Following up on our most recent discussion paper focusing on the continued regulatory challenges for bioanalysis of biotherapeutic and biomarker proteins with LC-MS/MS, the European Bioanalysis Forum reports back on their internal discussions on and experience with method development for biotherapeutic and biomarker proteins in research and regulated bioanalysis. Due to the broad array of topics discussed, this information is spread over two research papers, where one focusses on the fundamental principles on which the technology is built (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe European Bioanalysis Forum, alongside key industry stakeholders, has been driving the discussions around the implementation of context-of use for biomarker assays to ensure that these assays are validated appropriately depending on their purpose. Insights into understanding why the implementation of context-of-use in assay strategies has also shown that the key stakeholder, or requester for the biomarker data, is responsible for providing the context-of-use statement for all biomarker assay requests. Experts from across the industry haves repeatedly sought a cross-industry recommended format in which the context-of-use statement could be provided.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThree distinct pharmacological corrector types (I, II, III) with different binding sites and additive behavior only partially rescue the F508del-cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) folding and trafficking defect observed in cystic fibrosis. We describe uniquely effective, macrocyclic CFTR correctors that were additive to the known corrector types, exerting a complementary "type IV" corrector mechanism. Macrocycles achieved wild-type-like folding efficiency of F508del-CFTR at the endoplasmic reticulum and normalized CFTR currents in reconstituted patient-derived bronchial epithelium.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrecision oncology approaches for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) continue to lag behind other solid cancers. Functional precision oncology-a strategy that is based on perturbing primary tumor cells from cancer patients-could provide a road forward to personalize treatment. We extend this paradigm to measuring proteome activity landscapes by acquiring quantitative phosphoproteomic data from patient-derived organoids (PDOs).
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