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Magazine: Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

Pharmaceutical Technology

This month, we take a look at emerging research in this area , including that from the United Kingdom’s 100,000 Genomes Project, and understand how clinical applications could follow in the near future. You can also subscribe here to receive email notifications when a new issue is available.

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

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Here he gives us a deeper look at how genomic medicine is evolving and the barriers that are preventing it from reaching its full potential. This is where the future of medicine lies – where we are able to read a patient’s genome and then direct care and therapy based upon that.”.

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COSMIC database matches drugs to cancer mutations

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The COSMIC (Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer) database, operated by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, grew out of the work of the Cancer Genome Project and has been gathering data on mutations associated with specific cancers for almost 17 years.

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Expediting innovation in the rare disease domain

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Small sample size in trials: Finding eligible patients for clinical trials of orphan medicines is a big challenge. For instance, the UK government’s 100K Genomes Project has achieved its goal of sequencing the genomes of 100,000 people in 2019.

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New research across its oncology portfolio at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2021

The Pharma Data

The data include an oral presentation in a Clinical Trials Plenary Session on April 10 on the Phase III trial CHRONOS-3 evaluating copanlisib (Aliqopa ) in combination with rituximab in patients with relapsed indolent non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (iNHL). o Abstract 394; April 10, 8:30am EDT. o Abstract 1008; April 10, 8:30am EDT.

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Exa-Cel CRISPR Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Deemed Safe by FDA Advisory Panel

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The companies used data from the 1,000 Genomes Project but from that, only 61 datasets made the cut to encompass the ideal patient population. “I The FDA scientists agreed that Vertex’s clinical trial results, made available in documents published last week, were “strongly positive.”

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CRISPR therapies targeting the next breakthrough in oncology

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As a result, the advancement in genetic sequencing, powered by programs such as The Cancer Genome Atlas and the 100,000 Genomes Project, has led to a greater understanding of the genes that have direct implications in the causes of cancer.