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Cost of disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis continues to rise in US

Pharmaceutical Technology

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a primary autoimmune disease in which inflammation is a core contributor to the degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS), leading to neurological disability and affecting sensory, visual, motor, and autonomic systems. DMTs for MS have a high price tag, particularly in the US.

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Cannabinoids receptors: popular preclinical target but banned in 137 countries

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cannabinoid receptors are a popular therapeutic target for cannabinoid-based drugs in the treatment of pain, neurological disorders and inflammation, according to GlobalData’s Pharma Intelligence Centre Drugs database. This is closely followed by CB2 receptors in second place.

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September 30, 2022: CTTI’s Digital Health Trials Hub Recommendations and Resources to Run Your Digital Health Trial (Marianne Chase, MGH, CTTI Team Lead, Jörg Goldhahn, ETH Zurich, CTTI Team Lead)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Neurological Clinical Research Institute.                                           . Speakers. Marianne Chase. Senior Director Clinical Trial Operations. Massachusetts General Hospital. Jörg Goldhahn, MD. Medical Director. Director of Institute for Translational Medicine. ETH Zurich.

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Risk-sharing agreements are growing at a rate of 24%

Pharmaceutical Technology

This is not the first treatment to come with a high price tag. However, more highly innovative/high-cost treatments, within infectious disease and neurology space, are likely to enter the market for rare disorders, increasing the number of non-oncology RSAs.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

IO therapies come with a hefty price tag, with ICI therapies in the US typically exceeding $100,000, while cell therapies can exceed $400,000. Although a subset of patients derives long-term benefits from IO therapies, a high percentage of patients still fail to respond or develop resistance to IO therapy.

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Biogen’s Aduhelm rollout goes from bad to worse

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Vounatsos also insisted that Aduhelm’s price tag has not been a factor discouraging treatment with the drug. Biogen stumped up $1.525 billion upfront for rights to the drug and another Sage candidate for neurological diseases last year, when the expectation was that Aduhelm was unlikely to get FDA approval.

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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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AIP is a type of acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) that can cause severe pain and neurological symptoms, including seizures, due to a buildup of toxic neuroproteins. The treatment came with an initial price tag of $39,000 per vial, which amounts to a total of $575,00 each year. This leads to lowering of ALA and PBG levels.