Company Announces Completion of Safety Review for Initial Cohort in Cholangiocarcinoma Trial
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Company Announces Completion of Safety Review for Initial Cohort in Cholangiocarcinoma Trial

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that it has completed its safety review of the initial cohort for its phase 2 clinical…

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Rare Epilepsy Updates:  One New Drug, Two Clinical Trials, and Orphan Drug Designation

  A recent article published in Globe Newswire heralded Marinus Pharmaceuticals’ new drug, ganaxolone. The drug has been studied in over 1600 patients and is now being tested in two clinical…

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Gene Therapy Being Assessed for Treatment of X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
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Gene Therapy Being Assessed for Treatment of X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency

  Mustang Bio, a biopharmaceutical company, has been working with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to develop MB-107, a lentiviral gene therapy to treat X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency. Mustang Bio…

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27th UEG Week: Anti-TNF-α Therapy as a Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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27th UEG Week: Anti-TNF-α Therapy as a Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  The 27th United European Gastroenterology Week took place in Barcelona, Spain in October, at which some of the leading experts in gastroenterology spoke about their field. One of the…

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The Early Results of This Gene Therapy Trial for Phenylketonuria Look Encouraging
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The Early Results of This Gene Therapy Trial for Phenylketonuria Look Encouraging

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the genetic medicines company Homology Medicines, Inc., has recently released promising early data from its phase 1/2 clinical trial. This clinical trial is testing…

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Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Rare Mutations Accepted Under Accelerated Approval
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Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Rare Mutations Accepted Under Accelerated Approval

According to a story from BioSpace, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the drug golodirsen (marketed as Vyondys 53) as a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy…

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Trial Application for Experimental Cannabinoid Epidermolysis Bullosa Treatment Gains Approval
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Trial Application for Experimental Cannabinoid Epidermolysis Bullosa Treatment Gains Approval

According to a story from prnewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company InMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has recently announced that that company's Clinical Trial Application has been approved in the Netherlands. This approval will…

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This Huntington’s Disease Trial Could be a Breakthrough–But Not Everyone That Needs Help Can Get In
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This Huntington’s Disease Trial Could be a Breakthrough–But Not Everyone That Needs Help Can Get In

According to a story from statnews.com, the family of 46 year old Tammy Stewart has been plagued by Huntington's disease, an ultimately fatal, progressive, degenerative disease that causes decades of…

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