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UMC Utrecht receives grant for microbiota-boosted cancer therapy 

Drug Discovery World

The bacteria in the intestinal tract (‘ microbiota’ ) play an important role in the success of ICI therapy, suggesting that crosstalk between the immune system and bacteria in the intestine can impact the overall anti-tumor T-cell activation status. .

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Reflecting on ELRIG’s Drug Discovery 2022 

Drug Discovery World

These included: HUB Organoids as a preclinical tool for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) drug development; Autologous organoids and T cell co-cultures in immunotherapy drug development ; Patient-derived organoids to predict clinical response ; Hub Organoid-bacteria co-culture system in assessing host-pathogen interaction s; and Developing a patient-derived (..)

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Artificial intelligence could be new blueprint for precision drug discovery

The Pharma Data

The last step, called target validation in preclinical models, was conducted in a first-of-its-kind Phase ‘0’ clinical trial using a living biobank of organoids created from IBD patients at?The?HUMANOID HUMANOID Center of Research Excellence?(CoRE), CoRE), the translational arm of iNetMed.

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Research Roundup: Blood Test for Severe COVID-19 and More

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Four years ago, the University of Malta established a national ALS Registry and Biobank to identify ALS patients and collect data on their residence, occupation, lifestyle and environmental exposures. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease that destroys the nerves linked to the muscles.