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World Cancer Day 2024: Trends in Oncology Research and More

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Innovations in Cancer Therapy CRISPR/Cas9, a groundbreaking gene-editing technology, has demonstrated significant potential in oncology, offering new avenues for cancer treatment. By editing these genes, researchers can effectively neutralize their cancer-promoting effects.

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine; Type 1 diabetes research updates; FDA nod to Zebra’s X-ray modelling AI; UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3

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Scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine have found a way to control that autoimmune response by aiming a protein that is vital for T-cell activation. UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3. Its recent data infer that it could work for patients considered unsuited for gene therapy.

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Ginkgo Bioworks awarded DARPA contract for therapeutic proteins 

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Ginkgo will leverage innovative technologies enabled by its high-throughput, automated Foundry and its proprietary genetic data Codebase, a portfolio of reusable biological assets which includes more than one billion proprietary gene sequences.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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Carl H June, MD, FAACR – Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research June, a Fellow of the AACR Academy, is the Richard W Vague Professor in Immunotherapy, Director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Sunday 16 April at AACR Annual Meeting 2023

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Opening plenary session Sunday’s opening plenary session borrowed its name from the Annual Meeting theme, “Advancing the Frontiers of Cancer Science and Medicine”, which kicked off 2023’s programme. She is also an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Considerations for Neuroscience Trials with Intrathecal Delivery and Other Methods of Direct CNS Administration

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We know that a lot of different pathologies, especially as we’ve entered the era of molecular medicine and gene therapies, cause many of the same symptoms and work through final common pathways. Viral Vectors for Gene Delivery to the CNS. Targeting the CNS directly has been successful in modern medicine.

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Such information can reveal details about tumor staging, tumor progression, heterogeneity, gene mutations and clonal evolution. Dr. Bahassi explained that technological advances in genetic sequencing of cfDNA have enabled liquid biopsies and led to marked increase in the detection of therapeutically-targetable mutations.