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Novartis unveils strong longer-term Kymriah data at ASH 2018

December 3, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASH 2018, Cancer, Kymriah, Novartis, leukaemia, pharma

Novartis has lifted the curtain on longer-term analysis data for its CAR-T therapy Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel) at the American Society of …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

November 30, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HIV, Immuno Biotech, NHS, Roche, autism, biosimilars, pharma, top ten

We’ve come to the end of November, and with only one month of the year left to go, the industry …

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Opdivo to be made available to UK melanoma patients via the Cancer Drugs Fund

November 30, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NICE, UK, melanoma, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s blockbuster immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) is set to be made available to patients in the UK via the Cancer …

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MSD chalks up two HIV drug approvals in Europe

November 30, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Delstrigo, EU, Europe, HIV, MSD, Pifeltro, pharma

MSD has announced the European approval of two of its products for the treatment of HIV: the single-tablet combination Delstrigo …

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83% in healthcare say UK will not be attractive for R&D and manufacturing post-Brexit

November 30, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development R&D, UK, brexit, pharma

As the Brexit crisis continues to spiral, new findings from GlobalData reveal that 83% of healthcare professionals in the UK …

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Bayer announces major restructure, 12,000 jobs to go

November 30, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, job cuts, monsanto, pharma

Bayer has announced a major restructure of its operations in 2019 which will see the loss of 12,000 of its …

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UK is among the first to meet UN targets for HIV treatment and prevention, Public Health England says

November 29, 2018
Medical Communications HIV, UK, pharma

The UK is among the first countries in the world to meet the HIV treatment targets set out by the …

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Astellas’ Xospata becomes US-approved drug for FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukaemia

November 29, 2018
Sales and Marketing Astellas, FDA, US, Xospata, acute myeloid leukamia

Astellas has revealed that Xospata (gilteritinib) has been awarded FDA approval as a treatment for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid …

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FDA approves first Rituxan biosimilar courtesy of Teva and Celltrion

November 29, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, Genentech, Rituxan, Roche, Teva, Truxima, biosimilars, celltrion

The FDA has announced the first US approval of a biosimilar version of Genentech’s Rituxan (rituximab), awarding marketing approval to …

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Novartis’ Gilenya scores paediatric EU approval for advanced relapsing-remitting MS

November 29, 2018
Sales and Marketing Europe, Novartis, UK, multiple sclerosis, pharma

Novartis has announced that Gilenya (fingolimod) has received marketing authorisation from the European Commission for the treatment of relapsing-remitting forms …

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NICE recommends Bayer’s Stivarga for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

November 29, 2018
Sales and Marketing Bayer, NICE, Stivarga, UK, pharma

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has voiced its recommendation for Bayer’s Stivarga (regorafenib) for use on …

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Roche’s Genentech to acquire inflammatory drug discovery firm Jecure

November 28, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Jecure, Roche, liver disease, nash, pharma

Roche’s subsidiary Genentech has finalised a definitive agreement to acquire Jecure, a US-based biotech which focuses on the discovery of …

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UK cervical cancer screening rates fall to 21-year low

November 28, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, NHS, UK, cervical cancer, pharma

A report by NHS Digital has revealed that cervical cancer screening coverage has fallen to 71.4%, down from 72% in …

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Teva’s EpiPen generic retails for same price as Mylan’s own

November 28, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mylan, Teva, epipen, pharma

Israeli generics firm Teva has revealed the price tag of its generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector, and, at …

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Bayer’s Jivi approved in Europe for previously treated haemophilia A

November 28, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Jivi, haemophilia, pharma

Bayer has revealed that its recombinant Factor VIII (rFVIII) replacement therapy Jivi, also known as BAY94-9027, has received approval from …

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European approval for Takeda’s Alunbrig in ALK+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer

November 27, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alunbrig, Cancer, Takeda, lung cancer, pharma

Takeda’s Alunbrig (brigatinib) has been granted marketing approval by the European Commission as a monotherapy to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive …

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Pegfilgrastim greenlight marks eighth biosimilar approval in Europe for Sandoz

November 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Neulasta, Sanofi, Ziextenzo, biosimilars, pegfilgrastim, pharma

The European Commission has chosen to grant marketing authorisation to Ziextenzo, Sandoz’s biosimilar version of pegfilgrastim, better known as Amgen’s …

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Phase 3 failure of asthma therapy sends Vectura’s ailing shares falling

November 27, 2018
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Vectura has announced it is terminating development of its severe asthma therapy VR475, an inhaled formulation of the corticosteroid budesonide, …

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NHS to save £300 million by switching to Humira biosimilars

November 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Humira, Mylan, NHS, Sandoz, adalimumab, biosimilars, pharrma

NHS England has announced that the health service is set to save £300 million by switching to biosimilar versions of …

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BMS’ Opdivo+Yervoy combo fails in small cell lung cancer

November 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, Yervoy, lung cancer, opdivo, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb has revealed that its combo comprising Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint as …

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