Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca’s osimertinib (Tagrisso) as a treatment for locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (la/mNSCLC). The FDA review was conducted under Project Orbis, which provides a framework for concurrent submission and review of oncology drugs among international partners.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Takeda’s Adzynma has become the first recombinant protein product approved in the US for prophylactic or on-demand enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). Without treatment, cTTP is ultimately fatal.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 2, 2023

DDW’s Diana Spencer reports on the recent Avacta Therapeutics Science Day, which explored the latest exciting developments in targeted treatments for cancer and asked what advances the future might bring. She explained the mechanism by which AVA6000 can provide more precise treatment than current chemotherapies.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 11, 2023

Owing to the complexity of severe asthma, many patients have unclear or multiple drivers of airway inflammation resulting in some patients not responding to the current standard of treatment, and being at increased risk of asthma attacks, hospitalisations, and a poor quality of life 3,4,5,6. to 0.53; P<0.001).3 2005;172:149-160.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The investigational compound Elenagen is an experimental DNA therapy that consists of a circular piece of DNA called a plasmid that includes a gene for a human protein called p62/SQSTM1. The post DNA therapy effective against chemo-resistant ovarian cancer appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 16, 2023

The cell and gene therapy (CGT) market is rapidly expanding, and projections suggest it will reach over $90B by 2023. With a maturing clinical pipeline, many FDA-approved treatments are on the horizon. The post Can characterisation industrialise cell and gene therapy? The potential of CGT in the clinic is staggering.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 13, 2022

A novel, patient-tailored monoclonal antibody therapy has shown promise in treating moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. . Patients who participated in a clinical trial of rocatinlimab showed positive results while taking the drug and up to 20 weeks after stopping therapy, Mount Sinai researchers have reported in The Lancet. .

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JUNE 15, 2023

A new therapy is on the horizon for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have run out of treatment options. Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center A new therapy is on the horizon for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who have run out of treatment options.

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DrugBank

JUNE 13, 2024

These innovative technologies are changing how medications reach their targets within the body, leading to more effective treatments with fewer side effects.   Take cancer treatment, for example. Implantable insulin pumps equipped with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensors can update old diabetes treatment options.

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Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

APRIL 21, 2024

Agonist Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder "Cannabinoid agonist treatment is unlikely to be an approach relevant to all cannabis users seeking treatment, as evidenced by the large numbers of individuals who did not complete the study screening process, and the modest 12-week treatment retention rates. JAMA Intern Med.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 14, 2022

Biotech company Actigen has moved closer to clinical trials for rare disease treatment for Hunter syndrome, following a pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ? . It occurs primarily in males and current treatment options such as enzyme replacement therapy, only offer a partial solution.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 10, 2024

Emphasising that 34,000 patients worldwide have received commercially available CAR-T cell immunotherapies, the commentary notes that the observed rate of 20 reported cases of T cell malignancies is notably lower than that reported for more conventional alternative treatments.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 16, 2023

What are the global innovations in cell and gene therapy? What opportunities and challenges are emerging and can therapies get to market faster? Curbishley explains that as the wave of new therapies in development continues to increase, global pressures on manufacturing availability will become more acute.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 2, 2023

Renaissance Pharma has announced its first development programme focused on Hu14.18, a humanised anti-GD2 monoclonal antibody (mAb), licensed from St Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the treatment of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma. A novel Phase II trial incorporating Hu14.18 and three-year event-free (EFS) of 73.7%.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 5, 2024

Newron Pharmaceuticals has reported new findings of mechanism of action that indicate its drug candidate evenamide could be uniquely effective in patients with treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS).

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The key drug discovery news this week focuses on experimental approaches to the treatment of some of the most challenging diseases, including a mathematical model that can simulate Alzheimer’s progression and using CRISPR gene editing to ‘shred’ tumours. Can a plant-based discovery pave the way for new drug treatments?

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 13, 2022

The first new treatment in 20 years that prevents a common, painful side-effect in patients with sickle cell disorder (SCD) has been issued interim acceptance by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). . Not all patients respond to the current treatment options available, and so there is a significant unmet need in managing this disease.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 10, 2024

Study 008A Study 008A was a four-week, international, randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled add-on Phase II/III study performed in 45 centres in 11 countries in Europe, Asia and Latin America. 291 patients were randomised to treatment either with evenamide or placebo as add-on to their current antipsychotic therapy.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sunday 4 February is World Cancer Day, an international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), so the round-up this week will focus on oncology, including the UK approval of a rare blood cancer drug and a novel production process for CAR-T therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 30, 2024

Unlike existing anti-obesity therapies that compromise lean muscle mass, ATR-127 induces significant weight loss while preserving crucial lean body mass. We are now advancing our next generation small molecules for the treatment of obesity to IND preparatory studies in H1 next year and expect to enter the clinic in 2026.”

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 11, 2024

Researchers have used messenger RNA (mRNA) to create an effective therapy for a rare liver disease in preclinical studies, demonstrating the technology’s potential therapeutic use in people. Successful industry/academia collaboration Fewer than 5% of rare diseases have approved therapies and most of these treatments use gene therapy.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 5, 2024

The top stories: China’s NMPA okays maribavir for post-transplant cytomegalovirus Takeda’s Livtencity (maribavir) has been approved in China for the treatment of adult patients with post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) or solid organ transplant (SOT) cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection/disease.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

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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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 26, 2022

A treatment for Monkeypox, spider venom for drug discovery and funding for international start-ups are some of the stories in this week’s news round-up. A new study investigating a potential treatment for people who have been diagnosed with monkeypox has been launched by the same team who helped develop Covid-19 treatments.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 10, 2024

The post This week in drug discovery (6-10 May) appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A slightly quieter week for news in light of national events in the UK, but the vital work of the international drug discovery community goes on and new discoveries are being made all the time. . First biologic therapy for young children with severe eczema . Trial sheds light on combined treatment for colorectal cancer .

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Drug Discovery Today

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

A team of surgeons and scientists from the UK, Sweden and Canada, funded by Rinri Therapeutics, has confirmed secure surgical access to the central core of the human cochlea The research, published in Scientific Reports, is critical to the first in-human trials of new cell, gene and drug therapies for the inner ear, and will assist with treatment for (..)

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 25, 2023

University of California researchers have dosed the second participant in their clinical trial to identify a potential cure for HIV utilising CAR-T cell therapy. The trial is the first-in-human clinical study investigating the duo CAR-T cell therapy for the treatment of HIV. “We

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 28, 2023

Takeda has revealed favourable interim results from its Phase III crossover trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of TAK-755 (recombinant ADAMTS13) replacement therapy for the prophylactic treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP). Acute TTP events have a mortality rate of >90%, if left untreated.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The UK’s MHRA approved the treatment through Project Orbis, an international partnership between the UK, US, Australia, Switzerland, Singapore and Brazil, set up to speed up the approval of promising cancer treatments. .

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Arcellx entered a global strategic collaboration with Kite Pharma in December 2022 to co-develop and co-commercialise CART-ddBCMA for the treatment of this patient group. Just 38 patients were evaluable for efficacy and safety analysis in June 2023 based on a median follow-up of 22 months following treatment.

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SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

JUNE 21, 2023

New research published in the Journal of Internal Medicine demonstrates that optogenetics—which uses light-sensitive proteins to control the activity of targeted cells—is a promising shock-free approach to treating atrial fibrillation (AF), or an irregular, often rapid heart rate, for immediate restoration of regular rhythm.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 8, 2024

No medication has been approved by the FDA for vaping cessation in the United States,” said lead author Nancy Rigotti, Director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Tobacco Research and Treatment Center and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. For cytisinicline treatment compared to placebo, 31.8% versus 15.1%

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Drugs for lung cancer, lymphoma and breast cancer have received regulatory approvals, an investment boost will allow the development of a novel approach to treating tumours, and a new global commission will seek to improve access to personalised therapies.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the decades since its identification in 1989, advances in clinical research for new Hepatitis C therapies and the introduction of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have led to viral eradication in more than 98% of patients, resulting in HCV crossing from manageable to being the first curable , chronic viral infection.

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Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

JUNE 4, 2023

Opioid Substitution Treatment in the UK "Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is an evidence-based treatment for opioid dependency, with treatment engagement shown to be protective against drug related deaths ( Santo et al., The International journal on drug policy , 116 , 104025. 2019 ; Public Health England, 2018 ).

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

4 Recent regulatory initiatives in the United States and Europe have aimed to increase the study of novel anti-cancer therapies in children. This could have profound impacts on end-stage patients who have previously had little or no treatment options.

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