Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 19, 2023

UK-based pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period of its new drug application (NDA) for the rare bone cancer drug momelotinib by three months. In July 2022, GSK acquired the therapy as part of its $1.9bn acquisition of Sierra Oncology.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilead’s Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a capsid inhibitor for adults living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), who cannot be successfully treated with other available treatments. Sunlenca is given in combination with other antiretrovirals.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to advance the company’s PATCH Clinical Study, a multi-center, single-arm, pivotal study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of the Vivasure PerQseal ® Closure Device System. The post Vivasure Medical Announces FDA IDE Approval to Initiate U.S.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

The industry has been limited in its ability to implement creative solutions to engage and motivate patients because the FDA has strict guidelines for what pharma companies can communicate with patients. Measuring and monitoring adherence in clinical trials would add valuable information about the effectiveness and safety of drugs.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

1 Consequently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies are keen to see “accelerated development” programmes in areas where there is a significant unmet clinical need. He is currently a CMC consultant with an interest in impurities and safety‑based limits. FDA; 2018 [cited 2023Jan]. Internet] 2022.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The following year, the US Congress passed the 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, which mandated safety assessments prior to the release of any new drug. There is now global awareness of this issue and FDA issued a guidance note on the problem in 2007. 05 October 2022. 400(10361); 2022; 1395. References.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

This is largely due to the FDA’s rigorous approach to the safety of microbiome therapeutics, which has manifested in clinical holds, resulting in delays that have dimmed the enthusiasm in the space in recent times. While the French MaaT Pharma has submitted further information to the FDA, its trial remains on hold.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval took data from the HIMALAYA Phase III trial into consideration. The safety profiles for both Imjudo added to Imfinzi and for Imfinzi on its own were consistent with previous data for the medications. No new safety precautions were identified.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for nirsevimab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in all infants. The safety profile of nirsevimab was similar to placebo.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 4, 2023

Adjuvanted vaccine Arexvy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Approval of GSK’s RSV vaccine The FDA granted approval of Arexvy to GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. Now, the FDA has granted this milestone to GSK’s Arexvy. Could GSK offer the first RSV older adult vaccine?

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European Pharmaceutical Review

DECEMBER 5, 2022

MOMENTUM was a randomised, double-blind Phase III clinical trial of momelotinib versus danazol in symptomatic and anaemic myelofibrosis patients treated with a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved JAK inhibitor.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Following the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s approval of Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ gene therapy Adstiladrin ® (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg) in December 2022, new long-term follow up data has been revealed. The KM-estimated median duration of HG recurrence-free survival was six months, with a 30.1

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European Pharmaceutical Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

has announced its B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-CD3-targeted bispecific antibody (BsAb) elranatamab for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The investigation noted elranatamab delivered a manageable safety profile. Pfizer Inc.

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Pharma Marketing Network

MAY 3, 2023

In this article, we will explore the regulatory environment of pharmaceutical marketing and how companies are navigating it to balance patient safety and industry innovation. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the primary regulatory agency that oversees the approval, promotion, and advertising of drugs.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Krystal’s Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, intra-patient placebo-controlled study evaluated the efficacy and safety of B-VEC as a redosable gene therapy in DEB patients aged 6 months and older. Subjects returned to the clinical site 30 days following the last dosing visit for safety evaluation by the trial investigator.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MARCH 4, 2024

Indeed, in 2022, biologics constituted 40 percent of all US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs, projecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5 The emergency use approval from the FDA of lipid nanoparticle- (LNP-) based mRNA vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic attested the significance of LNPs.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 29, 2024

4 The use of CPCA assessments allows for the assignment of scientifically justifiable higher acceptable intakes (AIs), without impacting patient safety. During August 2023 the FDA also updated its guidance for NDSRIs 7 and it was closely aligned (but not identical) to EMA’s evolving guidance. ng/day, compared to EMA which is 18 ng/day.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Based on the results, Pfizer said it intends to submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for RSVpreF “in fall 2022”. Results also indicated the investigational vaccine was well-tolerated, with no safety concerns. “We g RSVpreF or placebo in a 1:1 ratio. percent was observed.

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MAY 15, 2023

HARMONIE investigated the efficacy and safety of a single intramuscular dose of nirsevimab. With the data having been collected in a real-world (RW) setting during the 2022-2023 RSV season, it was “gathered at a time when RSV was recovering from the dip in case numbers during COVID lockdown” Professor Openshaw added.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 26, 2023

These concentration measurements are used as part of regulatory decisions regarding the safety and efficacy of medicinal products. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implementation date was 7 November 2022. The draft ICH M10 guideline was published for comments in 2019.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche’s PATHWAY anti-HER2/neu (4B5) Rabbit Monoclonal Primary Antibody (PATHWAY anti-HER2 (4B5) test), which identifies low HER2 expression in metastatic breast cancer. Enhertu’s safety profile was consistent with earlier clinical trials, demonstrating no new safety concerns.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This week, at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2022 researchers presented encouraging updates on immunotherapies in the field of cervical cancer. Opdivo is a programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1) inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of several cancers.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 26, 2024

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent ® (dupilumab) as a treatment for children patients aged one to 11 years, weighing at least 15kg with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). This new authorisation by the FDA’s expands its initial approval for EoE in May 2022 for patients aged 12 years and older, weighing at least 40kg.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JANUARY 25, 2023

Clinical trials for exa-cel The ongoing Phase I/II/III open-label trials, CLIMB-111 and CLIMB-121, are designed to assess the safety and efficacy of a single dose of exa-cel, the CRISPR-based medicine, in patients ages 12 to 35 years with TDT or with SCD, respectively. Costs and profits worldwide are shared with CRISPR Therapeutics.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

JULY 4, 2024

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few? 3 Is two too few?

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European Pharmaceutical Review

APRIL 10, 2024

The recent FDA approvals of two microbiome products in the US, in November 2022 and April 2023, 1-2 represent a significant milestone, maturing the industry and paving the way for advancement and regulatory clearance of additional microbiome products in broader indications.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Aaron Martin, Amazon’s Vice President of Healthcare explained during the HLTH conference 2022 that: “It’s going to be partnership-focused and enable our audience, the folks who are using Amazon.com, to find, discover, and get access to some really awesome, innovative new technologies that might help them.”.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

Avenge Bio has obtained orphan drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AVB-001 to treat mesothelioma patients. 2022 saw approximately 3,000 new cases reported in the US while approximately 2,500 people died from the disease.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 8, 2024

Although we have yet to understand the human microbiome and its role in disease fully, the scientific evidence on the efficacy of complex live biotherapeutic products (LBPs) in modulating the microbiome is striking, as evidenced by the approval of the first two commercial donor-derived products, Rebyota and VOWST, in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sodium oxybate — which in the late 1980s was marketed to bodybuilders and then became known as GHB and criminally used as a date rape drug — has been sold under the brand name Xyrem after gaining FDA approval in 2002. In 2020, the FDA-approved indication was expanded to include those patients who suffer from cataplexy.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 4, 2023

Data announced at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) earlier this month revealed the long-term efficacy and safety of RYBREVANT ® (amivantamab) in patients with post-platinum EGFR Ex20ins-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 2022; 10(1). 2022; 24(2): 89 – 97. References 1. Garrido P et al.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Sanofi and Regeneron have claimed the first approval in the US for a drug for prurigo nodularis, after the FDA gave a green light to Dupixent as a treatment for adults with the rare skin disease following a priority review. Kim (@itchdoctor) September 29, 2022. The suffering he notes from the #itch is 100… [link]. — Brian S.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 9, 2023

A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Committee (AdCom) has voted unanimously in favour of AstraZeneca’s and Sanofi’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) prophylactic nirsevimab for use in newborns and infants entering their first RSV season.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The European Commission has followed the lead of the US FDA and approved AstraZeneca’s Tezspire as an add-on maintenance therapy for patients with severe asthma, becoming the first and only biologic that can be used in all patients, and not restricted to those with specific forms of the disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

Members of the FDA’s Antimicrobial Drugs AdCom voted 12-0 for the drug’s potential approval based on a positive benefit-risk assessment. The agency accepted the drug’s new drug application (NDA) for priority review in November 2022. The application’s PDUFA date was set to 29 May 2023. Entasis is a subsidiary of Innoviva.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The report, Clinical Trials – The Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials , examined data from clinical trials initiated between 1 January 2013 and 16 June 2022. Earlier this year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance to support companies in enrolling more ethnically diverse trial populations.

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