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Grand Rounds July 15, 2022: Overview of Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) Public-Private Partnership and Lessons Learned (Stacey J. Adam, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

Associate Vice President, Research Partnerships. The normal timeline for public-private partnerships is around 9 months of planning. ACTIV was stood up in about a month, launching on April 17, 2020, to develop a coordinated research response to speed COVID-19 treatment and vaccine options. Foundation for the NIH. Key Points.

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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

Pharmaceutical Technology

CTH-004 is developed by genetically altering patient T cells for inserting a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target a marker (TAG-72) on ovarian cancer cells and delete genes which are involved in T cell function suppression. Shunxi will also hold an option to negotiate rights to other CAR-T products, which include the licenced IP.

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Grand Rounds September 23, 2022: Effect Of An Intensive Nurse Home Visiting Program On Adverse Birth Outcomes In A Medicaid-Eligible Population (Margaret McConnell, PhD)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The home visit services were covered through a Medicaid waiver that allowed the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) to serve about 4,000 people over 4 years (up to 40 visits at home). This was a randomized controlled trial that enrolled 5,670 mothers into the evaluation between 2016 and 2020, with 2/3 allocated to the intervention group.

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New Rare Disease Drugs and Research Advancements

XTalks

In 2020, 31 out of 53 novel drug approvals were for rare or orphan diseases​​. Skyclarys (omobaloxone) was approved in 2023 for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients 16 years of age and older with Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare, neurological disease​​. Both therapies were awarded their approvals on the same day in December 2023.

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What can pharma marketing learn from other regulated industries?

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In this article Joanna Carlish, managing director of financial services at Tag Americas , and Robb DeFilippis, Tag Americas’ managing director, life sciences, go head-to-head to discuss marketing within a regulated industry. Virtual connections. Engagement channels.

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Biogen’s Aducanumab Becomes First Drug Approved for Alzheimer’s in Nearly 20 Years Despite Controversy

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The historic and highly anticipated approval created a flurry of excitement in the Alzheimer’s disease space for patients, healthcare practitioners, advocacy groups and Biogen shareholders alike, as shares of the company jumped more than 50 percent after the announcement. Aducanumab Controversy and Price Tag.

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Pharma By The Numbers: A Retrospective Look at the Industry and 20 Years of Xtalks History

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And in 2020, AbbVie bought out Allergan for $63 billion, four years after Allergan and Pfizer abandoned their planned megamerger after a years-long will-they-or-won’t-they courtship. No matter how you’re looking to communicate your expertise in the life sciences, your audience is already here, so contact us to become an Xtalks partner.