Potential for a new one-and-done COVID-19 treatment
Investigational drug Lambda reduced risk of COVID-19-related death in one of the largest studies of its kind to date.
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Generic manufacturers to produce COVID-19 treatment nirmatrelvir
Pfizer’s oral COVID-19 treatment nirmatrelvir will be produced by 35 generic manufacturers to increase supply for low- and middle-income countries.
Lynparza® significantly reduces risk of death in early breast cancer patients
Lynparza® (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor to demonstrate overall survival benefit in early breast cancer, according to new data.
USP Medicine Supply Map to help improve pharma supply chain resilience
Unveiling its Medicine Supply Map, the US Pharmacopeia (USP) showed how reliant the US pharma supply chain is on Indian API manufacturers.
Is Aduhelm® of benefit to Alzheimer’s patients long-term?
New data shows that patients taking Aduhelm® (aducanumab-avwa) had significant reductions in tau and amyloid beta after nearly 2.5 years.
AbbVie’s preventative migraine treatment atogepant (Qulipta™) shows promise
AbbVie releases promising results from its Phase III trial of atogepant (Qulipta™) for preventative treatment of chronic migraine.
Roche’s Evrysdi® shows long-term efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy
New data demonstrates the long-term safety and efficacy of Evrysdi® (risdiplam) in a broad population of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
First participants dosed with pan-antiviral nasal spray in Phase IIa trial
The Phase IIa influenza-challenge study will enrol 123 healthy adults and support the development of INNA-051 as a pan-antiviral nasal spray.
Sanofi and Blackstone €300 million collaboration to advance multiple myeloma treatment
The investment will advance the development of a subcutaneous Sarclisa (isatuximab) formulation for multiple myeloma (MM) treatment.
Positive Phase I results for Pipe-307 treatment for MS
Pipe-307 demonstrated linear pharmacokinetic (PK) data consistent with pre-clinical modelling and was generally well tolerated at all doses in 70 healthy adult volunteers.
mRNA vaccine candidates for HIV enter Phase I trial
Will mRNA vaccines one day protect against HIV? Three investigational mRNA vaccines, all designed to combat HIV, have entered Phase I testing.
Could AAT be the answer to COVID-19 ARDS?
Clinical study finds alpha-1 antitryspin (AAT) reduces pro-inflammatory IL-6 and therefore may benefit COVID-19 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, March 2022
EMA’s pharmacovigilance committee recommends product information updates for two COVID-19 vaccines - Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine and Moderna’s Spikevax.
New green synthesis method to enhance sustainability and benefit IBD
A novel flow synthesis method using recoverable solvents will be used to supply NEt-3IB, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) drug candidate.
Novel radioligand therapy shows promise in metastatic prostate cancer
New data suggests 225Ac-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy could improve overall survival in metastatic prostate cancer patients.
