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Lilly drug for Alzheimer’s approved by FDA

Bio Pharma Dive

The drug, which Lilly will sell as Kinsunla, carries a warning for the risk of a certain kind of imaging abnormality that can be serious in rare cases.

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Sionna revives AbbVie’s cystic fibrosis drugs, eyeing a shot at Vertex

Bio Pharma Dive

The well-funded startup says drugs AbbVie abandoned last year could form a combination regimen with “superior efficacy” to Vertex’s market-leading medicines.

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Ozempic And Similar Drugs Lower Cancer Risks, Study Suggests

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A class of diabetes medications, which include the best-selling drug Ozempic, are associated with a reduced risk of certain obesity-related cancers, according to a study released Friday.

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New HIV Prevention Drug Shows 100% Efficacy in Clinical Trial

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that a twice-yearly injection of a new pre-exposure prophylaxis drug gives young women total protection from HIV infection. The trial tested whether the six-month injection of lenacapavir would provide better protection against HIV infection than two other drugs, both daily pills.

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Commercial Drug Sourcing for Clinical Trials

The sourcing of commercial drugs for use in clinical trials either as a comparator, rescue or co-medication can be a complex process. Watch this video to learn more about what to look for when selecting a commercial drug sourcing specialist, as well as Catalent’s approach to this process.

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Investors put $400M into biotech licensing obesity drugs from China

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech, tentatively named Hercules CM Newco, has rights to three incretin drugs discovered by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, two of which are in clinical testing.

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Obesity drug from Zealand shows potential in early trial

Bio Pharma Dive

Interim study data suggest the Danish drugmaker can remain in the race to develop new kinds of weight loss drugs as doctors seek alternatives to the now dominant GLP-1s.

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Clinical Supply Strategies for CROs

When a CRO is bidding on a project where clinical supplies will be one of the aspects to manage on behalf of the client via a partner, leveraging the expertise of a chosen clinical supply partner can be a valuable resource in demonstrating the CRO’s understanding of and ability to deliver upon critical drug-supply related aspects of the project, and (..)

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

Ben Locwin will discuss the potential effects of this draft, along with the pharmacological and toxicological considerations for optimizing doses of prescription drugs. Learning Objectives: Dose-response curves and patient treatment: How do pharmacologic and toxicologic principles apply to the dosing of drugs in clinical development?

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.