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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

According to MarketWatch, the drug repurposing sector was thought to be worth $25,280 in 2021 and is expected to grow to $30,620 million by 2028 with a CAGR of 2.8%. A report by the medical charity LifeArc 1 puts the timeframe for a therapy brought to market through repurposing methods at anywhere from one to three years.

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Improving quality control for CAR T cell therapies

Drug Discovery World

But decades of research led to improvements in cancer therapy, centred around the idea that one’s immune system could aid in treatment. Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2. Since 2017, five CAR T cell therapies have been approved and have shown incredible success in the clinic.

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Pfizer Investor Day Features Significant Number of Pipeline Advances for COVID-19 Programs and Across Numerous Therapeutic Areas

The Pharma Data

27 key programs highlighted, including assets that could potentially contribute revenue by 2025 and others in the 2026-2028 time frame. Based on the acceptable safety profile and the favorable immune response data, including the 4th dose response data, Pfizer received Breakthrough Therapy Designation.

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