XTalks

APRIL 11, 2024

After backing from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) last month, Johnson and Johnson (J&J) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) scored FDA approvals for the use of their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting CAR T-cell therapies as earlier line treatment options for multiple myeloma.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 30, 2023

The FDA approved fewer innovative drugs, New Molecular Entities (NMEs), in 2022 than it did in 2021: only 42 drugs compared to 59 drugs. This is due to generally more stringent criteria on approvals in the wake of the Aduhelm scandal. However, non-NME and biosimilar approvals increased in 2022.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

In preparation for this, drug manufacturing will begin later this year and will be outsourced to external contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs). A nitrogen-binding drug, its global sales were $292m in 2021, as per GlobalData. Other treatments include sodium phenylbutyrate marketed as Buphenyl or Ammonaps.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

At its second attempt, Provention Bio has secured FDA approval for teplizumab, as a treatment to delay late-stage type 1 diabetes (T1D) in at-risk individuals – becoming the first disease-modifying therapy for these patients. It is now in line for a $35 million equity investment by Sanofi following FDA approval.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 18, 2020

GlaxoSmithKline’s Benlysta has been on the market for almost a decade, but it still has some tricks up its sleeve – it’s just become the first and only FDA-approved treatment for lupus nephritis. Approval in lupus nephritis is expected to push the product above the $1 billion threshold and into blockbuster sales territory.

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Camargo

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) was approved in 2011 for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer that is anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive. Report Shows that Most Drugs Fall Short of Sales Forecasts. Camargo has extensive experience in assisting clients navigate these challenges.

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 2, 2021

Capacity to supply Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Europe could be swelled by round 300 million doses a year, following an agreement to set up a new production line at contract manufacturer Lonza. Full approval means it could be used routinely in future as an annual booster, much like the seasonal influenza vaccine.

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