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Long-term findings from CAR NK cell therapy trial revealed
One-year results from a cancer therapy trial has reported key findings for the selection criteria for allogeneic cord blood donors in CAR NK cell manufacturing.
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Novel heart failure drug could halt disease progression
Heart failure drug acoramidis could increase survival rates in transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), Phase III study data suggests.
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Roche cancer immunotherapy receives new EU approval
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The subcutaneous injection of the novel cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq® (atezolizumab) could provide a quicker alternative to intravenous infusion, research shows.
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Could plastic alternative support environmentally-sustainable drug delivery?
Research highlighting recent advancements of the natural polymer tara gum point to its potential applications in pharmaceutical drug delivery, emphasising its role in minimising plastic use.
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MHRA approves ‘safer’ medicine alternative for rare disease
A new drug has been approved in the UK as a safer alternative to corticosteroids to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Achieving optimal advanced process control in bioproduction
Model Predictive Control (MPC) “stands out as a beacon of advanced control” in continuous manufacturing, through its ability to enhance efficacy within bioproduction, research suggests.
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Boehringer plans €120m European manufacturing expansion
The manufacturing capacity for some of Boehringer Ingelheim’s medicines, in disease areas including mental health and cardio-renal-metabolic conditions, will benefit from the European facility expansion.
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GenAI in pharma: where are we today?
EPR speaks to Henry Levy, President, Life Sciences at Clarivate to gain a sense of how artificial intelligence (AI), and particularly Generative AI (GenAI), is transforming the pharmaceutical industry.
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First European ustekinumab biosimilar to Stelara approved
The first biosimilar to Stelara® is now approved in Europe, a biologic therapy with indications across gastroenterology, dermatology, and rheumatology.
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Tackling the complex development landscape of pain medicines
In this exclusive interview, Torsten Madsen, CEO of Hoba Therapeutics, highlights the current clinical development landscape, challenges, and opportunities for pain management medicines.
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Vaccine demonstrates benefit in delaying cancer relapse
Data from the Phase I trial showed that the cancer vaccine offered an 86 percent reduction in the risk of relapse or death in pancreatic and colorectal cancers.
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Microbiome innovation: have we forgotten the basics?
Here, Chrysi Sergaki from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), UK, explores how innovators and regulators can navigate the challenges affecting the development and regulation of microbiome therapeutics to bring safe and efficacious therapies to patients as soon as possible.
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Pfizer achieves novel EU approval for prostate cancer treatment
TALZENNA® is the first PARP inhibitor approved in combination with XTANDI for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in the EU.
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New collaboration could transform neonatal therapy
With no currently approved medicines for the prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely pre-term infants, a new pharmaceutical collaboration could produce the first major therapeutic breakthrough for this patient group in decades.
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Transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing: The AI revolution
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in pharmaceutical manufacturing is set to open a brand-new chapter in this industry's development, as well as unprecedented opportunities for strengthening quality control and improving decision-making. In this article, Dr Gonesh Chandra Saha, Head of the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology at…
