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CAR-T therapy could “alter the treatment paradigm” of multiple sclerosis

Drug Discovery World

. “This approval is a critically necessary step that paves the way to enrol patients with treatment-refractory progressive MS for whom there are no currently available treatment options in the KYSA-7 trial. CAR T-cell therapy involves modifying a patient’s T cells to recognise and remove B cells in the patient’s body.

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FDA approves first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Drug Discovery World

Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys has become the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to gain marketing authorisation in the US. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), an adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapy for the treatment of DMD.

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Companies partner to identify biomarkers for renal cell carcinoma

Drug Discovery World

Immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has transformed treatment outcomes for RCC. Ofer Sharon, CEO of OncoHost, commented: “As we enter the era of precision medicine, validated biomarkers are increasingly used to guide treatment decisions and uncover resistance pathways in various types of tumours.

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Enhancing gene therapy with Circio

Drug Target Review

Secondly, circRNAs can be engineered for more efficient protein expression by carefully selecting and optimising the IRES element, a sequence motif derived from viruses and used to initiate cap-independent translation from circRNA. There are three major reasons for why Circio has selected AATD as its lead gene therapy program.

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Curcumin activates the JNK signaling pathway to promote ferroptosis in colon cancer cells

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Curcumin modulates the gene and protein expression levels of ferroptosis mediators via JNK signaling. Ferroptosis, a new form of regulated cell death, plays a vital role in the pathogenesis and therapy of cancers. Curcumin suppressed SW-480 cancer cells viability in dose-dependent manner.

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Updates to HER2 testing guidelines reduces confusion 

Drug Discovery World

The recent clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer patients (DESTINY-Breast04) found that a treatment traditionally used for HER2 positive patients was also effective in patients considered HER2 negative. It used the current CAP/ASCO testing algorithm for HER2 protein expression levels.

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Evaluation of linagliptin and insulin combined therapy on unfolded protein response in type 1 diabetic mouse heart

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

Group 1: the control group, Group 2: STZ-induced diabetes+insulin treatment group, Group 3: STZ-induced diabetes+linagliptin treatment group, Group 4: STZ-induced diabetes+linagliptin+insulin treatment group, Group 5: STZ-induced diabetes+TUDCA treatment group, Group 6: STZ-induced diabetes+TUDCA+insulin treatment group.