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Cell therapy enables insulin independence without immunosuppression

Drug Discovery World

Preclinical data has demonstrated insulin independence following transplantation of hypoimmune (HIP) allogeneic primary islet cells without immunosuppression in a diabetic non-human primate (NHP). Following this, blood glucose levels in the diabetic NHP began to fluctuate and increase markedly, and insulin injections needed to be resumed.

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Provention faces delay in FDA review of diabetes prevention antibody

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The issues are holding up discussions between the agency and company about labeling and post-marketing requirements for teplizumab, and are concentrated around the pharmacokinetics data for the antibody, and whether it is comparable to the drug that its original developer Eli Lilly entered into clinical trials.

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RZ-358 by Rezolute for Hyperinsulinemia: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval. The drug candidate is a fully human monoclonal antibody which is administered through intravenous route as a solution. It was also under development for the treatment of insulinomas.

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RZ-358 by Rezolute for Hyperinsulinemia: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval. The drug candidate is a fully human monoclonal antibody which is administered through intravenous route as a solution. It was also under development for the treatment of insulinomas.

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Tzield Gets FDA Nod to Become First Approved Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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In clinical trials, the treatment delayed stage 3 disease onset for about two years compared with the placebo. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body is unable to make enough insulin due to destruction of the beta insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

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Looking back at 2022: The top healthcare stories

Pharmaceutical Technology

Along the way, mergers and acquisitions continued to happen, new drugs and devices got approved, and innovations in the clinical trial industry were introduced. Drug pricing was a hot-button topic, and William Newton found that while e-commerce chains could cut insulin prices , any major change won’t happen overnight.

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FDA rejects Provention’s type 1 diabetes drug teplizumab

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The complete response letter (CRL) for teplizumab as a treatment to delay clinical type 1 diabetes in at-risk individuals reiterates the FDA’s concerns around the pharmacokinetics (PK) data for the antibody.

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