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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. In 2023, the company revealed data from a Phase III trial which showed that its vaccine candidate DCVax-L more than doubled overall survival in glioblastoma patients.

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

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Using IgE to treat cancer In the UK, a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The post 2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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UK-Dutch alliance to strengthen early clinical oncology research

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Under the partnership, KWF intends to provide funding to enable the development of select early phase clinical programmes through Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development (CDD). The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials. Collaboration with like-minded organisations is essential to what we do.

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What can patients do to give input into clinical trial design? 

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Chaired by Karin Blumer, Director of Global Patient Engagement at Novartis, the first event in this track, called ‘Patient Engagement: Driving Patient Advocacy to Inform Patient Centric Development’, looked into the multi-layered importance of involving patients in the drug development process, particularly in this case for gene therapy.

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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials vs Vial | Pros and Cons

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Introduction Worldwide Clinical Trials vs. Vial. Worldwide Clinical Trials is a mid-size, full-service global contract research organization (CRO) that works with biotech and pharma to advance new medications. With an international presence in nearly 60 countries, Worldwide is supported by over 3,400 team members.

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Evolution of Clinical Operations Drives FSP Staffing Models to the Forefront

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Efficient and effective clinical operations are the backbone of successful clinical trials, and today’s biopharmaceutical, biotech and medical device organizations have a range of options to meet their needs in this critical area.