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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Liquid biopsies have demonstrated promising activity in multiple clinical settings, but the great enthusiasm and expectations around them can be harmful if not adequately managed,” said Dr. El Mustapha Bahassi, PhD, Director, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, at the global clinical research organization (CRO) Medpace.

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The ‘failure’ of clinical trials in the search for COVID-19 treatments

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It may not be appropriate to use the word ‘failure’ when summarising the utility of clinical trials in the search for a curative or preventative treatment for disease. Most of the trials are underpowered to demonstrate efficacy on mortality and long-term consequences of the disease.

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Osimertinib Resistance and EGFR Mutations in NSCLC Treatment

Bioengineer

This mutation hinders the drug’s binding to the mutant EGFR protein. Osimertinib, however, can covalently bind to the T790M and cysteine-797 (C797) residue at the protein’s ATP binding site, overcoming resistance mechanisms. In the same study, those with T790M loss had a shorter treatment duration (6.1 months vs. 15.2

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A protein-based COVID-19 vaccine that mimics the shape of the virus

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration were based on mRNA, more conventional protein-based vaccines have also shown promise in clinical trials. Most train the immune system to recognize the RBD, a peptide that is the portion of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein that binds to the ACE-2 receptor on host cell surfaces. bioRxiv [Preprint].

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Roche’s Early Alzheimer’s Blood Test Gets FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

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The Elecsys pTau217 assay is designed to detect amyloid pathology, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, by measuring phosphorylated tau protein in human plasma. The Elecsys pTau217 assay is being developed for various use case scenarios, including clinical trials or determining eligibility for approved disease-modifying therapies.

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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

Jakob Nikolas Kather, Professor of clinical artificial intelligence at Technical University Dresden in Germany, then discussed how AI applications can be used to derive prognostic and predictive information from routine pathology slides.

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Celltrion Group announces positive top-line efficacy and safety data from global Phase II/III clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment candidate CT-P59

The Pharma Data

INCHEON, South Korea–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Celltrion Group today announced top-line results from its randomised, double-blind, and placebo controlled global Phase II/III clinical trial of CT-P59, an anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment candidate. days quicker compared to placebo. days; 95% C.I, days; 95% C.I,