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Immunotherapy for solid tumours progresses to human trials

Drug Discovery World

Research partners in the UK are progressing their orally available small molecule cancer immunotherapy drug into clinical development as a treatment for advanced solid tumours. HTL0039732 works by blocking signalling through a specific type of prostaglandin receptor, the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-type prostanoid receptor 4 (EP4).

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Vertex Bags Experimental Drug for Rare Liver Disease after Disappointing Phase 2 Results | 2020-10-15

The Pharma Data

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has decided to give up on its experimental VX-814, a small molecule drug for the rare genetic disease Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), canning the drug’s development after seeing lackluster results from an early phase 2 trial. James Miessler.

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Steep FY2025 PDUFA Fee Increase: Ways to Reduce the Full Fee Rate for Repurposed Drugs

The Premier Consulting Blog

As outlined in the table below, application fee rates, such as for a New Drug Application (NDA) or Biologics License Application (BLA), will increase by almost $300,000 in FY2025 (effective October 1, 2024). For example, pharmacokinetic (PK) data from a comparative BA study and PK modeling approaches (e.g.,

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

To do this, the Drug Repurposing Hub has developed an open-access library of over 6,000 compounds, which are being tested against disease models in an effort to find new treatments using small molecules – many of which have already been approved by the FDA. . Diving into data . Volume 23 – Issue 4, Fall 2022. References .

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First patients dosed in Phase 1a clinical trial of UCL-backed G-Quadruplex (G4) targeting treatment for solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer

Sygnature Discovery

Following on from their exclusive license agreement with UCL in January 2022, subsequent preclinical and clinical development was undertaken by Qualigen Therapeutics Inc. In January 2023, QN-302 received Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the potential treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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First patients dosed in Phase 1a clinical trial of UCL-backed G-Quadruplex (G4) targeting treatment for solid tumors, including pancreatic cancer

Sygnature Discovery

Following on from their exclusive license agreement with UCL in January 2022, subsequent preclinical and clinical development was undertaken by Qualigen Therapeutics Inc. In January 2023, QN-302 received Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the potential treatment of pancreatic cancer.

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FDA Accepts for Review Pfizer’s Supplemental Application for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) Interchangeability

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the Prior Approval Supplement (PAS) to the Biologics License Application (BLA) for ABRILADA™ (adalimumab-afzb) as an interchangeable biosimilar to Humira® (adalimumab). Pfizer Inc. NYSE: PFE) today announced that the U.S.