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GSK antibody drug reduces COPD attacks in trial

Bio Pharma Dive

regulators rejected GSK’s submission in 2018. New trial results could offer support for an expansion of Nucala’s label after U.S.

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Regeneron says antibody drug may speed recovery of patients with mild COVID-19

Bio Pharma Dive

Preliminary study data suggest the treatment could help people whose bodies aren't already fighting off infection, a finding the biotech is discussing with regulators.

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STAT+: Drugmakers ask regulators to change standards on new Covid antibody drugs for most vulnerable

STAT News

and European regulators on Thursday to adopt new standards for approving antibody drugs against Covid, particularly for immunocompromised and other vulnerable patients. Biotech executives and a handful of academics pleaded with U.S.

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Innovation in immuno-oncology: Leading companies in tumour antibody serum compositions

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Immuno-oncology in Pharmaceuticals: Tumour antibody serum compositions. The production of antibodies in response to proteins expressed during cancer development serves as a biomarker.

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Three regulators accept Bristol Myers’ applications for myeloma therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Three regulators in different jurisdictions have accepted Bristol Myers Squibb’s applications for Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) for earlier use to treat triple-class exposed relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma in adult patients. Abecma treatment showed improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate.

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First monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19 approved for use in UK

BioPharma Reporter

The UK health regulator has today given approval for the first monoclonal antibody treatment for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in the UK.

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Health Canada accepts Eisai-Biogen’s NDS for Alzheimer’s disease antibody

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lecanemab is an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody directed against aggregated soluble (protofibril), as well as insoluble forms of Aβ. The NDS was based on the findings obtained from the Phase IIb clinical study (Study 201) and the Phase III Clarity AD study.

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