Novartis acquires Arctos Medical to develop gene therapy programme
The Arctos Medical acquisition will expand Novarits’ optogenetics portfolio to bring gene therapies to patients with severe vision loss.
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J&J vaccine booster dose displays 94 percent protection
Johnson & Johnson announced Phase III data demonstrating effective COVID-19 protection and an increase in protection with a booster dose.
AstraZeneca to invest $360 million in Irish manufacturing facility
The next-generation active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility should meet the needs for AstraZeneca’s new medicines pipeline.
Xtandi® reduces prostate cancer death risk by 34 percent
Xtandi reduced the risk of death by 34 percent in men with metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer in a Phase III study.
GSK invests £50 million in renewable energy for Climate Week NYC
GSK announced multi-million renewable energy investment and low carbon inhaler programme in run-up to New York Climate Week.
Comirnaty® effective in children aged five to 11 years
Positive results from pivotal trial show that the COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty is safe and effective in children aged five to 11 years old.
Imfinzi™ plus chemotherapy triples small cell lung cancer survival
Roughly 17.6 percent of patients treated with Imfinzi plus chemotherapy were alive at three years, versus 5.8 percent of chemotherapy patients.
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) September meeting highlights
In its most recent meeting, the CHMP recommended nine new medicines and concluded its review of Vaxzevria’s thrombosis risk.
Kisqali® demonstrates longest overall median breast cancer survival
Kisqali plus letrozole achieved a median overall survival of over five years, the longest ever reported for HR+/HER2 breast cancer.
Trodelvy® improves breast cancer survival and quality of life
Trodelvy significantly improved overall survival and demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life in Phase III study.
Sotorasib plus panitumumab shows efficacy against colorectal cancer
Sotorasib combined with panitumumab displayed 27 percent response rate against colorectal cancer in Phase I/II trial.
Ampion™ reduces severe knee osteoarthritis pain in 12 weeks
Ampion significantly reduced pain and improved function in severe osteoarthritis of the knee (OAK) in 12 weeks, shows Phase III study.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna effective against variants of concern
New data shows that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine protects against variants of concern and reduces breakthrough infection risk.
Mobocertinib approved as first oral therapy for EGFR Exon20+ NSCLC
FDA approves mobocertinib as the first oral therapy for patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR Exon20 insertion mutations.
Immuno-bridging studies are sufficient for authorising new COVID-19 vaccines, say regulators
The Access Consortium, comprising regulators from the UK, Australia, Canada, Singapore and Switzerland, announce that immuno-bridging studies can be used to support COVID-19 vaccine authorisation.
