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BridgeBio explores path forward for muscular disease drug

Bio Pharma Dive

According to the company, FDA officials have signaled openness to using a surrogate endpoint for assessing accelerated approval of a treatment for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.

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Experimental Alzheimer’s Vaccine Shown to Delay Symptoms in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

An experimental vaccine that aims to slow down or prevent the progression of Alzheimer’s disease has been trialed in mice with promising early results. Mice engineered with genes that put them at greater risk of an Alzheimer’s-like disease had fewer amyloid plaques following the vaccine.

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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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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Sarepta offers early look at closely watched gene therapy launch

Bio Pharma Dive

One patient received its Duchenne gene therapy, Elevidys, this week and a handful more could follow shortly, surprising some analysts and raising near-term sales expectations.

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Bodybuilding Supplement Shown to Stave Off Dementia in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

As scientists continue to look for clues as to how dementia can be prevented and cured, they’ve found that the bodybuilding supplement beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (or HMB) protects against cognitive decline in mice.

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August 3, 2023: NCI’s David Chambers Discusses Role of Implementation Science in Pragmatic Research

Rethinking Clinical Trials

This year’s Annual Steering Committee Meeting for the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory featured implementation science as one of the topics of focus. In an interview after his keynote presentation, Dr. David Chambers, deputy director for implementation science at the National Cancer Institute, shared his thoughts on opportunities for implementation science in the context of pragmatic trials.

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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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Scientists Discover a New, Unexpected Way That Cancer Cells Spread

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

One of the challenges in treating cancer is stopping it from metastasizing, and a new study reveals one of the fundamental mechanisms through which this happens. Now we know about this mechanism, perhaps we can stop it. Key to this newly discovered process is GRP78, and it’s what’s known as a chaperone protein.

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Tyra gains orphan drug status from FDA for achondroplasia therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Tyra Biosciences has received orphan drug designation (ODD) from the US FDA for TYRA-300 to treat achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism.

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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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August 2, 2023: Want to Play a Game? AI and Machine Learning in This Week’s PCT Grand Rounds

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Dr. Eric Perakslis In this Friday’s PCT Grand Rounds, Eric Perakslis of Duke University will present “AI & ML: Want to Play a Game?” The Grand Rounds session will be held on Friday, August 4, 2023, at 1:00 pm eastern. Bergstrom is a professor in population health sciences and the chief research technology strategist in the Duke University School of Medicine.

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A once buzzy gene therapy startup lays off staff and shuts down

Bio Pharma Dive

Intergalactic, a developer of non-viral gene therapies built by ex-Biogen executive Michael Ehlers, is folding less than two years after its launch.

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Living a Varied Life Boosts Brain Connectivity in Mice

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

The brains in mice benefit from an active and varied lifestyle by forming enhanced neural connections.Researchers in Germany compared the brain activity of mice raised in different environments and found those raised in an ‘enriched’ environment had more activity in their hippocampus, suggesting the presence of a more robust and connected neural network.

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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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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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August 1, 2023: NIH Collaboratory Expands LinkedIn Presence to Join Growing Community of Researchers

Rethinking Clinical Trials

From left: NIH Collaboratory Coordinating Center co–principal investigators Lesley Curtis, Adrian Hernandez, and Kevin Weinfurt With the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory entering its second decade, we are expanding our presence on the LinkedIn social media platform to promote research that advances the design, conduct, and dissemination of pragmatic clinical trials.

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Amgen says KRAS drug met goal in late-stage colon cancer trial

Bio Pharma Dive

The company disclosed the study result alongside second quarter earnings showing Lumakras sales were flat versus the same period one year prior.

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Industry concerned over lack of discussion on proposed New Drugs, Medical Devices & Cosmetics Bill

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Even as the Centre has listed the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2023 to be tabled in Parliament during the current session, industry members are apprehensive that the new bill may mean centralisation of licensing and other powers to the Central drug regulatory authority and it may also have provisions which may harm […]

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Personalised mRNA cancer vaccines: Moderna and Merck & Co versus BioNTech and Roche

Pharmaceutical Technology

While messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-based cancer vaccines have been in development for decades, their development had languished.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Partnership aims to boost mental health research

Pharma Times

The University of Strathclyde, the NHS and New York University join forces to increase knowledge - News - PharmaTimes

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Moderna looks to new COVID booster, RSV shot to curb falling sales

Bio Pharma Dive

Sales of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine plummeted 94% year over year. But executives believe newer products can help revenue rebound.

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DoP rejects Zydus’ review petition against NPPA for fixing retail price of sitagliptin-metformin combo

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

In a significant decision, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has rejected a review petition filed by Zydus Healthcare against the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) for fixing the retail price of anti-diabetic combination formulation comprising sitagliptin and metformin, observing that while the NPPA has not acted strictly by the books, it protected the public interest.

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Alexion to acquire Pfizer’s rare disease gene therapies for $1bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

Alexion has signed a definitive agreement for acquiring and licencing Pfizer’s early-stage gene therapy portfolio for rare diseases.

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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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Talc Litigation Saga Continues: Court Rejects J&J’s Latest Bankruptcy Attempt

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Johnson & Johnson’s latest bankruptcy attempt, tied to its proposed $8.9 billion settlement for talc litigations, has been shot down by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Last week, Bankruptcy Court Judge Michael Kaplan decided that Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary LTL Management didn’t meet certain requirements to qualify as a good faith bankruptcy attempt.

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Steve Jobs’ son raises $200M for cancer-focused venture fund

Bio Pharma Dive

Yosemite is one of a new class of biotech venture funds that also includes the recently launched Dimension and Cure Ventures.

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IISc researchers find picolinic acid’s broad-spectrum antiviral abilities, scouts for partners in pharma companies

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have found that picolinic acid, a natural compound produced by mammalian cells, can block several disease-causing viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A viruses. The Institute is now looking for partners in pharma companies to pursue further clinical development of the findings.

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FDA warns of reduced efficacy for oral birth control pill Tydemy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Two lots of Lupin’s Tydemy have been recalled due to a decrease in ascorbic acid levels leading to reduced effectiveness.

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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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Sano Genetics receives £330k grant for platform to support at-risk patients of neurodegenerative diseases

Outsourcing Pharma

At-risk families of patients diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND), better known in the US as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) will now have access to genetic sequencing thanks to a financial award from Innovate UK.

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Karyopharm cuts staff amid push to broaden use of blood cancer drug

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech, which has struggled to grow sales of its medicine Xpovio, is laying off 20% of its staff and focusing on late-stage studies in endometrial cancer and myelofibrosis.

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India’s advanced wound care market on growth trajectory with faster healing & minimised scarring

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

India’s advanced wound care market is on the growth trajectory with faster healing & minimised scarring. This is where the positive acceptance of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) that uses a vacuum dressing to ensure healing in acute and chronic conditions in India is gaining popularity.

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BioNTech acquires tech company InstaDeep for $549m

Pharmaceutical Technology

BioNTech has acquired all the remaining shares of technology company InstaDeep in a deal valued at €500m ($549m) in cash.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.