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First-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine to treat opioid use.

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The first patients have been enrolled in a phase 1 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial to study a therapeutic vaccine for opioid use disorder developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering

Drug Target Review

We are currently selecting our lead IL-18 variant on the basis of potency for the IL-18 receptor, optimal pharmacokinetic profile and in vivo efficacy for inhibiting tumour growth. Ultimately, our goal is for this approach to yield an enhanced cancer fighting response.

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Accelerating Drug Discovery Through Repurposing

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This approach capitalizes on prior investments in R&D, mitigates risk by leveraging established safety and pharmacokinetic profiles, and accelerates the delivery of treatments to patients. Animal Models In vivo studies in animal models assess drug activity, pharmacokinetics, and safety in a living organism.

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SRP-001: redefining pain treatment with a safer, non-opioid analgesic

Drug Target Review

SRP-001 is a novel non-opioid pain relief candidate that works centrally in the brain, offering robust pharmacokinetics without the adverse effects of current medications. It addresses both acute and chronic pain, avoiding the addiction risks associated with opioids.

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Advances in the Battle Against Autoimmune Disease

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In late 2020, the effort received $200,000 in seed funding from the Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health at the University of Melbourne’s medical school. The secondary outcome involves pharmacokinetic endpoints. The primary outcome includes safety and tolerability endpoints. Receptor Inhibitors.

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Stoke Therapeutics Announces Presentations Related to the Company’s Work to Advance STK-001, the First Potential New Medicine to Target the Underlying Cause of Dravet Syndrome at the American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2020 Annual Meeting

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Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Antisense Oligonucleotide STK-001 in Children and Adolescents with Dravet Syndrome: Single and Multiple Ascending Dose Design for the Open-Label Phase 1/2a MONARCH Study. The primary endpoints are safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of STK-001 in Dravet syndrome patients.

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Tiziana Life Sciences plc announces completion of the clinical trial with nasally administered Foralumab, its proprietary fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of COVID-19 patients in Brazil

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The clinical study was completed in collaboration with scientific teams at the Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA), Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Santos Hospital (Santos, Brazil) and INTRIALS, a world-class, full-service Latin American CRO based in São Paulo, Brazil. . NEW YORK and LONDON, Jan. Dr. Howard Weiner (the Robert L.