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Automated red blood cell exchange: bridging treatment gaps in sickle cell disease care

Drug Target Review

Dr Aaron Haubner, Senior Manager of North America Medical Affairs and Market Access at Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies , reveals that while promising new treatments emerge, urgent partnerships are needed to ensure this essential blood therapy reaches the patients who need it most.

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A transatlantic collaboration is uncovering the role of key genetic variants in common diseases like type 2 diabetes and obesity

Broad Institute

Back in 2018, Eric Lander, Aviv Regev, Melina Claussnitzer, and Jesse Engreitz, among others, launched the Variant to Function (V2F) initiative aimed at leveraging the genetic data Broad had been accumulating for years into a mechanistic understanding of disease. It was the right energy at the right time.

Disease 72
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Gene editing extends lifespan in mouse model of prion disease

Broad Institute

The treatment, which uses base editing to make a single-letter change in DNA, reduced levels of the disease-causing prion protein in the brain by as much as 60 percent. A base-editing approach could also likely be a one-time treatment for all prion disease patients regardless of the genetic mutation causing their disease.

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Building better brain models for Parkinson’s disease and beyond

Drug Target Review

The search for effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease has long been hindered by the brain’s complexity and the absence of adequate models for drug discovery. This approach has the potential to revolutionise clinical trial design and lead to more effective, personalised treatments.

Disease 52
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Gepirone

New Drug Approvals

4] It was approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in the United States in September 2023. [4] 4] It was approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in the United States in September 2023. [4] 4] It was approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in the United States in September 2023. [4]

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Elacestrant 

New Drug Approvals

Randomization was stratified based on whether the ESR1 mutation was detected or not, prior treatment with fulvestrant, and presence of visceral metastasis. [2] Randomization was stratified based on whether the ESR1 mutation was detected or not, prior treatment with fulvestrant, and presence of visceral metastasis. [2] 8 February 2023.

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Aleta’s Novel T Cell Engagers

SugarCone Biotech

Other mechanisms that cancer cells use to escape from TCE treatment are less expected. This provides ample flexibility to optimize the treatment modality to attack specific cancers. CD58 is a protein that interacts with the CD2 protein that is expressed on T cells to upregulate T cell activation. Lancet Haem 11: e693-e707. Shen et al.