The Pharma Data

AUGUST 17, 2021

In the Opdivo plus Yervoy arm, patients received treatment with Opdivo 3 mg/kg every 2 weeks and Yervoy 1 mg/kg every 6 weeks up to 24 months or until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. By harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, Opdivo has become an important treatment option across multiple cancers.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 21, 2020

21 December 2020 — AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso ( osimertinib ) has been approved in the US for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early-stage epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after tumour resection with curative intent. 0.23; p<0.0001).

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The Pharma Data

APRIL 7, 2023

Effective today, Makena and its generics are no longer approved and cannot lawfully be distributed in interstate commerce. “It Fundamentally, however, the touchstone of FDA drug approval is a favorable benefit-risk assessment; without that favorable assessment, the drug should not have the status of being FDA-approved.”

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Codon

AUGUST 26, 2024

In 2011, research groups at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Boston University fused together two different proteins to make broad antivirals: one protein binds to double-stranded RNA, and the other triggers apoptosis, or cell death. This exponential infection dynamic poses a challenge for existing broad-spectrum antiviral treatments.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 21, 2023

4 For the treatment of rare genetic disorders especially, drugs with genetically supported targets are more than twice as likely to be approved 5 , thereby indicating genetics and genomics can empower companies to develop better drugs. Human genetics evidence supports two-thirds of the 2021 FDA-approved drugs.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 11, 2020

We look forward to engaging health authorities worldwide with the goal of bringing this immunotherapy-based treatment option to patients as soon as possible.”. All patients continued treatment for two years or until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity or withdrawal of consent. Waxman, M.D., About Esophageal Cancer.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Phase 3 data from RELATIVITY-047 demonstrate prolonged benefit beyond initial treatment of the LAG-3 blocking antibody relatlimab and PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab fixed-dose combination for patients with previously untreated unresectable or metastatic melanoma. Summary of Presentations. All times noted are Central European Summer Time (CEST).

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

No statistically significant difference was demonstrated for secondary endpoints including overall survival (OS), time to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy, chronic opioid use, and pain progression between treatment arms. Grade 3/4 treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported in 63.3 percent in the control arm.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

JULY 24, 2023

This time, rather than use codes and patent certifications, the fight is over orphan drug exclusivity (“ODE”), with Jazz challenging FDA’s clinical superiority decision concerning sodium oxybate in the treatment of narcolepsy.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Real-world effectiveness data on Oxbryta ® (voxelotor) in the treatment of sickle cell disease featured as oral presentation. Two abstracts have been accepted for presentation, including real-world effectiveness data of Oxbryta ® (voxelotor) tablets in the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD). FDA approval. 26-31, 2020.

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 26, 2021

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) in pediatric patients. If approved, XARELTO ® will be the first and only oral Factor Xa inhibitor indicated in the U.S. EINSTEIN-Jr is the largest pediatric study completed to date for the treatment of VTE. for use in pediatric patients.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 3, 2021

“As we look to the balance of the year, we are excited to be launching LUMAKRAS , a first-in-class lung cancer treatment, and advancing a robust pipeline of potential new medicines to meet the demands of patients around the world.” LUMAKRAS received accelerated approval based on overall response rate and duration of response.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 11, 2020

In the trial, treatment with Opdivo following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) and complete surgical resection demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the primary endpoint of DFS compared to placebo in the all-randomized population. MBA, Director of the Charles A.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Until recently, the FDA relied on a monograph process through which firms could bring OTC drugs to market without FDA approval so long as it adhered to pre-set terms under the monograph. The FDA will follow these procedures for both agency-initiated operations (e.g.,

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Broad Institute

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For some patients, this treatment results in striking and long-lasting remission — but for a subset, it triggers complications ranging from mild rash to potentially deadly brain and heart inflammation. How big of a problem are these complications from cancer immunotherapy?

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Drug Patent Watch

JANUARY 7, 2025

As healthcare professionals, it’s our responsibility to educate patients about generic drugs and empower them to make informed decisions about their treatment options. Explain the FDA Approval Process Many patients are unaware of the rigorous approval process generic drugs must undergo. ” Health Affairs, 2011.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Since the FDA requires pre-approval of any warnings about off-label uses, preemption at some point should have been pre-ordained under the Mensing ( 2011+1 ) independence principle, but off-label use did not really figure in Zofran ’s analysis. Same result – no causation. See 2023 Mich.

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Drug & Device Law

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Shikada is the first appellate decision creating a state-law warning-based duty (here, via a consumer protection claim, brought by the state rather than anyone actually claiming injury) based solely on pharmacogenomics − racially/ethnically-based genetic variations − allegedly affecting the effectiveness of FDA-approved prescription drugs.

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Drug & Device Law

JULY 24, 2023

To put that in context, the Actos label also carries the FDA’s most serious type of warning – a boxed warning – but for congestive heart failure, not bladder cancer. But the FDA has concluded just the opposite. 1 (highlights). 3d at 1247. PATDC82 I , 943 F.3d 3d at 1251. For one thing, plaintiffs changed their tune.

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 19, 2023

The core premise of Bexis’ article is very simple: Once the FDA has said “yes” and approved a particular drug for a particular indication (“intended use”) for sale in the United States, federal preemption precludes any state from saying say “no” and trying to ban that same FDA-approved drug. In GenBioPro, Inc.

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Drug & Device Law

MARCH 2, 2023

Plaintiffs alleged that they had these contraceptive devices implanted between 2011 and 2013 (presumably in Georgia), and later suffered some combination of a wide range of symptoms that they attributed to “migration” of the device. That should not pass the smell test, but the court did not analyze (sniff?) as to each claim by each plaintiff.

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Drug & Device Law

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But in prescription medical product liability litigation, products must receive FDA approval, clearance or other authorization (hereafter, collectively referred to as “approval” for short) before they can be marketed. to determine whether a proposed alternative drug would have received FDA approval.” at 237-38.

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Drug & Device Law

JUNE 28, 2022

June 24, 2022), we fully expect attempts by such states to ban FDA-approved prescription drugs that can be used to bring about abortions by chemical means. But when the FDA has approved a product, states no longer have the power to prohibit their sale or use for FDA-approved indications. 660, 664 (1962).

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