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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 4 2023
EPR Issue 4 includes articles on fridge-free vaccines, dry powder drug delivery, Annex 1, contamination control strategy and more.
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Anti-Cancer Therapeutics
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Trial-first for Roche lung cancer ALK inhibitor
Roche has provided the first evidence that its oral anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could be key in treating the early-stage disease.
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$2 billion mRNA-based oncology therapy market anticipated by 2029
As the pharmaceutical industry awaits the first regulatory approval of an mRNA-based oncology therapy, research predicts BioNTech will lead the market by 2029, which by then, is anticipated to value $2 billion.
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Meeting rising demands of a new radiotheranostic era
Targeted radiotheranostics are on the path to becoming integral to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Their success, however, depends on patient benefit and the ability to meet commercial demands for broader indications. Aside from the therapeutic or diagnostic efficacy, decisions on suitable radionuclide properties and owning the supply chain will be…
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Eli Lilly therapeutic shows potential in thyroid cancer
The first randomised trial comparing efficacy of a highly selective RET-kinase inhibitor with multikinase inhibitors (MKIs) in advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) has delivered promising results.
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Immunotherapy combo could overcome melanoma anti-PD-1 resistance
A “practice-changing” immunotherapy drug combination demonstrated inhibition of two main immune checkpoints in a trial assessing efficacy in metastatic melanoma.
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FDA approval for Janssen’s prostate cancer treatment
The US FDA approval of Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate) is based on positive results from the Phase III MAGNITUDE study.
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Multiple myeloma bispecific antibody granted accelerated approval
Accelerated US approval of a first-in-class bispecific antibody (BsAb) therapy offers a new option for a difficult-to-treat blood cancer.
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Astellas to advance oncology CAR-T therapy
An investment of $50 million by Astellas Pharma in Poseida Therapeutics’ Phase I allogeneic CAR-T product candidate for solid tumour indications is set to advance the cancer immunotherapy field.
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New immuno-oncology treatment approved for endometrial cancer
The first new treatment option approved for mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in decades has been authorised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Innovation passport designation awarded to Pfizer and Arvinas
As the next stage of their co-development of vepdegestrant, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Pfizer and Arvinas its Innovation Passport to advance development of the oestrogen receptor (ER) degrader for ER+HER2- breast cancer.
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ADC demonstrates meaningful survival data for HER2 cancers
Topline data from a Phase II trial signify a significant step forward for ENHERTU® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in its potential to provide a new option in HER2 expressing cancers.
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Novel antibody therapeutic demonstrates potential in GVHD
Key data from a Phase II trial of a potentially first-in-class CSF-1R monoclonal antibody for chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) has been released.
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Will ESR1-mutated breast cancer treatment gain approval?
If approved by the European Commission (EC), ORSERDU® (elacestrant) would be the first treatment for ER+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer tumours with ESR1 mutations.
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Roche agrees to develop oncology small molecule inhibitor
An agreement to obtain a global license for KSQ Therapeutics’ small molecule USP1 inhibitor, which has potential to treat a variety of cancers, has been signed by Roche.
