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AUGUST 12, 2024

Metabolic Drug Development: A to Z Solutions blussier Mon, 08/12/2024 - 18:07 HTML In the complex and dynamic field of metabolic drug development, partnering with an accomplished contract research organization is essential. We support data management both at our clinics and at external sites.

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The Premier Consulting Blog

AUGUST 8, 2024

On July 31, 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2022 (PDUFA VII) fee rates for the review of human drug and biological product applications along with prescription drug program fees. FDA-2024-N-0007. July 31, 2024. [ii] 89 FR 61474.

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Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Up Close and Personal with Jason Boehme, Associate Director, Program Management nbartlett Tue, 10/15/2024 - 09:00 Jason Boehme joined Altasciences in 2018 as Senior Project Manager. Jason started his career as a research assistant carrying out operational phases of drug metabolism and pharmacokinetic studies.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 1, 2024

Overall, SRP-001’s modulation of pain signalling genes and pathways through endocannabinoid enhancement and FAAH inhibition supports its potential as an effective non-opioid pain therapeutic, validating the planned clinical trials. Scientific Reports 14, 11103 (2024). Reference 1 Bazan H A, et al.

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In 2024 alone, almost 50 antibody drug candidates are anticipated to enter regulatory review, the majority of which are mAbs. Antibodies to watch in 2024. 2024 Jan 5;16(1). FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials [Internet]. 1975 Aug;256(5517):495–7. Crescioli S, Kaplon H, Chenoweth A, et al.

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New Drug Approvals

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

2] As of July 2022, it is in phase 3 clinical trials for major depressive disorder. [2] hours following a single dose of 10 mg, which supported the 4 mg to 25 mg dosages that aticaprant is being explored at in clinical trials. [13] 14] Pharmacokinetics The oral bioavailability of aticaprant is 25%. [1] nM vs. 24.0 nM vs. 24.0

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The OncoOne team is engineering antibodies to optimize pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, tumour retention, and target specificity. Pharmacokinetics and Dosimetry Studies for Optimization of Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy in CEA-Expressing Advanced Lung Cancer Patients. 2015 Nov 27 [cited 2024 Sep 27];2.

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Agency IQ

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Furthermore, the guidance offered a list of updated clinical outcome measures and offered insight on FDA’s evolving view of decentralized clinical trials and the use of real-world data to supplement trials. Lastly, the revised guidance briefly discussed trials meant to assess drugs intended for prevention of Covid-19.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 9, 2024

By Laura DiAngelo, MPH | Aug 2, 2024 6:30 PM CDT A refresher on FDA’s Diversity Action Plan (DAP) guidance: In April 2022, the FDA issued a draft guidance document on diversity in clinical research programs. The agency issued a new draft guidance on DAPs in June 2024, several months after the Congressional deadline had passed.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

So far in 2023, the Office has co-authored fifteen guidance documents—the majority of which were drafts—offering insight into the agency’s thinking on several key policy issues, such as clinical trial diversity and the accelerated approval pathway. These issues are especially apparent in treatments that are intended for chronic use.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

On the first day, discussants looked at how to tackle first-in human trials, weighed the importance of the maximum tolerated dose, and looked at the evolving concept of the clinical utility index. Read AgencyIQ’s analysis of the draft guidance document here , and the two FDA-ASCO meetings here and here.]

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JULY 26, 2024

BY LAURA DIANGELO, MPH , RACHEL COE, MSC | JUL 23, 2024 9:54 PM CDT Biosimilarity and interchangeability: A quick recap The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation (BPCI) Act of 2009 intended to increase the number of biologic products on the market by creating two types of approvals for biosimilar products.

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Alta Sciences

JANUARY 31, 2024

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Toxicokinetics Demystified pmjackson Wed, 01/31/2024 - 14:55 Understanding the effects of a drug, and how it interacts with the body, and vice versa, is critical to ensure it is safe for human use. This is where pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD) , and toxicokinetic (TK) analyses step in.

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Alta Sciences

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The issue also features a drug-drug interaction case study, in which the effects of two doses of a sponsors investigational product on the pharmacokinetics of multiple oral doses of clopidogrel, and a single dose of warfarin in healthy adult subjects were evaluated. The FDA, 2024 FDA guidance M12 Drug Interaction Studies , pg.

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Alta Sciences

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Regulatory Considerations for Oligonucleotide Drug Development and Safety In 2024, the U.S. The guidance ensures that these targeted evaluations help identify and mitigate safety concerns early in the development process, supporting the safe progression of oligonucleotide therapies into clinical trials.

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Agency IQ

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The clinical trials underpinning the original determination that phenylephrine is GRASE – that is, Generally Regarded as Safe and Effective – predate the 1994 inclusion of phenylephrine hydrochloride in the final monograph for OTC nasal decongestant drug products. Once metabolized, which occurs quickly with a half-life of approximately 1.5

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

166 guidance documents the FDA is actively working on in 2024 (and beyond) The FDA is set to be very, very busy in 2024. We’ve identified a total of 166 guidance documents that are under active development, and have the key details for you below.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

By Amanda Conti | Aug 13, 2024 10:00 PM CDT Regulatory context: Psychedelic regulation and drug development A growing body of evidence suggests that psychedelics may provide clinical benefit for certain purposes, especially mental health conditions. FDA accepted the Lykos NDA in February 2024, and the submission received priority review.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A closer look at CDER’s new 2024 guidance agenda The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, its drug review division, this week quietly updated its 2024 Guidance Agenda, a list of all draft guidance documents the agency is working on this calendar year. Read Agency IQ’s breakdown of the 2024 CDRH guidance agenda here].

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Sygnature Discovery

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A new treatment for G4-targeted solid tumors including pancreatic cancer has been administered to patients for the first time in a Phase 1a clinical trial. This latest development follows the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) giving clearance for QN-302 in July 2023 to proceed to this initial clinical trial stage.

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The ChEMBL-og

APRIL 16, 2024

See [link] and INN clinical candidate drugs (assigned as max_phase = 2 based on INN guidance that states “As a general guide, the development of a drug should progress up to the point of clinical trials (phase II) before an application is submitted to the INN Secretariat for name selection.” Data set retrieved on 09/02/2024.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 16, 2024

By Rachel Coe, MSC | Aug 12, 2024 6:15 PM CDT Background For decades, sponsors have turned to maximum tolerated dose (MTD) as the primary method for dose selection in oncology. In this analysis, AgencyIQ has combed through the newly released final guidance document to tease out what’s new and what’s the same.

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Sygnature Discovery

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

A new treatment for G4-targeted solid tumors including pancreatic cancer has been administered to patients for the first time in a Phase 1a clinical trial. This latest development follows the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) giving clearance for QN-302 in July 2023 to proceed to this initial clinical trial stage.

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FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

JULY 9, 2024

The deadline for the Draft Guidance was December 29, 2023, so the draft, issued on June 26, 2024, is about 6 months late under FDORA’s mandate. We’ve blogged about some of FDA’s efforts to increase diversity in clinical trials previously, and the Draft Guidance itself describes a variety of these efforts.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The revisions flesh out considerations for use of biomarkers at all stages of product development and add new content on rare cancers and platform trial designs. BY KIRSTEN MESSMER, PHD, RAC, KARI OAKES | JAN 31, 2024 9:01 PM CST Regulatory Background Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the E.U. were from cancer.

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

BY CHELSEY MCINTYRE, PHARMD | FEB 22, 2024 11:57 AM CST Background: The prevalence of obesity, and its complications, in Europe Obesity is generally defined using a crude metric referred to as body mass index (BMI). Enrollment of these patients would also allow for a more representative trial population.

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Metabolite Tales Blog

JANUARY 22, 2025

Metabolism of 2024 FDA approved small molecules part 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson Involvement of active metabolites The number of small molecules approved by the FDA in 2024 totaled 31 out of 50 NMEs with 56% (28) of these comprising small molecule therapies. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2024 Nov 1;109(11):3488-3495. What’s next?

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Common Sense for Drug Policy Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The only studies reported in the FDA package inserts for both products are pharmacokinetic studies in healthy volunteers, which demonstrated substantially higher naloxone plasma levels than standard doses of naloxone (0.4 None of these approval trials was conducted among opioid overdose patients at risk for naloxone-precipitated withdrawal.

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Drug Target Review

JANUARY 20, 2025

These advances are reshaping how pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies approach clinical trial design, with a focus on patient-centric dosing strategies. This article explores how innovations in precision medicine are reshaping clinical trials, followed by a discussion on Project Optimus and its impact on dose optimisation.

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Alta Sciences

JULY 31, 2024

How Improving Diversity Can Benefit Clinical Trials pmjackson Wed, 07/31/2024 - 19:19 In July 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance to ensure greater diversity in clinical trials, which is expected to become a final guidance by June 2025.

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Agency IQ

JUNE 28, 2024

BY LAURA DIANGELO, MPH | JUN 26, 2024 8:17 PM CDT Quick background: FDA’s work to advance clinical trial diversity through prospective planning The FDA has longstanding policy interests focused on research study diversity. at a Friends of Cancer Research event in February 2024. ANNA ESHOO (D-Calif.)

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Codon

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

In 2024, the pharmaceutical company Gilead announced that a single injection of lenacapavir protected 96 to 100 percent of recipients from HIV for up to six months. By 1987, the FDA licensed zidovudine after trials showed it increased survival rates. If a permanent freeze goes into effect, researchers estimate there could be 8.7

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