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As FDA puts CAR-T safety under microscope, researchers dig into adverse events record of BCMA therapies

Fierce Pharma

BCMA-targeted therapies are transforming care for multiple myeloma patients. A new study examined side effect reports of BMCA immunotherapies from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, hoping to help inform doctors in their treatment decisions. But these immunotherapies also come with various potentially dangerous side effects. |

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FDA Calls for New Safety Warning for the Class of CAR T Cancer Therapies

MedCity News

Two months after announcing an inquiry into reports of new cancers in patients treated with CAR T-cell therapies, the FDA is directing makers of these therapies to add new safety warnings to product labels describing this risk. Companies have 30 calendar days to comply.

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Patient Death Prompts FDA Hold on Tests of Drug in Atopic Dermatitis & Asthma

MedCity News

The FDA clinical hold follows a patient death from liver failure that may be associated with zelnecirnon, an experimental Rapt Therapeutics drug. The biotech notes that no other patient has experienced liver problems and this safety signal has not been seen in any other tests of the molecule.

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Amid high-profile CAR-T safety probe, FDA’s Peter Marks offers first glimpse at data under review

Fierce Pharma

Three months after launching an investigation into the risk of patients developing secondary T-cell cancers after receiving a CAR-T drug, the FDA has shared more information on the cases it has see | Three months after launching an investigation into the risk of secondary T-cell cancers after treatment with a CAR-T medicine, the FDA has shared more (..)

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The Definition of Patient Safety and Implementing Technologies (PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference 2023)

PharmaTech

Maik Jornitz, Principal Consultant, BioProcess Resources LLC, discusses the definition of patient safety and how to implement new technologies into upgraded facilities.

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Do patients care about accelerated approval drugs?

World of DTC Marketing

Accelerated Approval allows for early access to drugs and biologics based on initial evidence of safety and effectiveness, while confirmatory studies required to verify clinical benefits are ongoing. Do patients care? The program was codified into law under the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in 2012.

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Cerner Enviza and FDA partner to develop AI drug safety tools

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oracle company Cerner Enviza and John Snow Labs have collaborated with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools for drug safety and real-world evidence studies.

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