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The future of drug discovery: Using AI to optimise the hit-to-lead process

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Mirit Eldor , Managing Director, Life Sciences Solutions, Elsevier, looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the hit-to-lead process for small molecules. Research shows that companies could shorten this cycle by up to 30 months 2 over the course of the small molecule drug discovery process by applying AI.

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Synapse-regenerating drug could reverse decline in Alzheimer’s

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The study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical efficacy of SPG302 in adult AD participants. Spinogenix has initiated a Phase II trial to evaluate SPG302 for the treatment of adult participants with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD), following approval for the trail in Australia.

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Investigational therapy for advanced cancers enters trials

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The study will assess the safety, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles and anti-tumour activity for CV6-168 in the treatment of patients with advanced metastatic solid tumours refractory to standard treatment, including colon, gastric, breast, ovarian, lung, and other solid tumours.

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Phase Ib/IIa trial in diabetic macular oedema successfully completed  

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Exonate, an mRNA therapy company focused on treatments for diabetic complications, has announced that its lead ophthalmology asset, EXN407, has achieved its prespecified endpoints in a Phase Ib/IIa study. During the trial, EXN407 met all safety and pharmacokinetic parameters and displayed encouraging signals of biological activity.

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Company launches ADC Phase I trial in solid tumours

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Dosing has begun in a Phase I clinical study evaluating BAT8008, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that targets Trop2. Key objectives of the study are to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), recommended Phase II dose (RP2D), and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy in patients with advanced solid tumours.

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Dual-action treatment for fibrotic disease secures orphan drug status

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AM1476 is a selective peripheral-acting 5-HT2B receptor small molecule antagonist that can be delivered orally. It has demonstrated efficacy in in vitro and in vivo models of fibrosis, as well as favourable safety and pharmacokinetic profiles in Phase I clinical studies.

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Small molecule GLP-1 agonist shows superior tolerability

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Yunovia (a subsidiary of Ildong Pharmaceutical Group) has received permission from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of Korea to begin a Phase I study for its small molecule glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist for obesity and diabetes.