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The Drug Discovery World Podcast

DDW Highlights: 6 November 2023

Nov 6, 2023
This podcast highlights several exciting topics in the drug discovery world, including a new bi-specific treatment for lymphoma, advancements in in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing and a promising depression treatment. It also covers positive interim results of a study on reducing depressive symptoms, the approval of HIV treatment in China, and the approval of a gene therapy trial for young children with Hunter syndrome. Additionally, it discusses the efficient brain delivery of an enzyme for mice with Hunter syndrome using an Apo-E2 tagged sequence.
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Quick takeaways

  • EPCORATIMAB has been granted conditional marketing authorization as a bi-specific treatment for relapsed or refractory-diffused large B-cell lymphoma, providing a new treatment option for this patient group.
  • The launch of Redwire's in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing platform aims to grow crystals of protein-based pharmaceuticals in space, potentially improving the drug discovery and development process.

Deep dives

MHRA grants conditional marketing authorization for bi-specific treatment for DLBCL

The MHRA has granted conditional marketing authorization for TEP Kinley, EPCORATIMAB, as a bi-specific treatment for adults with relapsed or refractory-diffused large B-cell lymphoma, DLBCL, after two or more lines of systemic therapy. EPCORATIMAB is the first licensed subcutaneous bi-specific treatment option for R/R DLBCL in Great Britain. It offers a new treatment option for this difficult-to-treat patient group.

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