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Three regulators accept Bristol Myers’ applications for myeloma therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Three regulators in different jurisdictions have accepted Bristol Myers Squibb’s applications for Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) for earlier use to treat triple-class exposed relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma in adult patients. Abecma treatment showed improvement in progression-free survival and overall response rate.

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Health Canada accepts Eisai-Biogen’s NDS for Alzheimer’s disease antibody

Pharmaceutical Technology

Lecanemab is an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Aβ) protofibril antibody directed against aggregated soluble (protofibril), as well as insoluble forms of Aβ. This approval was based on data obtained from the Phase II trial, which showed that the therapy minimised Aß plaque accumulation in the brain – a defining feature of AD.

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Regeneron’s antibody cocktail cuts COVID hospitalisation in large trial

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Regeneron has posted findings from a large trial of its COVID-19 antibody cocktail showing the therapy reduced risk of hospitalisation or death by 70%. Data from the phase 3 trial will also be used to convert an Emergence Use Authorisation into a permanent licence, Regeneron said.

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Innovative Nipocalimab Trial for HDFN Treatment Powered by BillionToOne

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BillionToOne, a company specializing in molecular diagnostics, has partnered with Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson division, to conduct the AZALEA Phase III clinical trial globally. The trial is set to occur across the US, the European Union (EU) and selected global locations.

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First patient dosed in trial of antibody for kidney disease

Drug Discovery World

The first patient has been dosed in the clinical Phase I evaluation of the Sema3A monoclonal antibody, part of the Evotec-Bayer multi-target research collaboration in kidney diseases. Semaphorin-3A is an extracellular guidance protein and a well-known regulator of the actin cytoskeleton.

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STAT+: Still hoping for looser FDA rules, Regeneron says it will test durable antibody for Covid

STAT News

SAN FRANCISCO — For months, drugmakers have been pleading with regulators to lower the bar for authorizing antibody drugs for Covid. The virus, they noted, had evolved fast enough to render every previous antibody obsolete. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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FDA Puts Mersana’s Ovarian Cancer Trials on Partial Clinical Hold

BioSpace

Following cases of serious bleeding in patients, five of which were fatal, the regulator has put Mersana’s investigational antibody-drug conjugate UpRi on partial clinical hold in two ovarian cancer trials.

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