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FDA Approvals: Therapies for Lupus, MS, Cancer and a Genomic Alteration in Pigs

The Pharma Data

MacroGenics, a biopharma company working to make cancer history with the development of innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, had its first product , MARGENZA , approved by the FDA on Wednesday. The FDA approval of Klisyri is a significant milestone for Athenex. Athenex, Inc.

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FoundationOne Liquid CDx Is a New Companion Diagnostic for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

XTalks

Foundation Medicine recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved FoundationOne Liquid CDx to serve as a companion diagnostic for identifying metastatic colorectal cancer patients with BRAF V600E alterations, suitable for treatment with Pfizer’s Braftovi (encorafenib) with cetuximab.

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Leading innovators in genetically modified animal models for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. These animals have been used as a key tool in functional genomics to generate models for human diseases and to validate new drugs.

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DDW top reads in 2023

Drug Discovery World

Other biotechnologies coming to the fore this year were antibody-drug conjugates and CRISPR gene editing. Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market Antibody-drug conjugates are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

XTalks

New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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Roche’s anti-amyloid beta antibody gantenerumab granted FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation in Alzheimer’s disease

The Pharma Data

Roche announced that gantenerumab, an anti-amyloid beta antibody developed for subcutaneous administration, has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Source link: [link].

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More big wins for the AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo collaboration

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2019, Daiichi Sankyo entered a global development and commercialisation agreement with AstraZeneca for Daiichi Sankyo’s lead antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), in a deal worth $6.9bn. overall response rate (ORR), with a median duration of response (DOR) of 8.7

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