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Adcentrx raises funds to advance ADCs into clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in Series A+ financing to advance its pipeline of new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutics into clinical development. Adcentrx Therapeutics is focused on developing protein conjugate therapeutics to treat cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

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Frontotemporal dementia: the state of treatment development

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Different approaches that are studied include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and gene therapies, which are in early clinical trials. Other lines of research look at the genetic overlap between FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could be used in the development of treatments for both conditions.

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FDA grants Fast Track status for Biohaven’s taldefgrobep alfa to treat SMA

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Taldefgrobep is a complete human anti-myostatin recombinant protein that is developed for lowering free myostatin. Biohaven Clinical Development vice-president Lindsey Lee Lair said: “We are very pleased the FDA granted Fast Track designation for taldefgrobep alfa for the treatment of SMA.

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Rilzabrutinib Sets a New Benchmark in Immune Thrombocytopenia Trials

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Rilzabrutinib works by targeting BTK, a protein involved in immune cell communication. By inhibiting this protein, the drug disrupts pathways that contribute to platelet destruction and insufficient production. Its selective mechanism aims to minimize off-target effects, making it a potential first-in-class treatment for ITP.

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AZ resumes UK coronavirus vaccine trial

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AstraZeneca has resumed UK trials for its coronavirus vaccine, after the country’s medicines regulator gave the all-clear following a safety scare. A UK safety committee has concluded its investigations and recommended to the country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that trials are safe to resume.

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Pfizer begins clinical trials of COVID-19 antiviral pill

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Pfizer has begun clinical development of an antiviral pill against COVID-19, which could be prescribed to patients at the first sign of infection. PF-07321332 is a protease inhibitor, which has been able to block replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in preclinical trials as well as other coronaviruses.

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Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine faces final clinical test in a sparse landscape

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VLA15 is the only vaccine for Lyme disease in clinical development, according to GlobalData, the parent company of Pharmaceutical Technology. The Phase III trial announcement comes at a notable time, as the number of Lyme disease cases is growing over the long term in several countries, including the UK and the US. “In