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Orphagen’s ACC therapy receives FDA rare pediatric disease status

Pharmaceutical Technology

OR-449 is a first-in-class, orally bioavailable, potent and selective small molecule antagonist of the orphan nuclear receptor steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1, NR5A1). In paediatric ACC, the transcription factor is commonly amplified at the gene level. SF-1 is an important transcription factor for adrenal gland growth and development.

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Erasca receives fast track designation for glioblastoma therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Erasca has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) fast track designation (FTD) for ERAS-801 to treat adults with glioblastoma (GBM) with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene alterations.

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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

XTalks

Furthermore, the bioavailability of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) into the cornea is up to four times stronger with EyeSol technology. Tivanisiran is a preservative-free eye drop that uses RNAi technology, specifically gene silencing, to target and control the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

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Cell-penetrating peptides as a delivery system for oligonucleotides

Drug Discovery World

Oligonucleotides act on the RNA level through different molecular pathways, but there is a major drawback when using them as drugs: their poor bioavailability and cellular uptake. Ensuring that the CPP can escape this endosomal compartment is crucial for its bioavailability and bioactivity properties. cells, such as diabetes.

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In the News: June 2021 Regulatory and Development Updates

Camargo

The UCLA researchers measured monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene expression in tumors from cancer patients and found that high MAOA expression was associated with shorter survival times and turned to a mouse model to investigate these observations with promising results.

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Orserdu (elacestrant) Approved for Patients with ESR1 mutations in ER+/HER2- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

XTalks

In addition, about 40 percent of these cases involve mutations in the ESR1 gene. Unlike fulvestrant, elacestrant is not only orally bioavailable, but it has also demonstrated longer steady-states and works as a better combination partner with inhibitor agents like CDK4/6.

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Nanoparticle Formulation: A Paradigm Shift towards Novel Drug Delivery

Roots Analysis

Owing to their unique size and physicochemical properties ( surface roughness, surface area, surface energy, crystal structure and shape ), nanoparticles can be widely used as a contrasting agent in medical imaging, a vesicle to cross the blood-brain barrier and a carrier for targeted delivery of genes / drugs, proteins, vaccines and antibiotics.