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Breaking barriers in hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment for populations at risk

Medical Xpress

A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The use of DBS samples for HCV RNA detection and genotyping was shown to effectively assess cure after treatment and to differentiate between reinfection and treatment failure.

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US FDA approves Vertex’s Orkambi for cystic fibrosis in children

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded usage of Vertex Pharmaceuticals ’ Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in children aged 12 months to under 24 months. It enrolled 46 children aged one to under two years with the F/F genotype.

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Partnership to advance personalised treatments for long Covid

Drug Discovery World

The partners will first develop and validate genotypic diagnostics that provide clinicians with an accurate view of a patient’s risk of disease; then, using the molecular profile of their underlying disease mechanisms, report back effective prescribing decisions and drug discovery opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

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Brii Bio acquires Vir’s antibody rights for Hepatitis B in Greater China

Pharmaceutical Technology

Given subcutaneously, the antibody can hinder the entry of all ten HBV genotypes into hepatocytes and can also lower virion and subviral particle levels in the blood. BRII-877 (VIR-3434) will be integrated into our innovative drug combination strategies that may lead to a higher functional cure rate across all patient groups.”.

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Supercharging AI-drug discovery with strategic multiomic biobanks 

Drug Discovery World

Narain , PhD, President and CEO of BPGbio asks how a better calibre of biobanks in life sciences can lead to more drugs making it to market. We eagerly await future data read-outs from trials because after all, it is the drug that patients are waiting for, not our fancy algorithms.

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Roche and ABL Diagnostics expand to South African laboratories  

Drug Discovery World

The combination of Roche’s expertise in the local microbiology market and the ABLD product portfolio will reportedly make it easier for laboratories to access robust genotyping by sequencing solutions at competitive prices and with local support.

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Why Proviral DNA Drug Resistance Testing is Useful in Guiding Treatment Decisions for HIV-1 Patients

XTalks

Sustained viral suppression is achieved through antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, which often consists of a cocktail of two or more ARV drugs that work to inhibit viral replication. HIV drug resistance has ben a problem since ARV drugs were first introduced in the late 1980s.

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