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Biochemical assays and deep cyclic inhibition in cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

Molecular-level biochemical assays like transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics have emerged as valuable tools for identifying potential targets in cancer treatment through deep cyclic inhibition (DCI). With this drop off, the goal is to reach a near-zero drug trough before the 24-hour mark.

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SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Crowdsourcing, peptidomimetics and fragments

Molecular Design

The SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is one of a number of potential targets of interest in the search for COVID-19 therapies. One point that comes out of Pat’s post is that it’s difficult to establish structure-activity relationships for low affinity ligands with a conventional biochemical assay.

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Article FDA Thank You Draft guidance on potency assays for CGT products garners extensive stakeholder input

Agency IQ

Draft guidance on potency assays for CGT products garners extensive stakeholder input Late last year, the FDA published a draft update to its 2011 guidance on potency assays for cell and gene therapy products, unveiling a major shift in approach to the issue. How does “potency” apply to cell and gene therapy (CGT) products?