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This week in drug discovery (17-21 July)  

Drug Discovery World

The most impactful drug discovery news this week is all linked with scientific research data. Analysts Phesi revealed that a third of clinical development programmes are cancelled during Phase II, and there were significant trial results for drugs for head and neck cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

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How patient-on-a-chip tech could be the future of drug discovery

pharmaphorum

Testing drug compounds on a chip designed to mimic human organs sounds closer to science fiction than reality, yet the technology already exists and is already being put to use. The limits of animal models in drug discovery are well known. Organ-on-a-chip.

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Merck wins regulatory approval for combination therapy to treat la/mUC

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for first-line treatment of some adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC).

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Why Proactive AME Studies are Critical to Accelerating Your Approval Journey

Worldwide Clinical Trials

During clinical development, new chemical entities (NCEs) require an absorption, metabolism, and excretion (AME) study. Regardless of the formulation, the entire dose must be administered to each subject, and the dosing containers must be checked for residual radioactivity.

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Syncromune and Eucure enter antibody licence deal

Pharmaceutical Technology

According to the deal, the worldwide rights for developing and marketing intratumoral combination treatment containing Eucure’s YH002 and two additional active ingredients of the Syncrovax therapy will be acquired by Syncromune.

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Hydrocortisone by Antares Pharma for Adrenal Insufficiency: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Hydrocortisone is under clinical development by Antares Pharma and currently in Phase I for Adrenal Insufficiency. According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Adrenal Insufficiency have a 67% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase II. It is a combination of drug and device.

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Preliminary blinded data on NVX-CoV2373 in older adults needed to proceed to Phase 3 has previously been positively reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Additional clinical data from the Phase 2 trial conducted in the U.S. NVX-CoV2373 contains purified protein antigen and can neither replicate, nor can it cause COVID-19.