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NICE backs Alnylam’s Amvuttra for rare form of amyloidosis

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Alnylam’s gene-silencing drug Amvuttra has been recommended as a treatment for hereditary transthyretin-related (ATTR) amyloidosis by NICE, paving the way for the drug to be made available on the NHS in England and Wales.

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World RNA Day: What impact RNA it had on drug discovery?  

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1 August was first chosen as World RNA Day in 2018 as a play on AUG (adenine, uracil and guanine), a triple sequence of RNA (called a codon) that initiates protein synthesis by the cell. Since then, it has been observed to publicise the importance of this molecule in the generation of proteins in the body.

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RNA Therapeutics: A Novel Approach to Treating Diseases

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RNA therapeutics are a novel class of biopharmaceuticals that harness the power of RNA molecules for the treatment and prevention of a wide range of disorders, including oncological, and genetic disorders as well as infectious diseases. Non-coding RNAs include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and RNA aptamers.

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The trends driving ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022

Drug Discovery World

Cell and gene therapies. There’s no question that cell and gene therapies have emerged as some of the most promising and innovative medicines on the market. . With 3,633 advanced therapeutical medicinal products (ATMPs) currently in some form of clinical or pre- clinical development, the sector shows no signs of slowing down.

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Intellia, Regeneron ace first trial with ‘in vivo’ CRISPR drug

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The reductions matched the efficacy of current therapies for ATTR amyloidosis that require chronic dosing such as Alnylam’s Onpattro (patisiran) and Ionis/Akcea’s Tegsedi (inotersen) – both gene-silencing agents which can cost around $450,000 a year. — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 26, 2021.

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

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Results from the ILLUMINATE-A and ILLUMINATE-B studies demonstrate that Oxlumo addresses the underlying pathophysiology of PH1 in adults, children and infants, and we believe this newly approved medicine has the potential to change the course of this progressive disease,” said Akshay Vaishnaw, M.D., President of R&D at Alnylam.

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The use of base editing in stem-cell based therapies

Drug Discovery World

A second generation CRISPR-Cas gene editing system, base editing, reduces the risk of potentially deleterious effects associated with other gene editing technologies, presenting a safe and effective means of editing cells for therapeutic applications. 2016/17 saw the emergence of this novel CRISPR-Cas9-based approach. Dis Model Mech.