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Parkinson’s infusion treatment demonstrates advantage over oral delivery

European Pharmaceutical Review

A Phase III trial has shown that compared oral drug delivery, administering levodopa through an infusion pump led to nearly two hours of day (1.72) of additional time in which the medicine reduced symptoms in Parkinson’s patients. There were 381 Parkinson’s patients enrolled in the trial. and Joan A.

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Novel haemophilia B gene therapy approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy BEQVEZ (fidanacogene elaparvovec-dzkt) for certain adults with haemophilia B. BEQVEZ is currently being reviewed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), Pfizer confirmed.

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Developing a first-in-class small molecule drug for inflammatory disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

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$1.7b acquisition to develop rare haematology therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Innovative therapies for rare diseases The acquisition will help to drive the growth of CTI’s lead product, kinase inhibitor VONJO ® (pacritinib) “in treating myeloproliferative disease,” stated Dr Adam Craig, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Medical Officer of CTI BioPharma.

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Alkeus raises funds to launch Stargardt disease therapy gildeuretinol

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gildeuretinol is the first and only medicine in clinical development to treat Stargardt disease by reducing vitamin A dimerization in the eye, without affecting normal vision. The therapy has also received orphan drug designation and breakthrough therapy designation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

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Blueprint Medicines announces financing partnerships for $1.25bn

Pharmaceutical Technology

Blueprint Medicines has entered strategic financing partnerships for up to $1.25bn with life sciences-focused investors Sixth Street and Royalty Pharma. Ayvakit has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to treat advanced systemic mastocytosis in adults.

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First pill for desmoid tumours approved

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first drug for desmoid tumours (desmoid fibromatosis), an oral gamma secretase inhibitor. The FDA’s approval of Ogsiveo is based on results from the Phase III DeFi clinical trial , which were published this year in the New England Journal of Medicine.