Quanticate

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) clinical trials, accurately measuring the effectiveness of treatments is critical for determining their value in managing this chronic and debilitating condition.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JANUARY 30, 2024

Since a landmark paper in 2022, drugmakers have begun nearly a dozen trials of cell therapies for lupus, with more set to start. Here’s why their efforts are worth watching.

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Fierce BioTech

MAY 14, 2024

Strategies for Expanding Access to Rare Disease Therapies Join us as we explore strategic approaches employed by industry leaders, who are bridging the diagnostic gap to improve patient outcomes and accelerate the development of precision therapies.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) have made significant advancements in treating oncological diseases, with therapies like CAR-T cell treatments transforming cancer care. However, cell-based therapies are intended to leverage those healthy cells via transplant to regenerate damaged tissue.

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Fierce BioTech

MAY 13, 2024

In this panel discussion, rare disease experts discuss the significant challenges with achieving a timely and accurate rare disease diagnosis and strategies to engage both patients and providers to expand understanding of and access to therapies that benefit patients. Click here to login.

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Drugs.com

JUNE 18, 2024

TUESDAY, June 18, 2024 -- There's more good news in the battle against sickle cell disease, with another trial finding CRISPR gene-editing therapy delivering impressive results for patients.“It’s It’s encouraging that this gene-editing treatment con.

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PLOS: DNA Science

MARCH 21, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration just announced approval of Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel), a gene therapy to treat the neurological condition metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). The history of gene therapy for MLD is compelling – DNA Science covered it for Rare Disease Day in 2021, here. She passed away in 2013.

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Codon

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tom Ireland writes about the companies and technologies that are reimagining phage therapy. Soon after its publication, scientists, journalists, and investors were revisiting ‘phage therapy’ as a promising alternative to our failing antibiotics. alone, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What key findings about stem cell behaviour, differentiation and integration within host tissues impact the development of stem cell therapies? These characteristics position ADSCs as promising candidates for addressing a wide range of medical conditions, from degenerative diseases to traumatic injuries.

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Fierce BioTech

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Logistics For Cell & Gene Therapy Trials: Specific Needs Demand Special Skills Download now to learn more about intricate trial logistics, the importance of expertise, navigating regulations, secure data management, and real case studies like viral vector therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In preparation for World Orphan Drug Congress Europe, we interviewed Nathan Chadwick, Senior Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease, and Derek Ansel, MS, LCGC, Vice President, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease, to hear their insights into the current progress in rare disease research and their hopes for 2025.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JULY 17, 2024

Importantly, the Hub is intended to establish a new model within FDA, which leverages cross-Agency expertise in providing guidance and conducting reviews for products for rare disease populations. Early Direction for the Rare Disease Innovation Hub The Hub, which will be co-chaired by Drs. By Sarah Wicks & James E.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

MARCH 13, 2023

Who better than people living with a condition to inform drug companies, physicians, academics, and the FDA on what it is like to live with their condition, what symptoms most impact their lives, what goes into their decision about whether to participate in a clinical trial, and what kind of treatment effects would be most meaningful to them?

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PPD

AUGUST 5, 2024

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and fatal lung disease that is caused or influenced by multiple factors. Their early definition — as well as plans for recording and tracking — is a major factor in a trial’s success. Historically, the available drugs and U.S. None offers a cure for PAH.

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Fierce BioTech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Although childhood cancer is rare, it is the leading cause of disease related death in children.1 1 2 The diagnosis of cancer in children may be delayed due to the non-specific nature of t | Navigate current legislation and FDA guidance for pediatric oncology clinical trials with expert guidance from WCG.

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PLOS: DNA Science

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Last week DNA Science covered a setback in a clinical trial of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Also recently, FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committe turned down a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or motor neuron disease.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By: Juliane Mills, Senior Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease The rise of patient-led clinical research, particularly in rare disease, represents a significant shift in the clinical trial landscape. Why Is There an Increase in Patient-Led Rare Disease Research?

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Drug Target Review

JULY 3, 2023

Dr David Baram from gene therapy company EmendoBio provides a snapshot of the history of therapeutic genetic engineering, explaining the early pitfalls and reasons for recent renewed optimism.

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PPD

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) studies are rapidly gaining momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, fueled by growing patient demand and a thriving ecosystem of innovation. In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

How does precision neuroscience differ from traditional approaches in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, and what advantages does it offer? Traditionally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed by clinical examination, medical history and cognitive testing. We believe we are at a breakthrough moment in Alzheimer’s disease research.

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Cytel

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Adler, MPA, Director, Global Product Engagement, and Valeria Mazzanti, MPH, Associate Director, Customer Success In our previous post , we provided an overview of some of the challenges in studying rare disease therapies, as well as some of the statistical methods and design types that can be deployed to mitigate these challenges.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The study, of Intellia’s treatment for hereditary angioedema, is the second Phase 3 trial the biotech has begun testing its “in vivo” gene editing medicines.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JUNE 17, 2024

One expert described trial results presented at EULAR last week as “unprecedented.” ” But reports of relapses in some patients drew questions about the therapies’ ultimate potential.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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PPD

JANUARY 5, 2023

In an industry survey led by PPD, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s clinical research business, rare diseases emerged as a top therapeutic area in drug developers’ pipelines, with 39% of global biotech and biopharma leaders pursuing therapies in the broad rare disease space.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Almost every one of us will know someone with a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. It is less common to know someone with a rare genetic disease; but while individually rare, collectively they have an enormous impact. This will, in turn, slow the progression of, or even halt, the disease.

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PPD

JUNE 7, 2023

Adults aren’t the only patients affected by the increasing prevalence of liver disease. The number of pediatric patients diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is on the rise, yet there are currently no approved therapies to treat NAFLD and NASH in adult or pediatric populations.

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Drug Target Review

MAY 7, 2024

Why are biomarkers particularly critical in the context of rare diseases? Developing novel therapeutic approaches for rare diseases poses inherent challenges due to the limited populations available for testing. How do AI-enhanced approaches accelerate the drug development process for rare diseases?

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Fierce BioTech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) has the potential to transform the life trajectory of children with genetic conditions amendable to gene modification with advances in treatment and possible cures. Pediatric CGT trials have the potential to cure diseases and prolong lives.

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BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Series B round will fund a Phase 1/2 trial of the company’s experimental treatment for IgA nephropathy.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Accelerated approval is an expedited regulatory pathway designed to hasten the availability of drugs (including biologics) that treat serious conditions, offer advantages over existing therapies, and address unmet medical needs. In essence, these trials are the final step that turns provisional approval into full approval.

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Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What challenges has the industry faced in developing and commercialising treatments for neurological diseases, including rare diseases? There are a lot of drug development challenges that are, in some cases, unique to neuroscience, including neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and rare diseases affecting the nervous system.

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Advarra

MARCH 10, 2023

Having a one in four chance of developing sickle cell disease (SCD) is uniquely, and overwhelmingly, familiar to the African American population. Considered a rare disease, research in finding better therapies – and possibly even a cure – for SCD may be competing for funding with conditions impacting broader populations.

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Vial

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With technological innovation and scientific research propelling the development of new therapies, anticipation for the future is high. As we look forward to 2024, several groundbreaking therapies are poised to radically change the landscape of ophthalmology, providing hope and improved treatment options for patients with ocular conditions.

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Science Daily: Pharmacology News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A large-scale clinical trial of treatment strategies for Crohn's disease has shown that offering early advanced therapy to all patients straight after diagnosis can drastically improve outcomes, including by reducing the number of people requiring urgent abdominal surgery for treatment of their disease by ten-fold.

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Chemical Biology and Drug Design

MAY 11, 2023

The figure depicts the neuroprotective role of crocin in Parkinson's disease. Abstract Parkinson's disease is among the most common forms of neurodegenerative illness, with present treatment being primarily symptomatic and frequently coming with substantial adverse effects.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They do not induce ‘graft versus host’ disease when transplanted for allogeneic therapy and there appears little sign of immune rejection. Peripheral blood NK cells have been used in allogeneic cancer therapies and shown to be safe. CAR-NK cell trials only commenced in 2017 and most are still recruiting patients.

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