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A trial HIV vaccine triggered elusive and essential antibodies in humans

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical trial.

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Pfizer to pull sickle cell drug from market, shut down trials

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The withdrawal comes as trial results indicate safety concerns with the drug, Oxbryta, which was first approved in the U.S.

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Changes to CDSCO’s Rules for Clinical Trials in India: New Drugs & Clinical Trial Rules 2019

ProRelix Research

Being the second most populous country in the world with skilled labor and good infrastructure, India is a favorable destination for clinical trials for a wide variety of diseases.

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Bayer reports positive early data for Parkinson’s cell therapy

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The treatment, developed by a biotech Bayer acquired in 2019, appeared safe in a small trial and showed signs of an effect on disease progression.

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Why brain cancer is often resistant to immunotherapy

Broad Institute

So the researchers used a method developed at the Broad Institute in 2019 called consensus non-negative matrix factorization (cNMF) , which can define cells by their identity and activity independently. With this approach, the team identified four programs shaping the immune system.

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Why Including Patients in FDA Engagement Will Benefit Your Trial

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

Patients are the backbone of clinical trials, playing an essential role in the drug development process. This engagement is often less understood and is underutilized by sponsors, meaning a significant element of the trial and drug experience is missed during sponsor engagement with the FDA.

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5 ways to lower clinical trial patient recruitment costs

Antidote

In 2019 alone, research and development spending totaled $186 billion for the global pharmaceutical industry. Between 2009 and 2018, U.S. biopharmaceutical companies spent about $1 billion per drug according to an analysis published in JAMA , and other studies have found that it can cost up to $2.8 billion to bring a new therapy to market.