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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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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Genetic testing provides patients with a diagnosis for their illness, helps patients and family members to understand risks of developing new diseases, and can be used to support clinical trial advancement. What are the benefits and limitations to using genetic testing?

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Fulgent Genetics acquires therapeutics development company Fulgent Pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

Fulgent Genetics has acquired clinical-stage therapeutics development firm Fulgent Pharma for a total deal price of nearly $100m. According to the deal, the purchase price, contingent on adjustments, has to be paid by Fulgent Genetics as a combination of cash on hand and its shares of common stock.

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SOPHiA GENETICS and AstraZeneca partner for oncology drugs development

Pharmaceutical Technology

SOPHiA GENETICS is expanding its collaboration with AstraZeneca to include multimodal approaches for developing cancer drugs. This collaboration aims to use the global SOPHiA DDM platform, a cloud-native platform of SOPHiA GENETICS, and multimodal algorithmic capabilities for AstraZeneca’s oncology portfolio.

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Genetic diagnostics promises paradigm shift towards personalized, proactive healthcare

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Indian healthcare industry is of the view that emergence of genetic diagnostics will be a paradigm shift towards personalized medicine. Through the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the role of genetic diagnostics offers personalized insights and proactive solutions for disease management and prevention.

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How Pharmacogenomics Can Benefit Your Clinical Trial

Worldwide Clinical Trials

In the increasingly advancing world of medicine, personalized care is a key factor that can progress your drug development efforts. One way to ensure customized disease management is to utilize pharmacogenomics (PGx) in your clinical trial. Reduces Trial Failures Oftentimes, clinical trials may fail due to a lack of efficacy.

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Gene therapy cures genetic hearing loss

Drug Discovery World

AK-OTOF is a gene therapy being developed for the treatment of sensorineural hearing loss due to mutations in the otoferlin gene (OTOF). “The AK-OTOF-101 Clinical Trial and AK-OTOF-NHS-002 Natural History Study demonstrate the power of international collaboration in the development of new medicines for rare genetic conditions.”