The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The FDA has issued a clinical hold on Bellicum Pharmaceuticals for its ongoing phase 1/2 trial evaluating CAR-T therapy BPX-601 in patients who received prior treatment for metastatic pancreatic or prostate cancer, following the death of a trial participant. The Houston, Tex., The Houston, Tex., Source link.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 20, 2021

Drug Industry Daily (DID) the premier online resource for savvy pharmaceutical professionals whose jobs depend on accurate knowledge about the daily activities of Congress, the FDA, other key regulators … and what their competitors are up to.

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Codon

JANUARY 21, 2024

Human challenge trials were an indispensable part of the development of the malaria vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, endorsed by the World Health Organization last October. But for all of their benefits, human challenge trials have their drawbacks. Jake himself has participated in both Zika and Shigella challenge trials.

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Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In April 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on developing a “Race and Ethnicity Diversity Plan” for clinical trials. In turn, the FDA’s guidance recognized the difficulty in recruiting for rare diseases and encouraged sponsors to become more resourceful and intentional about trial enrollment.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Sponsors of drug trials should determine what effect the use of acid-reducing agents (ARA), such as antacids, proton pump inhibitors and histamine blockers, could have on the solubility of an orally administered drug, according to a new FDA draft guidance released Monday.

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Advarra

JUNE 27, 2023

Clinical trials are studies involving human volunteers to research ways to prevent, detect, and treat various medical conditions. The goal is to identify safer, more effective methods of treating illnesses using new drugs or new combinations of existing drugs.

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PPD

MARCH 28, 2024

One of the fundamental pillars of this efficiency is a well-thought-out trial design. By carefully planning the trial structure, including the selection of endpoints and the overall methodology, companies reduce the likelihood of costly delays or the need for additional trial arms.

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Advarra

AUGUST 16, 2022

Orphan drugs have historically faced a number of barriers, such as limited research and development (R&D) investment due to an expected lack of profitability as well as challenges in clinical trial design and recruitment. Before 1983, only 38 orphan drugs had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

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The Open Targets Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

[ Deanne Taylor , lead Principal Investigator of MTP] In the US, formal clinical trials are required to establish the safety and utility of those treatments in pediatric cancers. Despite the evidence that pediatric cancers could benefit from the same drugs used to treat adult cancers, drug trials are much rarer in children than adults. To

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Although a few are out there, phosphorylated tau (P-tau) may enable even earlier and more accurate detection, according to Eli Lilly-associated researchers speaking at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) virtual conference in early November. This is encouraging as a pharmacodynamic biomarker in larger trials,” Dage said.

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Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

puts an end to the previous mandate that all drugs need to be tested on animals prior to human clinical trials. This major shift to the orthodox tradition of using animal experiments in drug testing dates back the Aristotle’s time and cemented 80 years ago with initial federal mandate of drug safety regulation of 1938.

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 23, 2024

At a high level, the pilot program was intended to offer sponsors of certain drug products that would need a CDx with the opportunity to submit information about their Clinical Trial Assay (CTA) – the assay they’re using in a pivotal trial – to the FDA [see here for background on that topic].

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Drug Target Review

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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. Antibodies to watch in 2024. 2024 Jan 5;16(1). www.science.org. Available from: [link] ‌Baker M. Reproducibility crisis: Blame it on the antibodies. 2015 May;521(7552):274–6.

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Agency IQ

JULY 22, 2024

Ultimately, this module will interact with CTIS , the drug clinical trial information system. Because this also includes device studies that involve drug products , for instance when diagnostics are part of a drug trial, this has complicated development of what was already a complex and ambitious EUDAMED module.

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Agency IQ

MAY 3, 2024

Two consultations on clinical trial considerations, one on advanced therapies and the other addressing non-inferiority and equivalence comparisons, are closing at the end of May. The pharma reform package remains in E.U. leaders’ eyesight as the Parliament winds down ahead of its June elections.

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Drug Target Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

We are the only company in the world including this population in any Alzheimer’s drug trial, and we are very proud of this! Too few people know that Alzheimer’s-like characteristics develop in more than 98 percent of people with Down syndrome over age 40. COVID-19 has shown the revolutionary impact of vaccines.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 16, 2020

Exploring the fact that drug trials predominantly involve white, male participants, and looking at how this may lead to inaccurate and harmful prescribing for other patients. Teaching on the history of medicine, including the exploitation of people of colour in scientific research.

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Agency IQ

MARCH 29, 2024

regulatory framework Webinar/ Seminar ( OPEN ) EMA 4/17/2024 4/17/2024 CEP 2.0:

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Agency IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

The subgroup continues to work through technical aspects of certificates, clinical trial and performance study applications, vigilance and trending reports and market surveillance. We’ve seen what’s been going on with the MDR, but the main concern we’ve heard of IVDR is the performance study application process is affecting drug trials.

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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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Codon

MARCH 14, 2023

The ALS Therapy Development Institute, located just ten minutes from my home in Cambridge, once tested more than 100 potential drugs to slow ALS progression in mice, all of which had been reported to be helpful in other studies. ” A recent article in The New Yorker suggests a solution to the problem. Free-range mice? .”

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Agency IQ

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Companion diagnostics (CDx) and cancer trials: In 2023, the MDCG published guidance documents on classifying CDx. However, there are still outstanding concerns that the challenges in standing up the IVDR system could lead to delays in drug approval. No IVDs achieved certification in under one year and 10% took longer than two years.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 17, 2021

Regeneron resumes enrollment in lymphoma drug trials ( Reuters ). Incyte’s vitiligo treatment meets main goal in late-stage trial ( Reuters ). Indian makers of Sputnik V may seek waiver for local Phase-3 trials ( Economic Times ). . Trump tax law cut what US drugmakers owed.

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