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Improved drug delivery for solid tumors
A novel formulation paving the way for pancreatic cancer therapeuticsProblemPancreatic cancer therapeutics have a success rate of less than 8%. The solid nature of the tumor in pancreatic cancer renders the current standard of care, chemotherapy drugs, less effective. Unfortunately, the problem lies not with the drugs themselves, but with the drug delivery...
Published: 1/25/2021   |   Inventor(s): Debadyuti Ghosh, Xinquan Liu
Keywords(s): Cancer, Drug delivery, Drug development, Drugs, Pharmaceuticals
Category(s): Life sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Small molecule, Life sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Drug delivery
Potent broad-spectrum antiviral for COVID-19 treatment
Unmet needBroad-spectrum antiviral drugs like remdisivir and niclosamide are promising treatments for COVID-19. Multiple clinical studies of remdisivir have shown benefits such as reduced recovery time. However, in November of 2020 the WHO recommended against the use of remdisivir for COVID-19 treatment based on questions of effectiveness. There remains...
Published: 12/14/2020   |   Inventor(s): Hugh Smyth, Ashlee Brunaugh, Zachary Warnken, Hyo-Jong Seo
Keywords(s): Antivirals, COVID-19, Drugs, Infectious disease
Category(s): Life sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Formulation, Life sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Therapeutic, Life sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Small molecule