Fri.Aug 04, 2023

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Regeneron gets ‘clarity’ in plan to defend top-selling eye drug, but is set back elsewhere

Bio Pharma Dive

The surprise rejection of a high-dose form of Eylea could be resolved earlier than anticipated. But some of the company’s pipeline projects have stumbled.

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Bangladesh and the dengue vaccine question

Pharmaceutical Technology

Amid one of the worst dengue fever outbreaks in decades, Bangladesh has recorded the highest number of hospitalised cases of the disease in a day.

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Swimming with the Sharks: Translation of Pragmatic Trial Results

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Swimming with the Sharks: Translation of Pragmatic Trial Results Description Dr. Greg Simon discussing translating pragmatic clinical trial results. Biography Gregory Simon, MD, MPH Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute SPOT Demonstration Project PI Health Care Systems Interactions Core Chair Related View more content from the Disseminating, Implementing, and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practices into Clinical Care: NIH-Hosted Workshop.

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US FDA approves Merck’s Ebola vaccine for under-18s

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US FDA has granted approval for an expanded indication of Merck’s Ebola vaccine, Ervebo, for usage in the paediatric population.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Novartis sickle cell drug’s approval formally revoked by EU regulators

Bio Pharma Dive

The company said it would withdraw the drug, Adakveo, from the EU market after the European Commission endorsed an earlier EMA recommendation.

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Gilead reports 8.45% dip in net income for Q2 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gilead Sciences has posted net income of $1.03bn in Q2 of 2023 compared with $1.13bn in the same quarter of the previous year, a dip of 8.45%.

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BlueRock and bit.bio link to develop regulatory T cell-based therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

BlueRock Therapeutics signed an agreement with bit.bio to discover and manufacture iPSC-derived regulatory T cells (Tregs) based therapies.

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5 ways to make patient enrollment in clinical trials easier

Antidote

One of the key challenges in medical research is successful patient enrollment. It is not uncommon for trials to fall behind schedule due to low patient engagement — but by creating a recruitment and enrollment strategy centered on patient-centricity , more successful research processes can be made possible. Below, we are exploring some of the top ways to do just that.

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Cellectis to focus on CAR-T cell therapies in 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

Cellectis provided updates for the three CAR-T cell therapies trials, with the three trials recruiting across various cancer indications.

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Cultivating a Culture of Transparency

Intouch Solutions

Every quarter, EVERSANA INTOUCH employees gather for a town hall coined “Faruk (and friends) Answers Questions” (FAQ). Faruk Capan, CEO, EVERSANA INTOUCH and Chief Innovation Officer, EVERSANA, hosts this virtual forum alongside agency leaders to provide employee and team recognition, business updates, cultural initiatives and more. What makes this quarterly town hall unique from others is the transparent format of the FAQ.

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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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Accord gears up to commercialise Hipra’s Covid-19 vaccine in the UK

Pharmaceutical Technology

Hipra’s Bimervax targets the alpha and beta viral variants, but the EMA recently said it seeks vaccines designed against XBB 1.5 Omicron.

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CluePoints announces full agenda and speakers for free RBQM event next month

Outsourcing Pharma

Risk-based quality management (RBQM) is used to identify and assess risks then finding ways to manage them and is an important part of clincal trials.

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The next privacy battle will be fought over health data

Pharmaceutical Technology

The healthcare domain is growing by leaps and bounds, with contributing factors such as the growing adoption of remote patient…

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Cancer-killing pill that 'annihilates' tumors now being tested on humans

BioPharma Reporter

Scientists at a major US hospital have developed a âcancer-killing pillâ that appears to âannihilateâ solid tumors through targeted chemotherapy.

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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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Mesoblast plans new GvHD trial after another FDA rejection

Pharmaceutical Technology

Mesoblast plans follows an FDA response to the BLA resubmission for remestemcel-L for treating pediatric steroid-refractory acute GvHD.

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First patient dosed in AskBio’s AB-1003 trial

Pharma Times

Research is evaluating the company’s novel investigational FKRP gene replacement therapy - News - PharmaTimes

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Evox Therapeutics teams with New York medical school to co-develop AAV vectors

Pharmaceutical Technology

Evox and the Icahn School of Medicine will develop gene delivery vectors for cardiomyocytes for heart disease treatments.

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After tornado, Pfizer puts Rocky Mount meds on emergency ordering list to thwart hospital shortages

Fierce Pharma

In a bid to thwart shortages of critical hospital drugs, Pfizer is relegating certain products made in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to its emergency ordering list. | In a bid to thwart shortages of critical drugs, Pfizer is relegating certain products made in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to its emergency ordering list. The move comes after a tornado hit the company's injectables facility late last month, creating questions about potential supply disruptions.

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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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Tweets of the week: Purdue bankruptcy, HIV prevention and AI healthcare

Pharmaceutical Technology

This week, people are tweeting about Purdue's ongoing bankruptcy case, pandemic preparedness and healthcare AI.

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Galapagos scraps applications for Jyseleca in Europe and slashes sales projection

Fierce Pharma

And the hits just keep on coming for Galapagos. | Based on the results of a phase 3 study, Galapagos has decided not to submit a Marketing Authorization Application in Europe for Jyseleca (filgotinib) in Crohn’s disease. The company also will not proceed with its application for filgotinib in ulcerative colitis in Switzerland. Galapagos revealed the moves in reporting its first-half earnings.

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NICE rejection for CSL Behring gene therapy

Pharma Times

Therapy is a treatment option for adults with severe and moderately severe haemophilia B - News - PharmaTimes

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Delivering a Modern Patient Access Experience

Drug Channels

Today’s guest post comes from Jonas Boli, Chief Product Officer at Phil, Inc. Jonas describes the challenges patients face when accessing specialty therapies and explains how patient abandonment affects manufacturers over time. He argues that an effective telemedicine program can help patients via an end-to-end digital experience. To learn more, register for Phil’s free webinar on August 29th at 2 p.m.

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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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Amgen's hyped Humira biosimilar fritters away its exclusivity advantage

Fierce Pharma

In January, when Amgen launched the first biosimilar to compete with AbbVie’s Humira in the U.S., the company looked forward to six months of exclusivity in competing one-on-one against the immunol | When Amgen launched the first biosimilar to compete with AbbVie’s Humira in the U.S., the company looked forward to six months of exclusivity in competing one-on-one against the immunology powerhouse.

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Trader Joe’s Recall 2023: Multiple Products Under the Microscope

XTalks

The Trader Joe’s recall situation has garnered significant attention in the past week, as the popular retail chain declared three different product recalls during the last week of July. The recalls affect cookies, broccoli-cheddar soup and falafel, raising concerns over possible contamination with foreign objects like insects or rocks. The Trader Joe’s recall has raised some eyebrows, with food safety experts calling it a serious concern.

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Lilly pressures Blueprint further with positive Retevmo trial in newly diagnosed lung cancer

Fierce Pharma

In their ongoing RET inhibitor rivalry, Eli Lilly is pulling further ahead of Blueprint Medicines, even as the latter company is being abandoned by Roche. | In their ongoing RET inhibitor rivalry, Eli Lilly is pulling further ahead of Blueprint Medicines, even as the latter company is being abandoned by Roche.

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Dosing prompts Novartis to tap Ionis for second Lp(a) drug

pharmaphorum

Dosing prompts Novartis to tap Ionis for second Lp(a) drug Phil.

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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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New patent for Abbvie Inc drug ORILISSA

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for ORILISSA Orilissa is a drug marketed by Abbvie Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are six patents… The post New patent for Abbvie Inc drug ORILISSA appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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This week in drug discovery (31 July – 4 August)  

Drug Discovery World

News round-up for 31 July – 4 August by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer. The pace of innovation in cancer drug discovery showed no signs of slowing this week, with several pretty momentous discoveries boosting research in the sector. These include the creation of a compound that can block the spread of cancer and the discovery that PARP inhibitors could be effective in a new group of patients.

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New patent for Abbvie Inc drug ORIAHNN (COPACKAGED)

Drug Patent Watch

Annual Drug Patent Expirations for ORIAHNN+%28COPACKAGED%29 Oriahnn (copackaged) is a drug marketed by Abbvie Inc and is included in one NDA. It is available from one supplier. There are five… The post New patent for Abbvie Inc drug ORIAHNN (COPACKAGED) appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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Charles River opens facilities within two US life science hubs

Drug Discovery World

Charles River Laboratories has revealed plans to open Charles River Accelerator and Development Lab (CRADL) locations in Seattle and Philadelphia, expanding the company’s contract vivarium space for the biopharmaceutical industry. CRADL Seattle is opening this September as Charles River’s most recent investment in Seattle, providing flexible vivarium space and on-demand in vivo study support services.

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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.