September 21, 2017
Blood Cancer PDX Models: Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A number of our previous posts have covered the benefits of patient-derived xenografts (PDX), usually focusing on models derived from solid tumors. But these highly predictive preclinical models can also be developed from blood cancer.
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September 19, 2017
Beginners Guide: Humanized Drug Target Immuno-Oncology Models
Our recent post compared stable vs transiently humanized models, which are needed when human-specific therapeutics are ...
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September 14, 2017
First Type 2 Diabetes Publication Comparing Pros and Cons of Two Preclinical Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems
Significant Correlation between Blood Glucose Levels Measured by Glucometer and both the Dexcom G4 Platinum and HD-XG ...
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September 12, 2017
CD137: An Important Target in T Cell Co-Stimulation
Following on from OX40, our TNF superfamily posts continue with CD137, another important target in T cell ...
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September 7, 2017
When to Use Stable vs Transiently Humanized I/O Models
As immunotherapeutics continue to dominate oncology headlines and research, more preclinical studies are requiring ...
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September 5, 2017
Treatment Approaches for EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer
Each year, around 140,000 people worldwide (15,000 in the United States alone) are diagnosed with epidermal growth ...
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August 31, 2017
Recent Type 2 Diabetes Publication Demonstrates Preclinical Study Benefits of Continuous Glucose Monitoring
Daily Blood Glucose Fluctuations in Normal and Diabetic NHPs from Wang et al. J Endocrinol Invest 2017;40(9): 967-977. Hypoglycemia has long been recognized as a major barrier to achieving normoglycemia with intensive therapy, and has therefore been investigated in terms of its impact on counter regulatory mechanisms as well as cognitive function1,2. ...
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August 29, 2017
OX40 Agonists: Boosting Cancer Immunotherapy
Following our recent post covering the Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily of Ligands and Receptors, we’re going to take ...
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August 24, 2017
Mouse Allograft Models: A GEMM-Derived Efficacy Testing Platform
Genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) were reviewed in a recent post, as immunocompetent, murine immunity models ...
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August 22, 2017
The Beginners Guide to Neoantigens and Immuno-Oncology Studies
\Neoantigens are mutation associated antigens that arise from nonsynonomous somatic variations acquired in tumors ...
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August 17, 2017
How to Optimize your Non GLP Toxicology Studies
Most new drug candidates fail in the clinic because they are not efficacious or are not safe. Optimizing non-clinical safety studies can save time, money, and animal resources in the long run.
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August 15, 2017
Genetically Engineered Mouse Models (GEMM) for I/O Studies
Led largely by the growth in immuno-oncology research, older immunocompetent model use continues to rise. These models ...
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August 10, 2017
Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily of Ligands and Receptors 101
Members of the large Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) superfamily (TNFSF) of proteins participate in the coordinated ...
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August 8, 2017
Syngeneic Tumor Mouse Models: The Pros and Cons
Immunotherapeutics are bringing remarkable survival rates for certain cancer patients, but they are also bringing some ...
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August 3, 2017
How Patient Derived Tumor Grafts (PDX) Accelerate Early Drug Development
× Over the year’s cancer research and drug development have moved from developing “simple” chemotherapies which stop ...
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