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European Commission approves oral treatment for leukaemia

Drug Discovery World

INAQOVI, developed by Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Astex Pharmaceuticals, is the first oral hypomethylating agent to be licensed in the EEA in this patient population. Safety findings for the fixed-dose combination of decitabine and cedazuridine were generally consistent with those anticipated for IV decitabine.

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Combination treatment for AML closer to approval following EMA nod

Drug Discovery World

The MMA was granted to Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Astex Pharmaceuticals’ oral fixed-dose combination of decitabine and cedazuridine (ASTX727). . The MAA is supported by results from a Phase III clinical trial investigating the pharmacokinetic (PK) exposure equivalence of the novel oral fixed-dose combination versus IV decitabine.

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GSK expands respiratory pipeline with Aiolos Bio acquisition

Drug Discovery World

AIO-001 was exclusively licensed to Aiolos outside of Greater China by Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals. Early studies of AIO-001 have shown initial safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and biological activity in healthy volunteers and asthma patients.

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Highs and lows of drug repurposing 

Drug Discovery World

It’s why pharmaceutical companies will often spend up to 10 years and upwards of $1 billion before receiving regulatory approval for a drug. This is a stark contrast to the often decade-long projects that pharmaceutical companies undertake to bring a drug to market. Diving into data . Global efforts .

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Vertex Bags Experimental Drug for Rare Liver Disease after Disappointing Phase 2 Results | 2020-10-15

The Pharma Data

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has decided to give up on its experimental VX-814, a small molecule drug for the rare genetic disease Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), canning the drug’s development after seeing lackluster results from an early phase 2 trial. James Miessler.

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Eplontersen

New Drug Approvals

1] It was developed to treat hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis by Ionis Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca. [2] Ionis Pharmaceuticals. “Population pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of eplontersen, an antisense oligonucleotide in development for transthyretin amyloidosis” British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

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Where is the promise for plant-based medicines? Part 1: Cannabis  

Drug Discovery World

Even still, these approved drug products require a licensed healthcare provider’s prescription. Jazz Pharmaceuticals has supplied the cannabidiol for the trials at no cost. 12 In the R&D Trailblazers category, Geoffrey Guy, Chairman and Founder of GW Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, UK, was acknowledged.