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Why radiopharmaceuticals are gaining ground in the fight against cancer

Drug Target Review

This clinical success reinforced their focus on radioligand therapy (RLT), which uses radioactive isotopes linked to molecules that specifically target cancer cells. At the heart of radiopharmaceutical therapy is the ability to cause precise DNA damage within cancer cells, disrupting their ability to grow and divide.

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Cancer Research UK, University of Southampton and Touchlight Genetics Partner to Develop Head and Neck Cancer Vaccine

Drug Discovery Today

Cancer Research UK, the University of Southampton and Touchlight Genetics, a London based biotechnology company, today (Wednesday) announce a new clinical development partnership to progress a therapeutic DNA vaccine, TGL-100, into an early phase clinical trial targeting head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).

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Regulatory Guidance for Oligonucleotide Bioanalysis in Drug Development

Alta Sciences

Regulatory Considerations for Oligonucleotide Drug Development and Safety In 2024, the U.S. It also outlines recommendations for drug-drug interaction assessments during clinical development, such as the assessment of appropriate biomarkers that reflect modulation of the target protein.

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FDA Issues “Cliffs Notes”-style Guidance on Cell and Gene Therapy; What CMC Questions Did They Answer? (Part 2)

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

For adeno-associated viral vectors, examples may include characterization of non vector DNA impurities in capsids by next-generation sequencing, vector genome size analysis, and detection of capsid amino acid modifications by mass spectrometry. It is important that sponsors do not miss an opportunity to engage with CBER on CMC topics.

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced the positive findings of a pooled analysis of COVID-19-related impacts across the investigational long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine clinical development programme.

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Unveiling neoantigen-directed cancer treatment

Drug Target Review

This exclusive interview with Dr Sharon Benzeno, Chief Commercial Officer, Immune Medicine at Adaptive Biotechnologies, unveils some ground-breaking research on T- cell therapy for cancer , which has seen the first TCR-based therapeutic candidate progress to clinical development, offering promising advancements in innovative cancer treatments.

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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

Modifications to the epigenome, such as DNA hypermethylation, modify the expression of genes by increasing or decreasing their expression without altering the genes themselves. One way we are doing this at Life Biosciences is through partial epigenetic reprogramming. The epigenome drifts with age, leading to dysregulated gene expression.

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