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Adcentrx raises funds to advance ADCs into clinical development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Adcentrx Therapeutics has raised $38m in Series A+ financing to advance its pipeline of new antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) therapeutics into clinical development. ADRX-070 is the company’s lead candidate and is anticipated to enter a first-in-human Phase I clinical trial in the second half of 2023.

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Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Data Service for clinical development 

Drug Discovery World

million female patients, meaning 45% of data were collected from women. The new service harnesses data from Phesi, and uses Krystelis’ writing services to empower sponsors to improve diversity from the trial planning stage onwards. In a further 2023 analysis on a subset of data from 22.4 million patients, Phesi discovered only 10.2

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Ablaze Pharmaceuticals to develop drug candidate for liver cancer

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ablaze Pharmaceuticals is set to develop a new GPC3-targeted peptide drug candidate for the treatment of liver cancer in China. The company is licensing the first-in-class drug candidate under an existing deal with RayzeBio. The agreement allows Ablaze to clinically develop and commercialise the drug in Greater China.

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Wegovy Obesity Drug Could Offer Heart Benefits According to Latest Trial Data

XTalks

Novo Nordisk shared new clinical trial data that shows its obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can also reduce the risk of various heart complications, including heart attack, in certain individuals. In trial data shared by Novo in August, Wegovy (2.4 The SELECT trial began in 2018 and is Novo’s largest trial to date.

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The Power of Personalization Amid the Changing CRO Landscape

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Amidst a shifting clinical landscape characterized by increasingly complex trial designs and growing patient subpopulations, many contract research organizations (CROs) have adopted a “one-stop-shop” strategic approach. Moreover, these delays impact getting potentially lifesaving therapies to patients in need.

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Early trial data supports neurodegenerative disease-modifying drug

Drug Discovery World

“We are excited to begin the next phase of development with the initiation of two 28-day patient studies, the first studies of ALX-001 in people living with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease,” commented Tim Siegert, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Allyx Therapeutics. “We

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