Drug Development

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As drug candidates discovered via AI move into later-stage clinical trials, the technology seems to be doing as promised: speeding drug development.
Following the hard-won success of early anti-amyloid drugs, a new generation of Alzheimer’s modalities—from tau-targeting gene silencers to blood-brain barrier delivery platforms—is entering the pipeline to anchor future combination therapies.
Three years after the accelerated approval of its anti-amyloid Alzheimer’s therapy, Biogen—neck and neck in the market with Eli Lilly and its Kisunla offering—is focused on a near-term FDA decision for a subcutaneous induction dose of Leqembi, a presymptomatic readout in 2028 and a clutch of next-generation candidates.
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The approval of Cibinqo was based on data from five clinical trials of more than 1,600 people. Safety and efficacy were studied in three Phase III trials.
As the COVID-19 pandemic moves into its third year, at least some people think we might be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as the disease progresses from a pandemic to an endemic stage.
Unlike antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) that focus on antigens, PDCs are able to target the tumor microenvironment that has universal features across solid tumors.
To alleviate the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or superbugs, several biotechnology companies are developing different strategies to target and kill these microorganisms.
Aria Pharmaceuticals is using a unique computational approach to drug development that has increased its success rate by 30-fold when compared to traditional approaches.
Researchers from UCLA believe they may have a possible new approach to treating, and potentially eradicating HIV.
Emergent BioSolutions, Vir Biotechnology and Thermo Fisher, come into 2022 with reports of new opportunities, new vaccines, and partnership expansions.
Affini-T Therapeutics unveiled its mission to target oncogenic driver mutations to deliver transformative therapies intended to cure patients.
Heading into the middle of January, companies announced plenty of new clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
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Researchers from the Medical University of Bialystok in Poland identified a gene that appears to double the risk of severe COVID-19.