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Cancer vaccine shows sustained improvement in survival rates

Drug Discovery World

Cancer vaccine mRNA-4157 (V940) in combination with Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% in patients with resected high-risk melanoma, according to follow-up data presented at ASCO 2024. Ultimately it will contribute to survival rates improving continually over the next decades and more.”

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Research reveals therapeutic potential of mRNA in rare diseases

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have used messenger RNA (mRNA) to create an effective therapy for a rare liver disease in preclinical studies, demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people. Patients affected by the disease are found to also experience an imbalance of glutathione regulation, which is important for liver detoxification.

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LDL cholesterol vaccine ‘could be a game-changer’

Drug Discovery World

The first subjects have been dosed in a Phase I clinical trial of VXX-401, an investigational vaccine designed to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, a known factor in heart disease. Despite the availability of statins and the approval of PCSK9-targeting medicines, there is still a need for new therapies.

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Junk DNA: How the dark genome is changing RNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

The whole world realised the power of RNA when the Covid-19 pandemic brought us the first mRNA-based vaccines. Therefore, it is now more critical than ever to advance the science to develop the next generation of RNA therapies, leveraging this molecule as a therapeutic modality with transformational potential.

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Six scientists named as new core institute members at Broad

Broad Institute

Core institute members have a major research presence at Broad, and remain full members of their home institution (MIT, Harvard University, or one of Harvard’s primary teaching hospitals). Anna Greka ’s research focuses on fundamental mechanisms of cellular dysfunction in genetic diseases with a focus on membrane proteins.

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Insights into cellular therapies for cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

Stem cell transplants have saved patients’ lives time and time again, which led us to launch our own Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Regarding CAR-T cell therapy, could you highlight the promising findings that have been identified in the early stages of drug discovery, as well as potential challenges?

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Scientists turn cancer cells into anticancer agents

Drug Discovery World

Harvard investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumours and induce long-term immunity. . This dual-action cell therapy was safe, applicable, and efficacious in these models. . The findings are published in Science Translational Medicine. .