Category: Clinical

Unleashing the Power of Drug Repurposing

Drug repurposing, also called drug repositioning, reprofiling or retasking, is the process of identifying a new use for an existing medicine/active substance outside the scope of the original indication(s). It includes new therapeutic uses for existing medicines, different formulations of the same medicine, and/or creating new combinations of medicines or medicines with medical devices[1]. Drug continue reading…

Cell Therapy: Towards a First-in-Human Trial

Steven Braem

The proof-of-concept studies have shown promising results and bring a therapy a step closer to the clinic. But what is needed before this therapy can show its efficacy in a clinical trial? Cell therapy is a promising treatment, but its development is challenging due to its complex technology and the regulatory framework in which it continue reading…