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

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The DNA of these so-called ‘genetic superheroes’ may contain clues about how to treat severe disease. In our experience of running 20+ precision medicine studies, there are a few design principles that every research programme – from biobanks to clinical trials – should consider. Giving participants something in return.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

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Melanie Blank, clinical team leader for General Medicine Branch 1 at the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Division of Clinical Evaluation and Pharmacology/Toxicology (DCEPT), the agency is seeing one or two new applications coming in every week for new gene therapies for different diseases. Reference: Chung DC, et al.

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Evolution in Hepatitis B and C Virus: Can we expect success similar to Hepatitis C in Hepatitis B as well?

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Even though clinical trial results were promising, adverse events and serious complications were observed. Hepatitis C treatment options, without a doubt, have improved significantly, including pan-genotypic medications that are used to treat all genotypes and subtypes. and GT2 and GT3 with ribavirin. in January 2019.

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Adial Pharmaceuticals Provides Update on its ONWARD(TM) Pivotal Phase 3 Trial of AD04 for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

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(NASDAQ:ADIL; ADILW) , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for addictions, today provided an update on its landmark ONWARD Phase 3 pivotal trial. 40% of expected Trial patient screenings have been completed and the Trial is more than 25% enrolled relative to planned enrollment.

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BridgeBio Pharma’s Nulibry Approved as First Treatment for Molybdenum Cofactor Deficiency Type A

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Molybdopterins are a class of cofactors found in most molybdenum-containing and all tungsten-containing enzymes. The efficacy of Nulibry in the treatment of MoCD Type A was demonstrated in data from three different clinical trials that was compared to data from a natural history study.

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. So, this really validates what we already knew and now we have prospective results supporting that [from this trial].”.

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HFpEF vs. HFrEF: How To Improve Heart Failure Drug Development

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Late-stage clinical trial failures are largely to blame for the lack of effective treatment options for patients with HFpEF, and poor five-year survival rates make this an area of great unmet need. A lack of efficacy is the greatest reason for clinical trial failures, especially in Phase II and Phase III,” says Dr. Tyl.