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Advancements in hit identification for membrane protein drug discovery

Drug Target Review

Involved in various physiological processes, such as vision, taste, smell, immune response and neurotransmission, GPCRs are activated by various molecules including hormones, neurotransmitters and environmental stimuli, which trigger a cascade of cellular events that help regulate bodily functions.

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Sarepta Strengthens ELEVIDYS Safety Measures for Non-Ambulatory Duchenne Patients

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Sarepta’s team is exploring adding sirolimus — a well-established immunosuppressive medication — to the regimen in a way that might enable a greater degree of control over the patient’s immune response.

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Roche shares Elevidys safety update in non-ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients

The Pharma Data

Furthermore, enrollment and dosing for non-ambulatory patients in ongoing Elevidys trials will be paused until additional risk mitigation measures — for instance, employing appropriate immune modulatory treatments — are implemented in the study protocols. Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development at Roche.

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FDA takes major step to ease access to CAR-T therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Alamy Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration is easing limitations it imposed around the complex cancer drugs known as CAR-T therapies, removing several onerous requirements as well as loosening restrictions on which facilities can provide treatment.

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Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection

Broad Institute

Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection By Ari Navetta July 11, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Targeted drug treatment leads tumor cells to imitate viral infection Exploiting "viral mimicry," mIDH1 inhibitors trick tumors into thinking they are infected with a virus.

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Involvement of extracellular vesicles in the proinflammatory response to clozapine: implications for clozapine-induced agranulocytosis [Toxicology]

ASPET

Most idiosyncratic drug reactions (IDRs) appear to be immune-mediated, but mechanistic events preceding severe reaction onset remain poorly defined. Moreover, treatment of drug-naïve THP-1 cells with clozapine-exposed EVs induced an inflammasome-dependent response, supporting a potential role for EVs in immune activation.

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Sanofi to acquire vaccine biotech in billion-dollar deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Deep Dive Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Pharma Biotech FDA Clinical Trials Deals Drug Pricing Gene Therapy An article from Dive Brief // Vaccines Sanofi to acquire vaccine biotech in billion-dollar deal The French pharma will pay $1.15 You can unsubscribe at anytime. © 2025 TechTarget, Inc.