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Akcea’s Tegsedi secures NICE approval for Stage 1 or 2 polyneuropathy in hATTR

May 23, 2019
Sales and Marketing Akcea Therapeutics, NHS, NICE, Tegsedi, UK, pharma

Akcea Therapeutics’ Tegsedi (inotersen) has received recommendation from NICE, the company has revealed, meaning the therapy will now be made …

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Array Biopharma’s Braftovi triple therapy meets both endpoints in advanced colorectal cancer subtype

May 22, 2019
Research and Development Array Biopharma, Braftovi, Cancer, colorectal cancer, pharma

Array Biopharma has revealed new data on its combination of Braftovi (encorafenib), Mektovi (binimetinib), and Erbitux (cetuximab), showing that it …

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Amgen agrees to buy Nuevolution for $167 million

May 22, 2019
Research and Development Amgen, Cancer, Nuevolution, biotech, drug discovery, immuno-oncology, immunology, pharma

California biotech Amgen has agreed to buy Danish biopharmaceutical company Nuevolution AB for 1.61 billion Swedish crowns ($166.8 million). The …

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Takeda scores Japanese Entyvio approval in Crohn’s disease

May 22, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Crohn’s disease, Entyvio, Japan, crohn's disease, pharma

Takeda has announced that Japan’s drug regulator, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), has approved Entyvio (vedolizumab) in …

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MSD buys Peloton Therapeutics in deal worth $2.1 billion

May 22, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, MSD, acquisition, biotech, deal, oncology, pharma

MSD has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares in Peloton Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $2.1 billion. US …

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Children wait six and half years longer than adults for new cancer drugs, study says

May 22, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, FDA, children, oncology, paediatrics, pharma

Children wait six and half years longer than adults to access new cancer drugs, according to a study from Dana-Farber/Boston …

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New Phase 3 data backs up the efficacy of esketamine in treatment-resistant depression

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Spravato, depression, esketamine, pharma

New research has been published on the efficacy of esketamine in the treatment of depression, following its approval from the …

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GP appointments should be at least 15 minutes long by 2030, report argues

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications GP, NHS, UK, britain, pharma

GP consultations should be five minutes longer, with 10 minute doctors’ appointments being a ‘thing of the past,’ according to …

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Xenon halts effects of head injuries in mice

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development TBI, brain injury, head injury, pharma, xenon

Researchers at Imperial College London (ICL) and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have shown that xenon prevents early death and long-term …

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Keytruda fails to improve overall survival in advanced triple-negative breast cancer

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, MSD, breast cancer, keytruda, pharma, triple-negative breast cancer

MSD has made it known that its cancer immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint in a Phase …

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AI better than radiologists at diagnosing lung cancer

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production AI, artificial intelligence, cancer screening, lung cancer, pharma ML

An artificial intelligence (AI) is better than specialist doctors at diagnosing lung cancer, according to a study from researchers at …

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The global rise in antibiotic resistance threatens infection prevention and cure

May 20, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial resistance, feature, pharma

Dr Bill Love, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Destiny Pharma, discusses the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the antibiotic …

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AbbVie terminates Phase 3 brain cancer study after Depatux-M shows no benefit

May 20, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Cancer, Depatux-M, glioblastoma, pharma, trial failure

AbbVie has terminated a Phase 3 study of the efficacy of Depatux-M (depatuxizumab mafodotin) in the treatment of newly diagnosed …

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Boehringer’s Pradaxa fails to meet Phase 3 endpoint in preventing recurrent stroke

May 20, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, pharma, stroke, trial failure

Boehringer has announced that Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) has failed to meet its primary endpoint in its Phase 3 study, …

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Takeda’s Entyvio beats Humira for remission in ulcerative colitis, exploratory data show

May 20, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie Humira, Entyvio, Takeda, pharma, ulcerative colitis

Takeda has unveiled exploratory data on its gut-selective biologic drug Entyvio (vedolizumab) at the 2019 Digestive Disease Week, demonstrating its …

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Sandoz is first multinational to secure generic approval under new Chinese guidelines

May 20, 2019
Sales and Marketing China, Novartis, Sandoz, generics, pharma, rosuvastatin

Sandoz has revealed that its generic statin rosuvastatin, known in its branded incarnation as Crestor, has been given approval in …

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NICE recommends Celgene’s Revlimid in treatment-naive multiple myeloma

May 20, 2019
Sales and Marketing Celgene, NICE, Revlimid, UK, multiple myeloma

Celgene’s Revlimid (lenalidomide) has been recommended by NICE for use on the NHS in England and Wales in combination with …

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Phase 1/2 data show Roche’s entrectinib shrinks tumours with NTRK, ROS1 or ALK gene fusions in children & adolescents

May 17, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, Roche, entrectinib, pharma

Roche has unveiled new Phase 1/2 data for its selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor entrectinib, demonstrating its ability to shrink recurrent …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

May 17, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Gilead, J&J, JJ, Janssen, Mundipharma, Novartis, Teva, generics

Some big names – including Gilead, Janssen, Teva and Bristol-Myers Squibb – were in trouble this week after two separate …

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Pfizer’s Fragmin injection secures FDA approval in paediatric symptomatic venous thromboembolism

May 17, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, Fragmin, Pfizer, pharma

The FDA has announced its approval of Pfizer’s anticoagulant injection Fragmin (dalteparin sodium) for subcutaneous use as a treatment to …

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