Novavax wins FDA emergency approval for updated Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
The US regulatory agency has also approved updated versions of Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech’s in the past two weeks.
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A decade of cancer immunotherapy: Keytruda, Opdivo and the drugs that changed oncology
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Over the past 10 years, PD1-blocking medicines have transformed cancer care. But the steady expansion of their use has slowed and, despite much trying, pharmaceutical companies have largely failed to top the drugs’ successes.
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J&J sweetens controversial talc settlement deal
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
J&J is reported to have raised its offer to settle claims that its talc products caused cancer by $1.1bn, as it reaches agreement with a holdout law firm.
HDA 2024 Traceability Seminar: Best Practices Amid the Forthcoming Stabilization Period
Pharmaceutical Commerce
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In the second part of her interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Ilisa B.G. Bernstein, President of Bernstein Rx Solutions, LLC, discusses the best practices that compliance teams should consider as the end of the stabilization period approaches this November.
AstraZeneca staffers detained in China over patient data collection, drug imports: Bloomberg
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
AstraZeneca has found its employees’ practices under the microscope of Chinese law enforcement years after an insurance fraud case. | AstraZeneca has found its employees’ practices under the microscope of Chinese law enforcement years after an insurance fraud case.
ArsenalBio raises $325M in one of the year’s largest biotech funding rounds
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The funding comes amid a slowdown in venture investment for gene and cell therapy startups, and will support development of multiple solid tumor programs.
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September 5, 2024: Pragmatic Trial of Pain Management in a Military Population, in This Week’s PCT Grand Rounds
Rethinking Clinical Trials
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
In this Friday’s PCT Grand Rounds, Ardith Doorenbos of the University of Illinois, Chicago, and Diane Flynn of Madigan Army Medical Center will present “Conventional, Complementary, and Integrative Pain Therapies in a Military Population With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Results of a Pragmatic Clinical Trial Using SMART Design.” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 1:00 pm eastern.
China detains AstraZeneca workers in data, imports probe
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
A "small number" of AstraZeneca employees have been detained in China in an investigation into suspected data privacy and drug import breaches
New research could ease concerns over suicide risk of obesity drugs
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
While results from two after-the-fact analyses were “reassuring,” outside experts urged “continued vigilance” to ensure GLP-1 drugs don’t worsen problems in people with preexisting mental health conditions.
How to optimize efficiencies at site-centric clinical trials
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
By integrating the best practices from decentralized trials, CROs can optimize efficiencies and streamline site-based operations, ensuring that site-centric trials remain effective and innovative.
The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials
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September 4, 2024: NIH HEAL Initiative Supports New Funding Opportunity for Pragmatic Trials in the Pain Management Collaboratory
Rethinking Clinical Trials
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), with support from the Helping to End Addiction Long-term ® Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative ® , published a notice of funding opportunity for pragmatic clinical trials within the infrastructure of the NIH-DOD-VA Pain Management Collaboratory (PMC). Read the full notice of funding opportunity (RFA-AT-24-011).
The Life Sciences Generative AI Council and a sustainable technological future
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Listen to the podcast interview with Manny Belabe from ArisGlobal as he discusses The Life Sciences Generative AI Council and its role in creating a sustainable technological future. Gain insights into the future of AI in life sciences.
Lilly builds case for weekly insulin shot
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
New data show Lilly’s longer-lasting insulin matched daily shots in controlling blood sugar, adding to positive findings the company disclosed in May.
ESC 2024: GLP-1RAs show lower CV risk in 32,883-strong meta-analysis
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
GLP-1RAs’ reduce CV risk, including reducing all-cause mortality and risk of MI, promoting weight loss and enhancing blood pressure control.
How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency
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In Europe, shortages of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to persist into Q4: letter
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Late last year, Novo Nordisk responded to a growing shortage of popular Ozempic with a plan to cut down on production of its older diabetes med Victoza to make room for more Ozempic. | The company and the European Medicines Agency warned European healthcare providers to continue limiting new patient prescriptions until the shortages let up.
GSK says Nucala hits the target in new COPD trial
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
GSK's severe asthma therapy Nucala could find a new lease of life as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) after showing a clear benefit in a phase 3 trial.
Vaxcyte’s “best-case” data for pneumococcal vaccine boost shares
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The company's value jumped by several billion dollars as trial results showed its experimental shot could match and, in some cases, even outperform Pfizer's market-leading Prevnar 20.
UAE MoHAP and Novo Nordisk partner for obesity management
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The UAE has partnered with Novo Nordisk Pharma Gulf to develop a national scientific guide for obesity management and weight control.
What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research
Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist
What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.
J&J bolsters Rybrevant-Lazcluze's case against AZ's Tagrisso with survival analysis
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Johnson & Johnson’s newly FDA-approved lung cancer combination of Rybrevant and Lazcluze is inching ever closer to a statistically significant survival showing, which could help it better chall | Johnson & Johnson’s newly FDA-approved lung cancer combination of Rybrevant and Lazcluze is inching ever closer to a statistically significant survival showing, which could help it better challenge AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso.
Company Profile: Medscape WebMD
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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Medscape WebMD is a leading provider of medical information and services online, catering to the Medical Affairs field. Learn more about their company profile and offerings.
Sanofi finds a silver lining in mixed MS drug results
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Tolebrutinib, which Sanofi acquired in a $3.7 billion deal, failed two studies in people with relapsing disease, but succeeded in a type of multiple sclerosis that has no approved therapies.
Why the Importer of Record (IoR) is vital in the clinical supply chain
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
In clinical supplies, the Importer of Record (IoR) provides a critical service in facilitating logistics and easing the burden for sponsors.
GSK posts COPD win for Nucala as Sanofi-Regeneron rival Dupixent nears delayed FDA decision
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
GSK is heading into the weekend with a win for its respiratory blockbuster Nucala—but for now, the details are slim. | On Friday, GSK said that its IL-5 antibody Nucala plus inhaled maintenance therapy lowered the annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients for up to 2 years. Nucala is already approved in a range of respiratory conditions, but a COPD nod could present another big opportunity for the drug.
Lykos CEO steps down after MDMA is rejected by FDA
pharmaphorum
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
The fallout from the FDA's recent decision not to approve Lykos Therapeutics' psychedelic treatment has spread to its senior management, with chief executive Amy Emerson stepping down.
AI specialist Recursion says lead drug is safe, but efficacy less clear
Bio Pharma Dive
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The Phase 2 results for Recursion’s cerebral cavernous malformation treatment are the first in a series of important trial readouts for the high-profile “techbio” company.
Aptose Biosciences secures funds for AML treatment development
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Aptose Biosciences has secured a loan of $10m through a facility agreement with Hanmi Pharmaceutical to develop tuspetinib.
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Gilead's Trodelvy triplet underwhelms, but bolsters company's phase 3 lung cancer design: exec
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Gilead Sciences has been looking for a win for Trodelvy after two surprise trial failures earlier this year. | Gilead Sciences has been looking for a win for Trodelvy after two surprise trial failures earlier this year. But it looks like that win won’t come from a triplet regimen that combines the antibody-drug conjugate with Merck’s Keytruda and chemotherapy in newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer.
Alnylam hails vutrisiran data, but investors seem sceptical
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Alnylam Pharma has been riding high since revealing top-line results from its HELIOS-B trial of vutrisiran in transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) – but a look at the full data seems to have disappointed investors.Shares in the company retreated after the presentation of the results at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) conference, which confirmed a 28% reduction in the primary endpoint of deaths from any cause and recurrent cardiovascular events after at least 33 months of follow-up.
Script for success: The value of digital insights in pharma
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Actimed’s ALS candidate wins FDA orphan drug designation
Pharmaceutical Technology
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
Actimed says S-oxprenolol shares a similar pharmacology to its lead product S-pindolol, which is being studied in cachexia.
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