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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

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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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Early trial success for Dravet syndrome and ALS therapeutic

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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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Patients report improvement in haemorrhoid treatment trial

Drug Discovery World

Moreover, there were no reported significant adverse events and CITI-002 was well tolerated by patients in the study. The company has stated its intention to schedule an end of Phase II meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin planning the next steps in the regulatory and clinical development programme for CITI-002.

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J&J presents successful data from plaque psoriasis trial  

Drug Discovery World

Johnson & Johnson has announced the first data from FRONTIER 2, the long-term extension of the Phase IIb FRONTIER 1 clinical trial evaluating JNJ-2113, the first and only investigational targeted oral peptide designed to block the IL-23 receptor. at 16 weeks and 76.2% Across JNJ-2113 treatment groups, 58.6%

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

Drug Discovery World

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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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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High hopes for immunotherapy candidate in renal transplant patients

Drug Discovery World

The exploration of FR104/VEL-101’s safety profile seems promising and encourages moving to a Phase II trial.” A Phase II clinical trial of FR104/VEL-101 in patients undergoing kidney transplantation is under preparation by OSE’s partner Veloxis Pharmaceuticals. No acute rejection under FR104/VEL-101 was observed.