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Simcyp Simulator Helps Optimize Drug Dosing in Adults & Adolescents with Orphan Disease

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) affects about 400,000 patients worldwide. Current therapy for CAH uses a variety of generic glucocorticoid steroids (including hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, prednisolone, and prednisone in the US) with no standard treatment regimen. The cortisol deficiency and over-production of male sex hormones caused by CAH can lead to increased mortality, infertility, and sexual development … Continued

Biosimulation Supports Label Claims for a Combination Oncology Treatment

Genentech’s Zelboraf® (vemurafenib) is a small molecule B-RAF inhibitor and is FDA-approved to treat patients with metastatic or unresectable melanoma whose tumors express the B-RAF V600E mutation. To reduce the likelihood of cancer cells becoming drug resistant, Genentech wanted to combine vemurafenib with cobimetinib, a small molecule MEK inhibitor that targeted a different part of … Continued

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