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Shaping the future of phage therapy: The 7th World Conference on Targeting Phage Therapy in Malta aims to transform clinical trials through translational research

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

The 7th World Conference on Targeting Phage Therapy 2024, two-day event dedicated to advancing the field of phage research and therapy will be hosted at Corinthia Palace Malta on June 20-21.

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The Expansion of Cell Therapies in Asia-Pacific

PPD

Cell and gene therapy (CGT) studies are rapidly gaining momentum in the Asia-Pacific region, fueled by growing patient demand and a thriving ecosystem of innovation. In China, the high incidence of solid tumors is driving an urgent need for advanced therapies, spurring the push for new treatment approaches.

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Long-lasting Control of LDL-Cholesterol Induces a Forty Percent Reduction in the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events: New Insights from a 7-year Study [Cardiovascular]

ASPET

Recent studies have yielded controversial results on the long-term effects of statin treatment on the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. The incidence of first CV events was 6.0% Taken together, our data demonstrate that a 7-year stable control of LDL-C induces a forty percent reduction in the incidence of CV events.

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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Applications of engineered exosomes in drugging noncoding RNAs for cancer therapy

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Abstract Noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) are engaged in key cell biological and pathological events, and their expression alteration is connected to cancer progression both directly and indirectly. However, there are several limitations, including delivery, uptake, and short half-life, in the application of ncRNAs in cancer treatment.

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Projected outcomes of optimized statin and ezetimibe therapy in veterans with coronary artery disease

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

military veterans with coronary artery disease, suboptimal lipid-lowering therapy was prevalent in the clinical setting. Optimization of statin therapy was projected to produce clinically relevant reductions in the risks of death and cardiovascular events. About The Study: In this study of 111,000 U.S.

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Optimizing IFN alpha therapy against Myeloproliferative Neoplasms [Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine]

ASPET

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) are hematological malignancies that result from acquired driver mutations in hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), causing overproduction of blood cells and an increased risk of thrombo-hemorrhagic events. The most common MPN driver mutation affects the JAK2 gene ( JAK2 V617F ).

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