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AI-Driven Drug Repurposing: Life-Saving Innovations

Summary and Key Highlights
Dr Fajgenbaum shares a story about a patient with Castleman disease who was near hospice care after not responding to all available therapies. With the aid of an AI platform, clinicians identified a TNF inhibitor, adalimumab, which had never been used for this condition. The patient was treated with the drug in a last-ditch effort, and his condition dramatically improved, extending his life by over a year. This example showcases the incredible potential of AI-driven drug repurposing to find solutions where none existed.
AI can discover new uses for existing drugs, even for rare diseases that have exhausted all other treatment options.
The AI-based prediction identified a treatment that traditional research had overlooked, saving a patient’s life.
AI empowers clinicians with new options for difficult-to-treat diseases by leveraging vast biomedical data.
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