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Understanding the Regulatory Environment in Japan for Generic Drug Development

Drug Patent Watch

The regulatory environment in Japan for generic drug development is complex and has undergone significant changes in recent years. Regulatory Authority: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) The PMDA is the primary regulatory authority responsible for overseeing the drug approval process in Japan.

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Breakthrough drug candidates and cancer treatment innovations

Drug Target Review

Can you tell us more about ZW191 and its potential as an FRα-targeting antibody-drug conjugate? ZW191 is comprised of a novel fully humanised IgG1 antibody covalently conjugated to a novel topoisomerase 1 inhibitor ZD06519, a camptothecin derivative, via endogenous interchain cysteines with a drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) of eight.

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Breaking Barriers: New Developments in Oral Drug Delivery Systems

DrugBank

Oral drug delivery remains the gold standard in pharmaceutical administration. Compared to other routes, like injectables, oral drugs are cost-effective to manufacture and administer. However, translating a promising therapeutic candidate into a successful oral medication presents pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic challenges.

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Toxicology transformed: Why accuracy now leads the way

Drug Target Review

This shift in focus is especially critical in toxicology, where accurate target analysis plays a vital role in identifying toxic effects and ensuring patient safety, particularly as the field transitions from traditional drugs to the promising realm of biotherapeutics, especially for rare diseases.

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Antibody-drug conjugates payloads: then, now and next

Drug Target Review

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have been a groundbreaking approach to cancer treatment with their ability to deliver cytotoxic drugs directly to diseased cells while sparing healthy tissues. 1 However, efforts proved less effective than the original drugs, owing mostly to insufficient toxicity against cancer cells.

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The Data-Driven Future of Drug Development

DrugBank

Data science has emerged as an innovative tool in the biopharmaceutical industry, leveraging the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to drive innovation and efficiency across the entire drug development lifecycle.

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AI in Drug Discovery - A Highly Opinionated Literature Review (Part II)

Practical Cheminformatics

Picking up where we left off in Part I , this post covers several other ML in drug discovery topics that interested me in 2023. Most of the LLM activity in the drug discovery space in 2023 was reported as preprints from academic groups. Most of the drug discovery examples were underwhelming. Here’s the structure of Part II.

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