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First patient dosed in ulcerative colitis drug trial

Drug Discovery World

The trial is expected to enrol 10 patients, aged 18-75 years, who have had a diagnosis of medically refractory UC of at least six months duration and have failed at least one monoclonal antibody therapy. The post First patient dosed in ulcerative colitis drug trial appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Do Therapies for Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s that Clear Abnormal Brain Proteins Make the Diseases W.

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One of the common research approaches to treating brain diseases such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is using antibodies designed to clear the accumulated misfolded proteins implicated in the diseases. To date, these drug trials have not been particularly successful at i.

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What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials?

Drug Discovery World

AstraZeneca’s Evusheld became the first antibody combination for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against Covid-19 licensed in the UK. The post What are the top disease areas for clinical drug trials? appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Eli Lilly Designs P-Tau Biomarker Assay for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

The Pharma Data

We wanted a tau antibody that would bind to the expressed forms of tau, so we developed a very specific assay,” Dage said. The plasma assay elements include: Capture – a biotin-labeled anti-phosphor-thr217-tau antibody. Detection – a ruthenium-labeled isoform-specific anti-tau antibody.

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GSK suffers another R&D setback, axing ulcerative colitis drug trial

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GlaxoSmithKline has suffered another research setback after it axed a phase 2 trial of an anti-LAG3 drug in patients with ulcerative colitis, following a major disappointment with a key lung cancer drug last week. The post GSK suffers another R&D setback, axing ulcerative colitis drug trial appeared first on.

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Top Three Reasons Why Your Medical Device Needs a Clinical Trial

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These products will require clinical trial data to get to market, but with significantly fewer participants required as compared to a drug trial. Class 3: Applied to products with the highest risk, or to Class 2 products that are the first in their category. Think of the intent or purpose for the intended use (e.g.,

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Malaria Vaccine a Breakthrough Success with 77 Percent Efficacy

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Given the success of Oxford’s Phase II trial, the study investigators are now gearing up for a Phase III licensure trial to assess large-scale safety and efficacy in 4,800 children aged 5 to 36 months across four countries in Africa. Developing an efficacious vaccine against malaria has been a huge challenge.