Thu.Nov 09, 2023

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Atara’s cell therapy approach to MS falls short in study

Bio Pharma Dive

Shares in the biotech tumbled by 75% as results from a Phase 2 trial showed more improvement in participants given a placebo.

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Cloud in pharma: Q&A with GlobalData thematic analyst

Pharmaceutical Technology

GlobalData analyst Jemima Walker discusses key topics around cloud computing for the pharmaceutical industry.

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FDA to Finally Outlaw Soda Ingredient Banned Around The World

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

An ingredient once commonly used in citrus-flavored sodas to keep the tangy taste mixed thoroughly through the beverage could finally be banned for good across the US.

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Is patient recruitment out of control?

Pharmaceutical Technology

Every year, the patient recruitment landscape is getting larger and more multi-faceted. The good news is that sponsors now have a wide range of options at their fingertips; the challenge is that it’s becoming harder to oversee the flow of patients and understand what is and isn’t working – and therefore hard to make meaningful decisions that improve the trajectory of recruitment for your trial.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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NPP to tap international collaborations, enhancement of supply chain infrastructure to support pharma growth

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

In an effort to ensure a stable and cost-effective supply chain for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in the country, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) may look at tapping the potential of international collaborations for sourcing of raw materials and manufacturing of ingredients in the country.

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AstraZeneca stays in GLP-1 drug race with new deal

Bio Pharma Dive

AstraZeneca is paying $185 million upfront to gain access to an experimental GLP-1 drug from China-based biotech Eccogene.

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Takeda secures FDA approval for colon cancer drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The pharma paid $400 million to license the drug from Hutchmed earlier this year in an effort to bolster its oncology business.

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Lilly challenges Wegovy dominance in weight loss market with FDA approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Zepbound (tirzepatide) has been approved by the FDA approval and is expected to be launched in the US by the end of 2023.

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A guide to clinical trial phases [infographic]

Antidote

Before any new treatment or therapy is able to be used by the patient population, it must go through the process of a clinical trial — this is the case for any new prescription drug, but also true for over-the-counter medications, medical devices, and more.

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Childproof packaging: How things are changing for consumer drugs

Pharmaceutical Technology

New sustainable packaging technologies aimed at children and seniors need to be prioritised to avoid drug recalls.

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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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Janssen’s antibody drug shows phase 2 potential in rheumatoid arthritis

BioPharma Reporter

The proof-of-concept trial, dubbed IRIS-RA, is the first to investigate a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis that blocks a protein called neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). The antibody drug nipocalimab, developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has shown early promise for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a phase 2a trial.

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FDA approves Takeda’s colorectal cancer drug Fruzaqla

Pharmaceutical Technology

Patients in the US who were previously treated for metastatic colorectal cancer are now cleared to use Takeda’s chemotherapy-free drug.

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Ten Ways to Think Differently About Small-to-Mid-Sized Pharma Launches

Intouch Solutions

Back in 2003, drugs from large pharma companies made up 36% of the late-stage R&D pipeline. By 2018, that share had fallen by about half. Meanwhile, the number of companies launching their first drug during the decade preceding 2018 more than tripled. These data are astonishing, given the perception that Big Pharma is the main driver of biopharma innovation.

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Ascidian Therapeutics raises $40m to advance drug development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ascidian Therapeutics has raised $40m Series A extension funding round to progress the development of its lead and pipeline programmes.

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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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EVERSANA INTOUCH Supports Light The Night

Intouch Solutions

A group of EVERSANA INTOUCHers recently volunteered at the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light The Night walk in Mercer County, NJ. The purpose of Light The Night is to gather as a community to celebrate, honor, and remember those touched by blood cancers. Friends, families, schools, corporate teams, and sponsors joined together to bring light to the darkness of cancer.

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AAO 2023: Phase II ALTITUDE study provides promising results for ABBV-RGX-314

Pharmaceutical Technology

ALTITUDE provided results on the efficacy and safety of ABBV-RGX-314 to treat diabetic retinopathy over the course of 12 months.

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New womb cancer test could prevent need for invasive diagnostic procedures

Pharma Times

The WID-qEC test successfully identified 91% of womb cancer cases - News - PharmaTimes

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Avid partners with CIRM to offer CDMO services for CGT programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Avid Bioservices has entered into a partnership with CIRM to manufacture AAV and other cell and gene therapy (CGT) programmes.

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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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Takeda scores second FDA approval this week with green light for rare blood clotting disorder drug Adzynma

Fierce Pharma

Thanks to a Takeda approval Thursday, patients now have a drug to tackle a rare inherited blood clotting disorder. | The FDA has given a green light to Takeda’s Adzynma, the first recombinant protein product as a preventative or on demand enzyme replacement therapy in adults and kids with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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Searching for True End to End Clinical Supply Visibility

Pharmaceutical Technology

By Iain Little, IRT Practice Lead at Tenthpin & Dan Silva Partner at Tenthpin With the method of managing the…

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NIHR launches phase two of its Shape the Future campaign

Pharma Times

The campaign was first launched to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the NHS - News - PharmaTimes

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AstraZeneca targets obesity market with Eccogene partnership 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Eccogene will receive $185m upfront and up to $1.82bn in payments from AstraZeneca for the small molecule GLP-1 agonist.

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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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Navigating Challenges in Causality Assessment: Best Practices for Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance

Cloudbyz

Adverse events in clinical settings often pose a puzzle for pharmacovigilance professionals, demanding a careful examination of the complex multifactorial nature of these occurrences. The challenges in causality assessment are numerous, reflecting the intricate landscape of clinical safety pharmacovigilance. 1. Standardized Assessment Tools and Expert Review Committees: Adopting standardized causality assessment tools, such as the Naranjo algorithm or WHO causality assessment, and establishing e

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Teva Pharmaceutical posts increase in Q3 2023 net income to $80m 

Pharmaceutical Technology

Teva Pharmaceutical has posted net income attributable to the company of $80m for Q3 2023 as against $56m in Q3 2022.

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FDA’s OPDP Issues Two New Untitled Letters

Eye on FDA

While enforcement has been at a low ebb for quite some time with FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP), this week took a different turn with the posting of two new untitled letters sent October 31. That brings the total number of letters issued by OPDP to five this year – one Warning Letter that came out in August respecting a sales aid used in promoting a treatment for COPD, and 4 untitled letters – one in June, one in August, and now two in October.

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MHRA grants authorisation for Lilly’s weight loss drug Mounjaro

Pharmaceutical Technology

The UK MHRA has granted authorisation for Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for weight loss and weight management.

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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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Fierce Pharma Asia—AstraZeneca's GLP-1 play; Takeda's cancer drug approval; BioNTech's bispecific deal

Fierce Pharma

AstraZeneca licensed an oral GLP-1 agonist from China's Eccogene. Takeda won FDA approval for the Hutchmed-developed colorectal cancer drug Fruzaqla. | AstraZeneca licensed an oral GLP-1 agonist from China's Eccogene. Takeda won FDA approval for Hutchmed-developed colorectal cancer drug Fruzaqla. BioNTech bought a PD-L1xVEGF bispecific antibody from Chinese biotech Biotheus.

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Medicine, Media, Metamorphosis: How M3 is championing medical communications for modern healthcare

pharmaphorum

Medicine, Media, Metamorphosis: How M3 is championing medical communications for modern healthcare Mike.

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Targeting advances in immunotherapies

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Christian Leisner , Chief Executive Officer of antibody therapeutics’ developer CDR-Life about methods to increase access to antigens and improving immunotherapy treatments. RA: Why are existing immunotherapies restricted to certain patient populations? CL: Immunotherapies, principally anti-PD-1/-L1 checkpoint inhibitors, have shown therapeutic benefit in improving the prognosis of patients but only in a select handful of solid cancers.

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AstraZeneca chases another liver cancer nod for Imfinzi with early phase 3 win, scraps Imfinzi-Lynparza combo study in lung cancer

Fierce Pharma

AstraZeneca chases another liver cancer nod for Imfinzi with early phase 3 win, scraps Imfinzi-Lynparza combo study in lung cancer zbecker Thu, 11/09/2023 - 11:02

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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.