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Medicinal cannabis: Why more clinical trials and better access is needed

Drug Discovery World

Big pharma is helping to shape the focus The good news is that clinical trials are on the increase and market education is upping pace. Meanwhile, the Pfizer purchase of Arena Pharmaceuticals, highlights cannabinoid-based bowel disease treatments as a promising area. The GW Pharmaceuticals purchase by Jazz for $6.7

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How AI is accelerating the future of precision medicine

Drug Target Review

How does the integration of Real-World Data (RWD) with genomic biomarker data contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of disease progression and treatment response? Biomarker information is also useful for tracking progression of the disease and treatment response. Most drugs do not work in all people.

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Cancer Treatments, Clinical Trials, and the Motivation to Innovate

Alta Sciences

Cancer Treatments, Clinical Trials, and the Motivation to Innovate nbartlett Tue, 06/27/2023 - 20:58 Getting to the Heart of Science with Michelle Newby At the heart of science are stories—stories of courage, challenges, successes, lessons, and people. A: I went with the clinical trial. A: I wouldn’t be here without clinical trials.

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FDA Grants Priority Review to Genentech’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) for Unclassifiable Interstitial Lung Disease

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and granted Priority Review for Esbriet ® (pirfenidone) for the treatment of unclassifiable interstitial lung disease (UILD). About Unclassifiable Interstitial Lung Disease. Since its U.S. About the Pivotal Study. Indication.

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New Online Resource Shows How You Can Help to Fight COVID-19

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

This registry is creating a list of potential volunteers willing to take part in ongoing or future NIH clinical trials focused on preventing COVID-19—like vaccines. Why get involved in a clinical trial now if vaccines will be widely distributed in the future?

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Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts

The Pharma Data

Doctors on the pandemic’s front line say people shouldn’t panic, but should definitely adhere even more closely to proven infection control measures, like mask wearing and social distancing. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. THURSDAY, Dec. It also appears that COVID-19 vaccines should protect against it.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

Drug Discovery World

He is being recognised for his revolutionary contributions to developing the first gene-edited cell-based therapy for cancer that involves the genetic re-engineering of a patient’s own T cells to combat their disease, and for demonstrating that adoptive T-cell therapy can induce remission and in some cases cure patients with advanced cancer.