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Astellas nabs class-first FDA approval for CLDN18.2 gastric cancer med Vyloy

Fierce Pharma

. | Astellas' Vyloy won an FDA approval to treat gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma patients whose tumors are CLDN18.2 The drug was rejected earlier this year thanks to observations raised during the agency's inspection of a third-party manufacturing facility.

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Medtech Manufacturers Thrive While Hospitals Shutter—and Patients Suffer. Here’s What Needs to Be Done

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Right now, manufacturers are thriving. And patients are suffering. Hospitals are failing. We must stop this trend in its tracks by becoming better stewards of hospital resources and supply chains.

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Hospitals and Medical Device Manufacturers Must Work Together on Cybersecurity

MedCity News

Greater collaboration among healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, and lawmakers and regulators will lead to predictability and consistency in cybersecurity management. Together, we can make even greater strides toward patient safety and a more secure and sustainable healthcare system.

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Biosimilar Insulins Promise Patients New Choices, But Competition Is Still Lacking

MedCity News

The big three insulin manufacturers have cut prices across their product lineups, but potential competition from other biosimilar insulins is still in earlier stages of development. Insulin prices have long been a pain point for diabetics.

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Making the Case for Case Management for Cell and Gene Therapies

Deviations from the intended supply chain can delay timelines and affect these high value products, which can be detrimental to budgets, but more importantly can have dire effects on the patients whose lives depend on receiving these critical doses safely and on time.

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Citing manufacturing issue, FDA rejects Novo Nordisk's once-weekly insulin

Fierce Pharma

The FDA has slowed the roll for Novo Nordisk, rejecting its once-a-week insulin icodec for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. regulator made "requests related to the manufacturing process and the type 1 diabetes indication," which the company said it does not expect to remedy by the end of this year.

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Ferring opens doors to Finnish manufacturing hub as supply of its bladder cancer gene therapy continues to grow

Fierce Pharma

After unlocking commercial supply and enlisting a manufacturing partner earlier this year, Ferring Pharmaceuticals has reached a new turning point on its quest to satisfy current and future demand | Ferring on Thursday opened a new global manufacturing hub in Kuopio, Finland, to help produce drug substance for Adstiladrin, which was approved by the (..)