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Nanotechnology: a new immuno-onocology weapon
This article outlines three innovative studies that use nanotechnology to deliver a new immunotherapy approach towards cancers.
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Keeping T cells strong and improving cancer immunotherapy
The tumour microenvironment can prevent some T cells from carrying out their immunotherapeutic duties. In this Q&A, Dr Brian Shy, Clinical Instructor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Laboratory Medicine, describes a recent study wherein he and fellow scientists discovered a strategy to strengthen T cells…
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Silencing the messenger in elevated lipoprotein(a)
Elevated lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease that affects one in five people worldwide, but currently lacks approved therapies. Here, Dr Giles Campion, EVP, Head of R&D and Chief Medical Officer of Silence Therapeutics, describes the company’s approach to developing an investigational siRNA therapy designed…
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How to block trogocytosis and improve CAR T-cell therapy
Blocking a process called trogocytosis could enhance the ability of CAR T-cell therapies to treat cancer, according to research led by University of Pennsylvania scientists. In this Q&A, Dr Serge Fuchs, Elizabeth and William Whitney Clark Professor of Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, US, discusses…
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A “hot” issue: TGF -β and checkpoint inhibitor resistance
In this article, Bryan Oronsky, Chief Development Officer, and Tony Reid, Chief Executive Officer of EpicentRx, explain how AdAPT-001 uses tumour cells as a factory to make the TGF-beta trap that it carries. This trap neutralises the immunosuppressive protein, transforming growth factor–β to ‘heat up’ tumours and sensitise them to…
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CAR-T therapy becomes a powerful tool against an autoimmune disease like MS
US researchers have shown that CAR-T therapy can be used to eliminate unwanted cells that cause autoimmunity.
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Whitepaper: Correlate protein expression with genomic data and IHC
Measure protein, DNA and RNA in FFPE tissue samples using rigorously IHC validated CST antibodies on the NanoString® nCounter® platform.
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Where should the priority be for monkeypox vaccine allocations?
Canadian researchers underwent a modelling study to explore optimal allocation of vaccines against monkeypox virus (MPXV), that prioritises vaccines to larger networks with more initial infections and greater potential for spread is best.
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Drug Target Review Immuno-oncology ebook 2022
In this ebook are articles on immune checkpoint inhibitors and enhancing CAR T-cell therapies.
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Drug Target Review Cell and Gene Therapy Supplement 2022
This supplement focuses on how cell and gene therapy can target diseases such as cancer and reduce elevated lipoprotein(a).
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CIRM grant $4.8m to fund gene therapy for rare disease
CIRM grant will fund novel gene therapy that aims for single lifelong treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, a progressive neuromuscular disorder; a second CIRM grant will advance efforts to leverage UC San Diego research on another rare disease
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ebook: A data-driven approach to preclinical drug discovery
This ebook details Euretos’ approach to predicting novel gene-disease associations including a case study on Multiple Sclerosis GWAS and drug targets.
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New target in the fight against heart disease
US scientists have new insight into how heart cells enable unhealthy growth, and identify a new target to intervene against heart disease.
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Drug Target Review – Issue 4 2022
A new Drug Target Review issue is now ready to download! This issue features articles which explore how artificial intelligence can enhance screening and ways to find new hits through simultaneous orthogonal screens. Also included are articles on CRISPR, immuno-oncology and RSV vaccines.
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Researchers have engineered AAV vectors that cross the blood-brain barrier
In primate models, researchers have successfully shown that developed AAVs can cross the blood-brain barrier, which keeps many drugs from getting into the brain.
