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Why early participant engagement is now a top priority in genetic disease research

pharmaphorum

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. Giving participants something in return.

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Risk Assessment for use of Engineered Genetic Materials in Clinical Research

Advarra

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. A key part of the IBC’s evaluation is assessing the risks posed by the engineered genetic materials.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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Canadian clinical-stage biotech company Symvivo Corporation has developed an oral COVID-19 vaccine that entered clinical trials this week. The first healthy volunteer was dosed with the vaccine in Australia as part of the bacTRL-Spike COVID-19 Phase I clinical trial. COVID-19 Clinical Trials.

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

XTalks

Gleich, MD, FACS, Senior Vice President, Medical Department, and Dr. Christopher Huth, PhD, Senior Clinical Trial Manager, Clinical Trial Management. Liquid Biopsy Use in Oncology Clinical Trials. Optimal methods for bioinformatic analysis are still needed. Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy in Oncology.

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From data to cure: The journey of AI in cancer trials

Drug Discovery World

Deepika Khedekar , Associate Centralized Clinical Trial Lead at IQVIA Inc, looks at the challenges of utilising artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology clinical research. MIT research 4 tells us a hard truth: about 95% of these trials fall short, leaving behind a trail of broken hopes for cancer patients each year.

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Japanese regulator reviews first-line bladder cancer combination

Drug Discovery World

Astellas has submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) in Japan for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin (genetical recombination)) with Keytruda (pembrolizumab (genetical recombination)) for the first-line treatment of advanced bladder cancer. The sNDA is based on results from the Phase III EV-302 clinical trial.

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Kite and Arcellx enter partnership for multiple myeloma therapy development

Pharmaceutical Technology

An investigational late-stage product candidate, CART-ddBCMA is being analysed in the Phase II iMMagine-1 clinical trial at present. It leverages the new D-Domain binder of Arcellx and contains autologous T cells genetically modified for targeting multiple myeloma.