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Three-dose vaccine prevents HIV patients getting hepatitis B

European Pharmaceutical Review

Clinical trial results presented at the US IDWeek conference, revealed a three-dose series of the HEPLISAV-B vaccine prevents hepatitis B virus (HBV) in HIV patients not previously vaccinated against or infected with the virus. At week 28, the study assessed the vaccine’s safety and levels of anti-HBV surface antibodies (HBsAbs).

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Approval expanded for generalised myasthenia gravis medicine

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first targeted therapy approved for paediatric patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) has been approved in the EU. It is based on results from a Phase III clinical trial of Soliris in paediatric patients with refractory gMG. Soliris was first approved the EU in 2017 as a treatment for gMG.

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Patient centricity and the changing pharmaceutical vista

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Having previously spoken with Dr Mullen three years ago when she was country medical director for the UK & Ireland at GSK – on the topic of patient centricity and embedding that focus within the core of a pharmaceutical company – our recent interview provided some interesting insights into the changing landscape of the industry.

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Bringing the patient voice into clinical trials with clinical outcome assessments

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Clinical outcome assessments can take years to generate but may pay big dividends in patient-focused drug development, centering the patient experience and potentially bolstering a product’s case with regulators and payers. Patient focused drug development in alopecia areata clinical trials.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The availability of oral chemotherapy treatments would provide stomach cancer patients with the option of more efficacious drugs with improved tolerability in a more convenient dosage format” The poor clinical outcomes of stomach cancer make it a key target for drug development. New hope for stomach cancer patients.

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Developing the EU’s first intestinal microbiota-based biologic

European Pharmaceutical Review

The study included 92 adult patients with confirmed CDI. The main objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of MBK-01 compared to fidaxomicin, providing significant insights into the potential of MBK-01 as a treatment for primary or recurrent CDI and contributing to the advancement of microbiome-based therapies.

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Novartis secures first-of-a-kind haematology approval

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first, the Phase III APPLY-PNH trial evaluated patients with residual anaemia (haemoglobin < 10 g/dL) despite prior anti-C5 treatment who switched to Fabhalta. percent of anti-C5-experienced Fabhalta patients responded versus 0 percent for anti-C5. Patients avoiding transfusion: The transfusion avoidance rate was 95.2