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Trial sheds light on combined treatment for colorectal cancer

Drug Discovery World

A new combination therapy could represent a significant advancement in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. Findings from the SUNLIGHT trial have revealed that the combination of trifluridine/tipiracil plus bevacizumab showed a statistically significant improvement in overall survival compared to trifluridine/tipiracil alone.

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Add-on treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma approved 

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Owing to the complexity of severe asthma, many patients have unclear or multiple drivers of airway inflammation resulting in some patients not responding to the current standard of treatment, and being at increased risk of asthma attacks, hospitalisations, and a poor quality of life 3,4,5,6. 2018; 10 (1): 34‐45 Duchesne M, et al.

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Ground-breaking CAR-T therapy approved in UK

Drug Discovery World

Hundreds of people with an aggressive form of lymphoma are set to benefit from the first personalised immunotherapy treatment to be recommended for routine use in the NHS. Helen Knight, Director of Medicines Evaluation, NICE, said: “I am delighted that we have been able to recommend this pioneering treatment for people.

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Diabetic eye disease: The urgent need for early, non-invasive treatments

Drug Discovery World

Dr Catherine Beech , CEO at Exonate and Dr Pete Adamson , CSO at Breye Therapeutics discuss the need for better therapies to treat diabetic retinal disease and current progress in the field. Despite affecting such a large subset of diabetic patients, treatment options are limited to repeated, invasive intravitreal injections to the eye.

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Older Siblings Made Possible Just-Approved Gene Therapy for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy

PLOS: DNA Science

The Food and Drug Administration just announced approval of Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), a gene therapy to treat the neurological condition metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). million price tag for the one-time infusion, and for the older siblings who contributed to developing the gene treatment, but were too sick to receive it.

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UK’s NICE supports CAR-T for young people with leukaemia

Drug Discovery World

The treatment becomes only the second CAR-T cell therapy to secure routine funding for use in the NHS, and the only one for treating ALL in children and young adults under 26 years old. It is approved in cancers that are refractory, in relapse post-transplant or in second or later relapse.

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Transcending expectations for cell & gene therapy development

Drug Discovery World

David Lewandowski, Business Director of Cell & Gene Therapy at Azenta Life Sciences, explains how efficient sample management can help to work efficiently and bring therapies to market faster. The global cell and gene therapy (CGT) market reached a value of ~$4 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow to ~$34 billion by 2030 1.

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