Drug Discovery World

JUNE 26, 2024

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. The study will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical efficacy of SPG302 in adult AD participants.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2024

million from the Spanish Research Agency (AEI), under the call for grants for Public-Private Collaboration Projects, to accelerate the development of an innovative treatment aimed at controlling disabling and lethal haemorrhage.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 9, 2024

The first patient has been dosed in a Phase I clinical trial of AGX101, a novel TM4SF1-directed antibody-drug conjugate being developed for the treatment of solid cancers. The dose expansion portion of the study will evaluate treatment at the recommended Phase II dose in multiple indications.

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Drug Target Review

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We use hydrophilic linkers, which prevent ADC aggregation and generate highly stable ADCs, in combination with a unique attachment site on the antibody to create ADCs that retain pharmacokinetic properties similar to the original unconjugated antibody. This helps to maximize the targeted payload delivery to tumor cells.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Kura Oncology’s FIT-001 Phase I dose-escalation trial of KO-2806, a farnesyl transferase inhibitor (FTI) for the treatment of advanced solid tumours, has commenced with the dosing of the first patient.

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ASPET

JULY 15, 2024

XELOX therapy, which comprises capecitabine and oxaliplatin, is the standard first-line chemotherapeutic regimen for colorectal cancer. Mathematical modeling combining pharmacokinetics (PK) and toxicodynamics (TD) is a promising approach for optimizing dosing strategies and reducing toxicity.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Sunday 4 February is World Cancer Day, an international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), so the round-up this week will focus on oncology, including the UK approval of a rare blood cancer drug and a novel production process for CAR-T therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 10, 2024

Adding AIO-001, a potentially best-in-class medicine targeting the TSLP pathway, could expand the reach of our current respiratory biologics portfolio, including to the 40% of severe asthma patients with low T2 inflammation where treatment options are still needed.”

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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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Covalent Modifiers

JANUARY 29, 2024

3c01608 Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) emerges as a promising target for the treatment of therapy-resistant cancer through ferroptosis. However, a majority of reported GPX4 inhibitors utilize chloroacetamide as a reactive electrophilic warhead, and the selectivity and pharmacokinetic properties still need to be improved.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Phase I clinical trial of ARV-102 will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of ARV-102, including the evaluation of LRRK2 degradation and exploratory LRRK2 pathway biomarkers. In non-human primates, orally administered ARV-102 has been shown to reach deep-brain regions and degrade LRRK2 by nearly 90%.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 10, 2023

The approval is in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (la/mUC) who have received prior treatment with a PD-1/L1 inhibitor and platinum-based chemotherapy. “In China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for enfortumab vedotin for urothelial cancer.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 12, 2023

Molecular-level biochemical assays like transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics have emerged as valuable tools for identifying potential targets in cancer treatment through deep cyclic inhibition (DCI). How does the DCI mechanism compare to the design of other drugs for cancer treatment?

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 27, 2023

Young Kwon, Chief Executive Officer of Alchemab, said: “Alchemab’s unique approach to antibody research has led to the discovery of ATLX-1088, which we hope could be a new therapy for Alzheimer’s. This could lead to a potent drug with fewer side effects.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Avacta Group’s chemotherapy drug, AVA6000, for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma. . Despite the successful advancement of localised therapies, such as surgery and radiotherapy, these tumours can recur, often with metastatic disease. .

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 15, 2024

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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ASPET

OCTOBER 20, 2023

However, Pramlintide an adjunct to insulin therapy, enhances glucagon suppression and thereby offers improved glycaemic control. Although clinical benefits of Pramlintide are well reported, there still exists a high patient resistance for the therapy as separate injections for Pramlintide and insulin are required to be administered.

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Alta Sciences

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Four Pain Models Altasciences Uses to Assess Treatments During Clinical Trials pmjackson Wed, 09/13/2023 - 17:01 September is pain awareness month, and the importance of pain management and continued research into effective analgesics is integral to helping patients suffering from various pain conditions.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Biologics represents the fastest-growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry, with hundreds of therapies approved in recent years 3,4. mRNA vaccines and antibody therapies in particular are promising areas that are already having significant impact across the healthcare industry, with enormous potential to address unmet medical needs.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 27, 2023

She said: “MedChem Australia will address gaps within Australia’s current drug discovery environment by integrating the expertise of three of the country’s leading medicinal chemistry groups with our expertise in biopharmaceutical properties and pharmacokinetic characterisation to deliver high-quality preclinical drug candidates.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 9, 2022

Sanofi and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi ® ) (STO:SOBI) today announced positive topline results from the pivotal XTEND-1 Phase 3 study evaluating the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of efanesoctocog alfa (BIVV001) in previously treated patients ? 12 years of age with severe hemophilia A.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 29, 2023

To mark the occasion, this article summarises the most recent news about the ways drug discovery is improving wellbeing and mental health through innovative new treatments and therapies. EVX-101 is a sustained-release tablet formulation of 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), the natural precursor to serotonin, and low-dose carbidopa.

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Sygnature Discovery

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A new treatment for G4-targeted solid tumors including pancreatic cancer has been administered to patients for the first time in a Phase 1a clinical trial. In January 2023, QN-302 received Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the potential treatment of pancreatic cancer. This deadly cancer has a 5-year survival rate of just 7%.

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DrugBank

MARCH 7, 2024

Inspired by its success, pharmaceutical companies are pursuing the development of drugs with similar therapeutic profiles, aiming to expand treatment options. Supply issues have plagued the availability of their weight loss treatments, creating hurdles for patients seeking these medications.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced preliminary data from the Phase 1 CHRYSALIS study evaluating RYBREVANT TM (amivantamab-vmjw) for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) exon 14 skipping (METex14) mutations. 4] , [5] , [6].

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 13, 2021

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ( TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK ) (“Takeda”) today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan for lanadelumab subcutaneous injection, a monoclonal antibody therapy for prophylaxis against attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE).

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Sygnature Discovery

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A new treatment for G4-targeted solid tumors including pancreatic cancer has been administered to patients for the first time in a Phase 1a clinical trial. In January 2023, QN-302 received Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the potential treatment of pancreatic cancer. This deadly cancer has a 5-year survival rate of just 7%.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 9, 2021

Because maturation inhibitors use a unique mechanism of action that targets HIV differently than other antiretrovirals currently available, they have the potential to offer new treatment options for individuals who may have experienced resistance to other classes of HIV treatment. Kimberly Smith, M.D., Kimberly Smith, M.D.,

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The results, which demonstrate that patients treated with Biogen’s portfolio of MS therapies mount an effective antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination, are being presented at the 37th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) virtual meeting, October 13-15, 2021.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Perhaps the biggest benefit drug repurposing brings is its potential to get treatments to patients faster than traditional means of drug discovery. 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. Benefits and barriers .

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2023

TOP NONCLINICAL SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES eBook : Safety Assessment for Ophthalmic Products Designing preclinical studies for ocular therapies take a lot of deliberation. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Watch it now. The Altascientist : Issue No.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 25, 2021

With more than six years of patient experience, a positive benefit-risk profile, strong clinical data and robust real-world data, the totality of evidence solidifies the role of IBRANCE plus endocrine therapy as a treatment for patients with HR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer.”. The analysis also showed the two-year OS rate was 78.3%

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The blessing of VUMERITY provides a new oral treatment option with low gastrointestinal termination rates that may help cases to start and cleave to treatment,” said Simon Faissner,M.D., In EVOLVE-MS-2, the rate of overall treatment termination was lower in actors treated with VUMERITY compared to those treated with TECFIDERA (1.6

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 16, 2021

for the treatment of COVID-19 – as planned with the FDA – follows the modification of contracts with the U.S. Lilly developed bamlanivimab and etesevimab for administration together to meet the potential challenge of treatment-resistant variants likely to resist treatment with either monoclonal antibody used alone.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 10, 2022

Until about 25 years ago, the best treatment option for someone with blood cancer was either toxic radiation and chemotherapy or a bone marrow transplant that posed additional life-threatening risks to the patient 1. Next, the advent of antibody treatments in 1997 created the first targeted cancer therapy 2.

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PPD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) are one of the fastest growing areas in human therapeutics. These treatments use a vector to introduce the desired nucleic acid code to replace or modify protein expression or use cells to alter/restore a specific cell type.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 12, 2023

With 13 preclinical candidates and three AI-designed drugs currently undergoing clinical trials, Insilico is spearheading a revolution in cancer treatment and beyond. Can you provide a summary of the key findings and implications of the preclinical studies on ISM6331 for the treatment of advanced solid tumours?

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