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Vertex gains FDA approval for expanded use of CF drug Trikafta

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the use of Trikafta (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in children aged between two and five years with certain mutations.

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Vertex secures FDA clearance for infants’ cystic fibrosis therapy

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KALYDECO (ivacaftor) to treat children with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged between one and four months. The medicine is currently available for use in more than 30 countries.

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China’s NMPA clears Transcenta’s IND for solid tumour treatment

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The China National Medical Products Administration’s (NMPA) Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has granted clearance for Transcenta’s investigational new drug (IND) application for its TST003 to treat solid tumours. TST003 is a first-in-class Gremlin1 targeting humanised monoclonal antibody.

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Promising results from in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19

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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report promising results from an in vitro combination therapy against COVID-19. Credit: Martin Stenmark.

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UTHSC researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19

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(November 18, 2020)–Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center working with colleagues at the University of New Mexico have identified three drugs, already approved for other uses in humans, as possible therapeutics for COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Merck will assess Quris’ AI ‘patient-on-a-chip’ drug safety

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German drugmaker Merck KGaA has reached an agreement to pilot an artificial intelligence platform developed by Quris that aims to identify potential safety problems with new therapeutic candidates as early as possible in the drug discovery process.

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ZNA-1041 by F. Hoffmann-La Roche for Solid Tumor: Likelihood of Approval

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According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Solid Tumor have a 54% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase II. GlobalData’s report assesses how ZNA-1041’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.

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