confer growth advantages or resistance to therapies. However, if the therapy targets only the subclonal (branch) mutations, this will result in the mere ‘pruning’ of specific branches rather than elimination of the whole cancer.

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New avenues for rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

1,2 Many, however, do have dysfunctional proteins at their core, and for these diseases, a new option is being explored: autophagy-boosting therapies. Gene therapy, of course, also holds great promise. 2018 [cited 2023 Sep 5]. Most of these conditions are genetic in origin and the majority have no effective treatment.

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Cancer immunotherapy: GDF-15’s role in Anti-PD-1 resistance

Drug Target Review

Neutralising GDF-15 with CatalYm’s anti-GDF-15 antibody visugromab was shown to reverse its inhibitory effects and to re-sensitise tumours to anti-PD-1 treatment, achieving commensurate survival benefit of anti-GDF-15-anti-PD-1 combination therapy in vivo. in North America) in late 2017.

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Ascentage Pharma’s Licensee UNITY Biotechnology Announces Milestone Reached in Clinical Development of Treatments for Age-Related Disease, Leading to Milestone Payment

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UBX1325 is developed from BM-962, a Bcl-xL inhibiting compound licensed to UNITY by Ascentage Pharma for the treatment of age-related diseases. This progress in clinical development qualifies Ascentage Pharma for a milestone payment according to the terms of the licensing agreement. SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md. ,

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Women in Stem with Dr Christine Schuberth-Wagner

Drug Target Review

I am currently working as Chief Scientific Officer at CatalYm, where we translate the latest scientific findings into clinical applications. Our company has identified a new role for Growth Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15) as a potent local immunosuppressor mediating cancer resistance to therapy. in North America) in late 2017.

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Hummingbird Bioscience Announces Collaboration with Tempus to Harness AI-driven Precision Medicine to Accelerate Clinical Development of HMBD-001 In HER3 Driven Cancers

The Pharma Data

NRG1 fusions are a rare genetic mutation that are increasingly recognized as a driver of multiple tumor malignancies, and an actionable target for HER3 targeted therapy. Up to 1% of all solid tumors harbor NRG1 fusions, therefore, it is important to identify this patient population and develop therapies that can treat them. [1].

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Bolstering Cancer Platform, Boehringer Acquires NBE for $1.4B USD

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This acquisition will significantly strengthen Boehringer Ingelheim’s focus on targeted cancer cell therapies, gaining the company access to NBE’s innovative immune-stimulatory iADC platform. . It has shown remarkably high safety and tolerability measure during non-clinical development. . billion US. .