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No end in sight for telomerase-targeted cancer drugs
doi:10.1038/nm0113-6
Recent clinical trials are providing evidence that telomerase inhibitors might be an effective cancer treatment, at least when it comes to some tumor types.
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As leukemia options grow, drugs jockey to be first-line therapies
doi:10.1038/nm0113-7
The recent approval of Ponatinib offers hope to patients who are intolerant to other tyrosine kinase inhibitors, or whose cancer cells have evolved resistance to these.
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Neglected diseases see few new drugs despite upped investment
doi:10.1038/nm0113-2
A new analysis finds that although the rate of approvals has gone up, the rate of approvals for new chemical entities seems to have remained relatively flat.
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An Audience With: Luca Santarelli doi:10.1038/nrd3925
The Senior Vice President and Head of Neuroscience Research and Early development at Roche discusses why Roche has stayed firmly committed to research and development for central nervous system disorders.
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HER2's new mutations
doi:10.1038/scibx.2013.26
Researchers have used next-generation sequencing to identify mutations in HER2 that are missed by standard screening tests, and are now recruiting patients with breast cancer expressing the mutations for a Phase II trial of Puma's HER2-targeting compound, neratinib.
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Alzheimer's disease market: hope deferred
doi:10.1038/nrd3922
The last few months have seen a flurry of trial results for investigational agents in Alzheimer's disease. This analysis investigates the different categories of developmental drugs, and provides an outlook to the future of the market.
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Lung disorders: A new model and modulator of pulmonary oedema
doi:10.1038/nrd3917
Two complementary studies have identified a new microdevice model — termed 'lung on a chip' — of pulmonary oedema, and identified a blocker of TRPV4 that inhibits pulmonary oedema in animal models.
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Immunotherapy: Immunological bullets against Alzheimer's disease
doi:10.1038/nrd3919
The exact contribution of innate immune signalling to Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis is still unclear. Now, researchers have identified IL-12 and IL-23 signalling as a therapeutic target in this neurodegenerative disorder.
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Neurological disorders: Targeting translation in autism
doi:10.1038/nrd3915
A study in Nature shows that pharmacological inhibition of eIF4E activity or siRNA-mediated knockdown of neuroligin 1 are novel potential targets for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Objective assessment of cancer genes for drug discovery
doi:10.1038/nrd3913
This article describes and demonstrates an objective, systematic computational assessment of biological and chemical space. The approach can be applied to any human gene set to prioritize targets for further evaluation.
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Kynurenines in the CNS: recent advances and new questions
doi:10.1038/nrd3793
This Review describes the role of the kynurenine pathway in the pathology of Huntington's disease, migraine and multiple sclerosis, and highlights the most promising compounds that could be of therapeutic value.
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Ablation of TRIP-Br2, a regulator of fat lipolysis, thermogenesis and oxidative metabolism, prevents diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance
doi:10.1038/nm.3056
As expression of TRIP-Br2 is elevated in fat from obese humans, TRIP-Br2 might be a new therapeutic target against insulin resistance and hyperlipidemia.
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ABT-199, a potent and selective BCL-2 inhibitor, achieves antitumor activity while sparing platelets
doi:10.1038/nm.3048
The authors have engineered anti-BCL drugs to reduce platelet toxicity. Their compound is effective in several tumor models in vivo and had reduced toxicity in three patients with refractory leukemia.
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Career snapshots feature people associated with drug discovery and drug development, with the aim of providing expert insights and advice on a wide range of positions and career paths in this field.
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