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Introduction Cytochrome P450 (CYP) refers to a family of enzymes that play a fundamental role in the metabolism of various substances within the body, particularly drugs, toxins, and endogenous compounds. These enzymes are crucial for the detoxification processes in the liver and affect the pharmacokinetics of numerous medications. Understanding the function and importance of cytochrome P450 is ...
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are a new class of biopharmaceuticals that use monoclonal antibodies to target tumor cells to deliver potent cytotoxic drugs. So far, a total of 15 ADC drugs have been approved worldwide, of which the FDA has approved 13 ADCs for various cancers, including Adcetris®, Kadcyla®, Besponsa®, Mylotarg®, Lumoxiti®, Polivy®, Padcev®, Enhertu ®, Trodelvy® and Blenrep®. As ...
The opioid crisis in the United States is a devastating public health issue, with over 70,000 overdose deaths annually, largely driven by the highly potent synthetic opioid fentanyl. The urgency to address this crisis has spurred the development of innovative therapies to prevent and reverse fentanyl overdoses. In this blog, we will explore the groundbreaking preclinical work on CSX-1004, a fully ...
“Fast is fine; but accuracy is everything.” The quote is attributed to the famous Wyatt Earp, a sharpshooter and lawman who, with help from his two brothers, sent three outlaws to their graves in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. One hundred and twenty five years later, Dr. Rob Fitzgerald of the University of California, San Diego, (UC San Diego) School ...