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Modifier gene therapy – clinical development and manufacturing considerations

European Pharmaceutical Review

In April 2024, Ocugen received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to initiate the Phase III liMeliGhT clinical trial for OCU400 for retinitis pigmentosa. In December 2023, the FDA granted OCU400 Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation. x 10 10 vg/eye of OCU400) and the untreated control group.

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After FDA snub, Lilly's mirikizumab looks to regain momentum with phase 3 Crohn's win

Fierce Pharma

After the FDA passed on an approval for mirikizumab in ulcerative colitis earlier this year because of manufacturing shortfalls, the Eli Lilly drug is gaining new momentum with a win in a phase 3 C | A majority of Crohn's disease patients experienced a clinical response and clinical remission after treatment with mirikizumab, the company said.

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Fierce Pharma Asia—BIO-WuXi break-off; Takeda's site closure; FDA's concern over Carvykti

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Takeda will shut down a gene therapy manufacturing and R&D facility in Austria. The FDA questioned whether Carvykti should be approved in an earlier line of multiple myeloma after noticing an early detriment to patient survival in a clinical trial. . | WuXi AppTec left BIO amid alleged biosecurity concerns and as U.S.

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Novartis halts recruitment of Kisqali trials as it adjusts production methods

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In response to recent FDA guidelines which limit the nitrosamine content of drugs, Novartis has paused the enrollment of early breast cancer (eBC) patients in clinical trials of its blockbuster Kis | In response to recent FDA guidelines which limit the nitrosamine content of drugs, Novartis has paused the enrollment of early breast cancer (eBC) patients (..)

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FDA approves new cell therapy manufacturing plant

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved commercial production at Bristol Myers Squibb’s newest cell therapy manufacturing facility in Devens, Massachusetts. The site is a “critical component” of BMS’ expanding global cell therapy manufacturing footprint, the company said. “The

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Do patients care about accelerated approval drugs?

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Do patients care? Accelerated Approval was developed in 1992 in response to the HIV/AIDS crisis and has led to expedited drug and biologic approvals in several disease areas across the FDA. Do patients care? Should patients be made aware that the drug they are being prescribed is an “accelerated approval drug”?

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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution

European Pharmaceutical Review

Revolutionising quality control In the backdrop of stringent quality standards and regulatory demands inherent to pharmaceutical manufacturing, the addition of AI technologies introduce a paradigm shift. Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology, 44(3), 1384-1392.