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Big pharma places big bets on antibody-drug conjugates

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Big pharma companies like Pfizer are making significant investments in antibody-drug conjugates, a promising class of therapies. This article explores the growing interest and recent developments, including FDA approvals and the potential impact on the pharmaceutical industry.

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Italfarmaco’s Duvyzat Wins FDA Approval as First Nonsteroidal Treatment for All Genetic Variants of DMD

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Italy-based drugmaker Italfarmaco has won US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its oral medication Duvyzat (givinostat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in patients six years of age and older. The drug generated domestic sales of $200.4 million last year, of which $131.3

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Madrigal Pharma is first over the MASH finish line

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Madrigal Pharma is first pharma company to get FDA approval for a drug to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH)

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Flash FDA approval sends ChemoCentryx spiralling upwards

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ChemoCentryx has claimed FDA approval for its avacopan drug for a rare autoimmune disease, becoming the first orally-active drug that targets the complement C5 receptor. That isn’t approved to treat ANCA vasculitis, but has been tested in small-scale clinical trials alongside Rituxan as a steroid-free option.

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To insource or outsource drug commercialisation? Flexibility is the answer

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The rate of drug approvals could be on the rise. In a recent report, GlobalData revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 122 new drug applications (NDAs) and biologic license applications (BLAs) in 2021. De-risking drug launch. This figure represents a 2.4%

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FDA Approves Gene Therapy Adstiladrin for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) for the treatment of adult patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumors.

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ESG Top Trends: Technology trends

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AI also speeds up the drug development process, which could translate into cheaper drugs for patients. For pharma and medical device companies, 3D printing can reduce costs, waste, and the environmental burden. Orthopaedic companies have been using 3D printing for their implants for years. 3D printing.