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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

Drug Discovery World

Biotechnology company Allyx Therapeutics has reported positive Phase Ib clinical data for its lead compound, ALX-001, a first-in-class, synapse-targeted, disease-modifying oral therapy in development for neurodegenerative diseases. All doses were well-tolerated and there were no serious adverse events.

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Vaccine successfully lowers cholesterol in preclinical studies

Drug Discovery World

The results support the continued clinical development of VXX-401 as a candidate for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia and prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have demonstrated that blocking PCSK9 yields lower LDL-C levels and reduces the risk of adverse cardiovascular events.

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A Reflection on Shared Moments of Strength and Progress in the Rare Disease Communities

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

For others, this rare day is aptly the day we honor rare disease communities. Observed annually on the last day of February since 2008, Rare Disease Day has grown into a global movement for raising awareness, promoting research, and advocating for improved access to rare disease treatments and support services.

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GLP-1 receptor agonists market to reach $125 billion by 2033

Drug Discovery World

GlobalData’s report predicts that GLP-1 receptor agonists will dominate the metabolic diseases space in the next 10 years. Indeed, there are 51 products in clinical development for obesity and/or type 2 diabetes, which exploit the GLP-1 receptor agonist mechanism, often coupled with other actions.”

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Bayer extends clinical development program for finerenone with Phase II study investigating the initial combination therapy with empagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes

The Pharma Data

Bayer announced today the initiation of the CONFIDENCE study, a Phase II, three-arm study that will investigate simultaneous initial combination therapy with finerenone and the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin, compared with finerenone alone and empagliflozin alone respectively in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D).

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Early trial success for Dravet syndrome and ALS therapeutic

Drug Discovery World

Bloom Science has announced positive topline data from a Phase I clinical trial of BL-001 , a potential first-in-class therapeutic the company is developing for Dravet syndrome and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). BL-001 shows promise as a novel treatment option that can change lives.

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Researchers hope to cure HIV using CAR-T cells

Drug Discovery World

“We have reached an important milestone with the dosing of the second participant in our clinical trial evaluating a potentially groundbreaking CAR-T cell therapy to cure HIV,” said Mehrdad Abedi, Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology and co-investigator of the study. “So

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