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Hope in sight with Apellis’ pegcetacoplan OAKS/DERBY results for GA

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Having presented the data from the 24-month phase 3 trial at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting, Dr Wykoff set aside some time to go into further detail with pharmaphorum about how the results were received, and what glimmer of hope this might hold for patients with GA.

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International Women’s Day 2024: A Spotlight on 5 Women’s Health Webinars with Xtalks

XTalks

Experts discuss the therapeutic landscape, treatment gaps, regulatory considerations and clinical trial strategies. The webinar provides insights into a novel method that facilitates detailed genetic analysis of breast cancer, marrying the depth of whole-genome studies with the precision of targeted analysis at the single-cell level.

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What Do Patients Have to Say about Gene Therapy Trials? An Upcoming FDA Public Meeting to Hear from Patients and Caregivers

FDA Law Blog

Who better than people living with a condition to inform drug companies, physicians, academics, and the FDA on what it is like to live with their condition, what symptoms most impact their lives, what goes into their decision about whether to participate in a clinical trial, and what kind of treatment effects would be most meaningful to them?

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Immunotherapies could target aggressive pancreatic cancer, research indicates

The Pharma Data

Comparing four separate forms of the disease, they found that samples of the most aggressive form, known as metastases-like primary tumours, saw changes in activity of 74 immune-related genes, compared with changes in only 12 in the more benign insulinoma-like tumours. Source link.

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Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing

The Pharma Data

Data from the research were recently included in the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the FDA to initiate a Phase 2 clinical trial for COVID-19. Based on these studies, one of those drugs was licensed to Cantex Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of COVID-19 and other inflammatory lung diseases.

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Top 10 Biotech Trends for 2025

XTalks

For example, antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-based therapies have gained traction, with 100 Phase I clinical trials initiated and around 25 percent of these advancing to Phase II or Phase III trials in recent years. Furthermore, CRISPR/Cas9 presents a promising avenue for overcoming genetic diseases in the near future.