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Closely watched Bristol Myers immunotherapy shows benefit in melanoma
Study results prove, for the first time, that a drug blocking the protein LAG-3 can improve on another immunotherapy.
By Ned Pagliarulo • May 19, 2021 -
FDA delays a biotech's cancer cell therapy once again
Iovance, which now plans to submit its melanoma treatment to the FDA next year, separately disclosed that its CEO Maria Fardis will resign.
By Kristin Jensen • Updated May 19, 2021 -
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TrendlineOncology's research boom
More than one quarter of the medcines cleared by the FDA's main review office since 2015 have been cancer drugs, a tally that reflects the advent of cancer immunotherapy as well as continued progress in matching treatment to genetics.
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Sarepta's Duchenne gene therapy clears study hurdle, although questions linger
A version of the treatment made at commercial scale looks similar to what Sarepta used in early testing. But the findings are no longer the last step before an approval filing, as the company once hoped.
By Ben Fidler • May 18, 2021 -
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Fate offers glimpse at 'natural killer' cell therapy for leukemia
The biotech's treatment is one of a wave of new treatments meant to mimic the effects of NK cell transplants in leukemia, though analysts remain skeptical.
By Ben Fidler • May 14, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Koneksa HealthWearables for actigraphy measures in clinical trials
It's now possible to gather far more data, more often, more objectively, and more easily than ever before, and, with the appropriate choice, broadly expedite clinical trials utilizing actigraphy measurements.
May 10, 2021 -
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Sponsored by 81qdThe use of AI in rare disease has hidden flaws
A strategy needs to be put in place to profile patients and then form profile-specific strategies to accelerate diagnosis through HCP outreach, education, etc.
By Tim Hare VP, Head of Data Science • May 10, 2021 -
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Adagio, flush with cash, launches large study of next-gen COVID-19 antibody
The privately held biotech believes its drug might treat or prevent infections from existing variants and future coronavirus strains, which could make it a competitor to marketed therapies from Regeneron and Eli Lilly.
By Kristin Jensen • May 5, 2021 -
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A worrisome side effect stalls a closely watched multiple myeloma drug
Pfizer halted a key trial of one of the most advanced bispecific antibody drugs in development for the blood cancer after several cases of peripheral neuropathy.
By Ben Fidler • Updated May 4, 2021 -
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Sarepta's second-gen Duchenne drug shows signs of topping its first
An experimental Duchenne drug developed with a newer technology may be more potent than Sarepta's marketed treatment Exondys 51. But early data also brought new safety concerns.
By Jonathan Gardner • May 3, 2021 -
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Sponsored by Clinical InkHow BYOD leads to patient-centric clinical trials
Learn why clinical trial sponsors are moving to BYOD for a better patient experience, greater compliance, and higher-quality data – all at a lower cost.
By Jonathan Andrus, Chief Business Officer, Clinical Ink • May 3, 2021 -
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Denying problems, AstraZeneca says US coronavirus vaccine filing due within weeks
Five weeks after AstraZeneca reported positive trial results, the company has still not applied to the FDA for authorization, saying the size of the dataset has slowed its submission.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 30, 2021 -
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FDA gives first citation to biotech for failure to report clinical trial details
The agency threatened to fine Acceleron for not posting study results to clinicaltrials.gov. Whether the action is a sign of a larger crackdown is unclear.
By Kristin Jensen • April 29, 2021 -
A serious side effect puts a biotech's eye gene therapy in limbo
Adverum Biotechnologies has unmasked a Phase 2 study in which a trial participant suffered severe inflammation and vision loss — a finding that could threaten the program’s future in multiple eye diseases.
By Ben Fidler • April 29, 2021 -
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Lilly, citing FDA feedback, won't seek speedy approval of Alzheimer's drug
The drugmaker confirmed it won't try for accelerated approval of a closely watched Alzheimer's medicine based on a single Phase 2 trial. But it's planning a lengthy new study in presymptomatic patients.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 27, 2021 -
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FDA lifts hold on UniQure gene therapy study after review of cancer case
An investigation by UniQure determined the company's hemophilia gene therapy was "highly unlikely" to have caused a study volunteer's liver cancer, clearing the way for the FDA's green light.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 26, 2021 -
Vertex moves pain drug into mid-stage testing
VX-548 is Vertex's latest attempt to show that blocking a certain sodium channel can offer a new, non-addictive way to treat pain.
By Jacob Bell • April 26, 2021 -
Coronavirus vaccine makers Oxford, Novavax follow up with a promising malaria shot
A vaccine co-developed by the U.K. academic center and the Maryland biotech could be the first to meet the WHO's efficacy target for a malaria vaccine.
By Ben Fidler • April 23, 2021 -
Positive data in hand, TG Therapeutics readies MS drug for FDA review
If approved, TG's drug would join Roche's fast-selling Ocrevus and Novartis' newer entrant Kesimpta as one of a newer class of multiple sclerosis therapies.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 19, 2021 -
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Sponsored by IQVIAReal World Data: How to leverage transformative data sources to reduce study costs, evaluate real world clinical outcomes
Real World Data provides increasingly significant value throughout all stages of a product's lifecycle. The time to embrace it is now. Here's why.
April 19, 2021 -
GSK stops studies testing closely watched cancer immunotherapy
The British pharma will halt enrollment in two studies testing feladilimab alongside Merck's Keytruda, dealing another blow to the company's cancer drug pipeline.
By Ned Pagliarulo • April 15, 2021 -
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Gilead stops Veklury study, citing enrollment challenges, changing treatment
The company said a multi-day infusion treatment that must be administered in healthcare settings no longer addresses an unmet need of non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
By Jacob Bell • April 13, 2021 -
Sage, Biogen drug reduces tremors but side effects could limit potential
Early Phase 2 data for a pill from the two companies' alliance appeared promising. But most patients had to cut their drug dose due to drowsiness.
By Jonathan Gardner • April 12, 2021 -
5 takeaways from AACR, one of the year's top meetings on cancer drugs
The American Association for Cancer Research's virtual conference featured fresh data on a new kind of cell therapy, an emerging immunotherapy target and a KRAS reboot.
By Ben Fidler , Ned Pagliarulo • April 12, 2021 -
Lilly gene-targeted drug shows potential for use across cancers
Study results presented at AACR showed Retevmo shrank tumors in nine different cancers, building a case for the type of tissue-agnostic label that only three other medicines have secured.
By Ned Pagliarulo • April 11, 2021 -
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Researchers lay out hypothesis for rare side effect linked to AstraZeneca vaccine
The EMA has reiterated the benefits of the shot outweigh the risks, but the safety concerns are another hurdle to the vaccine's rollout in Europe.
By Ned Pagliarulo , Ben Fidler • April 9, 2021
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