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Which diseases are poised to benefit from therapeutic antibody development

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at how different diseases will benefit from the success of therapeutic antibodies. billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $106.8 What is particularly noteworthy when it comes to the mAbs being developed and approved for Covid-19 is drug repurposing, showing the scope of future treatments with mAbs.

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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life entered a licensing agreement in May 2020 and announced the selection of an antibody fragment-based therapeutic candidate in September 2021. GA is an irreversible retinal disease that occurs in people with late-stage dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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Current insights and molecular docking studies of HIV?1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a lethal disease that is prevalent worldwide. million people worldwide were living with HIV in 2021. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) were the first class of approved antiretroviral drugs.

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FDA withdraws approval of Oncopeptides’ Pepaxto

Drug Discovery World

Pepaxto associated with increased risk of death The FDA is alerting patients and health care professionals that a clinical trial (OCEAN, Study OP-103) evaluating Pepaxto with dexamethasone showed an increased risk of death. The FDA has now suspended enrolment in all ongoing Pepaxto clinical trials.

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The regulatory round-up: Eight key FDA decisions

Drug Discovery World

Orserdu (elacestrant), Stemline Therapeutics The first and only treatment specifically indicated for patients with ESR1 mutations in ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer was approved in the US in February. This made Jesduvroq is the first oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) to be approved in the US.

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Roche receives FDA approval for first companion diagnostic to identify.

The Pharma Data

million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed in 2021. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the VENTANA MMR RxDx Panel, advancing the company’s commitment to personalised healthcare through tests that determine which patients are most likely to benefit from specific and targeted therapies.

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FDA approves Nexviazyme® (avalglucosidase alfa-ngpt), an important new treatment option for late-onset Pompe disease

The Pharma Data

Approval is based on positive Phase 3 data demonstrating improvements in key disease burden measures and establishing its safety profile Nexviazyme specifically targets the M6P receptor, the key pathway for enzyme replacement therapy, to effectively clear glycogen build-up in muscle cells.