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FDA fast tracks type 1 diabetes cell therapy from Vertex

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The therapy takes the form of stem cell-derived human pancreatic islet cells, which secrete insulin in the body in response to rising blood glucose. If VX-880 works, it could remove or reduce the reliance of patients with the disease on insulin injections. That implantable technology was at the heart of the Semma acquisition.

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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In addition to the vaccine, the company is also developing an investigational drug called Remygen for the regeneration of endogenous insulin production and to improve hormonal response to hypoglycemia; trials to test the treatment are currently ongoing in patients that have been living with type 1 diabetes for more than five years.

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Tzield Gets FDA Nod to Become First Approved Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body is unable to make enough insulin due to destruction of the beta insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. In the US, it is estimated that 1.45 million people are currently living with type 1 diabetes.

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Investigating the role of Brd4 in diet-induced obesity

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Credit: Lin-Feng Chen A new study, published in JCI Insight, looks at how Brd4, a regulator of the innate immune response, influences diet-induced obesity. The researchers believe that Brd4 could be used as a target for obesity and insulin resistance. Approximately one-third of the adults and one in five children in the U.S.

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Vertex buys diabetes cell therapy rival ViaCyte for $320m

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Vertex’ therapy takes the form of stem cell-derived human pancreatic islet cells, which secrete insulin in the body in response to rising blood glucose. The first patient treated with the therapy saw their need for insulin reduce to almost zero, helping VX-880 claim a fast-track designation from the FDA.

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Surrogate Endpoints: How to Choose the Best One for Your Rare Disease Trial

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Acromegaly Surrogate Endpoint: Serum growth hormone and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are acceptable surrogate endpoints for acromegaly clinical trials involving somatostatin analogs such as octreotide, lanreotide and pasireotide. Also known as Berardinelli-Seip syndrome, there are four subtypes of lipodystrophy.

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Advances in the Battle Against Autoimmune Disease

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The company will use its Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw), an insulin-like growth factor type-1 receptor inhibitor that’s already approved for treating thyroid eye disease. CUE-300 Series Immuno-STATs may offer autoimmune patients therapeutic benefits without compromising their immune systems.