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Gilead to supply India one million doses of ‘black fungus’ medicine

May 27, 2021

Gilead Sciences are to supply one million doses of Amphotericin-B to India as black fungus (mucormycosis) cases surge. The drug …

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Janssen sees promising PRO data for prostate cancer therapy

May 27, 2021
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Janssen has announced patient-reported outcomes (PRO) data from the pre-specified final analysis of their Phase III TITAN study in patients …

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Sanofi-GSK Phase III trial begins for COVID-19 vaccine

May 27, 2021

Sanofi and GSK have begun their Phase III clinical study to assess the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of their COVID-19 …

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Medical cannabis more effective painkiller in 86% of chronic pain patients

May 27, 2021
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The Medical Cannabis Clinics (TMCC) have released new data from a survey of patients prescribed medical cannabis to treat pain, …

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Doctor vigilance urged for rare instances of stroke following COVID-19 vaccinations

May 26, 2021
Research and Development

Doctors have been urged to be vigilant for signs of stroke after three rare instances have occurred in Oxford-AstraZeneca patients. …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 26, 2021
Research and Development

The past week has seen lots of positive COVID-19 news; a French study has found that dogs can detect COVID-19 …

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Australian study sees 70% HPV reduction in gay and bisexual men

May 26, 2021
Research and Development Australia, HPV, Vaccine

A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination study programme, led by Monash University and Alfred Health, found a 70% reduction in …

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Moderna vaccine shows 100% efficacy in teens

May 26, 2021
Research and Development

Moderna’s TeenCOVE study, involving 3,700 adolescents aged 12 to less than 18 years old, observed no cases of COVID-19 after …

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Ori Biotech and Vineti to collaborate on CGT manufacturing

May 26, 2021
Research and Development AI, CGTs

Ori Biotech and Vineti have announced a strategic partnership to produce pre-integrated solutions to fast-track and streamline the manufacture and …

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NICE recommends inducing woman in labour earlier than previously advised

May 25, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

In new draft guidance published today NICE has recommended that inducing women in labour earlier than previously advised will make …

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Takeda: Dengue vaccine successful in long-term trials & set for global distribution

May 25, 2021
Manufacturing and Production EMA, Vaccine, dengue

Japanese pharma company Takeda has announced long-term safety and efficacy results for its dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003, and has successfully …

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Man’s eyesight partially restored with optogenetic therapy

May 25, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

A man in France has had his eyesight restored after 20 years of complete blindness, in the first reported case …

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New research begins on producing HIV treatments in plants

May 25, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

St George’s, University of London has announced a partnership with Leaf Expression Systems to produce HIV treatments in plants. The …

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CMA to review AstraZeneca’s $39 billion buyout of Alexion

May 25, 2021
Manufacturing and Production

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to review AstraZeneca’s $39 billion buyout of US-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals. The COVID-19 …

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CDC investigating post-vaccine inflammation reports in the US

May 24, 2021
Sales and Marketing

The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is looking in to a small number of reports that some young vaccine …

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C. difficile infection Phase III trial meets primary endpoint

May 24, 2021
Sales and Marketing

Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Rebiotix have presented Phase III results demonstrating superior efficacy of investigational RBX2660 in reducing recurrence of Clostridioides …

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FDA grants accelerated approval for Janssen’s lung cancer drug

May 24, 2021
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The FDA have granted accelerated approval of Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw) for the treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer …

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Vaccines highly effective against Indian variant, study shows

May 24, 2021
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A new Public Health England (PHE) study shows that two doses of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are …

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BMS follow-up data sees long-term survival for melanoma patients

May 24, 2021
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Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) has announced follow-up data from their Phase III CheckMate-067 clinical trial, which demonstrated that 49% of …

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NICE rejects Janssen’s prostate cancer drug Erleada

May 21, 2021
Medical Communications

NICE has published has published draft guidance rejecting Janssen’s Erleada (apalutamide) with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for treating prostate cancer. …

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