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NHS England launches country-wide cancer vaccine trials

Drug Discovery World

Thousands of cancer patients in England are set to gain fast-tracked access to trials of mRNA personalised cancer vaccines following the launch of an NHS trial ‘matchmaking’ service to help find new life-saving treatments. The vaccines being jointly developed by biopharmaceutical companies BioNTech and Genentech are still undergoing trials and have not yet been approved by regulators.

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A technique for more effective multipurpose robots

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

MIT researchers developed a technique to combine robotics training data across domains, modalities, and tasks using generative AI models. They create a combined strategy from several different datasets that enables a robot to learn to perform new tasks in unseen environments.

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95% response to bispecific antibody in follicular lymphoma

Drug Discovery World

Previously untreated follicular lymphoma (FL) patients who received epcoritamab with rituximab-lenalidomide (R2) had a 95% overall response rate (ORR), according to preliminary trial data. The results of two ongoing Phase I/II clinical trials evaluating epcoritamab, a T-cell engaging bispecific antibody, were shared at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, in Chicago, US.

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Fungus breaks down ocean plastic

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers expect that many more plastic degrading fungi are living in deeper parts of the ocean.

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How Machine Learning Drives Clinical Trial Efficiency

Clinical trial data management is increasingly challenging as studies grow in complexity. Quickly accessing and analyzing study data is vital for assessing trial progress and patient safety. In this paper, we explore real-time data access and analysis for proactive study management. We investigate using adverse event (AE) data to monitor safety and discuss a clinical analytics platform that supports collaboration and data review workflows.

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New drug represents a ‘remarkable advancement’ in lung cancer

Drug Discovery World

New data show that an unprecedented 60% of patients with advanced lung cancer given Lorbrena (lorlatinib) remain alive without disease progression after five years. The trial results also demonstrated an 81% reduction in risk of progression or death and 94% reduction in progression of brain metastases compared to Xalkori (crizotinib). The Phase III CROWN trial evaluated the third-generation ALK inhibitor in people with previously untreated, anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive advanced non-

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Groundbreaking progress in quantum physics: How quantum field theories decay and fission

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

An international research team has sparked interest in the scientific community with results in quantum physics. In their current study, the researchers reinterpret the Higgs mechanism, which gives elementary particles mass and triggers phase transitions, using the concept of 'magnetic quivers.

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Structure pill leads to competitive weight loss in obesity study

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Shares in the company soared by more than 50% as study data showed the pill led to similar levels of weight loss as a rival drug being developed by Eli Lilly.

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Kinship and ancestry of the Celts in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The Celtic culture of the pre-Roman Iron Age in Western and Central Europe has left numerous traces to this day, not least in the form of enormous burial mounds and spectacular archaeological artifacts. Despite this rich legacy, much about this civilization remains hidden from us.

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Lack of Insurance Keeps Many Americans From Best Cancer Meds

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- A cutting-edge class of drugs is saving and extending the lives of cancer patients.But the drugs, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), are so expensive that some uninsured Americans can't access them, a new report.

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How sharks survived a major spike in Earth's temperature

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

The sharks we know today as the open ocean's top predators evolved from stubby bottom dwellers during a dramatic episode of global warming millions of years ago.

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Deliver Fast, Flexible Clinical Trial Insights with Spotfire

Clinical research has entered a new era, one that requires real-time analytics and visualization to allow trial leaders to work collaboratively and to develop, at the click of a mouse, deep insights that enable proactive study management. Learn how Revvity Signals helps drug developers deliver clinical trial data insights in real-time using a fast and flexible data and analytics platform to empower data-driven decision-making.

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Male Birth Control Gel Shows Promise in Trial

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- A new hormonal gel could one day be a potential form of birth control for men, researchers reported Sunday.“The development of a safe, highly effective and reliably reversible contraceptive method for men is an unmet need,” s.

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Perficient Launches PRISM Employee Resource Group

Perficient: Drug Development

New ERG Will Further Perficient’s Progress in Supporting and Empowering the LGBTQ+ Community and its Allies At Perficient, we believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We are committed to fostering an environment where we celebrate all colleagues because our people make us unique, their perspectives make us stronger, and the label we all share is talent.

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Food drove the evolution of giraffes' long neck

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A study explores body proportions of Masai giraffes, lending insight into why giraffes have such long necks and how this trait might have evolved.

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Oral cancer medications: The adherence paradox

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The number of oral cancer medications is increasing, opening new possibilities for improved convenience, but some studies show much lower adherence rates with oral oncolytics.

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Clinical Data Like You´ve Never Seen It Before: Why Spotfire Is the Leading Tool for Clinical Analytics

Clinical development organizations face a wide array of challenges when it comes to data, many of which can impact the operational effectiveness of their clinical trials. In this whitepaper, experts from Revvity Signals explore how solutions like TIBCO® Spotfire® enable better, more streamlined studies. The whitepaper also features a success story from Ambrx, a leading biopharmaceutical company, detailing how it has leveraged Spotfire to tackle data quality and collaboration challenges in clinic

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Sleep Apnea Treatment Can Give Couples' Bond a Boost

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- Strapping a mask to your face can make for a happier marriage, a new study suggests.Relationships with partners flourish if a person with sleep apnea starts using a continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) machine on a.

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A true liquid biopsy hub – Menarini Silicon Biosystem

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Liquid biopsy has emerged as a revolutionary tool for clinical trials, offering cellular and cell-free methods that provide valuable insights into disease progression and treatment response.

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FDA Warns of Bacterial and Other Dangers From Recalled Infant Formula

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents about a goat milk infant formula potentially tainted with a bacterium that's very dangerous to babies.Crecelac brand formula, already under recall since May 24, could.

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Crucial shift in River Nile's evolution during ancient Egypt discovered

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization. Research reveals a major shift in the Nile around four thousand years ago, after which the floodplain in the Nile Valley around Luxor greatly expanded.

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GLP-1 Weight Loss Meds Might Keep Your Pancreas Healthy

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- Ozempic and Wegovy might help lower the risk of pancreatitis in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a new study says.Up to now, doctors have been cautious about prescribing semaglutide to patients with a history of.

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Altered carbon points toward sustainable manufacturing

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers develop a vastly more productive way to convert carbon dioxide into useful materials and compounds.

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Nerve Surgery May Help Some Battling Severe Migraine

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- Nerve surgery can reduce the number of headache days for people who suffer frequent migraines, a new review finds.The procedure also can decrease the frequency and intensity of migraine attacks, according to results.

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Eli Lilly adds ALS drug prospect with QurAlis deal

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The alliance hands Lilly an RNA-based therapy in preclinical testing for ALS and frontotemporal dementia, and includes a research collaboration to develop other, similar medicines.

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Could New Weight-Loss Drugs Be Changing Women's Taste for Sweets?

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- Ozempic and Wegovy appear to improve people’s sensitivity to tastes, potentially lowering their desire for sweets, a new study suggests.The active ingredient in the weight-loss medications, semaglutide, also appears to a.

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Fresh findings: Earliest evidence of life-bringing freshwater on Earth

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

New research has found evidence that fresh water on Earth, which is essential for life, appeared about four billion years ago -- five hundred million years earlier than previously thought.

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Gene-Targeted Immunotherapy Boosts Survival for Some Colon Cancer Patients

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- There's potential good news for a sizable minority of people battling advanced colon cancer.Doctors in Britain say that an immunotherapy drug, given before surgery, can help many more patients with a specific genetic profile.

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Honing Your Vault RIMS Environment for Peak Performance

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Regulatory requirements are a formidable challenge for early stage biotechs and top pharma alike. As health authorities continually revise guidelines across diverse markets, companies are tasked with swift adaption to changing regulations. The cost of non-compliance is high: recalls and sanctions may gravely harm a company’s reputation, especially in an industry where patient trust is paramount.

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Better Sleep Might Bring Less Loneliness

Drugs.com

MONDAY, June 3, 2024 -- People who feel lonely and socially isolated might benefit from more sleep, especially if they’re a young adult, a new study suggests.Better sleep is associated with significantly less emotional and social loneliness, r.

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ASCO24: Tagrisso in the spotlight, Caribou’s adjustment and Lilly’s KRAS competitor

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

AstraZeneca’s targeted therapy could see wider use after ASCO data. Elsewhere, Caribou sought to course correct and Lilly talked up its next cancer drug.

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5 Essentials for Building a Robust Target Product Profile

The Premier Consulting Blog

Author: William Bainbridge A Target Product Profile (TPP) serves as the primary strategic framework that aligns commercial and clinical workstreams. When properly defined, the TPP enables drug developers to manage the development equation of risk x cost x time = success, and it starts by keeping the end in mind. Defining the needs of patients, physicians, and payers early in the process ensures a commercially viable product with a potentially higher valuation.

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Thinking inside the box: How SmartLabs is supporting the science of tomorrow

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

With new modalities such as gene and cell therapies, RNA therapeutics, complex biologics and more, today’s science brings unprecedented opportunities to address diseases that have long remained out of reach.

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NIOSH Risk Assessment of Engineered Nanomaterials

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

Nanotechnology as we know it today did not exist at the time of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Yet, its provisions to “assure safe and healthful working conditions” apply to nanotechnology workplaces and other workplaces where engineered nanomaterials are produced or used. Engineered nanomaterials are used in a variety of products and applications, including in energy, electronics, transportation, environmental remediation, and medicine.

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Treating immune-mediated diseases with nanoparticles

Drug Target Review

How does COUR Pharmaceuticals’ immune-modifying nanoparticle platform differ from traditional approaches to treating immune-mediated diseases? Most traditional approaches for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases treat the inflammatory mediator by trying to either remove or suppress it, for example removal of B cells non-specifically or killing T cells non-specifically that ultimately lead to broad immunosuppression.

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New tentative approval for Annora Pharma drug brivaracetam

Drug Patent Watch

Brivaracetam is the generic ingredient in two branded drugs marketed by Ucb Inc, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Lupin Ltd, Sunshine, and Zydus Pharms and, and is included in seven NDAs.

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Enhancing Adjudication Quality Monitoring

Fierce BioTech

Enhancing Adjudication Quality Monitoring Learn about leveraging AI, LLMs, and SA for improved adjudication in oncology trials. Discover transformative potential, ChatGPT's role, and innovative strategies. Enhance data accuracy and patient outcomes. Access now for insights. dfarris Mon, 06/03/2024 - 13:16 Learn about leveraging AI, LLMs, and SA for improved adjudication in oncology trials.

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