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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

Aviv Regev, Head and Executive Vice President of Research and Early Development at Genentech, opened the session with a discussion of how advances in genomic sequencing are fostering the development of data-rich cell atlases and what that data could mean for new insights into cancer biology and novel therapeutics.

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Researchers Discover Genetic Errors and Rogue Antibodies in Cases of Severe COVID-19 Infection

XTalks

The research shows that the activity of the immune messenger type 1 interferon (IFN) protein is diminished, either by genetic mutations or an autoimmune attack by neutralizing antibodies against it, in a subset of COVID-19 patients. Related: Low T Cell Counts Observed in COVID-19 Patients. Mutational Errors in COVID-19 Patients.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at Storm Therapeutics, following the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024, a global meeting focusing on promising new anticancer targets and agents, focusing on those in early phase clinical development. MT: What data did you present at the conference?

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How T Cell Tests Could Trump Antibody Tests in the Detection of COVID-19

XTalks

A new type of test based on detection of activated T cells may prove to have greater utility in determining whether someone has had a COVID-19 infection compared to a traditional antibody test. Researchers at Adaptive Biotechnologies compared T-Detect to a commercial antibody test from DiaSorin on samples obtained from people in Vo’, Italy.

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Roche’s anti-amyloid beta antibody gantenerumab granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Alzheimer’s disease

The Pharma Data

Roche (SIX RO, ROG; OTCQX RHHBY) now posted that gantenerumab, ananti-amyloid beta antibody developed for subcutaneous administration, has been granted Improvement Rectifier Designation by theU.S. Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.

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Roche’s anti-amyloid beta antibody gantenerumab granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Alzheimer’s disease

The Pharma Data

Roche announced that gantenerumab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody developed for subcutaneous administration, has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.

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Can vertical AI advance cell and gene therapies? 

Drug Discovery World

Investments in AI and related technologies are driving this seismic shift where modest improvements in early-stage drug development success rates enabled by AI and machine learning could lead to an additional 50 novel therapies over 10 year s, a more than $50 billion opportunity.