Regulatory snapshots, including drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations in Asia-Pacific: Astrazeneca, Clinuvel, Modalis, Telix.
Research into the regulation of gene expression experienced a significant breakthrough with the discovery of microRNA, small RNA molecules that do not code for proteins but control their translation. This finding has earned its discoverers – Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun – the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.”
Investigators at Nanjing Medical University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently published data from their research that aimed to identify novel immunotherapy targets in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Research into the regulation of gene expression experienced a significant breakthrough with the discovery of microRNA, small RNA molecules that do not code for proteins but control their translation. This finding has earned its authors Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare granted new drug approvals and expanded indications for conditions like cancer, insomnia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) Sept. 24, including Eli Lilly and Co.’s Kisunla (donanemab) for early symptomatic AD.
In August 2024, BioWorld tracked 92 clinical trial updates, a decrease from the 121 reported in July. The month included nine successful phase III trials, three with mixed outcomes and three failures.