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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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News from AACR 2024: Sunday’s highlights

Drug Discovery World

Aviv Regev, Head and Executive Vice President of Research and Early Development at Genentech, opened the session with a discussion of how advances in genomic sequencing are fostering the development of data-rich cell atlases and what that data could mean for new insights into cancer biology and novel therapeutics.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

More importantly, it also highlighted that significant challenges remain in selecting the right therapies for the right patients despite the progress made through genomic testing and implementation of circulating tumour (ct) DNA analyses. We were there to present the latest findings from our research.

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Artificial Intelligence innovation: Leading companies in in-silico drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

DNA binding site prediction, peptide structure optimisation, and AI-assisted genome analysis are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. However, not all innovations are equal nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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Alnylam identifies gene to lower abdominal fat and decrease cardiovascular risk

Pharmaceutical Technology

Using data from the UK Biobank database, genomic sequencing data for 360,000 individuals were obtained and the findings were confirmed in animal models that demonstrated a higher expression of the INHBE gene in obese monkeys when compared to more lean monkeys.

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AI predicts enzyme function better than leading tools

The Pharma Data

Better understanding of enzymes and their functions would be a boon for research in genomics, chemistry, industrial materials, medicine, pharmaceuticals and more. “Almost every researcher, when working with a new protein sequence, wants to know right away what the protein does. .

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Research reveals the unique biological features of roginolisib 

Drug Discovery World

Consistent with first-generation PI3Kdinhibitors, roginolisib inhibits the in vitro growth of lymphoma cells. In CT26 colorectal and LLC lung cancer models, roginolisib sensitised the tumours to anti-PD-1 (Programmed cell death protein 1) treatment, with similar activity in the Pan-02 pancreatic and A20 lymphoma syngeneic mouse models.