Wed.Sep 01, 2021

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What to expect at the FDA's two-day meeting on gene therapy safety

Bio Pharma Dive

A group of advisers convened by the regulator will spend Thursday and Friday weighing a range of safety worries with gene therapy, and how best to prevent them.

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Real-world study suggest AI may improve atrial fibrillation screening

pharmaphorum

An artificial intelligence algorithm already shown to be able to detect atrial fibrillation (AF) in clinical testing has also shown its worth in a real-world setting, according to its developers. The AI – developed by the Bristol Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance on cardiovascular disease – was developed using machine learning from a UK dataset of almost 3 million patients and previously found to be more effective than existing testing at identifying patients at risk of AF based on retrospective stud

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Pfizer, Merck launch large new trials of oral COVID-19 drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

Both companies are racing to prove their oral antivirals as treatments for COVID-19. Key clinical results could come later this year.

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3 Ways to Encourage Positive Mental Health at Work

BioSpace

The pandemic and its subsequent effect on the workplace has been the source of stress for many professionals and executives in various industries.

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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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With safety worries mounting, FDA limits who can take certain immune-regulating drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

The agency has new rules for who can take Pfizer's Xeljanz, Eli Lilly's Olumiant or AbbVie's Rinvoq after a large study raised concerns about the safety of so-called JAK inhibitors.

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Purdue Pharma Is Dissolved and Sacklers Pay $4.5 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims

NY Times

The ruling in bankruptcy court caps a long legal battle over the fate of a company accused of fueling the opioid epidemic and the family that owns it.

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NIH launches study into COVID-19 vaccine booster among people with autoimmune disease

BioPharma Reporter

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody response to a COVID-19 vaccine booster in people with autoimmune disease who did not respond to an original COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

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Novartis finalizes deal to make new heart drug widely available in England

Bio Pharma Dive

An agreement between Novartis and England's national health system is an important commercial step for Leqvio, the cholesterol lowering medicine the Swiss drugmaker acquired in its $10 billion buyout of The Medicines Co.

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How the World’s First “Smart” Knee Implant Aims to Change Knee Replacement Recovery

XTalks

Global medical technology leader Zimmer Biomet (NYSE and SIX: ZBH) and Canadian medical data startup Canary Medical received de novo clearance and market authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a tibial extension for Persona IQ, the world’s first “smart” knee implant. The Persona IQ system is the first and only smart knee with FDA clearance for total knee replacement surgery.

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Texas Plants its Flag as Next US Biotech Hub

BioSpace

BioLabs is opening its next hub in Dallas in a 37,000-square-foot flexible life science facility. The Biotech+ Hub can accommodate 35 startups, for which it's now accepting applications.

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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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Santen looks to ways to reduce hurdles for patients in accessing advanced therapies

BioPharma Reporter

As a relatively new player in the field of cell therapy, Santen Pharmaceutical has outlined how it is looking to collaborate with key stakeholders in order to shape relevant policies, forge meaningful partnerships and create an optimal environment for the launch of an eye disorder focused therapy.

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FDA Crackdown on JAK Drug Class Unwelcome News for Pharma Giants

BioSpace

Henceforth, all JAK-inhibiting drugs like AbbVie’s Rinvoq, Pfizer’s Xeljanz, and Lilly’s Olumiant, have been ordered to include a warning label on the medicine to be sold in the U.S.

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Joe Rogan, A Podcasting Giant Who Has Been Dismissive of Vaccination, Has Covid

NY Times

“I got fevers, sweats, and I knew what was going on,” he said in a video on Instagram on Wednesday, after returning from a series of shows in Florida.

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NICE backs NHS use of Novartis’ cholesterol drug Leqvio

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Novartis’ cholesterol-lowering drug Leqvio will be made available on the NHS in England and Wales, and could help to prevent up to 30,000 deaths, according to NICE. The PCSK9-targeting oligonucleotide – which is already available in Scotland – requires dosing just twice a year and has been approved by the health technology assessment (HTA) agency for use in people with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who can’t reach target cholesterol levels with oral statins alone.

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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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Maximizing the potency of autologous cell lines: Orgenesis in tie-up with Israeli technology provider

BioPharma Reporter

Orgenesis has set up a partnership with Savicell Diagnostics to advance the development, QC testing and manufacturing of its cell and gene therapies.

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How pharma can help the post-COVID recovery of European cancer care

pharmaphorum

The new Cancer Care in Europe: Recovering from COVID-19 Disruption white paper assesses the disruption to patient care and the changes physicians implemented during the acute phase of the pandemic, with a focus on the way in which treatment strategies were altered. The publication, which has been supported by Accord Healthcare, also provides a series of recommendations for how the pharmaceutical industry can continue to support cancer care for the next 12 months and looks at what physicians want

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Takeda Blood Cancer Drug Fails in Phase III

BioSpace

?Takeda said that Phase III PANTHER, which studied the effectiveness of pevonedistat for different types of leukemia, did not produce significant results in terms of event-free survival.

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FDA clears J&J’s twice-yearly Invega for schizophrenia

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One of the biggest challenges to treating schizophrenia is non-compliance with treatment, but Johnson & Johnson’s pharma unit Janssen is trumpeting a new version of its Invega drug that could solve that problem. The FDA has just approved Janssen’s Invega Hafyera (paliperidone), a twice-yearly injectable formulation that extends the company’s big-selling brand and offers the fewest doses per year of any schizophrenia medicine.

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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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Judge Releases Sacklers from Future Opioid Lawsuits, Approves Purdue Settlement

BioSpace

?The Sacklers did not admit to any wrongdoing and have never been charged directly for the issue. Still, Purdue Pharma has pleaded guilty twice in its erroneous marketing efforts for OxyContin.

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NICE, Cochrane to collaborate on delivery of ‘living’ recommendations

Pharma Times

Agreement will allow NICE to make ‘efficient and effective’ updates to recommendations in its guideline portfolio

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Kyowa Kirin: Tilting at Gender Equality at the Highest Levels

BioSpace

Between April 2020 and today, the executive board of Kyowa Kiran North America (KKNA) has grown from being predominantly male to a 50/50 gender split.

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More trouble for Astellas as AT132 gene therapy trial is halted again

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Astellas has halted dosing in a study of its AT132 gene therapy for the rare disease X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) for the second time after another serious adverse event (SAE) linked to possible liver damage. The ASPIRO trial of AT132 has been paused after abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) were seen in a patient receiving the gene therapy, and information on the adverse event has been shared with regulators, according to the drugmaker.

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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.

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FDA Greenlights BeiGene’s Brukinsa for Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia

BioSpace

The approval was built on data from the Phase III ASPEN trial that compared Brukinsa to ibrutinib in a total of 201 patients with MYD88 mutation.

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Analyzing the Prospects of Drones in Healthcare Delivery System

Delveinsight

Drones, also referred to as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)/unpiloted aircraft, are remotely piloted to meet various needs. Drones are one of the emerging technologies that are reshaping the transportation system. Earlier, the main use of drones was for a military expedition, however, today the drones can be seen in commercial & civilian use, making their way in several other sectors such as e-commerce, mining, chemicals industry, forest conservation, construction, geography mapping, filmmak

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Investors Hand Disc Medicine $90 Million to Control Hematological Diseases

BioSpace

Disc’s first program, DISC-0974, is an anti-hemojuvelin (HJV) monoclonal antibody designed to suppress hepcidin and enhance iron levels in order to treat anemia of inflammation.

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Early use of Uptravi reduces risk of disease progression in PAH patients

Pharma Times

Phase III study finds risk reduced by 52% compared with control group

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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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Biotech Company Takes a Hit After Axing HBV Therapy over Safety Concerns

BioSpace

Shares of Assembly Biosciences have fallen more than 20% in premarket trading after the company discontinued the development of a hepatitis B therapeutic candidate.

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Johnson & Johnson pulls HIV vaccine trial in Africa; but pledges to continue with Phase 3 Mosaico study

BioPharma Reporter

Johnson & Johnson has announced results from the primary analysis of its Imbokodo Phase 2b HIV vaccine clinical trial, with data showing the investigational HIV vaccine candidate did not provide sufficient protection against HIV infection. A Phase 3 trial with a different composition of the vaccine regimen and different populations, however, will continue.

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Vaccines Cut "Long-Haul" COVID Risk in Half, While Kids Test Positive in Droves

BioSpace

A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases found that the Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines resulted in a drop in “long-haul” COVID-19 by 50%.

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MHRA nod for AbbVie’s Rinvoq for adults and adolescents with eczema

Pharma Times

Large-scale phase III study met all primary and secondary endpoints

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The New Clinical Trial Supply Chain: Resilient, Flexible, and Patient-Centric

The global landscape of clinical trials is rapidly changing as studies become more complex. An increasing number of sponsors are seeking enhanced flexibility in their supply chains to address a variety of clinical supply challenges, including patient demand and reducing delays. Demand-led supply and direct-to-patient distribution are next-generation solutions that are helping to meet these growing needs, allowing for more streamlined processes and patient-centric studies.