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Imfinzi™ reduces risk of death in biliary tract cancer patients
Patients treated with Imfinzi and chemotherapy experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of death versus chemotherapy alone.
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Study finds Keytruda® improves overall survival in HCC patients
The data adds to the body of evidence relating to the use of Keytruda® as a monotherapy in second-line HCC post sorafenib.
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Riluzole not beneficial for spinocerebellar ataxia type 2
Study reveals riluzole is of no benefit in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2, emphasising the importance of studying homogeneous groups of patients.
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Key challenges for bio/pharmaceutical manufacturing 2022
What are the top six challenges facing pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers in 2022? We spoke to representatives from four contract manufacturing and development organisations (CDMOs) – Samsung Biologics, Lonza, MedPharm and Genezen – to find out.
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Imfinzi™ plus tremelimumab: “unprecedented survival” in unresectable liver cancer
Almost a third of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients were alive at three years on tremelimumab and Imfinzi regimen.
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Tony Wood to replace Dr Hal Barron as GSK’s CSO
Tony Wood will assume accountability for R&D across GSK’s portfolio and pipeline from Dr Hal Barron on 1 August 2022.
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Rare Disease Clinical Outcome Assessment Consortium launched
The Rare Disease Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) Consortium aims to advance patient-focused assessment of clinical benefit in treatment trials for rare diseases.
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, January 2022
The EMA’s pharmacovigilance committee (PRAC) began reviewing terlipressin containing medicines and recommended updates to COVID-19 vaccine safety information.
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NICE recommends Rinvoq® for adults with active psoriatic arthritis
AbbVie’s Rinvoq® (upadacitinib) will be available on the NHS in England and Wales for adults with active psoriatic arthritis, following NICE approval.
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Takeda to acquire Adaptate for novel T-cell engager technology
Takeda’s acquisition of Adaptate Biotherapeutics will enhance efforts to develop cell engager therapies for solid tumours.
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Keytruda® promising in adjuvant treatment of lung cancer
MSD/Merck reveals Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) significantly improved disease-free survival in adjuvant treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.
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Kaftrio® with ivacaftor approved by EC to treat children with cystic fibrosis
Children with cystic fibrosis aged six to11 years could benefit from Kaftrio® in combination with ivacaftor, as a treatment targeting the underlying cause of the disease.
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Graft engineering sees potential to reduce GVHD risk in leukemia patients
New study shows risk of developing graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in leukaemia patients reduced by removing naïve T cells from donor blood used for stem cell grafts.
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New year, new cell and gene therapy collaborations
Here we run down four new research collaborations in the cell and gene therapy sector, announced by Bayer, BMS, Pfizer and Moderna.
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Ensovibep shows promise as an antiviral for COVID-19
Phase II trial data suggests ensovibep (MP0420) significantly reduces SARS-CoV-2 viral load and reduces hospitalisation and death due to COVID-19.