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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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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20 (Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) serotypes in the vaccine in adults ages 18 years and older. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S.

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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 1)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

156, a patent may be extended only once (even if it would be eligible for extension on more than one occasion because it applies to several FDA-approved products), and only one patent may be extended for each regulatory review period. Another case of same-day (and same-time) FDA approvals! To that end, 35 U.S.C. § 156(c)(4)

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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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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%