Remove Contract Manufacturing Remove Drugs Remove In-Vivo Remove Protein
article thumbnail

Biologics – The Next Step in Revolutionary Medication

Roots Analysis

With the increased interest and gradual shift of investment from small molecule drugs to biologics and the establishment of several biologics manufacturing companies / biologics CMOs, more than 250 biologic therapies and vaccines have been developed, globally. Like all drugs, biologics are regulated by the FDA.

article thumbnail

Amtagvi (Lifileucel) Scores Landmark Win as First FDA-Approved T-Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

XTalks

Iovance Biotherapeutics’ Amtagvi (lifileucel) won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last week for the treatment of advanced melanoma, making it the first individualized tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy and the first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor to win US regulatory approval.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

RRx-001: Jack of all trades, master of…many

Drug Discovery World

Bryan Oronsky , Chief Development Officer at EpicentRx, discucsses how one drug sourced from the defense and aerospace industry, could have many potential disese targets. A late-stage clinical trial in head and neck cancer for the treatment of severe oral blistering or oral mucositis caused by radiation therapy is planned.

article thumbnail

The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. Among these include Zolgensma, Novartis’ gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which made headlines in the UK for its £1.79 billion, compared to $19.9 million price point per dose. Cancer is king .