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Macrophage cell therapy: a new hope for chronic liver disease patients

Drug Target Review

What are the main challenges currently faced in the treatment of chronic liver diseases, and how does Resolution Therapeutics aim to address these challenges? Once a patient develops advanced cirrhosis/end-stage liver disease there are no specific therapies to significantly avoid major decompensations and death in the next few years.

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FDA approves gene therapy for rare neurological disorder

Drug Discovery World

SKYSONA has become the first FDA approved therapy to slow the progression of neurologic dysfunction in boys with cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD). CALD is a rare, progressive, neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects young boys and causes irreversible, devastating neurologic decline.

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How ready are we for radioligand therapies?  

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Jasminka Taleska , Director, RLT HCS Readiness and Policy at Novartis, about the opportunities radioligand therapies (RLTs) represent in treating cancer patients. The post How ready are we for radioligand therapies? RA: What are the potentials of RLTs across cancer? JT: This is very important 6.

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Turning Science into Business: Inducing autophagy to treat disease

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Diana Spencer speaks to Peter Hamley , Chief Scientific Officer of Samsara Therapeutics, to understand the role autophagy plays in neurodegenerative diseases and how boosting this process could increase healthspan. DS: Samsara’s autophagy inducing candidate SAM001 will be the first agent of its class to enter clinical trials.

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Beyond the Lab: Cell & Gene Therapy

Drug Target Review

Our inaugural report is a groundbreaking exploration of the remarkable advancements in cell and gene therapy that are revolutionising the field of drug discovery. Expert Insights We are honoured to have collaborated with renowned experts in the field of cell and gene therapy, who have generously shared their invaluable insights.

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Advancing neurological therapies with Dr Bruce Leuchter

Drug Target Review

What challenges has the industry faced in developing and commercialising treatments for neurological diseases, including rare diseases? But commitment to neuroscience drug development is critically important given the significant unmet medical needs and the ways in which patients, caregivers, and families suffer.

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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

Drug Discovery World

The combination therapy was also shown to reduce the risk of distant metastasis or death by 62% compared to Keytruda alone in these patients. The global Phase III clinical trial is being led by University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK and will include around 1,100 people. months after initial treatment.

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