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Antibody Drug Conjugates: windows of opportunity

Drug Target Review

These therapies have broadened treatment options for patients to expand beyond the more traditional small molecule drug alternatives. ADCs have the potential to redress the poor balance between safety and efficacy seen with traditional cancer treatment options.

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AdComms – Is FDA Getting Less Advice?

Eye on FDA

Each committee is comprised of a number of experts, diverse for their expertise, geography and specialty – with some focused on statistics while others may be focused on areas of concentration within the category, such as the treatment of pediatric patients.

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Women in STEM with Kristina Torfgard

Drug Target Review

I am a pharmacist by training and continued with a PhD in Clinical Pharmacology. However, my goal was all the time to work with drug development in the pharma industry, so I moved on and started that journey in 1992 when I took on a role as Clinical Research Manager at AstraHässle, a mid-size Swedish pharma company.

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Altasciences Completes Successful Phase I Trial of Ischemix’ Novel Compound for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Alta Sciences

Altasciences Completes Successful Phase I Trial of Ischemix’ Novel Compound for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) pmjackson Mon, 08/28/2023 - 14:04 Laval, Québec, August 30, 2023 – Altasciences is pleased to have completed a Phase I trial on Ischemix, Inc.’s The trial was performed at Altasciences’ clinical facility in Montréal.

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New strategy for COVID-19 prophylaxis?

The Pharma Data

Dr. Gunther Hartmann from the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology at the University Hospital Bonn, in cooperation with other members of the cluster of excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn, have shown this in mice. Researchers led by Prof. Participating institutions and funding.

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At Long Last, FDA Unveils Plan for Rare Disease Innovation Hub

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

In December 2023, FDA established the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee (also called “GeMDAC,” which we blogged about here ) to advise FDA regarding treatments for genetic metabolic diseases (i.e., clinical pharmacology/biomarkers, animal models, real-world evidence and other externally controlled comparisons [e.g.,

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Shaping drug development success: how does artwork play a role?

Drug Target Review

However, making informed labelling decisions during preclinical stages is complex and requires expertise in a variety of areas, including clinical pharmacology, toxicology, regulatory affairs and medical writing. Precise labelling and artwork help prevent confusion and enhance overall patient safety.