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Atogepant significantly reduces migraines, shows study
A 12-week study revealed that atogepant reduced migraines and headaches and resulted in a 50 percent reduction in mean monthly migraine days.
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Parkinson’s disease market sales to reach $11.5 billion in 2029
The Parkinson’s disease market is set to triple in sales by 2029 driven by novel biologics and delivery systems, reports GlobalData.
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Global pharma contract manufacturing market to value $120bn by 2027
Growth in the pharmaceutical contract manufacturing market to be driven by advanced technologies, the rising aging population and the increase in chronic disease cases, says report.
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Big pharma collaborates on free resource linking genetic variants to human disease
The collaborative work has produced the largest browsable resource linking rare protein-coding genetic variants to human health and disease that will accelerate targeted drug development.
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Chemotherapy-free combination shows potential in lymphocytic leukaemia trial
Imbruvica® (ibrutinib) plus Venclexta®/Venclyxto® (venetoclax) resulted in 95 percent of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients surviving without disease progression for two years.
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Risankizumab induces deep remissions in Crohn’s disease trial
Phase III trial data shows more than half of patients with moderate to severe Crohn's disease treated with risankizumab (Skyrizi®) 360mg achieved clinical remission in a year.
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Antibody-drug conjugates: challenges, solutions and future potential
The ability to precisely direct powerful therapeutics not only makes treatments more effective, but also prevents debilitating side effects. Here, Dave Elder and Stacey Treichler highlight the great potential of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for improved treatment of oncology indications and beyond.
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New group to tackle data governance and guide digital transformation in pharma
The Pistoia Alliance's Data Governance Community of Interest will develop best practices and advance digital transformation in the pharma/life sciences industry.
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Upadacitinib meets all endpoints in Phase III ulcerative colitis trial
In the trial, 74 percent of participants responded to upadacitinib and 33 percent of patients achieved clinical remission.
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Boom times for pharma M&A
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity last year was expected to decline from 2019 levels, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting uncertainty around the global economy, trade tensions between the US and China, and the presidential election in the US. However, James Baillieu from Bird & Bird reveals…
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Global anti-Parkinson’s drugs market to be worth over $5bn by 2023
Research suggests that despite a COVID-19 slump, the anti-Parkinson’s drugs market will recover due to rising numbers of Parkinson’s diagnoses and increasing investment in R&D.
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EC approves RINVOQ (upadacitinib) to treat active psoriatic arthritis
AbbVie's RINVOQ (upadacitinib) has been approved in the EU to treat adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
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The pandemic and the pharmaceutical world
Pharmacist Ezeokafor Ifeoma Charity explores to what extent COVID-19 has prompted the growth of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Risankizumab trials show higher clinical remission in patients with Crohn’s disease
Two Phase III trials have shown that two doses of risankizumab met the primary endpoints in patients with Crohn's disease.
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AbbVie initiates Phase I trial to study SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody
AbbVie has licensed the SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody, 47D11, from Harbour BioMed and Utrecht University and begun clinical trials.
