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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1. A Nature publication confirmed that there are currently 12 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and nine of these secured FDA approval in the past six years 2.

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US and UK fast track designations for Parkinson’s gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

Therapeutics that receive this designation benefit from eligibility for more frequent meetings with the FDA to discuss the clinical development plan and possible eligibility for Accelerated Approval and Priority Review.

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Akari Therapeutics and Peak Bio announce merger

Drug Discovery World

The combined entity will operate as Akari Therapeutics, which is expected to continue to be listed and trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market as AKTX. Following closing, the company will have an expanded pipeline that contains multiple assets spanning early and late development stages.

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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

This was very challenging for me and at that moment I decided to get experience from later stage products and therefore took on the role as Global Product Director for late-stage marketed cardiovascular products. Already, three candidates are in clinical development and the lead candidate is ready to enter Phase III.

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Immunotherapy for solid tumours progresses to human trials

Drug Discovery World

Research partners in the UK are progressing their orally available small molecule cancer immunotherapy drug into clinical development as a treatment for advanced solid tumours. HTL0039732 works by blocking signalling through a specific type of prostaglandin receptor, the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-type prostanoid receptor 4 (EP4).

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First gene therapy for haemophilia B gets go ahead in Europe

Drug Discovery World

The CHMP has recommended conditional marketing authorisation of CSL’s (etranacogene dezaparvovec), a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of appropriate adults with the disease. . The therapy was also recently approved by the FDA for patients in the US. . World’s most expensive drug.

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ENTERS GLOBAL LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE INNOVATIVE ANTIBODIES FROM A*STAR FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced a global licensing agreement under which Boehringer Ingelheim will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to research, develop and commercialize products based on a panel of innovative, tumor-specific antibodies from A*STAR.