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Dermavant posts data for Vtama that bolster its case for key approval in atopic dermatitis

Fierce Pharma

Dermavant’s topical cream Vtama, already on the market for plaque psoriasis as a steroid-free treatment, is compiling impressive data in pursuit of an FDA approval in atopic dermatitis (AD). | Dermavant’s topical cream Vtama, already on the market for plaque psoriasis as a steroid-free treatment, is compiling impressive data in pursuit of an FDA approval in atopic dermatitis (AD).

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PharmaVoice’s Crystal Ball: What’s next in drug innovation and clinical trials

PharmaVoice

As advanced therapies and patient perspectives strengthen their foothold in R&D, pharma is poised to deliver impactful treatments in record time.

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Biogen returns ex-U.S. rights of MS drug Fampyra to Acorda

Fierce Pharma

With sales declining for aging MS drug Fampyra, Biogen has exercised an option to return licensing rights outside of the U.S. to Acorda Therapeutics.

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Menopause Startup Launches AI-Powered Hot Flash Care Product

MedCity News

At CES 2024, menopause startup Amira launched The Terra System, a wearable cooling device that supports women battling hot flashes and helps them sleep through the night.

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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Fierce Pharma Asia—Pfizer's eye for China ADC deals; Astellas' gastric cancer rejection

Fierce Pharma

Pfizer is still hungry for ADC opportunities, including in the Far East. | Pfizer mused on ADC opportunities in China, while Takeda's R&D head revealed details behind the company's competitive TYK2 deal with Nimbus at this year's J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Astellas received a manufacturing-related rejection for its gastric cancer candidate.

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Biogen Bows Out of Acorda Pact on MS Med; Focus Turns to New Growth Drivers

MedCity News

Generic competition has eroded sales of multiple sclerosis drug Ampyra, marketed as Fampyra outside the U.S. Biogen told Acorda Therapeutics that it’s terminating its ex-U.S. rights to Fampyra in order to focus on other priorities, which include expanding beyond MS.

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7 JPM Announcements You Don’t Want to Miss

MedCity News

This year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference brought a bevy of news announcements — from acquisitions to partnerships to new products and more. This list compiles short summaries for seven of the event’s most notable announcements.

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First European ustekinumab biosimilar to Stelara approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The European Commission (EC) has granted a marketing authorisation for Uzpruvo ® (AVT04) in Europe, a biosimilar candidate to Stelara ® (ustekinumab). Ustekinumab biologic Once the European Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) for Stelara expires in July 2024, this will open up market entry as soon as possible for Uzpruvo, now that it is approved in Europe” Ustekinumab is a human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody (mAb).

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How Hospitals Can Keep Their Financial Momentum Going

MedCity News

The hospital sector’s financial performance in November showed signs of continued stabilization and growth, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest monthly report. Hospitals should “take advantage of the relative stability and re-embrace strategic growth if they hope to see continued success in 2024,” stated Erik Swanson, one of the report’s authors.

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Stada, Alvotech get first EU approval for biosimilar Stelara

pharmaphorum

Stada and Alvotech get EU approval for first biosimilar of Johnson & Johnson's Stelara in psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and Crohn's disease indications

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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’s Preliminary Review of GLP-1 Meds Finds No Tie to Suicidal Thoughts, Actions

MedCity News

The FDA has found no clear relationship between GLP-1 drugs, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, and reports of suicidal thoughts or actions. But the agency added that it can’t definitively rule out the risk, and its review is ongoing.

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Tackling the complex development landscape of pain medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

chronic neuropathic pain is at present, mainly managed with antidepressants… antiepileptic drugs… as well as opioids” Neuropathic pain affects over 400 million people worldwide, according to Hoba Therapeutics. In Europe, the prevalence of chronic neuropathic pain is estimated to be six–eight percent 1 of the general population. Drug development for pain management is “incredibly complex… mainly because the trials are so challenging to conduct”, the company highlight

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ViVE to Champion the Role of Nurses in Healthcare Delivery [Sponsored]

MedCity News

This year, ViVE will celebrate nurses throughout the event’s programming, highlighting how their role has evolved, the challenges they face and how they are spurring innovation in different models of care. The event is powered by HLTH and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

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NICE expands access to Paxlovid amid over-supply

pharmaphorum

NICE has extended the NHS availability of Pfizer’s COVID-19 drug Paxlovid as millions of doses approach their expiry date

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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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Sustainability in BET from your endotoxin experts

European Pharmaceutical Review

ACC pioneered LAL testing methodology and was the first FDA-licensed company to manufacture LAL reagents. Throughout the years it has grown to be an internationally recognised leader in endotoxin detection. In 2021, they introduced the first commercially available sustainable bacterial endotoxin testing (BET) recombinant Cascade Reagent (rCR), PyroSmart NextGen®.

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Inhalable sensor to make lung cancer screening more accessible worldwide

PharmaTimes

The diagnostic system can deliver particles to the lungs via aerosol or a nebuliser

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CHMP calls in advisors to assist in Leqembi review

pharmaphorum

CHMP has called in expert advisors to assist in the review of Eisai and Biogen’s Alzheimer's therapy Leqembi

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New data reveals out-of-hospital cardiac survival results remain low in England

PharmaTimes

In 2022, around 8% of patients survived 30 days after a cardiac arrest

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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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FDA clears French syphilis drug imports to tackle shortage

pharmaphorum

FDA has authorised imports from France of a life-saving antibiotic for syphilis that is in short supply in the domestic market

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Celebrating women in IP: Meet our expert Katie Clapham

Clarivate

At Clarivate TM , our mission is to advance the success of people and organizations through transformative intelligence and trusted partnership. We are proud to spotlight our women IP experts, whose professionalism and talent make up the core fabric of our endeavour. Continuing this blog series, we present Katie Clapham, Senior Director of IP Partnerships at Clarivate.

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Pluri Launches New Cell Therapy CDMO Division

PharmaTech

Pluri has launched PluriCDMO, a new contract development and manufacturing organization business that will offer cell therapy manufacturing services.

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Celebrating the Pets of ALULA

ALULA

At ALULA, our love for animal s isn't just a quirk— it's a shared bond that shapes our culture. Although we focus on the human side of business, our shared affection for furry, winged, speckled, or finned friends is strong , and it creates a unique camaraderie. Given this common bond, we can’t pass up the opportunity to celebrate National Dress-Up Your Pet Day this January 14!

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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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Discovery mRNA manufacturing capabilities built with one thing in mind, your success.

PharmaTech

Want to increase the probability success for your discovery mRNA program? Partner with TriLink BioTechnologies®. Since 2012, we’ve been the industry leader in custom mRNA synthesis for research and clinical applications. Read on to see how TriLink® is determined to deliver you success.

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Clinical Sales Specialist: A Rewarding Career in Healthcare

Rep-Lite

A Clinical sales specialist in medical sales is a professional in the healthcare industry who plays a crucial role in promoting and selling medical and healthcare products or services to healthcare providers, such as hospitals, clinics, and private practices. They act as a bridge between healthcare providers and the companies that manufacture or distribute healthcare products, ensuring healthcare professionals have access to the latest and most effective medical technologies and solutions.

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A Northeast Academic Medical Center identifies a $2.1 Million Opportunity for One Service Line with Clarify Health’s price transparency analytics

Clarify Health

The managed care team at an academic medical center (AMC) in the northeast was preparing for negotiations with a payer partner. The challenge was they first needed to better understand the competitive landscape with insights into other health systems to figure out where they had the best opportunity to secure more favorable rates. Unfortunately, they were challenged with a lack of competitive rate insights outside of their health system, leaving them to rely on historical negotiation tactics and

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to SLS009 for Relapsed/Refractory AML

Pharmaceutical Commerce

SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc’s CDK9 inhibitor SLS009 is being evaluated in combination with Venclexta (venetoclax) and Vidaza (azacytidine) for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

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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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Defending Against Label-Based Lawsuits

PharmExec

Best practices for defending against lawsuits based on pharmaceutical labeling, including avenues for early resolution of the case and, as necessary, strategies for developing the best evidence for defense.

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Three cybersecurity challenges facing the Pharma industry

Impetus Digital

This is a guest article and does not necessarily reflect the views and values of Impetus Digital. The pharmaceutical industry is an important sector that we all rely on to keep us safe and maintain a good level of health. But with thousands of private and confidential records being stored digitally, the pharma industry can unfortunately fall victim to cybercrime, just as any other online business can.

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FDA Fast Tracks SELLAS Life Sciences' CDK9 Inhibitor for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

PharmExec

SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc’s CDK9 inhibitor SLS009 is being evaluated in an ongoing Phase I/II study in combination with Venclexta and Vidaza for patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

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Eli Lilly and Innovent’s obesity drug mazdutide achieves positive Phase III results

Pharmaceutical Technology

Innovent has reported positive Phase III results for mazdutide, Eli Lilly’s next-generation obesity asset that Innovent is developing as part of a 2019 deal with the company where it secured the rights to the dual glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) glucagon receptor agonist.

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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.