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Another day, another delay for Novo's Catalent acquisition as FTC imposes 'Second Request'

Fierce Pharma

Shortly after Novo Holdings’ parent company elected to resubmit paperwork around the investment firm’s proposed $16.5 billion buyout of CDMO giant Catalent, the U.S. | Shortly after Novo Holdings’ parent company elected to resubmit paperwork around the investment firm’s proposed $16.5 billion buyout of CDMO giant Catalent, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has teed up a further extension on the deal’s review period.

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Q1 Was Pretty Good For Hospital Finance — But It’s Unclear If It Will Stay That Way

MedCity News

Hospitals’ operating margins and patient volumes dropped slightly in March. While hospitals were doing relatively well financially during the first quarter of the year, this new data could suggest more financial challenges ahead for hospitals. But right now, it’s unclear whether the recent declines in hospitals’ margins and volumes will be short- or long-term.

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Amgen's new Horizon products bolster top line despite continued Tepezza struggles

Fierce Pharma

During the Q&A portion of Amgen’s quarterly conference call Thursday, eight of the first nine questions were about the company’s investigational efforts in obesity. | The buzz about Amgen’s obesity prospects overshadowed the company’s solid work on the top line as revenue came in at $7.4 billion for a 22% increase. Much of the boost can be attributed to sales of products acquired in Amgen’s $27.8 billion buyout of Horizon Therapeutics, which was completed early in the fourth quarter of last

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Amgen Puts Its Weight Behind Obesity Drug With Potential Edge Over Lilly, Novo Nordisk Meds

MedCity News

Amgen is confident its injectable obesity drug would have a differentiated profile compared to medications now on the market from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and it’s now preparing for Phase 3 testing. But an oral obesity drug in Amgen’s pipeline will not advance beyond Phase 1. The post Amgen Puts Its Weight Behind Obesity Drug With Potential Edge Over Lilly, Novo Nordisk Meds appeared first on MedCity News.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Leo Pharma prepares to come for the topical JAK market as Incyte's Opzelura cream launch cools off

Fierce Pharma

Watch out, Incyte. Leo Pharma and its JAK inhibitor cream delgocitinib are coming to disrupt the topical atopic dermatitis market, currently inhibited by Incyte’s approved Opzelura. | Leo Pharma's delgocitinib, which the company calls a potential growth driver, could shake up the topical JAK market and put pressure on Incyte's approved Opzelura.

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Navigating the Transition to Value-Based Care: Addressing Fears and Embracing Risk in ACO REACH

MedCity News

Offering blended options, individual risk pools, and net neutral capitation payments providers can embark on their journey toward value-based care at a pace aligned with their tolerance and readiness. The post Navigating the Transition to Value-Based Care: Addressing Fears and Embracing Risk in ACO REACH appeared first on MedCity News.

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Navigating Policy Terrain: Perspectives for Payers on Tackling Ghost Networks

MedCity News

Lawmakers have ghost networks in their sights, and payers can prepare now for policy changes. The post Navigating Policy Terrain: Perspectives for Payers on Tackling Ghost Networks appeared first on MedCity News.

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Boehringer will use Walgreens trials unit for obesity trial

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Walgreens’ plans to disrupt the clinical trials sector have taken a step forward with a high-profile partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim

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Angle signs AstraZeneca deal to develop prostate cancer assay

Pharmaceutical Technology

UK liquid biopsy company, Angle, has agreed a supplier agreement with AstraZeneca to develop a Parsotix-based Androgen Receptor (AR) assay for use in prostate cancer studies.

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Apple gets FDA okay to use AFib tool in clinical trials

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Apple gets FDA okay to use the atrial fibrillation history tool incorporated in some of its Apple Watch devices in clinical trials

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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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FDA grants RMAT designation to Taysha’s Rett syndrome gene therapy 

Pharmaceutical Technology

The FDA has awarded the designation following a review of initial safety and efficacy data from two Phase I/II clinical trials.

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Price cut unlocks NHS use of sickle cell drug Oxbryta

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Some NHS patients in the UK will finally be able to access Pfizer’s sickle cell disease therapy Oxbryta after agreement was reached on a price cut

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Moderna reports $1.2bn net loss in Q1 2024

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna reported a net loss of $1.2bn in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, a stark contrast to its net income of $79m in Q1 2023.

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NICE recommends new haemolytic anaemia treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

In final draft guidance , the National Institute For Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended voxelotor (Oxbryta) with or without hydroxycarbamide as a treatment for haemolytic anaemia, which is caused by sickle cell disease. According to NICE, around 4,000 people aged 12 years and older with sickle cell disease in England will be able to benefit from the treatment.

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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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NHS to provide Pfizer’s Voxelotor to treat sickle cell disease

Pharmaceutical Technology

The NHS in the UK has announced plans to offer Pfizer's Voxelotor (Oxbryta), a new treatment option for sickle cell disease.

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Combination treatment could provide new standard-of-care for aggressive lymphoma

European Pharmaceutical Review

An interim analysis of a Phase III trial of Calquence (acalabrutinib) plus chemoimmunotherapy has revealed positive progression-free survival outcomes for adults with untreated mantle cell lymphoma. AstraZeneca ’s ECHO Phase III trial evaluated acalabrutinib in combination with standard-of-care chemoimmunotherapy , bendamustine and rituximab. Calquence (acalabrutinib) is a next-generation, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor.

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International phase 3 clinical trial for new melanoma treatment recruits first patients

PharmaTimes

The INTerpath-001 trial is evaluating Moderna/Merck’s mRNA-4157 in combination with Merck’s Keytruda

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Drug Digest: Is Our Understanding of Stability Changing

PharmaTech

In this exclusive Drug Digest video interview, Chris Spivey, Director, Industry Relations and Strategic Partnerships, talks with industry experts about various aspects of drug product stability testing.

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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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Amgen reports a 22% increase in Q1 2024 net revenues

Pharmaceutical Technology

Amgen announced updates in the obesity space, with topline data for MariTide expected in late 2024.

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Cambridge researchers develop robotic nerve devices for neurological conditions

PharmaTimes

Neurological disorders, such as epilepsy or chronic pain, affect over three billion people worldwide

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Healthcare AI from Cera ‘could save NHS and UK £1bn a year’

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AI-powered home healthcare model from Cera could save NHS and UK £1bn in 2026 if adopted nationwide, says new study

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Pharma Pulse 5/3/24: Compounded, Counterfeit Semaglutide Poses Severe Risk to Patients, Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New Testing Service & more

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The latest news for pharma industry insiders.

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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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Takeover target? Activist investor believes Novavax tech would be in ‘better hands’ with Big Pharma

PharmaVoice

With its next earnings report looming, pushback from an investor is adding pressure on Novavax to boost performance.

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ESCMID 2024: Advances in drug resistance testing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Techniques such as rapid nanomotion-based susceptibility testing, and MALDI-TOF-MS could be used to identify resistance mechanisms of several deadly organisms.

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Guide to Hiring Top-Performing Medical Sales Reps: Key Qualities and How Rep-Lite Can Assist

Rep-Lite

Medical sales reps who consistently goes above and beyond is the dream of any company. When medical sales jobs and cutting-edge technologies meet the ever-evolving healthcare needs, having a top-performing team is a necessity. These high-caliber medical sales reps are the bridge between innovative solutions and the medical professionals who can leverage them to improve patient care.

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Cencora VP of Emerging Therapies Discusses Cell & Gene Therapy Distribution Strategies

PharmExec

In an interview with Pharm Exec Associate Editor Don Tracy, Melissa Lattanzi, VP, Emerging Therapies, Cencora, offers a synopsis on what questions cell and gene therapy developers need to answer to inform their distribution strategy.

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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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Astellas, Poseida Therapeutics Ink Allogeneic Cell Therapy Agreement

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Collaboration will be oncology based—centered around allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy product candidates—and will provide Poseida with up to $550 million if certain milestones are met.

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Pricing Climate Impacting Commercial Considerations

PharmExec

In this Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, Jesse Mendelsohn, senior vice president at Model N, talks about the influence of Medicare Part D drug price negotiations on manufacturer go-to-market strategies and decision-making, and the industry’s response to the wider dialogue on pricing transparency.

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Teva and Alvotech Further Strengthen Their Relationship, Reach Biosimilar Commercialization Deal

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Per the US strategic partnership agreement, the adalimumab high-concentration interchangeable biosimilar will be distributed under the Quallent Pharmaceuticals private label.

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Tapping into the Potential of Biologics

PharmaTech

Technological advances are helping advance biologics development and manufacturing and reduce bottlenecks.

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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.