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Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) Becomes the First FDA-Approved Treatment for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Darzalex Faspro ® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj), a subcutaneous formulation of daratumumab, in combination with bortezomib, cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone (D-VCd) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed light chain (AL) amyloidosis.[1] Haematologica.

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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

Shinya Yamanaka, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 2012, discovered that four transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc could reprogram mature, differentiated cells back into stem cells. The epigenome drifts with age, leading to dysregulated gene expression. Most recently, Jerry was President and CEO for Neos Therapeutics, Inc.,

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Janssen granted US approval for multiple myeloma drug combination

The Pharma Data

The FDA has approved Genmab and Janssen’s Darzalex (daratumumab) as a treatment for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, when combined with carfilzomib and dexamethasone, in patients who have previously received between one and three lines of therapy. Multiple myeloma affects 26,000 new patients in America every year.

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Leveraging ADCs in precision oncology strategy

Drug Target Review

At a base-layer, Caris’ comprehensive molecular profiling that we perform for patients today can identify predictive biomarkers for current FDA-approved ADCs. What role do ADCs play in Caris’ strategy for targeted cancer therapy, particularly in terms of patient-specific treatment plans? Examples include HER2-low and FOLR1.

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Microscopic innovations in women’s health 

Drug Discovery World

Sources [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] * Micronoma has received Breakthrough Device Designation for its OncobiotaLung assay, but has (..)

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The use of a surrogate endpoint can considerably shorten the time required prior to receiving FDA approval. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug. That PTE application was submitted to the PTO on July 26, 2012.

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Otsuka beats back Novartis opposition with $15M purchase of smart pill developer Proteus

The Pharma Data

Through a collaboration first signed in 2012, the two companies in 2017 successfully won FDA clearance for the first digital pill, Abilify MyCite, an ingestible drug-device combination that can track whether a patient adheres to the Japanese drugmaker’s antipsychotic Abilify (aripiprazole). Otsuka, with 19.8%