Study Shows Encouraging Results For an Experimental Treatment For Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1
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Study Shows Encouraging Results For an Experimental Treatment For Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

A phase 1/2 study of the drug lumasiran for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria Type 1 has produced encouraging results, reports Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. The full article can be read here,…

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PET Scans Can Help in the Adjustment of Treatment for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says
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PET Scans Can Help in the Adjustment of Treatment for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says

According to a story from coloradocancerblogs.org, a recent study demonstrated that data gathered from PET scans could help providers tailor their treatment more precisely in cases of esophageal cancer, resulting…

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Data From a Phase I Study of a Drug to Treat Systemic Mastocytosis Has Been Released
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Data From a Phase I Study of a Drug to Treat Systemic Mastocytosis Has Been Released

Promising data from the ongoing Phase I clinical trial Explorer has been announced by Blueprint Medicines Corporation. The trial is designed to evaluate the effects of the experimental drug avapritinib…

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Partnership Will Allow The Development of New Drug For Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
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Partnership Will Allow The Development of New Drug For Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

According to a story from pm360online.com, the drug development company ProQR Therapeutics N.V. will be partnering with EB Research Partnership (EBRP) and EB Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF) in order to…

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Phase 1 Trial Set to Begin For Experimental Therapy For Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
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Phase 1 Trial Set to Begin For Experimental Therapy For Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

According to a story from businesswire.com, the company Prana Biotechnology Ltd recently announced that it is beginning the recruitment process for its Phase 1 clinical trial of its investigational product…

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An Experimental Treatment For PFIC Has Been Awarded Rare Pediatric Disease Designation by the FDA
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An Experimental Treatment For PFIC Has Been Awarded Rare Pediatric Disease Designation by the FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted the experimental drug A4250 rare paediatric disease designation for the treatment of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. The full article can be found…

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Medical Research Network is Improving Clinical Trials
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Medical Research Network is Improving Clinical Trials

Medical Research Network (MRN) is an organisation that specialises in the conduct of clinical trial visits in the patient’s home and supporting clinical trial sites with nursing resources. MRN aims…

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A Study of an Investigational Drug For Primary Hyperoxaluria Has Dosed its First Patient
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A Study of an Investigational Drug For Primary Hyperoxaluria Has Dosed its First Patient

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals has dosed the first patient with primary hyperoxaluria in Group B of a clinical trial of the investigational drug DCR-PHXC. Dicerna has also announced that DCR-PHXC has just…

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The FDA has placed an Investigational Drug For Sickle Cell Disease on Clinical Hold
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The FDA has placed an Investigational Drug For Sickle Cell Disease on Clinical Hold

The Investigational New Drug Application for the experimental drug CTX001 for treating sickle cell disease has been put on clinical hold, announced Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and CRISPR Therapeutics. This hold…

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The FDA Has Awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to an Experimental Drug for Treating Some Forms of Lung Cancer and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
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The FDA Has Awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation to an Experimental Drug for Treating Some Forms of Lung Cancer and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

Pfizer has announced that the medicine Xalkori (crizotinib) has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two potential treatment uses. The full article can be…

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Gene Therapy Could Put an End to Blood Transfusions for Beta Thalessemia Patients
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Gene Therapy Could Put an End to Blood Transfusions for Beta Thalessemia Patients

According to a story from empr.com, a recent study revealed that gene therapy could allow patients with beta thalessemia to stop having to get regular blood transfusions. The gene therapy…

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Updated Results From Cancer Drug Trial Show Greater Improvements Than Previously Reported

According to a story from Reuters, the cancer drug developer Loxo Oncology recently released the latest results from the trial testing its investigational therapy LOXO-292. Preliminary results released about a…

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