World of DTC Marketing

OCTOBER 21, 2021

SUMMARY: Medicare spent nearly $600 million over a three-year period to pay for four cancer drugs with no clinical benefit an analysis published Monday by JAMA Internal Medicine found. Between 2011 and 2018, cumulative spending on 44 FDA-approved oral targeted therapy drugs was $3.5

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Earlier, the therapy had obtained FDA approval for usage in CF patients aged two years and above with two F508del mutation copies. The latest approval for use in children aged 12 to below 24 months is based on an open-label, multicentre Phase III clinical trial for 24 weeks.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 27, 2023

It is claimed to be the first and only therapy to receive approval in the US for the treatment of APDS, a rare and progressive primary immunodeficiency. After assessing the New Drug Application (NDA) under priority review, the FDA granted the approval based on the data obtained from a Phase II/III clinical trial.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for patients with Crohn’s disease who do not respond to TNF blockers, a common immune suppressant treatment for the condition. Data from two Phase III studies, U-EXCEED and U-EXCEL, involving 857 patients was used to support the approval.

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XTalks

JANUARY 21, 2025

The FDA has approved Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk), a TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) for adults with unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, developed through a global collaboration between Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. The FDA approval sent Daiichi Sankyos shares soaring by 8.7%

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Maze Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has raised $140 million in its upsized initial public offering (IPO), pricing shares at $16 each. The offering, which includes 8.75

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 13, 2021

Clinical trials are an essential part of the drug development process. Worldwide, more than 2 million clinical trials are registered and the number is steadily increasing over the past several years. The conduct of trials was not possible due to the risk of catching coronavirus. What are Virtual Clinical Trials?

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STAT News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

… Running clinical trials remotely or virtually can provide substantial financial savings for pharmaceutical companies, STAT writes, citing a new pilot study. million, on average, for Phase 2 clinical trials. million when these methods were used during both trial stages. Or simply plan the rest of your life.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

It is claimed to be both the first re-dosable gene therapy and the first and only FDA-approved treatment for both recessive and dominant types of DEB, a rare and serious genetic disease affecting the skin and mucosal tissues. The regulatory approval was supported by data from the GEM-1/2 and GEM-3 clinical trials.

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XTalks

MARCH 10, 2025

The FDA has approved Genentechs TNKase (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults, marking a milestone as the first new stroke medicine approved in nearly three decades. By dissolving these clots, TNKase helps restore blood flow to the brain, reducing the risk of permanent damage.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 8, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed significant changes in the way pharma develops drugs, particularly in the clinical trial space. Hybrid or decentralised clinical trials (DCTs) have gained traction as technology, infrastructure and knowledge have evolved to support their use. Source: Izmailova et al, 2017.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 16, 2022

GLP-1 and GIP are hormones involved in blood sugar control and Mounjaro, a first-in-class medicine that activates both GLP-1 and GIP receptors, demonstrated improved blood sugar control. The findings were made via Lilly’s SURPASS phase 3 global clinical development programme, which comprised studies ranging from 40 to 52 weeks.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Across the industry, pharma companies are turning to AI and real-world data to address many of the challenges of running clinical trials. Can the combined potential of new AI technologies and real-world patient data hold the key to overcoming the challenges in clinical trial design that have historically led to trial failure?

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XTalks

JANUARY 2, 2024

For instance, Vyjuvek , the first FDA-approved gene therapy for DEB, is priced at $24,250 per vial. The clinical study also highlighted the favorable tolerability profile of Filsuvez. The most commonly reported adverse reactions in the clinical trial were pruritus (itching) and pain at the wound application site, occurring in 7.3

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 17, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an update to the indications and usage section of Horizon Therapeutics ’ Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) label to specify its use to treat thyroid eye disease (TED) patients regardless of disease activity or duration. The FDA’s approval was granted in January 2020.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Pfizer spinout SpringWorks Therapeutics’ Ogsiveo (nirogacestat) has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the treatment of desmoid tumors, an ultra-rare subtype of non-cancerous soft tissue sarcomas that can cause severe pain and disfigurement.

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XTalks

MAY 17, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.

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STAT News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Food and Drug Administration approved a new medicine for ALS from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, providing a desperately needed new treatment option for a devastating disease , STAT writes. The But be safe. Enjoy, and see you soon. … The U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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XTalks

JANUARY 13, 2023

FDA approval represents achievement of a major milestone for Polarean’s technology. Register for this free webinar to hear use cases for imaging that include support for clinical trials, optimized dosing schedules and comparative effectiveness studies. Two More Devices Approved by the FDA Alongside Xenoview.

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XTalks

MAY 25, 2022

On Thursday, the FDA granted De Novo authorization for NeuroMetrix to market the Quell® wearable neuromodulation device for treating fibromyalgia. This approval is significant because prior to Quell, there were no FDA-approved medical devices for fibromyalgia treatment.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2022

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) was granted US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its highly awaited cardiac drug Camzyos (mavacamten) for the treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The FDA approved 2.5 BMS had targeted Camzyos in its acquisition of MyoKardia in 2020 for $13.1

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 29, 2022

For example, while orphan drug designations have more than doubled in the last decade compared to the previous one, only 16% of therapies with orphan tags have managed to gain FDA approval in some indications. An orphan drug designation does not automatically translate into approval.

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XTalks

MAY 26, 2022

The US FDA approved Dupixent (dupilumab) developed by Regeneron as the first treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic immune disorder that damages the esophagus. Clinical Trials of Dupixent for EoE Treatment.

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XTalks

APRIL 23, 2021

The therapy is indicated for endometrial cancer that has progressed during, or following, prior treatment with a platinum-based chemotherapy, and in women with dMMR tumors as determined by an FDA-approved test. The immunotherapy has also become the first targeted therapy for the dMMR positive subset of endometrial cancers.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.

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XTalks

JANUARY 26, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval for the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi) Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) based on the results from two Phase III clinical trials. Brukinsa is now approved to treat adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

On November 17, 2022, the FDA approved Provention Bio’s Tzield (teplizumab) , making it the first and only treatment to delay the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). Adopting staging classification criteria to better understand stages 1, 2, and 3 of T1D can help with overall therapy development and clinical trial design.

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STAT News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

However, hopes the drug might reach a large swath of patients — and grow into a commercial blockbuster for its maker Mirati Therapeutics — have dimmed in the wake of underwhelming clinical trial results. The mutation is found in approximately 13% of lung tumors.

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Find Me Cure

APRIL 2, 2020

The last couple of weeks had us write many emails to patients applying for clinical trials informing them that the trial they are interested in has been suspended. However, right now researchers are still trying to make sense of the way social distancing is going to impact clinical trials in order to plan for the future.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 29, 2023

. “The FDA’s Priority Review designation for this application underscores the urgency to provide new treatment options for patients with advanced SCLC who have progressed following treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy,” said David M.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 25, 2023

Cidara Therapeutics announced the receipt of a $20m milestone payment from Melinta Therapeutics following the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its antifungal treatment Rezzayo. In July 2022, Cidara gave Melinta US licensing rights for rezafungin following submission to the FDA.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 12, 2023

SFJ Pharmaceuticals will lead the ongoing clinical trial of bentracimab. In partnership with SERB Pharmaceuticals, the company will also file a biologics licence application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this year.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Compass Pathways and its potential magic mushroom depression drug went public last week – and now psychedelic therapy firm Mind Medicine is aiming to follow suit by up-listing its shares on the Nasdaq. UK-based Compass has a patented synthetic version of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, and raised around $127.5

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2020

Roche is hoping to undercut hugely expensive rivals after the FDA approved its oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug Evrysdi (risdiplam). The FDA approved Evrysdi for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in adults and children two months of age and older.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The recent FDA approval of Fennec Pharmaceuticals’ drug PEDMARK (sodium thiosulfate injection) marks a significant advance for cancer treatment-associated hearing loss therapies, amidst a bid to improve quality of life for cancer patients. Pedmark clinical trials. of the participant group compared to 56.4%

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XTalks

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Related: Arrowhead Pharmas New Rare Disease Campaign for FCS Highlights Importance of Lowering Triglycerides The FDAs approval of Crenessity was based on two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in 182 adults and 103 children with classic CAH. Crenessity marks the third approved drug for Neurocrine.

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