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Dual-action treatment for fibrotic disease secures orphan drug status

Drug Discovery World

AM1476 is a selective peripheral-acting 5-HT2B receptor small molecule antagonist that can be delivered orally. It has demonstrated efficacy in in vitro and in vivo models of fibrosis, as well as favourable safety and pharmacokinetic profiles in Phase I clinical studies.

Disease 130
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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. The findings were presented at the AD/PD 2024 Conference in Lisbon.

Disease 130
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Synapse-regenerating drug could reverse decline in Alzheimer’s

Drug Discovery World

Spinogenix has initiated a Phase II trial to evaluate SPG302 for the treatment of adult participants with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD), following approval for the trail in Australia. The study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical efficacy of SPG302 in adult AD participants.

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Phase Ib/IIa trial in diabetic macular oedema successfully completed  

Drug Discovery World

During the trial, EXN407 met all safety and pharmacokinetic parameters and displayed encouraging signals of biological activity. EXN407 is a small molecule inhibitor of splice factor kinase SRPK1. Patients in the Phase Ib/IIa trial were treated twice a day for three months, with either EXN407 or placebo.

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Vertex Bags Experimental Drug for Rare Liver Disease after Disappointing Phase 2 Results | 2020-10-15

The Pharma Data

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has decided to give up on its experimental VX-814, a small molecule drug for the rare genetic disease Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), canning the drug’s development after seeing lackluster results from an early phase 2 trial. James Miessler.

Disease 52
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A Cross-Functional Mindset in DMPK

Drug Hunter

From a childhood in a small village in China’s northeast Shandong province to her work examining the drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK) of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and Bicycle toxin conjugates ® (BTCs), Dian has always looked to forge something new. It built my confidence to build something from scratch.” Proteomics!

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

It’s also why pharmaceutical companies will look to acquire smaller biotechs and drug discovery companies, because a lot of the legwork into finding a suitable molecule for a disease has already been done. . Diving into data . Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022. References .