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Applications of engineered exosomes in drugging noncoding RNAs for cancer therapy

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Exosome engineering can be conducted through surface and content modification of biological exosomes. In preisolation method, parental cells are stimulated to express some special genes like lncRNAs, miRNAs, and receptors to have the capacity to bind to the target cells and deliver their content.

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Breakthrough drug candidates and cancer treatment innovations

Drug Target Review

ZW191 is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that is engineered to target folate receptor-⍺ (FR⍺), a protein that has limited expression in normal tissues but is often elevated on a variety of tumours including epithelial ovarian, endometrial, triple negative breast and lung adenocarcinoma.

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Patient-derived organoids in disease modelling

Drug Target Review

As we explore translatability, technological advancements and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), we envision the potential role of PDOs throughout the entire medicine creation pipeline, from target identification to personalised clinical treatments, ultimately reducing costs and improving patient outcomes.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Only three of the CAR-NK studies were for the treatment of solid tumours. The non-CAR-NK studies showed very good safety data when compared to neurological and cytokine storm responses reported for CAR-T cell trials. Three patients were treated with 2-6 doses of 2×10 7 to 2×10 9 cells.

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

Broad Institute

By Allessandra DiCorato October 11, 2023 In 2011, Robert Manguso was working in a cell biology lab when his mother was diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. When I began my PhD I completely switched my focus, and I haven’t looked back,” said Manguso.

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Condensate biology: advancing drug discovery for complex diseases

Drug Target Review

Drug discovery is a complex and vital field that continually seeks to identify new therapeutic targets and develop effective treatments. In recent years, a novel approach known as condensate biology has emerged, revolutionising the way researchers think about drug discovery and development.

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A T cell receptor immunotherapy against a novel target

Drug Target Review

Unlike existing immunotherapies that are designed to “remove the brakes” from exhausted, pre-existing tumour-specific T cells, the ImmTAC platform can redirect any T cell in the patient’s body to recognise and kill tumour cells expressing the target of interest the ImmTAC was engineered for.