Roche’s Tecentriq/chemo combo smashes both co-primary endpoints at Phase 3

May 29, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, NSCLC, Roche, immunotherapy, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq

Roche has lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for its anti-PD-L1 cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab), showing that the …

UCB’s Cimzia secures first-of-its-kind FDA approval in plaque psoriasis

May 29, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cimzia, FDA, UCB, US, pharma, psoriasis

The FDA has expanded the label for UCB’s Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) in the US, approving the therapy for the treatment …

J&J terminates PD-(L)1 combo studies of cancer therapy Darzalex

May 29, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, Genmab, J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, darzalex, multiple myeloma, tecentriq

Johnson & Johnson is to terminate its studies investigating Genmab’s CD38-targeting, human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody Darzalex (daratumumab) in combination with …

Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

May 25, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cancer, Gielad, Novartis, brexit, obesity, pharma, top ten

It’s a special Firday here in Europe, as today marks the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an …

BioMarin receives FDA nod for its would-be blockbuster

May 25, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BioMarin, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

BioMarin is confident that its newly approved treatment for phenylketonuria (PKU) is set to become a blockbuster and it’s priced the …

AZ’s Imfinzi hits second major milestone at Phase 3 in unresectable lung cancer

May 25, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Imfinzi, NSCLC, lung cancer, pharma

AstraZeneca and its global biologics R&D MedImmune have lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for their immunotherapy Imfinzi …

Breast cancer screening scandal potentially involves even more women

May 25, 2018
Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The news broke at the start of the month that a number of women who should have been invited to …

Prothena guts workforce by more than half, after trial failure

May 25, 2018
Medical Communications Neil Woodford, Prothena, Roche, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Prothena Therapeutics has acted drastically by slashing staff numbers by more than half, after the failure of two pivotal trials …

FDA cracks down on benzocaine teething products

May 24, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, benzocaine, pharma, teething products

The FDA has put its foot down on over-the-counter teething products for infants and children which contain benzocaine, a pain …

John Crowley speaks on drug development and the FDA

May 24, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amicus Therapeutics, John Crowley, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pharmafocus spoke to John Crowley, CEO of Amicus Therapeutics, about his highly unusual career in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

Astellas begins major restructure, as 600 jobs slashed

May 24, 2018
Medical Communications Astellas, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Astellas, under the direction of new CEO, Kenji Yasukawa, has unveiled a major new restructure, ahead of a difficult looking …

Novartis’ Sandoz scores EU approval for Remicade biosimilar

May 24, 2018
Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, Novartis, Remicade, Sandoz, Zessly, pharma

The European Commission has given its approval to Sandoz, Novartis’ generics and biosimilars unit, for its biosimilar version of Janssen’s …

Report calls for tax rises to fund ailing NHS

May 24, 2018
Medical Communications IFS, NHS, UK government, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A report published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has stressed that UK funding into the NHS needs to …

MSD’s Keytruda scores impressive first-line lung cancer data

May 24, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, biotech, drugs, keytruda, pharma, pharmaceutical

MSD Keytruda has enjoyed the most success of the PD-1/L1 therapies in clinical trials recently and it’s rapidly cementing its …

Vifor Fresenius snap up rights to Cara’s itch therapy

May 23, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cara Therapeutics, Vifor Fresenius, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The joint partnership between Vifor Pharma and Fresenius Medical Care, Vifor Fresenius, has put down $50 in upfront cash and …

Sun Pharma drug combo scores FDA approval in advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer

May 23, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Churchill Pharmaceuticals, FDA, Sun Pharma, US, Yonsa, pharma, prostate cancer

Sun Pharma is celebrating with the announcement that its CYP17 inhibitor Yonsa (abiraterone acetate) has been awarded FDA approval in …

World heading towards 25% of total population being obese

May 23, 2018
Research and Development WHO, biotech, drugs, obesity, pharma, pharmaceutical

The latest global research paints a bleak picture of future global public health, predicting that almost a quarter of the …

FDA reprimands suppliers of opioid substitute kratom products

May 23, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, kratom, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

The ongoing opioid epidemic in the US has seen the rise of the sale and use of kratom (mitragyna speciose), …

Takeda begins to shore up finances with $280m divestment

May 23, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Much has already been written about Takeda and its massive financial stretch to pull in the Shire acquisition, in the …

India, Sweden and The Netherlands form HIV/AIDS research partnership

May 22, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AIDS, HIV, India, Sweden, The Netherlands, pharma

A first-of-its-kind collaboration has been announced by the governments of India, Sweden and The Netherlands with the goal of advancing …

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