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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

Drug Discovery World

All doses were well-tolerated and there were no serious adverse events. We believe that the results from the Phase Ib MAD study directly support larger scale Phase II clinical development to more fully understand the potential for ALX-001 to become the first-ever disease-modifying small molecule for neurodegenerative diseases.”

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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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What to expect from Advanced Therapies Europe 2022

Drug Discovery World

The conference is the European twin to Phacilitate Advanced Therapies Week, an event held in January in Florida, US. The event is tailored to a European audience looking to commercialise ATMPs globally, as well as a global audience looking to understand and expand into the European market.

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

Drug Discovery World

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.” It was recently revealed that in a Phase III trial, Ozempic reduced the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in patients by 20%.

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Sandoz confirms late-stage clinical development plans for proposed biosimilar aflibercept, a key ophthalmology medicine

The Pharma Data

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. You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Novavax completed enrollment of 15,000 participants in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial being conducted in the U.K. Interim data in this event-driven trial are expected as soon as early first quarter 2021, although the timing depends on the overall COVID-19 rate in the region. to determine efficacy and safety of NVX-CoV2373.

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High hopes for immunotherapy candidate in renal transplant patients

Drug Discovery World

In the FIRsT Phase I/II clinical trial, seven patients completed one-year treatment with FR104/VEL-101 and one is ongoing (Month 4). Adverse events were those conventionally observed in kidney transplantation. At this interim analysis, no safety alert was detected for FR104/VEL-101.