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Structural variants of TERT in brain tumors

Structural variants of TERT in brain tumors

Unmet Need Glioblastoma is the most common type of malignant brain tumor, and accounts for 47.7% of all brain cancer cases. Despite aggressive treatment, the median overall survival for glioblastoma is 15 to 18 months.…

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A novel T-cell-based immunotherapy for brain cancer

A novel T-cell-based immunotherapy for brain cancer

Unmet Need Cancer immunotherapy represents a new paradigm in cancer treatment with the goal of harnessing the immune system to selectively attack a patient’s tumor. T-cell-based immunotherapies encompass chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes,…

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A humanized pro-N-cadherin antibody that can be used for treating and predicting heart failure

A humanized pro-N-cadherin antibody that can be used for treating and predicting heart failure

Unmet Need Heart failure is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Approximately 50% of the US population over the age of 45 is expected to have preclinical heart failure, and…

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Methods and formulation to improve cellular survival of thawing after cryopreservation

Methods and formulation to improve cellular survival of thawing after cryopreservation

Unmet Need Cryopreservation is the main method of long-term storage and transport of living cells, and it is used for cell lines and patient samples such as stem cells, CAR-T cells, bone marrow, cord blood,…

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HIV treatment and prevention using broadly neutralizing antibodies

HIV treatment and prevention using broadly neutralizing antibodies

Unmet Need For over 40 years, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic has affected the quality of life and decreased the life expectancy for millions of people with approximately 1.5 million new cases each year.…

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Dual agonist proteins for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Dual agonist proteins for the treatment of type 2 diabetes

Unmet Need Over 37 million people in the United States have diabetes, and approximately 90-95% of them have type 2 diabetes (T2D). Diabetes and its related complications not only cause premature mortality and lower quality…

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Anti-cancer therapeutic for the induction of apoptosis in solid tumors via TRAIL receptors

Anti-cancer therapeutic for the induction of apoptosis in solid tumors via TRAIL receptors

Unmet Need Tumor necrosis factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL, CD253) acts as an activator of apoptosis in many tumor cells, while remaining innocuous to normal cells. Both membrane-bound and soluble forms of TRAIL can trigger apoptosis…

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Biomaterial therapy for healing brain tissue after ischemic stroke

Biomaterial therapy for healing brain tissue after ischemic stroke

Unmet Need Ischemic stroke affects 692,000 patients annually in the United States, and can result in paralysis and complications related to cognition and motor function. After a stroke, scarring and atrophy can occur at the…

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Aptamer anticoagulant therapy to reduce complications of ECMO treatment

Aptamer anticoagulant therapy to reduce complications of ECMO treatment

Unmet Need Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment for critically ill patients with low oxygen levels. During ECMO, the patient’s blood flows through an external oxygenation device. This requires co-treatment with an anticoagulant…

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Enzymatic synthesis of aptamer-targeted polynucleotide drug delivery platforms for cancer therapy

Enzymatic synthesis of aptamer-targeted polynucleotide drug delivery platforms for cancer therapy

Unmet Need In the United States alone, over 1.8 million new patients were diagnosed with cancer in 2021, and over 600,000 patients died from the disease. Cytostatic nucleotides, such as gemcitabine and 5-fluorouracil, have been…

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A class of biodegradable stealth polymers to improve drug delivery

A class of biodegradable stealth polymers to improve drug delivery

Unmet Need Delivery of drugs or therapeutics such as small molecules, peptides, and proteins, in their native form, is limited by their poor stability, low solubility, and short in vivo circulation. These challenges in drug…

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A method for treating TRAIL-resistant cancers

A method for treating TRAIL-resistant cancers

Unmet Need Over the past twenty years, TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been shown to kill a variety of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo while remaining innocuous to healthy cells. Unfortunately, the…

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