All articles by Catherine Eckford (European Pharmaceutical Review) – Page 38
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NewsCollaboration to develop novel AI-designed oncology therapy
Stemline Therapeutics is set to pay Insilico Medicine an initial $12 million for its novel AI-designed KAT6 inhibitor as a potential breast cancer treatment.
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NewsPreventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects
Research suggests that giving prophylactic treatment prior to immunotherapy could eliminate the need for the latter to be administered in hospitals.
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NewsNovel drug delivery method shows promise in Alzheimer's
Ultrasound combined with a biologic treatment has demonstrated the ability to safely reduce brain amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients, a first-in-human study shows.
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NewsRegulatory revision essential for bioprocess IIoT adoption
A limited number of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications exist in the bioprocessing industry and remain to be challenged in manufacturing operations, research has highlighted.
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NewsBoehringer Ingelheim agrees $2bn siRNA therapeutic collaboration
The collaboration seeks to develop new siRNA treatments for the liver diseases nonalcoholic or metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (NASH/MASH).
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NewsMHRA authorisation is first endocrine therapy innovation in decades
A new breast cancer treatment that reduced the risk of progression or death by 45 percent compared to standard of care in a Phase III trial, has been authorised by the UK Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
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NewsDriving QbD as a quality standard in drug development
To facilitate Quality by Design (QbD) in becoming a true standard approach for drug development, pharma should attend regulatory expectations and pursue innovative frameworks that guarantee high-quality levels, researchers urge.
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NewsFinancial factors to support and challenge Pharma in 2024
While constraints such as inflation and drug pricing pressures will impact pharma’s growth in 2024, patent expiration of biologics is expected to support the industry over the next few years, research suggests.
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NewsAstraZeneca to advance haematology cell therapy
The new acquisition grants AstraZeneca rights to a new CAR-T cell therapy with a differentiated manufacturing process that could provide a potential best-in-class blood cancer treatment.
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ArticleYear in review: EPR’s top stories of 2023
EPR wraps up the year with a selection of top stories from 2023, highlighting key trends and topics such as environmental monitoring (EM), quality (QA/QC), manufacturing, regulation and clinical development.
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ArticleNK cell immunotherapy: what’s next in clinical development?
In this interview, Innate Pharma’s Yannis Morel, Executive Vice President of product portfolio strategy and business development, delves into the unique advantages of using multi-specific antibodies capable of engaging NK cells against tumours for oncology indications, and shares key data from the company’s ongoing and recent clinical trials.
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NewsGSK immuno-oncology treatment achieves novel EU approval
The EC’s approval of the immuno-oncology treatment “will define a new standard of care for certain patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in the EU,” says principal investigator of the RUBY trial.
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NewsASH 2023: microbiome-based therapy shows potential in graft-versus-host disease
Data presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting suggest that the off-the-shelf microbiome therapeutic could offer a “potentially life-saving approach” in graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).
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News'Innovation-first' mindset vital for advanced therapies sector future
Improving data harmonisation and investing in the advanced therapy sector’s workforce are some of the key recommendations the sector must take to advance the field and increase patient access, a new report highlights.
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NewsCommon drug could facilitate “huge step-change” in managing type 1 diabetes
A common rheumatoid arthritis drug can suppress the progression of type 1 diabetes, research shows, making it the first disease-modifying, oral treatment of its kind for the condition.
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NewsAntibody-immunotherapy combination shows promise in lung cancer
A study evaluating the combination of a PD1 inhibitor with dupilumab enabled one out of six lung cancer patients to achieve a near-complete clinical response two months post-treatment, a paper states.
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NewsNovartis secures first-of-a-kind haematology approval
A novel Factor B inhibitor of the immune system's complement pathway has been approved for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH).
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NewsUK’s entrance into Horizon Europe finalised
The EU-UK Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes has adopted the political agreement on UK’s association to the Horizon Europe programme.
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NewsRoche to advance novel obesity and diabetes treatments
The assets Roche will gain rights to through its planned acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics include several incretin treatments with best-in-class potential in obesity and diabetes.
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NewsPhase III data for novel telomerase inhibitor released
Currently, imetelstat is being reviewed by the FDA and EMA for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anaemia in adults with lower risk MDS.