(IN BRIEF) The POTOMAC Phase III trial results show that adding Imfinzi to standard BCG induction and maintenance therapy improves disease-free survival (DFS) for patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The combination demonstrated significant benefits over BCG alone, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AstraZeneca, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, BCG, bladder cancer, cancer treatment, clinical trial, Cristian Massacesi, disease progression, disease-free survival, durvalumab, high-risk bladder cancer, Imfinzi, immunotherapy, Maria De Santis, NMIBC, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, Phase III Trial, POTOMAC
(IN BRIEF) The University of Glasgow is leading the innovative FOxTROT 5 trial, which is offering elderly colon cancer patients the opportunity to participate in a groundbreaking immunotherapy study. The trial will administer dostarlimab before surgery, targeting a specific type … Read the full press release
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Tagged cancer research, cancer treatment, chemotherapy, clinical trial, clinical trial protocol, colon cancer, deficient mismatch repair, dMMR, dostarlimab, Elderly Patients, FOxTROT 5, frail patients, GSK, immunotherapy, partnership, precision oncology, surgery, UK hospitals, University of Birmingham, University of Glasgow, University of Leeds
(IN BRIEF) The EU-funded DORIAN GRAY project, with the University of Liverpool as a key scientific partner, is set to explore the link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Despite one in three CVD patients experiencing MCI, … Read the full press release
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Tagged AI, biomarkers, cardiovascular disease, clinical trial, cognitive training, CVD, dementia reduction, digital tool, DORIAN GRAY, Dr Riccardo Proietti, EU-funded, heart failure, Horizon Europe, international collaboration, Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, MCI, medical avatar, mild cognitive impairment, Prevention Strategies, Professor Carrol Gamble, risk model, University of Brescia, University of Liverpool
(IN BRIEF) The MATTERHORN Phase III trial has demonstrated that a perioperative regimen combining AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) with FLOT chemotherapy significantly improves event-free survival in patients with resectable gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers compared to standard chemotherapy alone. Interim findings … Read the full press release
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Tagged adjuvant, AstraZeneca, clinical trial, Cristian Massacesi, durvalumab, early-stage, EFS, event-free survival, FLOT chemotherapy, gastric cancer, gastroesophageal junction, GEJ cancers, global, Imfinzi, immunotherapy, locally advanced, MATTERHORN, Memorial Sloan Kettering, neoadjuvant, OS, overall survival, pathologic complete response, PCR, Phase III Trial, randomized, resectable, safety profile, tumor regression, Yelena Y. Janjigian
(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have identified genetic markers that predict a significant survival benefit from combining ipatasertib with abiraterone in treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. In the phase III IPATential150 trial, patients whose … Read the full press release
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Tagged abiraterone, AKT inhibitor, biomarkers, clinical trial, genetic markers, Institute of Cancer Research London, ipatasertib, IPATential150 trial, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer mCRPC, overall survival, personalized medicine, PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN pathway, Professor Johann de Bono, PTEN gene, Roche, sequencing techniques, synthetic lethality, targeted therapy, UK patients
(IN BRIEF) Sanofi’s Dupixent has been granted FDA priority review for the treatment of bullous pemphigoid (BP), a chronic skin disease. If approved, Dupixent would be the first targeted medicine for BP in the U.S., with the FDA’s decision expected … Read the full press release
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Tagged bullous pemphigoid, chronic conditions, clinical trial, corticosteroid, disease remission, Dupixent, Dupixent sBLA, FDA approval, FDA priority review, orphan drug designation, regulatory news, Sanofi, skin disease, targeted treatment
(IN BRIEF) The Conference Forum has announced the 9th annual Patients as Partners® Europe event, scheduled for May 20-21, 2025, at the Royal National Hotel in London. This event offers a platform for pharma R&D and patient advocacy to discuss … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Healthcare, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged Alfred Samuels, AstraZeneca, Azafaros, Beyza Klein, Biotech, Biotechnology Conference, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bre Bugbee-Barrett, Catherine Coulouvrat MD, Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, clinical development, clinical operations, clinical research, clinical research enterprise, clinical trial, clinical trials, Conference Forum, decentralized clinical trials, Gisela Linthorst, GSK, Harry Verbunt, HTA/Regulatory requirements, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Lea-Isabelle Proulx PhD, life post-cancer diagnosis, Marisa Minetti, Medicine Development, Patient Advocacy, patient engagement, patient engagement in drug development, patient experience, Patient Recruitment, Patient Retention, Patients as Partners, Patients as Partners Europe, Peter DiBiaso, pharma, Pharmaceutical Conference, Regeneron, research and development, Roche, Royal National Hotel, Sanofi, Temi Olonisakin MD, The Conference Forum, Valerie Bowling
(IN BRIEF) ViiV Healthcare has secured European Commission approval for its long-acting HIV treatment, Vocabria + Rekambys, for adolescents aged 12 and older. This approval offers a significant advancement in HIV care, providing an injectable treatment option that reduces the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged adolescents, clinical trial, European Commission, GSK, Healthcare Innovation, HIV care, HIV treatment, HIV treatment options, long-acting injections, MOCHA study, partnership, Rekambys, ViiV Healthcare, Vocabria
(IN BRIEF) Eckert & Ziegler, in collaboration with Novartis Pharma K.K., is expanding Ga-68 labeled diagnostics in Japan through a clinical trial approved by the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA). Utilizing Eckert & Ziegler’s GalliaPharm® generator, the trial … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged clinical research project, clinical trial, computerized Tomography, diagnostics, DOTA-TATE Positron Emission Tomography, Dr. Harald Hasselmann, Eckert & Ziegler, Ga-68, GalliaPharm®, Gallium-68, Ge-68, Japan, Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency, NCT06240741, NEN, neuroendocrine neoplasms, Novartis Pharma K.K., PET, PMDA, radioisotope supply, rare tumors
(IN BRIEF) The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has administered proton radiotherapy to a 67-year-old patient with oesophageal cancer, marking the first time this treatment has been used in Switzerland for such a case. The treatment is part of a collaborative … Read the full press release
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Tagged clinical trial, Damien Weber, Dominic Leiser, Matthias Guckenberger, Oesophageal Cancer, Panagiotis Balermpas, Paul Scherrer Institute, PROTECT (PROton versus photon Therapy for Esophageal Cancer: a Trimodality Strategy), Proton Radiotherapy, Switzerland, treatment, University Hospital Zurich, wellness
(IN BRIEF) Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company owned by Bayer AG, has begun the Phase 1/Phase 2 LION-CS101 clinical trial for patients with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I/R9 (LGMD2I/R9). The trial is evaluating AB-1003 (LION-101), an investigational … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) New York, NY, United States, 5-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The Conference Forum announced the launch of the 6th annual EU Patients as Partners in Medicines Development conference to take place virtually on January 24-25th, 2022 GMT time. This … Read the full press release
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Tagged 6th annual EU Patients as Partners, AbbVie, Biotech, clinical development, clinical research, clinical trial, clinical trials, Conference, Conference Forum, data, dct, decentralized, DNA, EMD Serono, Gilead Sciences, GSK, INNOVATION, Ipsen, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Medicines Development, Merck KGaA, Michaela Dinboeck, MS trial, Noema Pharma, Novartis, Parkinsons disease, patient engagement, patient input, Patient Voice, patients, Patients as Partners Europe, Pfizer, pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pierre Fabre, Regeneron, Takeda, UCB
(PRESS RELEASE) SAARBRÜCKEN / VIENNA, 17-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — In the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a large number of pharmaceutical companies are looking for new approaches to combat the pandemic. In addition to vaccines, intensive research and development efforts … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Germany, Healthcare, Hungary, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged anti-allergic medication Pollival, anti-COVID therapeutics, antihistamine drug, antiviral properties, azelastine, azelastine hydrochloride, CEBINA GmbH, Central European Biotech Incubator and Accelerator, clinical trial, COVID-19, COVID-19 medication, Covid-19 pandemic, COVID-19 treatment, nasal spray, ophthalmology, Pollival, Prof Dr Robert Konrat, Prof Dr. Ferenc Jakab, re-purpose drugs, SARS-CoV-2, Sophie Zettl, University of Pécs, University of Vienna, URSAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH, viral spread
The trial, called CALAVI, will assess the effect of Calquence on the exaggerated immune response of patients hospitalised with COVID-19 infection (PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 14-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to begin a randomised, global clinical trial to assess … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged assisted ventilation, AstraZeneca, best supportive care, blood cancers, Bruton’s tyrosine kinase, BSC, BTK, BTK inhibitor, CALAVI, Calquence, clinical trial, COVID-19, cytokine storm, exaggerated immune response, inflammatory cytokines, José Baselga, Louis M. Staudt M.D. Ph.D., lung disease
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