Drug Target Review

JUNE 21, 2023

Most rare diseases are caused by a single gene defect, but severity can vary considerably among patients. Modifier genes can help explain that variability and can alter or even prevent disease onset and progression, making them appealing therapeutic targets. However, the identification of these genes is challenging.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MAY 14, 2024

By: Amy Raymond, Derek Ansel, Nathan Chadwick, & Juliane Mills When choosing a CRO for a rare disease study, what truly sets them apart is their methodology: the CRO’s mindset, their approach to each unique study, and their agility in navigating the inherent complexities of rare disease research.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Since the advent of modern medicine, the scientific community has developed more than 3,000 drugs for thousands of diseases. Despite significant progress, there are more than 6,500 rare diseases without a single approved treatment. There are so many patients suffering from diseases that have no treatments.

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PPD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In a recent panel discussion at DIA Global , our experts explored how these elements are reshaping clinical research and drug discovery. This can be converted to a clinical trial simulator, which can model a clinical trial before the trial design is finalized and initiated.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

It is no mystery that as we age our health starts to deteriorate, and we become increasingly susceptible to diseases. Through years of scientific exploration and research, we now know there are several biological changes that make our bodies more susceptible to disease or injury, and we can target those with therapeutic interventions.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

to enhance outcomes, new treatments which will target kidney-specific disease mechanisms are highly desired,” said Hiddo L. Christian Rommel, Member of the chief Committee of Bayer AG’s Pharmaceutical Division and Head of Research and Development. 1 in 3 adults is at risk for the disease. In the U.S.,

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KIF1A

MARCH 16, 2024

Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. The study identified 8 groups based on symptom presentation, and found over 70 disease-associated genes, including 4 patients with KIF1A mutations.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 11, 2023

In the quest to combat and eradicate diseases, scientists and researchers are increasingly turning to the immense potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool. Her focus initially consisted of preclinical development strategies , clinical development optimisation, target discovery and validation.

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PPD

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To keep a pulse on this rapidly changing industry, the PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific surveyed 150 leaders in the biopharma and biotech industries for the second consecutive year. Differences in size, resources and agility have led the two groups to take different approaches to clinical development.

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KIF1A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Each week, Dr. Dylan Verden of KIF1A.ORG summarizes newly published KIF1A-related research and highlights progress in rare disease research and therapeutic development. KIF1A-Related Research In the rare disease space, a common and straightforward question is: How rare is the disease?

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Spending several years with Sanofi in Paris, France as a Global safety officer, he then relocated to New Jersey, USA to work in Early and Late Stage Clinical Development in Immunology, when he became the Global Project Head of Dupixent, a medicine that has revolutionized the field of allergic and atopic diseases.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

During my academic career, I had the opportunity to examine the underlying causes of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease and develop novel animal models to investigate potential disease-modifying therapeutics. For instance, we know ageing is a primary risk factor for many neurodegenerative diseases.

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Cytel

APRIL 10, 2024

Orphan drug designation is a regulatory status granted to pharmaceuticals developed for the treatment of rare diseases. It provides incentives to encourage the research, development, and approval of therapies targeting small patient populations.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Combinatorial analytics approaches identify combinations of features that together are associated with the disease phenotype in patient sub-groups, capturing the non-linear effects of interactions between multiple genes. The combinatorial approach is considerably more sensitive than GWAS and requires much smaller patient populations.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 7, 2024

Why are biomarkers particularly critical in the context of rare diseases? Developing novel therapeutic approaches for rare diseases poses inherent challenges due to the limited populations available for testing. How do AI-enhanced approaches accelerate the drug development process for rare diseases?

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LifeSciVC

JULY 17, 2024

By Mike Cloonan, Chief Executive Officer of Sionna Therapeutics, as part of the From The Trenches feature of LifeSciVC The drug development process in rare diseases is rife with challenges especially when companies target significant differentiation or first-in-class targets.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 9, 2023

This exclusive interview with Dr Sharon Benzeno, Chief Commercial Officer, Immune Medicine at Adaptive Biotechnologies, unveils some ground-breaking research on T- cell therapy for cancer , which has seen the first TCR-based therapeutic candidate progress to clinical development, offering promising advancements in innovative cancer treatments.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Nasdaq: NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today provided an update on its COVID-19 vaccine program. Novavax completed enrollment of 15,000 participants in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted in the U.K. GAITHERSBURG, Md.,

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Cytel

MAY 14, 2024

Written by Angela Vinken and Patti Arsenault Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) — i.e., trusted, well-respected experts — are crucial in clinical research, especially in rare diseases. The challenge, however, is how to use KOLs wisely — they are often clinicians first and researchers second, and their time is in high demand.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

APRIL 5, 2024

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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The Pharma Data

MAY 8, 2021

Sandoz, a Novartis division, today announced progress in the late-stage clinical development program for its proposed biosimilar aflibercept. Sandoz will begin enrolling the first patient in MYLIGHT, a clinical Phase III confirmatory efficacy and safety study, shortly 1. About aflibercept.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

MAY 14, 2024

By: Amy Raymond, Derek Ansel, Nathan Chadwick, & Juliane Mills When choosing a CRO for a rare disease study, what truly sets them apart is their methodology: the CRO’s mindset, their approach to each unique study, and their agility in navigating the inherent complexities of rare disease research.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 27, 2021

(Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that Flavius Martin, MD will join the company as Executive Vice President, Research, and will become a member of the company’s senior leadership team, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day. Dr. Martin will assume responsibility for Gilead’s research organization effective April 12, 2021.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

I am a pharmacist by training and continued with a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 31, 2023

By staying up to date with these developments, readers will be able to anticipate future advancements and understand their potential impact. Disease-Specific Applications Each chapter of the report focuses on specific therapeutic areas, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, HIV infection, and immunotherapy.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

AUGUST 23, 2023

Back in 2019, he was working in full-service ophthalmology when he learned he was going blind due to a rare and orphan disease called Wolfram syndrome. Earlier this year, McNary participated in a panel discussion at a rare disease conference that focused on the importance of including patients during FDA engagement.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Could you give us an overview of IRLAB’s current drug development pipeline? Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, IRLAB has grown rapidly to become recognised and respected as a world-leader in understanding the complex neuropharmacology of CNS disorders, especially Parkinson’s disease (PD).

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The Premier Consulting Blog

JUNE 18, 2023

One exciting application of these technologies is the use of in silico trials in the development of novel therapies for rare diseases. However, with rare diseases there may be no available treatments that could serve as SoC or active control in a clinical trial and assigning patients to placebo may be unethical.

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Advarra

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rapid growth in gene therapy is expected to receive additional support as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) prepares to launch Operation Warp Speed for Rare Diseases. Now, FDA’s CBER is setting its sights on making ambitious strides toward tackling rare diseases.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JULY 29, 2024

Obesity is a major factor in the prevalence of T2D, and it is vital to develop T2D treatments with this in mind. Evolving sentiments recognize obesity as a medical condition and lifestyle choice as well as a chronic disease with genetic, psychological, cultural, and environmental causes (Figure 1).

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 26, 2021

Novel chronic kidney disease (CKD) target from the partnership enters AstraZeneca’s portfolio. CKD is a complex, and debilitating disease which affects around 10% of the world’s population. BenevolentAI is headquartered in London with a research facility in Cambridge (UK) and a further office in New York.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 15, 2020

A healthy immune system defends the body against disease and other conditions. Autoimmune disease impacts different parts of the body, weakening functionality. Researchers are aware of more than 80 diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the body’s own organs, tissues and cells. It may be life-threatening.

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Labcorp Drug Development

MARCH 7, 2023

The field of nephrology clinical research has been steadily adding new interventional trials over the last five years at an average pace of 176 trials per year. This activity reflects the … The post Enabling better access to kidney disease trials appeared first on Insights From Our Labs to Yours.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Rare Disease Day on February 28th is a chance for rare disease communities to come together as one and join in conversation with stakeholders searching for treatments, raising money to support research, and changing the way healthcare and governments interact with patients. In my case, my daughter Iris has GM1 gangliosidosis.

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Labcorp Drug Development

APRIL 17, 2023

The association between excessive alcohol consumption and liver disease is well documented. In fact, the effect on alcohol consumption levels during the COVID-19 pandemic has more recently been investigated.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Clinical trials for ultra-rare diseases can be particularly challenging to mount due to small, geographically-dispersed patient populations. However, acceptance of that data depends on a sponsor’s understanding of the FDA criteria for historical control groups, study data standards, and clinical meaningfulness.

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