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Diabetic eye disease: The urgent need for early, non-invasive treatments

Drug Discovery World

Despite affecting such a large subset of diabetic patients, treatment options are limited to repeated, invasive intravitreal injections to the eye. Diabetic retinopathy – current treatments The journey for patients with DR is one of increasing severity and loss of vision.

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Semaglutide could also benefit patients with heart failure

Drug Discovery World

A new study indicates that anti-obesity drug semaglutide helps prevent cardiac events among overweight people who have cardiovascular disease, even if they also have heart failure. whose hearts did not pump blood around the body properly) by a clinician at the start of the trial.

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GSK announces positive data for gonorrhoea antibiotic

Drug Discovery World

First results from the EAGLE-1 Phase III trial for gepotidacin show that two oral doses of the antibiotic displayed superior success rates (92.6%) when compared to the combination treatment of ceftriaxone and oral azithromycin, which saw a 91.2% The imperative for innovative treatments has never been clearer. success rate.

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Donanemab significantly slowed decline in early Alzheimer’s disease trial 

Drug Discovery World

The primary endpoint of iADRS measures cognition and activities of daily living such as managing finances, driving, engaging in hobbies, and conversing about current events. Lilly will work with the FDA and other global regulators to achieve the fastest path to traditional approvals. of treated participants, with 6.1%

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Strategies For Efficient Clinical Trial Budget Management

Advarra

Managing clinical trial budgets efficiently is necessary for the success and sustainability of clinical research sites. Effective budget management not only ensures trials are financially viable but also maximizes return on investment (ROI). the impact and value of the data produced).

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Predictive Analytics in Clinical Trials

Vial

Contract research organizations (CROs) and pharmaceutical companies can leverage these cutting-edge technologies to streamline clinical trials and introduce automation in drug discovery. As clinical trials grow in complexity, the volume of data being gathered and utilized for these studies is expanding.

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Closing the translation gap with patient-derived organoids

Drug Discovery World

The event explored how patient-derived organoids are revolutionising drug discovery by overcoming the limitations of traditional preclinical models. Before joining HUB, Dr Boj studied the role of TCF7L2 in regulating metabolism in the laboratory of Prof Hans Clevers at the Hubrecht Institute.