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Trump to announce leaders of the US project to develop a coronavirus vaccine

May 14, 2020
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President Donald Trump is set to announce that Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine division, and Gustave Perna, …

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Public Health England approves COVID-19 antibodies test from Roche

May 14, 2020
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Public Health England (PHE) have approved Roche’s antibody test to help determine how much of the population has been infected …

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FDA grants Fast Track designation for Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine candidate

May 13, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirs

The FDA has granted Fast Track designation for Moderna Inc’s mRNA vaccine candidate against the coronavirus. The regulatory body had …

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AMAG Pharmaceuticals to cut 30% of staff as part of restructure

May 13, 2020
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AMAG Pharmaceuticals announced that it will cut 30% of its staff, or 140 jobs, as part of a companywide restructuring. …

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Gilead signs deal with generic drugmakers to expand global supply of remdesivir

May 13, 2020
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Gilead Sciences has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with five generics drug companies in India and Pakistan to supply them …

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

May 13, 2020
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Developments in treatments for COVID-19 continue to dominate the news as the latest in hydroxychloroquine trials shows it does not …

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Researchers in Denmark testing if senicapoc drug can reduce lung damage in COVID-19 patients

May 13, 2020
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Scientists are studying if senicapoc, a treatment for sickle cell anemia, can be repurposed to mitigate damage to a COVID-19 …

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Japan authorises exceptional approval of Gilead’s remdesivir for severe COVID-19

May 12, 2020
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Remdesivir, perhaps the leading hope in the race against COVID-19, has secured approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and …

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FDA grants Abbott Emergency Use Authorization for another COVID-19 antibody test

May 12, 2020
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The FDA has given Emergency Use Authorisation for another COVID-19 diagnostics test for antibodies from Abbott Laboratories. With this approval, …

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Wuhan plans to test all 11 million residents for COVID-19 after 6 new cases are recorded

May 12, 2020
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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated, plans to test all of its residents after 6 new cases …

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Genfit’s NASH drug fails Phase 3 clinical trial

May 12, 2020
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The Phase 3 trial for Genfit’s drug elafibranor has failed to improve outcomes for patients with the fatty liver disease …

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FDA provides new guidelines to accelerate the development of COVID-19 treatments

May 12, 2020
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The FDA has provided new guidelines to researchers studying potential COVID-19 treatments to help speed up the process of their …

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What can previous outbreak modeling tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic?

May 11, 2020
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Dr LaRee Tracy, a lecturer at San Diego State University and Director of Biostatistics at PHASTAR, led a team of …

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Takeda’s subcutaneous Entyvio approved in Europe for maintenance of moderate to severe Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

May 11, 2020
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The European Commission has awarded marketing approval to Takeda’s subcutaneous formulation of its gut-selective biologic therapy Entyvio (vedolizumab) as a …

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Latest large hydroxychloroquine study suggests it does not help treat COVID-19

May 11, 2020
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The results of another study into the use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients has cast further doubts on its effectiveness …

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Lynparza combo authorised in US for first-line maintenance of HRD-positive advanced ovarian cancer

May 11, 2020
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Lynparza (olaparib), developed by AstraZeneca and MSD, has secured FDA approval when paired with bevacizumab as a first-line maintenance treatment …

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Eli Lilly’s Retevmo approved by FDA to treat lung and thyroid cancers

May 11, 2020
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The FDA has announced that Retevmo (selpercatinib) has been approved to treat both non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and medullary thyroid …

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NIAID announces the launch of second remdesivir trial for COVID-19 patients

May 11, 2020
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The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NAID) has announced that it is enrolling COVID-19 patients in hospital …

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NICE gives thumbs-up to Roche’s Kadcyla in HER2+ breast cancer sub-population

May 7, 2020
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NICE has revealed that it has recommended the NHS use of Roche’s Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) for HER2+ breast cancer in …

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Black people are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white in England and Wales, ONS report shows

May 7, 2020
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A recent report from the Office of National Statistics has shown that black people in England and Wales are four …

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