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Rick Brown, vice president of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Genentech, discusses how the company is tackling the challenges of discovering novel antibiotics.
Investment in drug development for neurodevelopmental disorders has suffered from recent failures in clinical trials that were based on promising preclinical findings. Here, we discuss development and validation of translational biomarkers of neurodevelopmental disorders that can enable more informative clinical experiments and translational success in these diseases.
The conjugation of therapeutic agents to polymer carriers, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), can control drug delivery, enhance solubilization, increase efficacy and improve pharmacokinetics. Here, Grinstaff, Colson and Ekladious discuss recent advances in the preclinical and clinical development of different classes of polymer–drug conjugates and highlight current challenges and future directions.
Although the molecular basis for sickle cell disease (SCD) has been known for decades, progress in developing therapies that ameliorate the complex systemic manifestations of SCD has been slow. This article reviews recent advances that are providing the basis for therapies that could improve outcomes by targeting different aspects of SCD pathophysiology and highlights the opportunity for combination strategies. The potential for curative gene therapy is also discussed.