Disease Events Therapies Trials 
Drug Discovery World
JUNE 28, 2024
A new Phase II trial, REGENERATE-PD, will study AB-1005, an adeno-associated virus 2 (AAV2) glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) gene therapy for the treatment of moderate-stage Parkinson’s disease. The trial will include an estimated 87 subjects with study sites located in the US, UK and Europe.
Drug Discovery World
APRIL 19, 2024
Askbio’s AB-1005 (also known as AAV2-GDNF), an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, was well tolerated with no serious adverse events in a Phase Ib clinical trial. mL) were well tolerated, with no SAEs associated with the investigational gene therapy or contrast agent.
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Drug Discovery World
MARCH 15, 2024
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.
Drug Discovery World
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Paul Song , MD, NKGen and Dr Vince DeOrchis , clinician, to find out more about the investigational natural killer therapy SNK01 and the benefit of using a patient’s own cells to treat Alzheimer’s. RA: How does SNK01 work? RA: What are some of the unmet needs in current treatments for Alzheimer’s?
Drug Discovery World
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first cell-based gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD), Casgevy and Lyfgenia. Casgevy Casgevy, a cell-based gene therapy, is approved for the treatment of SCD in patients 12 years of age and older with recurrent vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs).
Drug Discovery World
APRIL 11, 2024
Biopharmaceutical company EpiEndo has completed a Phase IIA clinical trial for its therapy addressing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Damage of this barrier is implicated in several chronic inflammatory diseases, including COPD. ” 1: The Global Economic Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases.
Drug Discovery World
JULY 19, 2023
Eli Lilly has announced positive results of the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 Phase III study showing that donanemab significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in people with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease.
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