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Reflections from Advanced Therapies Week 2023 

Drug Discovery World

Over the three days of Advanced Therapies Week (ATW) 2023 in Miami, Florida, US, from 18 to 20 January, DDW’s Megan Thomas heard from attendees about what they were most looking forward to learning from the event, as well as why they think the potential of cell and gene therapies outweighs the obstacles that must be overcome to achieve it.

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Phase Ib/IIa trial in diabetic macular oedema successfully completed  

Drug Discovery World

Exonate, an mRNA therapy company focused on treatments for diabetic complications, has announced that its lead ophthalmology asset, EXN407, has achieved its prespecified endpoints in a Phase Ib/IIa study. During the trial, EXN407 met all safety and pharmacokinetic parameters and displayed encouraging signals of biological activity.

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SLAS2024: Day One Highlights

Drug Discovery World

Opening keynote Following a change to the schedule, Juliet Williams of Kymera Therapeutics launched the event with a popular keynote talk ‘Solving Big Problems with Small Molecule Degraders’. Product launches More than 400 exhibitors are at the event this year, many of whom are launching new products.

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Covalent Modifiers - Untitled Article

Covalent Modifiers

Rullo, Molecular Therapy: Oncology , 2024 , 200842, [link] Proximity-induction of cell-cell interactions via small molecules represents an emerging field in basic and translational sciences. Lake, Galina Denisova, Joanne A. Hammill, Jonathan L. Bramson, Anthony F.

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A new drug approval for the vanguard of RNA-targeted small molecules

Dark Matter Blog

A few years ago, at Arrakis Therapeutics, we set out to conquer a strange new territory, drugging RNA structures with small molecules. Using gene therapy, their approach was beautifully straightforward – “Missing an important gene? But we have not been the only people on this mission. We will replace it.”

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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

Drug Discovery World

Biotechnology company Allyx Therapeutics has reported positive Phase Ib clinical data for its lead compound, ALX-001, a first-in-class, synapse-targeted, disease-modifying oral therapy in development for neurodegenerative diseases. All doses were well-tolerated and there were no serious adverse events.

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Antibody Drug Conjugates: windows of opportunity

Drug Target Review

These therapies have broadened treatment options for patients to expand beyond the more traditional small molecule drug alternatives. Patients and caregivers also assess the benefits offered by different therapies, weighing the progression-free survival with their off-target effects.