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Pharmaceutical microbiology: key developments 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

This Q&A covers the key developments in pharmaceutical microbiology in 2022, featuring insight from pharmaceutical microbiology experts: Dr Tim Sandle, Head of Microbiology, Bio Products Laboratory Limited. Regulation, particularly Annex 1, was identified as a key focus for 2022.

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FDA extends review of GSK’s myelofibrosis drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Editas grabs orphan drug status for sickle cell disease CRISPR therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Editas Medicine’s gene therapy EDIT-301 in sickle cell disease, based on an April 27 announcement. The US agency previously granted the Orphan Drug Designation to EDIT-301 for its study in beta thalassemia, in May 2022.

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$1.7b acquisition to develop rare haematology therapy

European Pharmaceutical Review

Innovative therapies for rare diseases The acquisition will help to drive the growth of CTI’s lead product, kinase inhibitor VONJO ® (pacritinib) “in treating myeloproliferative disease,” stated Dr Adam Craig, President, Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Medical Officer of CTI BioPharma.

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Janssen submits marketing application for bispecific antibody

European Pharmaceutical Review

Talquetamab is an investigational, off-the-shelf treatment targeting both GPRC5D, a novel drug target that is on some normal cells but overexpressed on myeloma cells, and CD3 on t-cells. The first Phase II results from the study were presented at the 2022 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.

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NICE recommends new type 2 diabetes treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

Tirzepatide has been shown… [to lead] to substantial weight loss of, on average, 15 percent over 70 weeks. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved tirzepatide for type 2 diabetes in May 2022. The European Commission approved the injectable treatment in September 2022.

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Progressing personalised cell therapies in oncology

European Pharmaceutical Review

Last month, CARVYKTI ® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) was the first BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy to be approved for second-line treatment of multiple myeloma by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Imran joined Oncology US Medical Affairs in 2018 as the Therapeutic Area Lead, Lymphoma and Myeloid Malignances.