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Sarepta says early filing for DMD gene therapy is back on

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Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023.

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What Are the Top Oncology Clinical Trial Trends Through the Lens of ESMO?

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There are many aspects of oncology drug development that are driven by the unique nature of the treatments being developed and the needs of the patients, their caregivers and the doctors that treat them. Evolution in Oncology Clinical Trial Design Recent discussions at ESMO highlight a shift in how clinical trials are designed and conducted.

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Novartis hails digital strategy as profits hold up during pandemic

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Under the leadership of CEO Vas Narasimhan, who took over in 2018, the company has focused on using digital technology to engage with both patients and doctors. Marie-France Tschudin, president of Novartis’s pharmaceuticals business, said digital technology had helped to improve productivity and its interactions with doctors.

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The State of Pediatric Clinical Research: An Interview with Paidion CEO Barry Mangum, PharmD, FCP

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In 1981, I got my doctorate degree in Clinical Pharmacology, but more importantly, my research was heavily involved in neonatal medicine, developing drugs there. That has to do a lot with the work in gene therapy and rare disease and the ultra-rare space because there are 7,000 rare diseases that have been identified.

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Novartis CEO thinks 2nd health lockdown unlikely, as Q3 sales stabilise

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Novartis’ pharmaceutical sales recovered in the third quarter of this year after an earlier COVID-19 decline, as new drugs like gene therapy Zolgensma gathered pace. . Correcting for currency fluctuations, net sales were flat at $12.3 Sales are expected to rise by a mid-single digit percentage in 2020 as a whole.

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Biogen’s Aduhelm rollout goes from bad to worse

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Many are still predicting multibillion-dollar sales for the drug, albeit with a longer runway, despite reservations about its clinical efficacy among doctors and payers. Analysts meanwhile have suggested that Aduhelm may start to pick up momentum if that review is positive.

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Top 30 New Medical Devices of 2024

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A doctor inserts the catheter through a small incision in a vein in the groin and guides it to the heart. The catheters tip is positioned at various locations within the heart, where the doctor uses a generator to deliver RF energy. Companion diagnostic for Pfizers hemophilia B gene therapy Beqvez (idanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt).