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An FDA announcement last year of an investigation into the risk of patients developing secondary cancers following the treatment of CAR-T cell therapies sent shock waves across the industry. | said in an interview with Fierce Pharma.
Two months after announcing an inquiry into reports of new cancers in patients treated with CAR T-cell therapies, the FDA is directing makers of these therapies to add new safety warnings to product labels describing this risk. Companies have 30 calendar days to comply.
The FDA clinical hold follows a patient death from liver failure that may be associated with zelnecirnon, an experimental Rapt Therapeutics drug. The biotech notes that no other patient has experienced liver problems and this safety signal has not been seen in any other tests of the molecule.
The Clarifying Remanufacturing to Protect PatientSafety Act was introduced by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and John Joyce (R- PA) to clarify the meaning of medical device remanufacturing and empower the FDA to educate company technicians so they know if they’ve crossed the line into a regulated activity. .
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time, issued draft guidance on using artificial intelligence (AI) intended to support a regulatory decision about a drug or biological product. The guidelines address the safety, effectiveness or quality of these medicines.
BCMA-targeted therapies are transforming care for multiple myeloma patients. A new study examined side effect reports of BMCA immunotherapies from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, hoping to help inform doctors in their treatment decisions. But these immunotherapies also come with various potentially dangerous side effects. |
The FDA placed a partial clinical hold on late-stage tests of Sanofi multiple sclerosis drug tolebrutinib after some patients developed drug-induced liver injury. tests are paused, Sanofi said clinical testing in other countries is continuing with additional safety monitoring.
Three months after launching an investigation into the risk of patients developing secondary T-cell cancers after receiving a CAR-T drug, the FDA has shared more information on the cases it has see | Three months after launching an investigation into the risk of secondary T-cell cancers after treatment with a CAR-T medicine, the FDA has shared more (..)
Accelerated Approval allows for early access to drugs and biologics based on initial evidence of safety and effectiveness, while confirmatory studies required to verify clinical benefits are ongoing. Do patients care? The program was codified into law under the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) in 2012.
SUMMARY: The FDA has many puzzled as to why they approve some drugs with questionable data and ask for more data on other drugs. The FDA approves drugs on the potential to save a life, the cost of the drugs is never considered in the process. The issue continues to be “do patients, and caregivers understand the risk?”
SUMMARY: The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, after its advisory panel turned it down, begs the Inspector General to open an investigation into the FDA. The FDA gave approval to a medication despite a strong NO vote from their advisory panel of scientific advisers. Where to start? Nowhere to be seen.
Maik Jornitz, Principal Consultant, BioProcess Resources LLC, discusses the definition of patientsafety and how to implement new technologies into upgraded facilities.
Safety pages on Pharma product websites continue to have high utility. Patient behavior has changed during the pandemic as Google has shown that more are going online for health information. Patient behavior has changed during the pandemic as Google has shown that more are going online for health information.
If so, it is important to understand the regulatory requirements of the FDA. Do you know the FDA is the Food and Drug Administration? It is essential to understand the FDA’s definition of a medical device. Let’s see FDA regulations for medical device training. This is to ensure safety and effectiveness.
It’s time to admit that the FDA is completely out of touch regarding DTC advertising. While the product safety information page is among the top five pages visited what alarmed me was that time on the page was measured in seconds not minutes for most online visitors. It doesn’t happen, and the FDA should know this by now.
The FDA needs to study what people do when they see a DTC ad. Here are some myths around DTC marketing: 1ne: DTC ads result in patients asking for prescriptions they don’t need. ” Patients want to understand how the drug works and the potential side effects before starting therapy.
The continued emphasis on digital health is overrated but digital health will become an integral part of total patient care. To become a vital part of patient care, digital health providers need to provide the medical community with studies that show their value to patient outcomes. The FDA defines digital health this way.
Integrated safety analysis from five prospective clinical trials for the first and only single-dose, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved microbiome -based treatment to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile ( C. The analysis is the largest safety evaluation to date of any microbiota-based live biotherapeutic.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved bluebird bio’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel; beti-cel), the first cell-based gene therapy for the treatment of adult and paediatric patients with beta-thalassemia who require regular red blood cell transfusions. .
Biogen shot up when an initial review of their Alzheimer’s drug was positive, but then analysts torpedoed the company when another FDA panel said there wasn’t enough data. When a vaccine is available, you can also bet that people will form long lines to get vaccinated even though there is skepticism about vaccine safety.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast-Track designation to Relmada Therapeutics’ REL-1017 as a single agent to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). Furthermore, the favourable pharmacokinetic, safety and tolerability profile of REL-1017 was in line with data reported in prior Phase I trials.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted approval for SARCLISA (isatuximab), making it the first and only anti-CD38 quadruplet therapy available for patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a complete response letter for the accelerated approval submission of donanemab for early Alzheimer’s, Eli Lilly and Company revealed. Lilly confirmed that the Phase III trial included more than 100 patients treated with donanemab.
QUICK READ: Pharma supply chain issues are a concern for us all but especially patients. Patients should be scared. We need a 21st-century approach that puts patientsafety first. The adulterated product was found to have caused nine patient deaths and 574 serious adverse events (SAEs).
DTC marketers who believe that DTC is essentially the same as before the pandemic are failing to recognize significant shifts in patient behavior regarding prescription drugs. In an era of a pandemic, are psoriasis patients really going to ask for a drug that may compromise their immune system? What are other patients saying about it?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Swiss drugmaker Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firedenovec-vncg) for the treatment of adult patients with high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without papillary tumours.
Can the FDA really control the quality of vaccine orders this big? However, in vaccines, cut corners could compromise patientsafety. I wonder why the FDA has not hired or dispatched more safety inspectors to plants making Covid-19 doses. Supply Issues? Right now, the biggest challenge is just getting vaccinated.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca ’s Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) to treat unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults. According to the interim efficacy data from a pre-specified patient cohort, a 5.4
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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo ’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has received expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer. In these subjects, the median progression-free survival (PFS) following Enhertu treatment was 9.9
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rykindo ® (risperidone) for extended-release injectable suspension. According to 2022 data gathered by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are around 24 million schizophrenia patients. Clinical trials of the FDA approved Rykindo ®.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline ’s (GSK) Jesduvroq (daprodustat) to treat anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who have been on dialysis for at least four months. We are proud to have developed Jesduvroq as a new oral treatment where there is a patient desire for more options.”
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), the first gene therapy for adults with Haemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency) who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, or have current or historical life-threatening haemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two landmark cell-based gene therapies for treatment of inherited blood disorder sickle cell disease. Developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, Casgevy is the first FDA-approved therapy to use CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Incyte’s Opzelura (ruxolitinib) cream 1.5% as a topical treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo in adults and paediatric patients aged 12 years and above. The company noted that satisfactory patient response may need Opzelura application for over 24 weeks.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved expanded labelling for Cumberland Pharmaceuticals’ Caldolor therapy to include use in infants. Caldolar is an intravenously provided formulation of ibuprofen which may now be administered to treat pain and fever in patients from three months to six months of age.
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The US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) has approved Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) as a biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara (ustekinumab). He added that the approval of Wezlana “could have a meaningful impact for patients managing their disease.” Like Stelara, the most serious known side effect of Wezlana is infection.
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