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Novel 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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Outsourcing regulatory activities in pharma
Here, EPR's Caroline Peachey explores some key considerations, approaches and strategies for pharmaceutical companies looking to outsource regulatory activities.
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Developing micro QC for ATMPs
In this Q&A, Natalie Saunders, Interim Head of Quality Control at CGT Catapult, delves into the advancements and challenges in microbiological QC for cell and gene therapies. She discusses rapid sterility testing methods, regulatory frameworks, and the impact of automation and digitalisation on quality control.
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Boehringer 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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MHRA 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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Driving 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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Financial 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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AstraZeneca 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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Leveraging innate cell engagers for lymphoma treatment
In this interview, Andreas Harstrick, CMO of Affimed discusses the evolution of the lymphoma treatment landscape and the promise of innate cell engagers for treating cancer.
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Trends shaping capsule development
In this interview from CPHI Barcelona, Julien Lamps from Lonza CHI discusses trends shaping capsule development.
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BMS strikes $14bn deal for Karuna Therapeutics
The deal includes Karuna Therapeutics' potential first-in-class antipsychotic, xanomeline-trospium, for patients with schizophrenia and other conditions.
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MeiraGTx sells XLRP gene therapy to Janssen
Janssen will pay up to $415 million for MeiraGTx’s botaretigene sparoparvovec, a gene therapy for treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP).
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Sanofi stops development of lung cancer drug
Sanofi is discontinuing development of tusamitamab ravtansine for certain types of non-small cell lung cancer after a Phase III clinical trial did not meet its endpoint.
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CDMO expands ADC facility in Scotland
Contract development and manufacturing organisation, Piramal Pharma Solutions, has expanded its antibody drug conjugate manufacturing facility in Scotland.
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NICE recommends combination therapy for prostate cancer
Lynparza (olaparib), which is being co-developed by AstraZeneca and MSD, showed clinically meaningful benefit when used with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone to treat hormone-relapsed metastatic prostate cancer.
