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FDA widens approval of Vertex’s CRISPR medicine to treat beta thalassemia

Bio Pharma Dive

The agency’s decision to expand use of Casgey, which won a landmark OK for sickle cell disease in December, comes more than two months ahead of schedule.

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XNK Therapeutics’ Evencaleucel gains EMA recommendation

Pharmaceutical Technology

XNK Therapeutics has received scientific recommendation from the EMA's Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT) for its product evencaleucel.

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Simplifying speaker engagement in Pharma: A holistic approach

Bio Pharma Dive

Relationships with Speaker Bureau faculty are among the most important that a biopharmaceutical company nurtures.

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Rabies Is a Deadly, Unpredictable Threat. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A feral kitten in Omaha, Nebraska, tested positive for rabies in November 2023. It died of the raccoon variant of the virus, which is typically found only in the Appalachian Mountains.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Women’s health companies, battling under-investment in research, see growing opportunity

Bio Pharma Dive

While investment remains lower than in other areas of drug R&D, executives and VCs speak of growing momentum for a field that’s been overlooked in the past.

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IRA lawsuits will test US’ ability to regulate social pricing in pharma

Pharmaceutical Technology

As the deadline nears for the government to reveal its proposed prices, pharmaceutical companies are continuing to fight regulation.

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January 16, 2024: Ethics Consultation Documents Now Available for AIM-CP and MOMs Chat & Care Study

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Ethics and regulatory onboarding documentation for 2 of the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory's newest trials is now available. The documents include meeting minutes and supplementary materials summarizing recent discussions of ethics and regulatory issues associated with the AIM-CP trial and the MOMs Chat & Care Study. The consultations took place by video conference and included representation from the studies' principal investigators, members of the NIH Collaboratory's Ethics and Regulat

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The biopharma industry outlook on 2024: Guarded optimism for a rebound

Bio Pharma Dive

A stock market run and a flurry of dealmaking have buoyed a sector that spent much of 2023 in a downturn. Can the momentum last?

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Parexel, JFCR ink agreement to accelerate access to oncology clinical trials in Japan

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Parexel, one of the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs) providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services, and the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), the first and leading non-profit cancer research organization in Japan, has announced a strategic alliance to accelerate access to oncology clinical trials in Japan.

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How building a global data core delivers commercial agility for the future

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oskar Möbert, vice president of Veeva OpenData, discusses how standardizing data across an organization can help biopharmas deliver a superior customer experience, scale globally, and become more agile in their business.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

White paper that delves into the complex topic of Decentralized Clinical Trials and how to master them within the confines of FDA Regulations

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Does CNS Drug Development Need to Evolve to Include Objective, Longitudinal and Broad-Spectrum Data?

XTalks

To date, the lack of objective longitudinal measures in central nervous system (CNS) clinical studies has resulted in less than 6 percent of drugs in this space making it to market. Many of the validated cognitive assessments today are paper based, introducing the potential for bias and limiting ethnic and geographic diversity in clinical studies. Additionally, blood biomarkers only provide a snapshot in time and do not provide insight into cognitive function.

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Roche’s Tecentriq SC receives EC approval for cancer treatment

Pharmaceutical Technology

Roche has received marketing authorisation from the EC for Tecentriq SC for subcutaneous administration to treat cancers.

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Osimertinib Resistance and EGFR Mutations in NSCLC Treatment

Bioengineer

The presence of the T790M mutation during first or second-generation EGFR-TKI treatments is observed in 50-60% of patients. This mutation hinders the drug’s binding to the mutant EGFR protein. Osimertinib, however, can covalently bind to the T790M and cysteine-797 (C797) residue at the protein’s ATP binding site, overcoming resistance mechanisms.

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FDA grants orphan drug status to Neuraptive Therapeutics’ NTX-001

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Neuraptive Therapeutics’ NTX-001, a treatment kit for peripheral nerve injury repair.

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Unlocking Excellence: How Catalent Is Transforming Japan’s Clinical Research

Planning on running clinical trials in Japan? How can you reliably supply these studies? Discover Catalent’s clinical supply packaging facility in Shiga, Japan. Strategically located between Tokyo and Osaka, and one of largest in Japan, this 6,000 square meter facility offers comprehensive services including primary and secondary clinical packaging and labelling, comparator sourcing, cold chain storage, local and global distribution, local language support and white glove service to support stud

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An AI Approach to Generate Novel Pharmaceuticals using Patent Data

Drug Patent Watch

A recent article published in the Journal of Cheminformatics addresses the challenge of confirming the patent status of newly developed compounds, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, where generating novel structures… The post An AI Approach to Generate Novel Pharmaceuticals using Patent Data appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Santhera introduces AGAMREE for DMD treatment in Germany

Pharmaceutical Technology

Santhera Pharmaceuticals has announced the introduction of AGAMREE to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients in Germany.

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Vertex, CRISPR's gene-editing therapy Casgevy wins early FDA nod to treat beta thalassemia

Fierce Pharma

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics have scored an FD | Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics have scored an FDA approval for their gene-editing therapy Casgevy (exa-cel) to treat transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT). The approval came more than two months ahead of the FDA's March 30 decision date.

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BioSenic and Phebra switch up terms of licensing agreement

Pharmaceutical Technology

The updated binding term sheet for an oral arsenic trioxide therapy sees Phebra take on more duties and BioSenic given royalties.

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The New Age of Decentralized Clinical Trials

This new white paper defines and details the impact of Decentralized Clinical Trials on the Pharmaceutical industry and how the impact can be measured along with steps companies can take to ensure adoption.

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Antibody cocktail effective against emerging Covid-19 Omicron variants

Drug Discovery World

Biotech company ExeVir Bio has revealed new data demonstrating that its antibodies are effective in neutralising currently circulating Covid-19 Omicron variants. The company says that all authorised SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic antibodies that have been used in the clinic show severe to complete loss of virus neutralisation potency against the currently circulating variants.

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Roche exec says more pull incentives are needed to tackle AMR

Pharmaceutical Technology

Antimicrobial resistance is the third leading cause of death globally, with no major advances in the field in the past 50 years.

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Alliance to improve two complex and critical aspects of drug development and manufacturing

Outsourcing Pharma

An alliance between KBI Biopharma Inc., and Argonaut Manufacturing Services Inc., has been formed so biopharma clients can receive end-to-end drug substance and drug product manufacturing solutions.

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Allakos cuts employee count by half after two Phase II failures 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Allakos’ stock price has plummeted following the announcement of two Phase II studies failing to meet their primary endpoints.

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Roles and Responsibilities of Specialized Clinical Supply Experts

When selecting a clinical supply provider, consideration often focuses upon the manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution capabilities available that will, at face-value, be sufficient to meet the needs of the sponsor and their trial. However, there are human-based and knowledge-driven factors that are often overlooked that go beyond these basic physical capabilities and are integral to the development and delivery of high performing clinical supply chains.

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Transformative trends with real-world data from early access programmes

pharmaphorum

In addition to bringing treatment and hope to patients without alternatives, early access programmes provide further information on a product’s safety and efficacy data in real-world conditions.

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UK MHRA announces new data flagging potential valproate risks  

Pharmaceutical Technology

The MHRA said that males planning a family in the next year should consult their healthcare professional before valproate use.

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TrakCel launches consultancy services to share industry expertise

BioPharma Reporter

TrakCel, a provider of cellular orchestration systems to the cell and gene therapy (CGT) industry, has launched its own consultancy services to share its process development knowledge with the broader community of CGT developers.

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AbbVie-backed Disco emerges from stealth with $21.8m

Pharmaceutical Technology

Disco has built a protein mapping platform for cancer cell surfaces, to unlock targets for the antibody-based therapy market.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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Roche bags EU okay for subcutaneous Tecentriq

pharmaphorum

Roche’s Tecentriq has become the first PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor to be cleared in the EU in a subcutaneous form that will make dosing easier for patients and healthcare providers

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The power of preference: How healthcare providers can build trust with consumers

Pharmaceutical Technology

Patients play their cards close to their chest when it comes to sharing their personal information.

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GSK pumps £200M+ into UK manufacturing network to bolster commercial ambitions, API supply

Fierce Pharma

As British pharma giant AstraZeneca looks abroad to build new factories, GSK is sticking close to home, where it plans to plug hundreds of millions of pounds into the United Kingdom over the next t | As other British drugmakers like AstraZeneca look abroad to build new factories, GSK is sticking close to home, where it plans to plug hundreds of millions of pounds into the United Kingdom over the next two years.

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Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future

pharmaphorum

In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, host Nicole Raleigh welcomes Carl Hansen, CEO of AbCellera, for a conversation on the discovery and acceleration of antibody therapeutics.

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Accelerating Clinical Supply Through Integrated Drug Development

As the development pipeline for new drugs continues to grow, biopharmaceutical companies are re-evaluating how to best manage and balance resources across an increasing number of development projects and complex clinical trials. There are two approaches that can be used to speed a drug from development to clinic faster: timeline compression and parallel processing, but only one that considers the benefits of integrating clinical supply into the overall drug development process.