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Reflections from Advanced Therapies Week 2023 

Drug Discovery World

Over the three days of Advanced Therapies Week (ATW) 2023 in Miami, Florida, US, from 18 to 20 January, DDW’s Megan Thomas heard from attendees about what they were most looking forward to learning from the event, as well as why they think the potential of cell and gene therapies outweighs the obstacles that must be overcome to achieve it.

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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

Drug Discovery World

Biotechnology company Allyx Therapeutics has reported positive Phase Ib clinical data for its lead compound, ALX-001, a first-in-class, synapse-targeted, disease-modifying oral therapy in development for neurodegenerative diseases. All doses were well-tolerated and there were no serious adverse events.

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Phase Ib/IIa trial in diabetic macular oedema successfully completed  

Drug Discovery World

Exonate, an mRNA therapy company focused on treatments for diabetic complications, has announced that its lead ophthalmology asset, EXN407, has achieved its prespecified endpoints in a Phase Ib/IIa study. During the trial, EXN407 met all safety and pharmacokinetic parameters and displayed encouraging signals of biological activity.

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SLAS2024: Day One Highlights

Drug Discovery World

Opening keynote Following a change to the schedule, Juliet Williams of Kymera Therapeutics launched the event with a popular keynote talk ‘Solving Big Problems with Small Molecule Degraders’. Product launches More than 400 exhibitors are at the event this year, many of whom are launching new products.

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A new drug approval for the vanguard of RNA-targeted small molecules

Dark Matter Blog

A few years ago, at Arrakis Therapeutics, we set out to conquer a strange new territory, drugging RNA structures with small molecules. The efficiency of exon 7 inclusion in the mature SMN2 mRNA varies significantly among patients and poor inclusion efficiency correlates with higher disease severity.

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Looking beyond traditional oncogenic pathways to break cancer resistance

Drug Target Review

Most targeted cancer therapies used today operate by inhibiting targets along well-known oncogenic signalling cascades. The reactivation of oncogenic signalling upstream or downstream of the driving oncogene is a well-studied source of resistance to targeted cancer therapies.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9 Cancer is king .

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