From CAR T to CAR macrophage: The improvement of CAR cell therapy in solid cancer treatment The Chimeric Antigen Receptor T (CAR T) cell technology is a revolutionary therapy and has shown promising clinical response in cancer treatment. In 2017, anti-CD19 CAR T cell therapy against B cell malignancies was approved by US FDA. However, […]
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Application of CAR Cell Therapy in Solid Cancer
June 1st, 2021 | clinical trialsBBCR Specializes in Orphan and Personalized Medicine helping orphan drug developers find direction in clinical trials involving biologics, biosimilars, small molecules, medical devices, and repurposing.
December 21st, 2020 | clinical trialsWe help to Identify areas of need or economic interest that can help companies find homes for treatments for rare diseases and precision medicine. Developing drugs for rare diseases and precision medicine indications can be rewarding, but navigating the challenges is not for the faint of heart. Expert guidance is essential in an area where […]
Impact of COVID 19 on the future of Rare Diseases and Oncology Clinical Trials
December 1st, 2020 | clinical trialsFDA guidance (March 2020 and updated July 2020) acknowledged that the impact of COVID-19 may require companies conducting clinical trials to consider virtual patient visits or put new processes in place regarding their current protocols. Since COVID 19 has changed many of our normal way to conduct Clinical research, most organizations reported some level of […]
Boston Biotech Clinical Research specializes in rare disease, working with biotech, pharmaceutical, device companies and investors to streamline the clinical trial process.
August 31st, 2020 | clinical trialsOur experienced team helps each client reach their specific goals by customizing a clinical and regulatory road map of simplified programs and streamlined protocols to meet our clients’ requirements. Click the button below to learn more about how we have helped companies with their clinical trial needs.
IND submission’s main objective is to obtain approval from FDA to perform clinical trials of an investigational medicinal product (IMP) in humans in the US.
August 18th, 2020 | clinical trialsThe IND requires very detailed product and development data such as information related to manufacturing, data from nonclinical studies, and previous clinical studies related to the IMP. IND also requires a comprehensive source of documentation including study reports. It follows the CTD structure developed by ICH and is mandatory to be submitted in the eCTD […]
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 – How soon we will have Clinical trials?
March 9th, 2020 | clinical trialsConfirmed cases reported from each country so far. Data from cruise ship outbreaks not included. SOURCE: ECDC
Experience in rare disease and enzyme replacement treatment may help clinical plans for Parkinson’s disease: Lysosomal Dysfunction – A Parkinson’s-Gaucher Link?
January 17th, 2020 | clinical trialsWorldwide, over 4,000 patients with Gaucher disease have received enzyme replacement treatment (ERT), which is safe and well tolerated. Gaucher disease is a rare disease caused by mutations in GBA1. GBA1 mutations drive extensive accumulation of glucosylceramide (GC) in immune cells in the spleen, liver, lung and bone marrow. Extensive GC storage induces complement-activating IgG […]
PKAN drug fails Phase III trial: How to avoid a similar disaster.
November 26th, 2019 | clinical trialsRetrophin’s experimental PKAN drug fosmetpantotenate fails phase III trial Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN) is a rare disease characterized by a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and buildup of iron in the brain which is estimated to affect up to 5000 patients worldwide. PKAN is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and is caused by mutations in the […]
High cost and cycle time delays of protocol amendments
November 18th, 2019 | clinical trialsIn practice, for a given clinical trial, it is not uncommon to have 3–5 protocol amendments after the initiation of the clinical trial. One of the major impacts of many protocol amendments is that the target patient population may have been shifted during the process, which may have resulted in a totally different target patient […]