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C4XD and AstraZeneca enter $402m deal to develop respiratory disease therapy

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According to the deal, C4XD is entitled to get up to $16m in pre-clinical milestone payments before the commencement of the first clinical trial. . A key natural regulator, NRF2 controls antioxidant genesexpression. It is crucial in cellular defence against external insults and inflammatory response regulation. .

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Mirikizumab Up-Regulates Genes Associated with Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis for Up to One Year in Phase 2 Study

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Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced new Phase 2 data showing that gene expression changes induced by mirikizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) over a 12-week induction treatment were maintained for up to one year. For methodology, see the “About the Studies” section below.

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bluebird seeks gene therapy trial restart after cancer scare

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bluebird bio is to ask regulators to restart clinical studies of its LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease, after an investigation concluded that a case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was “very unlikely” to be caused by the gene therapy. Shares in bluebird ticked up following the announcement.

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Cash round sets up trial of InteRNA’s microRNA for cancer

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million ($22 million) in second-round financing as it prepares to start clinical trials of its lead drug candidate INT-1B3 for solid tumours. The start of dosing in the phase 1/1b trial of the drug has been delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but recruitment of the target 80 participants with advanced solid tumours is reported to be ongoing.

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Another Astellas gene therapy hits a safety hurdle

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The safety of Astellas’ gene therapy portfolio has been thrust into the spotlight once again, after the FDA placed a clinical hold on a trial of its Pompe disease candidate AT845. The delivery vector – an AAV8 capsid – is designed to allow gene expression directly in target tissues like skeletal muscle.

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Angelman syndrome Pipeline: Unmet needs call for a robust pipeline

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Ovid Therapeutics is running Phase III clinical trials for its drug, Gaboxadol ( OV101 ). Another therapy by the same company named GTX-102 is also an antisense therapy; however, it silences gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule that regulates its expression.

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FogPharma clears another big-ticket financing for its ‘miniprotein’ pipeline

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Ut comes just as FogPharma is preparing to start clinical trials of alpha-helical polypeptide candidate FOG-001. The Series D comes a little over 18 months after the six-year-old biotech’s third-round financing netted it around $107 million, taking its total raised to date north of $360 million.