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Amvuttra RNAi Therapeutic Wins FDA Approval for Rare Genetic Protein Disorder

XTalks

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a leading RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics biopharmaceutical company, announced it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its RNAi therapeutic Amvuttra (vutrisiran) for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (ATTR) amyloidosis in adults.

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Genetic biomarkers could personalise therapy for TNBC

Drug Discovery World

Triple negative cancers are not driven by any of the three molecules that can be blocked by targeted hormone receptor drugs – the HER2 protein and two hormone receptors for oestrogen and progesterone – and so current treatment options are limited.

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Ikena bags $120M; Terns raises $87M for NASH; Ribometrix Genentech Collaboration; Hologic acquires Biotheranostics

Delveinsight

It also slates to commence a Phase Ib trial of its second candidate, TERN-201, a vascular adhesion protein (VAP-1) inhibitor, with top-line data anticipated in the first half of 2022. Terns schedules to bring a third candidate into the clinic this year, TERN-501, a thyroid hormone receptor (THR) beta-agonist.

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Unfolding The Folds Of Transthyretin

Delveinsight

Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein that the liver produces to facilitate the transfer of thyroid hormone and vitamin A in the blood. However, due to specific reasons, the TTR protein begins to misfold and aggregate as fibrils, a process known as amyloidosis of Transthyretin (ATTR). Liver Transplantation.

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Statement from Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla on Testing Positive for COVID-19

Pfizer

Nirmatrelvir is designed to inhibit viral replication at a stage known as proteolysis, which occurs before viral RNA replication. Current variants of concern can be resistant to treatments that work by binding to the spike protein found on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: lovastatin, simvastatin.

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What Innovative Treatments For Metastatic Breast Cancer are being developed?

Find Me Cure

CDK4/6 inhibitors are used alongside hormone therapy. HER2 is a protein that plays an important role in cancer cell growth and is found on the surface of cancer cells in a very high quantity in about 10-20% of breast cancers. Then they checked which of her TILs would recognize the mutated proteins.

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Key Trends in the Life Sciences to Look Forward to in 2022

XTalks

The RNA Revolution: From mRNA Vaccines to RNA Editing. The age of RNA is officially here, and it’s here to stay as more than a passing life science trend. RNA technology is not new nor has its potential been surprising. RNA in the Making. So why did this perceived RNA ‘revolution’ take so long?