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Breakthrough drug candidates and cancer treatment innovations

Drug Target Review

It also displayed favourable pharmacokinetics (PK) and is well tolerated in non-human primates (NHP) at exposure levels above those projected to be efficacious. It also supports the argument for developing ZW171 for the treatment of other MLSN-expressing solid tumours.

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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children

The Pharma Data

This action makes Veklury the first approved COVID-19 treatment for children less than 12 years of age. As COVID-19 can cause severe illness in children, some of whom do not currently have a vaccination option, there continues to be a need for safe and effective COVID-19 treatment options for this population,” said Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D.,

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 2

Metabolite Tales Blog

Table 1: Small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2023 with reported involvement of phase II mechanisms In vitro : In vivo differences Incubation of the SGLT2 (sodium-glucose co-transporter-2) inhibitor bexagliflozin in human liver microsomes points to metabolism through both oxidation and glucuronidation to 6 main metabolites.

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PureTech’s LYT-100 (Deupirfenidone) Demonstrates Tolerability and Pharmacokinetic Proof-of-Concept in Phase 1 Multiple Ascending Dose and Food Effect Study

The Pharma Data

The study demonstrated favorable proof-of-concept for LYT-100’s tolerability and pharmacokinetic (PK) profile, which will also enable twice-a-day (BID) dosing of LYT-100 in future studies. The therapeutic dose of pirfenidone approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of IPF is 801 mg three times a day.

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FDA Action Alert: MacroGenics and Amgen

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ’s focus appears to be on Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as the year wraps up there are still some PDUFA dates on the agency’s calendar. We look forward to working with the FDA to bring ABP 798 to market.”. Although much of the U.S.

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Emergency Use Authorization request to FDA for VIR-7831 for the early treatment of COVID-19

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The FDA EUA submission is based on an interim analysis of efficacy and safety data from the Phase 3 COMET-ICE (COVID-19 Monoclonal antibody Efficacy Trial – Intent to Care Early) trial, which evaluated VIR-7831 as monotherapy for the early treatment of COVID-19 in adults at high risk of hospitalisation.

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson 2023 was a fruitful year for drug approvals by the FDA, with a crop of 34 small molecules out of a total of 55 new drugs [1]. are major metabolites according the FDA Metabolites in Safety Testing guidelines).