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Preventative approach could reduce immunotherapy side effects

European Pharmaceutical Review

Immunotherapy drugs like teclistamab can result in potentially fatal side effects, including CRS and immune cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome (ICANS). The drug tocilizumab for example, has been used historically to treat CRS from immunotherapies. We are going with full steam into an era of immunotherapy.”

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Clinical trials authorised for 3D-printed ulcerative colitis drug

European Pharmaceutical Review

a China-based pharma company has announced it has received clearance for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate clinical studies of T21, a 3D-printed medicine that can target specific segments in the colon to more safely deliver oral ulcerative colitis (UC) drugs.

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Innovating allergy drug delivery with a needle-free alternative

European Pharmaceutical Review

This decision was granted a couple of weeks following approval by the US and Drug Administration (FDA). Approximately 40 million people in the US experience Type I allergic reactions due to food, venom or insect stings, 4 and the numbers are similar in Europe. What are the main advantages of EURneffy over similar treatments?

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Could oral difelikefalin be first FDA-approved drug for notalgia paresthetica?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Oral difelikefalin could potentially relieve the moderate-to-severe itching associated with notalgia paresthetica, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. To date, there are no US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved treatments specifically targeting this disorder.

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Developing a first-in-class small molecule drug for inflammatory disease

European Pharmaceutical Review

Following her presentation on age-related disease at BioFuture 2023, Executive Vice President of Drug Development for MyMD Pharmaceuticals ® , Jenna Brager, shares with EPR why the company’s next-generation tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor has potential in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.

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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). How has the autologous T-cell immunotherapy field progressed in recent years? Medical Affairs.

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Comirnaty® authorised for patients six months to four years

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorised Comirnaty ® , the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for infants and children aged six months to four years in Great Britain. The common, expected side effects were within expectations for a vaccine in this age group.