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Investigational therapy for advanced cancers enters trials

Drug Discovery World

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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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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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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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

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Biotechnology company Allyx Therapeutics has reported positive Phase Ib clinical data for its lead compound, ALX-001, a first-in-class, synapse-targeted, disease-modifying oral therapy in development for neurodegenerative diseases. The findings were presented at the AD/PD 2024 Conference in Lisbon.

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The new approach in cancer therapy with innovative mechanism-of-action for ferroptosis induction

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The new approach in cancer therapy with innovative mechanism-of-action for ferroptosis induction A team of researchers led by Dr. Marcus Conrad from Helmholtz Munich discovered a novel anti-cancer drug, called icFSP1, which sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

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A report by the medical charity LifeArc 1 puts the timeframe for a therapy brought to market through repurposing methods at anywhere from one to three years. Perhaps the biggest benefit drug repurposing brings is its potential to get treatments to patients faster than traditional means of drug discovery. Diving into data . References .

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

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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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