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Editas grabs orphan drug status for sickle cell disease CRISPR therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Editas Medicine’s gene therapy EDIT-301 in sickle cell disease, based on an April 27 announcement. The US agency previously granted the Orphan Drug Designation to EDIT-301 for its study in beta thalassemia, in May 2022.

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Delivery systems for biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 However, the entry of biologics into the pharmaceutical market is not without unique challenges, particularly when compared to small molecule drugs. Indeed, in 2022, biologics constituted 40 percent of all US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5

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Meeting rising demands of a new radiotheranostic era

European Pharmaceutical Review

In addition, radionuclide therapy has the potential to achieve high efficacy rates since the administered drugs spare surrounding healthy tissue, thus, reducing the burden on the patient. 1-4 Besides these drug products, several companies worldwide are developing radiotheranostics in clinical trials built on various radionuclides.

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Sesen Bio and Carisma enter deal to combine businesses

Pharmaceutical Technology

Carisma develops chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-M) therapies and is said to be the only firm developing such therapies with proof of mechanism and safety findings shown in clinical trials. . Carisma president and CEO Steven Kelly will lead the combined business.

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Transforming oncology with antibody therapeutics

European Pharmaceutical Review

Data announced at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) earlier this month revealed the long-term efficacy and safety of RYBREVANT ® (amivantamab) in patients with post-platinum EGFR Ex20ins-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Why are bispecific monoclonal antibody drugs such as amivantamab promising for this indication?

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Data integrity considerations in Pharma and Life Sciences

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the pharmaceutical/life sciences industries, maintaining data integrity is crucial given its role in making critical decisions that shape outcomes from drug development to human health. Lack of proper training can lead to errors, omissions, or intentional data manipulation, which can compromise data. What is an effective solution?

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UroMems Announces First-Ever Smart Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implant in a Female Patient

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This first-in-female procedure was approved by the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (or ANSM, the French equivalent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration). Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for UroActive. Aurélien Beaugerie and Dr. Christophe Vaessen.