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SEOUL, South Korea — More than two-thirds of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), who receive surgical interventions, experience recurrence owing to lack of an established perioperative treatment. Now, researchers from Korea University College of Medicine have performed a meta-analysis to examine the oncological benefits of administering radiotherapy before or after...
Seoul, South Korea – Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, along with stroke, are among the top three neurodegenerative disorders, characterized by the malfunction and progressive degeneration of neurons, the nerve cells. Understanding the mechanisms underlying these neurological disorders and developing therapies requires labeling technologies that can visualize neuronal changes not...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Korro Bio, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a new class of genetic medicines for both rare and highly prevalent diseases, has nominated its first development candidate, KRRO-110, for the potential treatment of AATD. KRRO-110 is a proprietary RNA editing oligonucleotide delivered to liver cells using...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Kriya Therapeutics, Inc., a fully integrated company pioneering novel technologies and therapeutics in gene therapy, announced today that it has acquired Warden Bio, a company developing novel AAV-mediated gene therapies for glycogen storage disorders (GSDs). Under the agreement, Kriya has obtained...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Krystal Biotech. Inc (NASDAQ: KRYS), a commercial-stage biotechnology company, announced data on the compassionate use of beremagene geperpavec (B-VEC), administered as an eyedrop to treat a patient with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) with cicatrizing conjunctivitis has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The...
PITTSBURGH, PA — Krystal Biotech, Inc., a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of genetic medicines to treat diseases with high unmet medical needs, today announced that the Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to beremagene geperpavec-svdt (B-VEC...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in KOMET-008, the Company’s Phase 1 trial of its menin inhibitor ziftomenib, in combination with...