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Akeso, Summit's PD-1 bispecific crushes Merck's Keytruda in study, signaling potential new standard in lung cancer

Fierce Pharma

The Keytruda-beating data from Akeso and Summit’s ivonescimab that oncology industry watchers had been awaiting are here. | The Keytruda-beating data from Akeso and Summit’s ivonescimab that oncology industry watchers had been awaiting are here. The China-only data are impressive, signaling the PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody’s potential as a new standard of care in non-small cell lung cancer.

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These Are 2 of The Biggest Issues with Healthcare AI, According to an FDA Reviewer

MedCity News

As the FDA continues its work to ensure that AI is deployed safely within healthcare, there are a couple prevalent issues that frequently pop up, said Luke Ralston, one of the agency’s reviewers. The post These Are 2 of The Biggest Issues with Healthcare AI, According to an FDA Reviewer appeared first on MedCity News.

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First bird flu case with no known animal contact seen in US

pharmaphorum

CDC reports the first-ever US case of an H5 strain of avian influenza without a known occupational exposure to sick or infected animals

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Digital Solution Implementation

Pharmaceutical Commerce

In the second part of her interview with Pharma Commerce Editor Nicholas Saraceno, Meghan Mullooly, Archbow Consulting’s Vice President, offers advice to pharma manufacturers for successfully applying digital solutions to their patient support programs.

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Optimizing Clinical Supply Strategy: Navigating Challenges & Finding Your Ideal Model

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AstraZeneca's Alexion loses $130M to Syntimmune shareholders in post-merger payment suit

Fierce Pharma

When AstraZeneca’s Alexion picked up rare disease specialist Syntimmune in 2018 for $ | A Delaware judge agreed that AstraZeneca's Alexion breached its contract and failed to pay a milestone payment of $130 million tied to the development of a now scrapped autoimmune candidate originally developed by Syntimmune.

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A Biotech Going Through the Nose to Treat the Brain Plots Alternative Path to Public Markets

MedCity News

NeOnc Technologies is preparing to go public via the less common path of a direct listing as it continues mid-stage testing of its intranasally administered brain cancer drug. Meanwhile, the mostly stagnant biotech IPO pipeline is showing new signs of life with two large stock market debuts expected this week. The post A Biotech Going Through the Nose to Treat the Brain Plots Alternative Path to Public Markets appeared first on MedCity News.

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The next wave of innovators: Who to watch in 2024

Clarivate

Did you know that over 80% of executives rank innovation among their top three priorities, yet only 10% are satisfied with their organization’s innovation performance [1] ? This striking gap underscores the critical need for robust patent benchmarking data to inform better decision-making and drive innovation success. Our latest report, “Innovators to Watch 2024,” shines a spotlight on the organizations on the cusp of breaking into the Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators rankings.

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Lilly looks inward as it completes hunt for new CFO with appointment of 23-year vet Lucas Montarce

Fierce Pharma

Three months on, Eli Lilly has closed the books on its search for a new chief financial officer. And as with its previous CFO, Anat Ashkenazi, the company didn’t have to look far. | Lilly on Monday revealed that it’s slotting 23-year company veteran Lucas Montarce into the finance chief role after the pharma’s previous CFO, Anat Ashkenazi, announced her departure in early June.

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Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Threatens Decades of Progress in Access to Mental Health Care

MedCity News

The ruling, which limits federal agencies’ power to interpret ambiguous laws, now leaves crucial legislation like the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act vulnerable to court challenges, potentially unraveling years of hard-won progress. The post Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Threatens Decades of Progress in Access to Mental Health Care appeared first on MedCity News.

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WCLC: MSD/Daiichi build case for phase 3 ADC for lung cancer

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Results of Ideate-Lung01 trial at WCLC back up MSD and Daiichi Sankyo's decision to move anti-B7-H3 ADC I-Dxd into phase 3 for small cell lung cancer

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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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ChatGPT outperforms trainee doctors in assessing respiratory illness in children

PharmaTimes

Research suggests that LLMs could be used to support trainee doctors, nurses and GPs

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Teva resolves Baltimore's opioid litigation with $80M settlement

Fierce Pharma

After opting out of Teva’s $4.25 billion national opioid settlement last year, the city of Baltimore has secured its own payout through a settlement deal worth $80 million. | The city scored its own deal after opting not to join in on Teva's $4.25 billion national opioid settlement.

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There is Still a Significant Need for Community Pharmacies

MedCity News

Losing these retail medication outlets creates more than just pharmacy deserts. In many low-income and underserved areas, drugstores also serve as grocery stores and hubs for essential services, and hence their closures mean communities lose crucial access points for a variety of goods and services. The post There is Still a Significant Need for Community Pharmacies appeared first on MedCity News.

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Fenebrutinib Found Effective in Suppressing Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity

PharmExec

Results of the FENopta study found that after one year of treatment, 96% of patients experienced no relapses of multiple sclerosis, with an annualized relapse rate of just 0.04.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The Next Frontier in Connectivity: 5G RedCap SEPs Landscape

Clarivate

A new Clarivate report [1] explores Standard Essential Patents Landscape of 5G RedCap The RedCap (Reduced Capability) feature was introduced by 3GPP in Release-17 to cater to the growing demand for 5G New Radio (NR) devices with reduced complexity. 5G RedCap, also known as NR-Light, addresses the need for simpler, energy efficient and cost effective 5G NR devices.

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As Sandoz contract winds down, GSK will close antibiotics plant in UK

Fierce Pharma

With the expiration of a contract to produce antibiotic medicines for Sandoz, GSK will shutter a 75-year-old manufacturing facility in its home country. The U.K. | With the expiration of a contract to produce antibiotic medicines for Sandoz, GSK will shutter a 75-year-old manufacturing facility in its home country.

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How Embedded Finance Creates a Better Patient Experience

MedCity News

In an age where consumers have more options than ever about where to receive their care, improving the financial experience through embedded finance can give providers an advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The post How Embedded Finance Creates a Better Patient Experience appeared first on MedCity News.

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The Role of Revenue Operations in Enhancing Sales Efficiency

Spotio

Short for revenue operations, RevOps is the alignment of Marketing, Sales, and Support functions to improve the customer experience and increase revenue growth. RevOps is important because it helps connect internal teams, drive consistent revenue growth, increase customer happiness and retention, and boost company-wide efficiency metrics. In other words, RevOps will help your organization do what it does more effectively.

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.

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Determining Low PPB Levels of Nitrite in Polymeric Excipients

PharmaTech

In this paper, the authors introduce a method that combines ion exchange chromatography with an easier-to-perform, simpler one-step post-column derivatization that is selective to nitrite and visible spectrophotometric detection to allow high sample loading volumes without affecting resolution.

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After BIOSECURE Act passes in House, targeted Chinese companies say they're 'deeply' concerned

Fierce Pharma

After much anticipation and concern, the BIOSECURE Act—which would prevent U.S. companies from working with certain Chinese biotech service providers—has passed a key threshold. | Late Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 306-81 in favor of the BIOSECURE Act, which was introduced in January and seeks to halt federal contracts with five named Chinese life-sci companies: WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics, BGI Group, MGI and Complete Genomics.

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Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes

MedCity News

As poverty, food insecurity, inadequate housing, and complex comorbidities persist, it is essential that rural healthcare leaders have tools and systems in place to address the health of their neighbors. The post Rural Healthcare Goes Beyond Care: Targeting SDOH to Improve Health Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.

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Driving economic growth in UK with commercial clinical trials

European Pharmaceutical Review

A report from Frontier Economics has highlighted the major benefit industry clinical trials have had on UK’s economy. For instance, it has supported its growth and the job market, the research showed. Of the 65,000 jobs generated, 21,000 individuals were employed directly by the pharmaceutical industry to deliver trials, according to the data. While industry clinical trials in the UK have reduced , the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) stated that if the activity assumes

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European Clinical Supply Planning: Balancing Cost, Flexibility and Time

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PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference: Proactive CAPA

PharmaTech

CDER’s Jonathan Chapman, senior policy advisor, and Takeda’s Paulien Groll, head of Compliance Excellence, discussed how companies can be proactive with their CAPA strategies instead of reactive, at the 2024 PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference.

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Augmented Reality: Transforming Surgical Planning And Navigation

Infuse Medical

With uses going beyond entertainment and into vital sectors like surgery, augmented reality (AR) is transforming the healthcare sector. AR gives surgeons better vision by overlaying digital data onto the physical world, therefore enabling them to execute difficult treatments with more confidence and accuracy. By 2024 there will be an estimated 1.7 billion mobile augmented reality (AR) users worldwide, a rise of 1.5 billion from the 200 million seen in 2015.

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AMA Report Details Low Competition in PBM Market

MedCity News

The American Medical Association released a new report on Monday on pharmacy benefit managers. It explained that there is low competition among PBMs and high vertical integration with payers. The post AMA Report Details Low Competition in PBM Market appeared first on MedCity News.

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Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs & Potential Health Risks

PharmExec

In this part of their Pharmaceutical Executive video interview, UpScriptHealth's Peter Ax, Founder and CEO, and George Jones, Chief Operations Officer, discuss the issue of counterfeit weight loss drugs, and the potential health risks associated with them.

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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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Enhancing Drug Stability via Packaging Choice

PharmaTech

Drug stability impacts efficacy and safety. Choosing the right packaging is crucial. This paper outlines key factors affecting stability and provides packaging guidelines.

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Empowering Patients-The Role of Interactive Demonstrations in Medical Device Education

Infuse Medical

As the healthcare industry is moving forward to the latest technologies, interactive patient demonstrations are a must development needed so far. Of course, patient medical device education and counseling are to educate them about diseases, procedures, and the treatments followed. It is not only to educate but also to enhance compliance with medical treatment regimens.

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Terns Pharma Oral GLP-1 Drug Leads to Greater Than 5% Weight Loss in Small Study

MedCity News

The weight loss results for the Terns Pharmaceuticals drug TERN-601 come from a four-week Phase 1 clinical trial. Terns is one of several companies developing oral GLP-1 obesity medications that could become alternatives to currently available injectable products from this drug class. The post Terns Pharma Oral GLP-1 Drug Leads to Greater Than 5% Weight Loss in Small Study appeared first on MedCity News.

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WCLC: Biomarker could guide Dato-DXd use in lung cancer

pharmaphorum

AI biomarker could help identify lung cancer patients most likely to benefit from AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's TROP2 drug Dato-DXd.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.