09Feb 2020 by Ronny Allan 3 Comments
Oral Octreotide using RaniPill™

Oral Octreotide using RaniPill™

Clinical Trials
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email Credit: Rani Therapeutics Update 4th May 2021According to Fierce Biotech, Rani Therapeutics has secured $69 million in new funding to move forward with the manufacturing and clinical testing of its “robotic pill”—a small, swallowable capsule that promises to shepherd more delicate drugs past the stomach before releasing them into the bloodstream.The pill aims to make it easier for a patient to take therapies that typically require an injection or infusion, including treatments for diabetes, arthritis and other diseases.Currently, the Fierce 15 winner is working with drugmakers Novartis and Takeda to transform their liquid injections into solid pillsRani Therapeutics, a leader in oral biologics, has announced positive results from the Phase…
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21May 2019 by Ronny Allan 5 Comments
Clinical Trial of Paltusotine for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumours

Clinical Trial of Paltusotine for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumours

Clinical Trials
Update as of 12th January 2022. Crinetics also plans to advance paltusotine into a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome associated with neuroendocrine tumors. Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNX), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors, today announced that Scott Struthers, Ph.D., founder & CEO of Crinetics, will provide a company update at the 40th annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference today, Wednesday, January 12th at 4:30 PM Eastern Time / 1:30 PM Pacific Time. A live audio webcast of Dr. Struthers’ presentation may be accessed on the Events page of the company’s website. During his presentation, Dr. Struthers will discuss Crinetics’ key priorities and anticipated milestones for 2022. These include: Continued progress in the two ongoing Phase 3…
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04Apr 2016 by Ronny Allan 3 Comments
Somatostatin Analogues and delivery methods in the pipeline

Somatostatin Analogues and delivery methods in the pipeline

Awareness, Clinical Trials, Living with Neuroendocrine Cancer
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on whatsapp WhatsApp Share on email Email This is my live blog post covering new developments in the area of new Somatostatin Analogues and new delivery systems.  Abstract As most of you will be aware, there are currently two main types of Somatostatin Analogues (SSA) in use for the treatment of mainstream Neuroendocrine Tumours (NETs) - Octreotide and Lanreotide.  You can click on the links for information on both of these well-known NET treatments.  This post will focus on the not so well known and anything in the pipeline including different delivery systems. Those who have read the Octreotide/ Lanreotide patient leaflets will know those SSAs are also used in the treatment of a condition known as…
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