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How GPCR-targeting therapies are advancing the fight against inflammatory disease

Drug Target Review

In this article, Stephan Schann, Chief Scientific Officer at Domain Therapeutics , explains why this class of drug target is so useful despite the challenges they present. Preclinical studies have demonstrated potent and selective modulation of the immune response, which plays a crucial role in various inflammatory conditions.

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How GPCR agonists, including antibodies, are shaping the future of metabolic care

Drug Target Review

Confo Therapeutics , led by CEO Dr Cedric Ververken, is at the forefront of developing innovative GPCR-targeted therapies using its proprietary ConfoBody ® platform. The MC4R-based ConfoGen was used to immunize llamas, resulting in an immune response that generated a highly diverse panel of MC4R-specific agonists.

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CAR-NK cells: promising for cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

NK cells are among the front line of protection from infected and abnormal cells as part of the ‘innate immune response’. They recognise ‘cell stress molecules’ on the surface of infected, old, injured and cancerous cells without the need for complex pre-stimulation signals of the adaptive immune system (eg, T cells).

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Gamma delta T cells: a rising star in cancer therapy

Drug Target Review

Over the past 25 years, T-cell therapies have gained significant ground in the treatment of cancer. Preclinical research on γδ T cells has made great strides since the cells were first identified in the 1980s, with γδ T-cell therapies from several companies, including IN8bio, now in or nearing clinical trials for various cancers.

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FDA Returns Disappointing News for ALS Stem Cell Therapy

PLOS: DNA Science

Last week DNA Science covered a setback in a clinical trial of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Also recently, FDA’s Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committe turned down a stem cell treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, or motor neuron disease.

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Leveraging agonist antibodies to address immunological diseases

Drug Target Review

Agonist antibodies of immune checkpoint regulators These represent a groundbreaking class of immunotherapeutic agents that mimic the natural function of endogenous ligands by binding to specific cell-surface receptors. Often immunological diseases involve deficiencies or dysregulation of immune function.

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Second-Generation mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate, CV2CoV, Demonstrates Improved Immune Response and Protection in Preclinical Study

The Pharma Data

Better activation of innate and adaptive immune responses was achieved with CV2CoV, resulting in faster response onset, higher titers of antibodies, and stronger memory B and T cell activation as compared to the first-generation candidate, CVnCoV. “In Induction of innate immunity was investigated via specific cytokine markers.