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Biogen and Eisai’s Alzheimer’s drug secures support in closely watched AdCom

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A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee (AdCom) has unanimously voted in support of Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi and its clinical benefit in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease , raising the drug’s full approval prospects. Notably, an FDA AdCom voted largely against Aduhelm in November 2020.

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Neuronascent plans Phase II Parkinson’s disease trial with neurorestorative drug

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While the Clarksville, US-based company completed a Phase Ia study in healthy participants to eventually develop the drug for Alzheimer’s disease, it is likely that the company will now focus on Parkinson’s disease in its Phase II study first, said Kelleher-Andersson. Similarly, research collaborations are also a consideration.

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Watch These 4 Large Drug Stocks Amid the Booming Industry

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The biotechnology and drug sectors performed well in the second half of 2022 after struggling in the first six months. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the global economy, the drug and biotechnology sectors have continued to perform well in the second half of 2022. This can lead to significant losses for large companies.

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Microbiome therapies: a maturing movement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Notably, gut microbiome was found to linked to cancer CAR T therapy response, based data from the largest prospective study of its kind, published in Nature Medicine in March 2023. Conversely, in the US, it has always been clear and regulated as a drug. coli strains in the gut”.

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CMS mandates registry data for coverage of Alzheimer’s drugs

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure announced that Eisai’s Leqembi (lecanemab) will be covered under Medicare Part B, contingent on clinicians’ and hospitals’ participation in a nationwide, CMS-facilitated registry to track outcomes. upon its widespread use.

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Intercept receives orphan drug designation for liver disease combo therapy

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded an orphan drug designation to Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ fixed-dose combination of obeticholic acid and bezafibrate for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. 2021 was a year of continued innovation and change in the Biopharmaceutical industry.

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FDA sketches a path for patient-focused drug development

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the fourth and final chapter in a series of guidance documents designed to support patient-focused drug development. 2021 was a year of continued innovation and change in the Biopharmaceutical industry.

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