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Antibody treatment for geographic atrophy enters clinical trials

Drug Discovery World

Collaborators Boehringer Ingelheim and CDR-Life have commenced a Phase I evaluation of BI 771716, their antibody fragment-based treatment developed to preserve the vision of people with geographic atrophy (GA).

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EU approval for first oral treatment for lupus nephritis

Drug Discovery World

Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Lupkynis (voclosporin) is the first oral treatment to be approved in Europe for the treatment of active lupus nephritis (LN) in adult patients. The combination treatment for this indication was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2021 and gained a positive opinion from the CHMP earlier this year.

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Combination treatment for AML closer to approval following EMA nod

Drug Discovery World

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) for a combination treatment targeting adults with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) who are not candidates for standard induction chemotherapy. . References . ? Poster presented at EHA Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria June 9 – 12, 2022. Abstract P573.

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First-line AZ treatment for adults with biliary tract cancer approved 

Drug Discovery World

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted marketing authorisation to AstraZeneca for Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin in Great Britain for use as a first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced, unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer (BTC). versus 11.5%).

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Awards success for Sosei Heptares

Drug Discovery World

Biopharmaceutical company Sosei Group received both Licensing Deal of the Year and Executive of the Year at the first Informa Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan. Licensing Deal of the Year recognises deals that were closed during 2021. Licensing Deal of the Year recognises deals that were closed during 2021.

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Avacta Announces License Agreement With POINT Biopharma Inc.

The Pharma Data

7, 2021 08:49 UTC. CAMBRIDGE, England & WETHERBY, England–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Avacta Group plc (AIM: AVCT), the developer of innovative cancer therapies and diagnostics based on its proprietary Affimer ® and pre|CISION platforms, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a license agreement with POINT Biopharma Inc.

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Evotec and BMS enter drug discovery licence agreement

Drug Discovery World

We are confident that the strong collaboration of the experienced teams at Evotec and BMS will make novel innovative treatment options available to patients living with a broad range of neurodegenerative conditions.” Evotec and BMS aim to identify disease-modifying treatments for a broad range of neurodegenerative diseases.

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