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FDA approves Iovance’s Amtagvi as first T-cell therapy for a solid tumor

Fierce Pharma

The T-cell therapy treatment class, which has transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers, has now reached the solid tumor field thanks to an FDA approval for a first-of-its-kind immunothera | The T-cell therapy treatment class, which has transformed the treatment of certain blood cancers, has now reached the solid tumor field thanks to an FDA approval for a first-of-its-kind immunotherapy developed by Iovance Biotherapeutics.

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EY: Health Executives Are Implementing Digital Health, But Aren’t Seeing ROI Yet

MedCity News

A new EY survey found that while 86% of health executives say that digital health solutions have the potential to reduce costs, 70% said they haven’t seen a return on investment so far.

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FDA approves Roche, Novartis' Xolair to prevent severe outcomes from common food allergies

Fierce Pharma

People with food allergies finally have a drug that can help prevent severe outcomes—and it’s a drug that’s been on the market for two decades. | People with food allergies finally have a drug that can help prevent severe outcomes—and it’s a drug that’s been on the market for two decades. The FDA has blessed Roche and Novartis’ Xolair as the first medicine to reduce allergic reactions that can occur with accidental exposure to certain foods.

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Safe and Affordable Family-Forming Benefits Provide a Competitive Leg Up

MedCity News

Offering safe affordable family-forming programs for everyone, including vulnerable or under-served employee populations, represents an opportunity for employers to build a caring culture that also will benefit the bottom line.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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'The Top Line': Gene editing's next act

Fierce Pharma

Gene editing’s therapeutic application has transitioned from hypothetical to reality, marked by the recent approval of a CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell and beta thalassemia. | This week on "The Top Line," Max Bayer from Fierce Biotech explores the future of gene editing in an interview with the CEO of Verve Therapeutics.

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The Integration of Gen AI and CPQ Systems for Personalized and Efficient Healthcare

MedCity News

As more and more organizations integrate Generative AI with Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) systems, they declare their belief that we can aspire to incredible advancements in human health and well-being through digital transformation.

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Astellas’s CAR Tech Deals Speed Up Its Pursuit of In Vivo Cancer Cell Therapies

MedCity News

Astellas Pharma is working with Kelonia Therapeutics, a startup that develops in vivo CAR T-therapies with technology that precisely delivers genetic cargo to cells. The collaboration combines this tech with a platform from Xyphos Biosciences, a cell therapy developer that Astellas acquired in 2019.

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J&J consumer health spinoff Kenvue telegraphs 100-plus layoffs in California, New Jersey

Fierce Pharma

While Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health spinoff Kenvue prepares to move into a swanky new headquarters in Summit, New Jersey, it appears some staffers won’t be joining the company in the tran | While Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health spinoff Kenvue prepares to move into a new headquarters in Summit, New Jersey, it appears some staffers won’t be joining the company in the transition.

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How Digitizing Data Collection and Analysis in Biopharma Can Drive Better, Faster Insights

MedCity News

Moving from spreadsheets to automated data collection and processing is far from easy, but it could revolutionize drug development. It’s time for the biopharma industry to embrace end-to-end digitalization.

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Following FDA rejection, Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent gains Japanese approval in hives condition

Fierce Pharma

Four months after the FDA rejected Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent to treat chr | Four months after the FDA rejected Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent to treat chronic spontaneous urticaria, Japan’s health regulators have signed off on the drug in the indication.

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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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Study backs safety of Gilead CAR-T as outpatient therapy

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CAR-T therapies can achieve remarkable efficacy in the treatment of haematological cancers, but the risk of side effects means that the cell infusions are almost always administered to inpatients under close supervision in clinics.

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Sarepta's Elevidys expansion bid nabs FDA priority review, with no adcomm planned

Fierce Pharma

After Elevidys scored an FDA approval in a restricted group of patients, Sarepta's attempt for a larger indication has snared a priority review.

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Elation Health’s New Integration Brings Drug Pricing Transparency to the Point of Care for PCPs

MedCity News

Elation Health integrated Surescripts’ real-time prescription benefit tool — which gives clinicians immediate access to patient-specific medication coverage and cost data — into its EHR. The partnership aims to improve patients’ medication adherence by helping primary care physicians have more meaningful conversations with their patients about prescription affordability during visits.

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Fueling Scientific Innovation to Address Important Global Public Health Challenges

Fierce Pharma

The scientific community has made tremendous progress against viral 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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Connect With More Than 100 Healthcare Startups at MedCity INVEST 2024!

MedCity News

Equal parts networking and curated panels covering the latest trends in healthcare investment, MedCity INVEST 2024 is the ideal event to discuss health tech, biopharma, devices and diagnostics investment opportunities. Register today!

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Freenome raises $254m for cancer tests, and other financings

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Recent biotech financings include a $245m raise for cancer blood test company Freenome, plus big rounds for Cogent Biosciences, BioAge Labs, Latigo Biotherapeutics, ProfoundBio, and Firefly Bio

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Otsuka wins FDA breakthrough therapy designation for IgAN drug 

Pharmaceutical Technology

This positive news comes after Otsuka’s Phase III Alzheimer’s agitation trial failed to meet its primary endpoint, announced earlier this week.

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Gilead’s CD47 woes continue, this time in solid tumours

pharmaphorum

Gilead Sciences has paused enrolment in clinical trials of its CD47 drug magrolimab in solid tumours, a week after dropping it for blood cancers.

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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.

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In-person, hybrid, or digital? State of Pharma meetings and events in 2024

Impetus Digital

A version of this article was previously published on PharmaPhorum. Whether we’re talking offices, medical congresses, or advisory board meetings , the term “hybrid” is often used to signal the ideal state. The place where everyone’s needs are being met. The best of both worlds. In the era of digital transformation, it is predicted that 2024 will be the year that finally cements hybrid meetings as the norm (1), with all-virtual meetings continuing to be a popular option.

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Astellas pledges $800m to Kelonia CAR-T alliance in cancer

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Astellas has signed a deal with Kelonia Therapeutics that aims to push the boundaries of what can be achieved with CAR-T therapies in immuno-oncology

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GSK concludes Aiolos Bio acquisition for $1.4bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

GSK has successfully concluded the acquisition of Aiolos Bio in a deal that could reach $1.4bn, expanding its respiratory portfolio.

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Overcoming challenges of continuous antibody manufacture

European Pharmaceutical Review

Researchers have highlighted the potential of end-to-end continuous manufacture with column-free capture alternatives. The traditional batch process was compared with end-to-end continuous bioprocesses with either protein A (ProA) capture or column-free capture, employing aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE) or precipitation from economic, environmental, and robustness perspectives.

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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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DHL Supply Chain Invests $200M Toward Expanding its Life Sciences and Healthcare Services

Pharmaceutical Commerce

The financial commitment features construction of new warehouses in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

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Researchers investigate new technique for diagnosing cardiac conditions

PharmaTimes

Cardiac quantitative susceptibility mapping successfully visualised iron deposits in patients

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Pharma CFOs need vigilance in tough economic times

PharmaVoice

Belt tightening and streamlined portfolios are critical in 2024 amid continued economic uncertainty.

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Neurona secures $120m to advance lead cell therapy candidate for epilepsy

PharmaTimes

NRTX-1001 is being assessed for drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Xolair Approved by FDA as First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies in Adult, Pediatric Patients

PharmExec

Novartis’ and Roche’s Xolair (omalizumab) is indicated to treat severe allergic reactions after accidental exposure to one or more foods in individuals aged one year and above.

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Unlocking Success: A Guide to Growing Your Medical Sales Team

Rep-Lite

In healthcare, knowing how to grow a sales team can facilitate the success of any healthcare organization. The medical sales industry covers several sub-categories including, medical device sales rep, pharmaceutical sales rep, and medtech sales. Medical sales representatives build trust with medical professionals and offer insights into health care while navigating regulations.

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FDA Approves First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies in Adults, Children

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Xolair (omalizumab) was previously granted FDA Priority Review status and Breakthrough Therapy Designation to prevent severe allergic reactions after accidental exposure to one or more foods in people with allergies.

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Three Areas to Drive Supply Chain Value

PharmExec

Strategic and proactive thinking are vital in providing supply chain leaders with an opportunity to shift their focus to a more holistic, value-centered approach.

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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.