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Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

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In a Nature publication , Florian Markowetz, PhD, and his fellow researchers analyzed copy number signatures across a number of cancers, and found 17 types of chromosomal instability while identifying 49 new drug targets. Space for discovery, development, and repurposing of drugs. Applicability caveats for genomic data remain.

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Can genetic data be a magic bullet for drug R&D?

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Drug development has long been an issue for the pharma industry, due to the expense and the high failure rate of potential treatments. Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates.

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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. Unsurprisingly, in many respects, the human genome turned out to be a lot more complex than was originally thought. Now, however, the field is changing with respect to genomic medicine.

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

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After spending almost an entire day deliberating the safety of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based gene therapy exa-cel for sickle cell disease, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel appears to be satisfied with what it saw. CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome.

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COSMIC database matches drugs to cancer mutations

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The world’s largest database of cancer mutations can now be used to link mutations with drug treatments in what promises to be a step forward in precision oncology. . The post COSMIC database matches drugs to cancer mutations appeared first on.

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A history of blood cancer treatment

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Just over a decade after it was developed by biochemist Nicholas Lyndon, Imatinib received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2001. 2012 – The 100,000 Genomics Project begins. Unlocking the secrets of the human genome has intrigued investigators for centuries. 2002 – Emergence of CAR-T therapy.

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The Biotech Effect

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“However, around the time of the Human Genome Project, there was a ‘land grab’ for the new technologies as big pharmaceuticals tried to catch up paying high prices to access technology platforms in areas such as genomics and high throughput screening.” “It also had good maturing capability. .”

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