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No drugs for prions: could new approaches alleviate therapeutic scarcity?

Pharmaceutical Technology

No progress in drug discovery. “We On the other hand, I think the progress in drug discovery is nil,” comments Requena on the prion disease landscape. According to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Center, there are only six drugs in active development for CJD, of which only one has been in clinical trials.

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Syncromune and Eucure enter antibody licence deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

Syncromune and Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals’ wholly owned subsidiary Eucure Biopharma have entered an exclusive global licence agreement for OX40 antibody YH002 and two other active ingredients. . Eucure will oversee the production and delivery of the drug, while Syncromune will handle the clinical development and marketing.

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Trial of Jazz’ cannabis drug in glioblastoma will start next year

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An investigator-led trial of Jazz Pharma’s cannabis extract-based drug Sativex in glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer – will get underway in the UK next year. Glioblastoma cells have been shown to have receptors to cannabinoids on their cell surface, and lab studies suggest cannabinoid drugs may slow tumour growth.

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Merck wins regulatory approval for combination therapy to treat la/mUC

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for first-line treatment of some adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC).

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The ABCs of Transitioning PK Assays from Preclinical to Clinical

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Preclinical assays designed to assess drug toxicity and safety must detect total drug. For studies of humanized therapeutics (monoclonal antibodies [mAb], fusion protein, antibody-drug conjugates [ADC], bispecific antibodies, etc.), Preclinical and clinical PK assay formats serve different goals.

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ASP-2138 by Xencor for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of The Pancreas: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of The Pancreas have an 88% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase II. GlobalData’s report assesses how ASP-2138’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks.

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ASP-2138 by Xencor for Gastric Cancer: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Gastric Cancer have a 79% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase II. GlobalData’s report assesses how ASP-2138’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.

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