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First patient dosed in ulcerative colitis drug trial

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The trial is expected to enrol 10 patients, aged 18-75 years, who have had a diagnosis of medically refractory UC of at least six months duration and have failed at least one monoclonal antibody therapy. The post First patient dosed in ulcerative colitis drug trial appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?

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Chiara De Biase, Director of Support and Influencing at Prostate Cancer UK, said: “It’s fantastic that thousands of men are being given early access to darolutamide alongside traditional hormone therapy and chemotherapy, which could massively improve their survival. The post What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?

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Six advances in drug discovery for MND / ALS

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Read More: UK research partners team up to accelerate MND drug discovery Drug trial targets the blood brain barrier In April, Axoltis Pharma received authorisation from ANSM, the French agency for the safety of health products, to launch the SEALS study for ALS, the most common form of MND.

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This week in drug discovery (30 Oct-3 Nov)  

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News round-up for 30 October – 3 November by DDW Editor Reece Armstrong My news highlights this week feature a variety of exciting clinical trial results and launches that are examining therapies for much-needed disease areas, new drug approvals and even a space mission with a pharma twist.

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ASH23: CAR-T for autoimmune disease, real-world questions and sickle cell’s social media mentions

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Study results disclosed at the American Society of Hematology meeting Saturday suggested potential for cell therapy in lupus and pointed out drug trial limitations.

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Mathematical model can speed up Alzheimer’s drug development

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Researchers have created a mathematical model that can accurately depict Alzheimer’s disease progression in individual patients, paving the way for personalised treatment and faster development of therapies.

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This week in drug discovery (6-10 February)

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Clinical drug trials have made the headlines this week, as it was revealed that breast cancer still tops the bill for number of clinical studies and the shortcomings in current methods to ensure representation of patient populations in trials were exposed.