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The killer instinct: Using investigational natural killer therapy to treat Alzheimer’s

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Dr Paul Song , MD, NKGen and Dr Vince DeOrchis , clinician, to find out more about the investigational natural killer therapy SNK01 and the benefit of using a patient’s own cells to treat Alzheimer’s. PS : Most, if not all, current therapies are focused on MCI. RA: How does SNK01 work?

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Targeted breast cancer drug extends lives of patients in Phase III trial

Drug Discovery World

A new type of targeted medicine has shown ‘remarkable’ benefits for patients with advanced breast cancer in a major Phase III clinical trial. . The drug capivasertib combined with hormone therapy doubled the time it took for cancer to progress in people with advanced forms of the most common type of breast cancer. . months to 7.2

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Medicinal cannabis: Why more clinical trials and better access is needed

Drug Discovery World

Big pharma is helping to shape the focus The good news is that clinical trials are on the increase and market education is upping pace. Large pharmaceutical companies are cautiously picking their spots as well. This data is proving useful in testing hypotheses before starting any clinical trials.

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Janssen seeks EU approval of new indication for CAR-T therapy

Drug Discovery World

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson have submitted a Type II variation application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval of Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma.

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The evolution of cell therapy to address unmet medical needs

Drug Target Review

The mission of Lineage Cell Therapeutics is to deliver on some of the early promises of cell therapy. Cell therapy as a concept is a wonderful idea, but many of the early efforts never generated the kind of clinical data that gets people excited and leads to new medicines. Hearing aids also have all sorts of deficits.

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Mathematical model can speed up Alzheimer’s drug development

Drug Discovery World

Researchers have created a mathematical model that can accurately depict Alzheimer’s disease progression in individual patients, paving the way for personalised treatment and faster development of therapies. These findings closely matched the results of the corresponding real-life clinical trials.

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Bios launches biotech hub to support life science progress

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The Bios Innovation Circle is aimed at empowering the success of biotech and life science companies, investors, pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organisations and other innovative solution providers to accelerate development and bring life-saving treatments to the market faster.

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