Month: July 2022
In a first, a patient in New Zealand has undergone gene-editing to lower their cholesterol. It could be the beginning of new era in disease prevention. Excerpt from the Press Release: A volunteer in New Zealand has become the first person to undergo DNA editing in order to lower their blood cholesterol, a step that…
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— Overview of phase 2 study evaluating SYK inhibitor mivavotinib in patients with relapsed/refractory non-GCB (ABC) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma — — First data from phase 1 investigator-sponsored clinical study of TORC 1/2 inhibitor sapanisertib in combination with telaglenastat in patients with non-small cell lung cancer — Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 13,…
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Findings from a large, multi-cohort study suggest the genomic test can improve care for lung nodule patients with inconclusive bronchoscopy results Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul. 13, 2022– Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) announced that new data published today in PLOS ONE show that the company’s Percepta Genomic Sequencing Classifier (GSC) is highly accurate in…
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New synthetic controls add to growing portfolio of NGS applications for viral diseases Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a company enabling customers to succeed through its offering of high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon platform, today launched two human monkeypox virus synthetic DNA controls1. Positive controls provide quality…
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Quantitative biomarkers of demyelination can improve clinical trial design and accelerate development of disease-modifying therapeutics Excerpt from the Press Release: SAN FRANCISCO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Rune Labs, a precision neurology software and data platform company, today announced it is enrolling patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in a study to identify neurophysiological biomarkers of the disease. The…
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In the TENAYA and LUCERNE studies, more than 60% of Vabysmo patients could be treated every four months at two years. This represents an increase from 45% at year one Patients treated with Vabysmo received a median number of 10 injections over the two years versus 15 injections for those treated with aflibercept, potentially decreasing the…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced the initiation of an expanded access program (EAP) for voxelotor in Brazil for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older who…
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Excerpt from the Press Release: FREMONT, CA, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire – ABVC Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABVC), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutic solutions in oncology/hematology, CNS, and ophthalmology, today announced the enrollment progress in the Phase II Part II clinical study of the Company’s ADHD medicine (ABV-1505). Since results on the…
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Represents First Ever Epigenomic Controller, a New Class of Programmable mRNA Therapeutics, to Receive IND Clearance Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Expected to Launch in 2H’22 and Will Evaluate the Safety and Preliminary Antitumor Activity of OTX-2002 Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), today announced that it has received…
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Two-dose series takes one month to complete, with similar vaccine efficacy estimates against Omicron to those seen in adults Excerpt from the Press Release: CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 14, 2022 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA), a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that Health Canada has approved the use of…
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