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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. In 2023, the company revealed data from a Phase III trial which showed that its vaccine candidate DCVax-L more than doubled overall survival in glioblastoma patients.

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

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Using IgE to treat cancer In the UK, a Cancer Research UK-funded clinical trial has shown, for the first time, that a new class of antibody could benefit cancer patients whose existing treatments have stopped working. The post 2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment: a new target for drug development?

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Dr Paula Moran, Dr Kiri Granger, Dr J Mark Treherne , and Dr Jenny Barnett explore the effects of long Covid-19 symptoms and what the opportunities are for drug developers working to treat post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment. These may provide an opportunity for treatment for post-Covid-19 cognitive impairment.

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Could NfL accelerate drug development for neurodegenerative diseases?

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Professor Andy Whiting and Dr Tony Lockett discuss how specific levels of a protein could be used to advance drug development in neurodegenerative diseases. They can predict which drugs might clinically benefit patients in personalised medicine, thereby reducing the length and size of trials needed to screen for effective medication.

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Closing the translation gap in oncology drug development

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Jantzen Sperry , PhD, Director of Scientific Operations at Certis Oncology looks at how the adoption of orthotopic PDX models can elevate the impact of cancer research and improve translation in oncology drug development. Fewer than 5% of oncology drugs that enter clinical trials in the US receive US FDA approval.

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Internships at Altasciences: Q&A With Our Summer Interns

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Internships at Altasciences: Q&A With Our Summer Interns nbartlett Thu, 08/22/2024 - 04:44 Internships at Altasciences are more than just a stepping stone—they’re a gateway to real-world-experience and professional growth, giving the next generation opportunities to help shape progress in the drug development industry.

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What can patients do to give input into clinical trial design? 

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Chaired by Karin Blumer, Director of Global Patient Engagement at Novartis, the first event in this track, called ‘Patient Engagement: Driving Patient Advocacy to Inform Patient Centric Development’, looked into the multi-layered importance of involving patients in the drug development process, particularly in this case for gene therapy.