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'Dramatic' study results for AstraZeneca, Daiichi drug suggest new way to treat aggressive breast cancer

Bio Pharma Dive

A quarter century after Roche's Herceptin became an option for HER2-positive breast cancer, positive study results for Enhertu could push doctors to consider a new classification of "HER2 low" disease.

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A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient

NY Times

The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to “happy tears.”.

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Small Study of GSK Rectal Cancer Drug Yields "Unheard of" Results

BioSpace

In a small study of 14 rectal cancer patients, researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published results where 100% of the 12 patients who completed treatment went into remission.

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Sanoff offers perspective on a promising rectal cancer study in the New England Journal of Medicine

Scienmag

CHAPEL HILL, NC—UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Hanna K. Sanoff, MD, MPH, is the author of a viewpoint in the New England Journal of Medicine that provides a perspective on the evolving treatment of rectal cancer. She offers prospects for future treatment of the disease in light of encouraging findings from a study published in […].

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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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FDA Approves First Measles Vaccine in Half a Century

BioSpace

GSK's MMR vaccine is only the second to be approved in the United States for protection against measles, mumps and rubella. The first, licensed to Merck, was approved in 1971.

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Improved progression-free survival in multiple myeloma patients following three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant

Scienmag

BOSTON – Patients with multiple myeloma who have been treated with a three-drug combination therapy have a growing number of choices for subsequent treatment. Results of a new study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can help patients and their physicians weigh benefits and risks of each option. Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON – […].

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A randomized study of temozolomide or temozolomide and capecitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Final analysis of efficacy and evaluation of MGMT (ECOG-ACRIN E2211)

Scienmag

Background:Patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have few treatment options that yield objective tumor response. Retrospective and small, prospective studies suggest that the combination of capecitabine and temozolomide is associated with high response rates (RR) and relative long progression-free survival (PFS). This trial was conducted to establish a role for the combination of capecitabine […].

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AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo Move the Bar in Metastatic Breast Cancer

BioSpace

Data presented at the ASCO meeting this weekend show that treatment with Enhertu demonstrated a 49% improvement in median overall survival by more than six months.

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What to Know About the Alzheimer Drug Aducanumab (Aduhelm)

JAMA Internal Medicine

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes use of aducanumab for treatment of Alzheimer disease, including potential benefits, harms, and concerns about use.

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Drug combination shows promise for treating pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Scienmag

New Haven, Conn. — Very few treatment options are available to patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), but researchers at the Yale Cancer Center and Yale New Haven Health’s Smilow Cancer Hospital found that patients treated with a combination of capecitabine and temozolomide had longer progression-free survival rates than those treated with temozolomide alone. […].

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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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Positive Data Bolster ImmunityBio’s BLA in Bladder Cancer

BioSpace

Data presented in bladder and pancreatic cancer at ASCO underscore the company’s vision of using NK cells and T cells to target difficult-to-treat cancers.

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CDRH Returning to Pre-Pandemic Timelines for Premarket Submission Holds

FDA Law Blog

By Allyson B. Mullen — On June 3, FDA announced, via email to industry, that it plans to withdraw the guidance “Effects of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on Formal Meetings and User Fee Applications for Medical Devices–Questions and Answers (Revised).” This guidance did two things: (1) automatically extended hold times for additional information requests (e.g., PMA major deficiency letters, 510(k) additional information requests) by 180 days; and (2) communicated that all advisory committ

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BioNTech's mRNA Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Inspires Early Optimism

BioSpace

The early data demonstrated a favorable safety profile and encouraging indications of clinical activity. BNT122 is being developed in multiple solid tumor indications.

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Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Norway?

Drug Patent Watch

This chart shows the drugs with the most patents in Norway. Patents must be filed in each country (or, in some cases regional patent office) where patent protection is desired.…. The post Which pharmaceutical drugs have the most drug patents in Norway? appeared first on DrugPatentWatch - Make Better Decisions.

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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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Real World Study Demonstrates Consistent Survival for Gilead’s Yescarta Across Race/Ethnicity

BioSpace

The study revealed that Yescarta was both safe and effective in adult patients regardless of race and ethnicity.

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Jobs on the Chopping Block as Praxis Gutted by MDD Failure

BioSpace

The Phase II/III Aria Study was unsuccessful in achieving statistical significance on the primary endpoint or any secondary objectives, according to Praxis.

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Undergraduate Pharmaceutical Degree Options That Won't Break the Bank

BioSpace

Finding the most cost-effective school for your undergraduate pharmaceutical degree can allow you to start working in the field without incurring astronomical student debt.

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Lilly & Boehringer’s Diabetes Drug Slashes Hospitalization Risk for HF by 50%

BioSpace

The results demonstrated that Jardiance reduced the risk of hospitalization for heart failure compared to two other classes of glucose-lowering drugs in adults with type 2 diabetes.

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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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Janssen's Imbruvica Demonstrates Significant Survival Outcomes In Older Adults

BioSpace

Primary seven-year data from Janssen's (Johnson & Johnson) Phase III trial of Imbruvica (ibrutinib) in lymphoma demonstrated positive survival outcomes.

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New NSCLC Data Supports Combination of BMS' Opdivo and Yervoy

BioSpace

The combination of Opdivo plus Yervoy in addition to chemotherapy demonstrated additional benefits in patient populations who usually have poor prognoses.

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CG Oncology Teams with Merck, BMS for Positive Bladder Cancer Results

BioSpace

A combination study of CG Oncology’s oncolytic immunotherapy and a checkpoint inhibitor is showing promise.

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FDA Action Alert: Acer & Relief, Sanofi & Regeneron, Pfizer-BioNTech & Moderna and Rhythm

BioSpace

June is starting off with a number of important dates for the FDA, including an advisory committee meeting to discuss COVID-19 vaccines in children as young as six months.

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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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Gilead's Trodelvy Data Leaves Some Questioning Clinical Advantage

BioSpace

Gilead Sciences shared what seemed to be good news regarding Trodelvy in HR+/HER2- breast cancer at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting.

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Pfizer's Ibrance Fails to Significantly Extend Lives of Breast Cancer Patients

BioSpace

Ibrance, a first-line treatment for ER+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer, did not improve the overall survival rate in patients.

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Clinical Catch-Up: NIH's COVID-19 Trial and All About ASCO

BioSpace

It was a busy, busy week for clinical trial news and updates, largely driven by the annual ASCO meeting taking place June 3-7 in Chicago.

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Legend/J&J, Adicet, Curis and Immutep Announce Wins at ASCO

BioSpace

Legend Biotech and J&J, Adicet Bio, Curis and Immutep present optimistic early and mid-stage results at ASCO.

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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.