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Drug Target Review Cell and Gene Therapy eBook 2023
Download your FREE ebook, featuring articles about cancer therapies, immune system breakthroughs, therapeutic genetic engineering, and advancements in gene editing.
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Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Drug Target Review – Issue 2 2023
A new Drug Target Review issue is now ready to download! This issue features articles on cell and gene therapy, imaging and screening.
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Combination therapy effective against canine melanoma
A combination of radiotherapy followed by immunotherapy is a promising strategy for the treatment of oral malignant melanomas in dogs.
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RNA processing in health and disease: challenges and opportunities of the field
In this interview, Sam Hasson, Senior Director at Rgenta Therapeutics, shares his journey in drug discovery, from graduate school to industry, and his current work developing small molecule therapeutics to target RNA processing. He discusses the challenges and opportunities in the field of RNA-centric drug discovery and highlights the potential…
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Chemotherapy-free treatment for patients with blood cancer
Dr Andy Souers highlights the unwavering commitment to finding an enhanced therapeutic approach that eliminates the need for chemotherapy in blood cancer treatment. This transformative discovery represents a significant leap forward in the way we combat this complex disease, offering new hope to countless patients worldwide.
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Precision oncology aids prospects for biliary tract cancer
A study out of Austria suggests gene changes in those with biliary tract cancer offers new avenues for new precision oncology therapies.
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Targeting the immunotherapy potential of cytokines IL-12 and IL-18 with new advancements in protein engineering
In this article Dr Raymond Winquist, Oncology Fellow at Alkermes, covers the longstanding research challenges associated with cytokines: IL-12 and IL-18, and their untapped potential in immunotherapy and immuno-oncology.
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Episode 19 – A current look into adoptive cell therapies
Tune into this podcast to hear experts discussing the current landscape of adoptive cell therapies!
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Amino Acid PET effective in distinguishing brain metastases from treatment-related changes
US study uncovers the best way to treat recurrent or progressive brain metastases using an amino acid PET technique.
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Targeted therapy for treatment-resistant breast cancer
US researchers have uncovered a potential target for treating breast cancer that is resistant to endocrine therapies because of a specific gene mutation.
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Cancer-killing benefits of popular obesity treatment
Findings from the Republic of Ireland, in relation to GLP-1 obesity treatment showcase its ability to restore the body’s natural cancer-killing defences.
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Computational tool gets more out of multi-omics data
US researchers developed a next-generation computational tool called NetBID2 that can uncover difficult-to-identify proteins that drive biological processes contributing to cancer.
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Scientists uncover new insights into rare childhood liver cancer
Researchers from the Netherlands have utilised organoids and the CRISPR-Cas9 "molecular scissor" system to better understand the features and biology of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of liver cancer that affects adolescents and young adults.
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Novel tool helps differentiate between cancerous and healthy cells for AML
Spanish scientists have developed a new method to identify between cancerous and healthy cells for cases of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
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New treatment pathway for deadly pancreatic cancers
US scientists have used mouse models of pancreatic cancer to identify genes used by tumour cells to grow uncontrollably.
