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Advancing AOCs to transform the delivery of RNA therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first approved ASO was designed for injection directly into the eye for the local treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in immunocompromised AIDS patients. They can be composed of various types of oligonucleotides, including siRNAs and PMOs that can be engineered to modify RNA function in different ways.

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Angion stock falls after agreeing Elicio Therapeutics merger

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Angion chalked up a series of trial failures for its hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) mimetic ANG-3777 over the last couple of years, and turned its attention to tyrosine kinase receptor inhibitor ANG-3070 in kidney diseases and fibrotic disorders, before abandoning the drug due to safety concerns in the middle of 2022. Darrell Irvine.

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Paving the way for anti-Abeta active immunotherapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Targeting toxic species of Abeta, such as multimers (with aducanumab and lecanemab) or pyroglutamate Abeta3-42 (with donanemab), induced significant removal of Abeta plaque load in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, leading to the delay in cognitive decline. Treatment with the mAbs delayed cognitive decline by 2.6 months for lecanemab and 5.5