News April 25, 2022 Roche’s Tecentriq gets CHMP recommendation as adjuvant treatment for early NSCLC By PBR Staff Writer The drug will be indicated as an adjuvant treatment for NSCLC in adults with a high risk of recurrence with PD-L1≥50% and without EGFR mutant or ALK-positive NSCLC,
Drug DiscoveryInfectious Disease April 21, 2022 BenevolentAI, DNDi begin joint AI research project on dengue By PBR Staff Writer BenevolentAI is clinical-stage artificial intelligence (AI) enabled drug discovery company, while DNDi) is a not-for-profit research and development (R&D) organisation with focus on neglected diseases., The company focuses
RegulationApprovals April 20, 2022 Kite’s cell therapy facility gets FDA approval for commercial production By PBR Staff Writer Located in Frederick, Maryland, the 275,000ft2 facility will produce the FDA-approved CAR T-cell therapy which is utilised for the treatment of blood cancer. The CAR T-cell therapies are
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development April 19, 2022 Biocytogen, CtM Biotech partner to develop new antibody drugs By PBR Staff Writer As part of the collaboration, the companies will jointly develop new antibody drugs which can significantly expand the immunotherapy’s potential in improving the lives of cancer and other
RegulationApprovals April 11, 2022 Glenmark gets DCGI nod to carry out Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment trial By PBR Staff Writer The clinical trial is designed for assessing GRC 54276’s tolerability and safety as a monotherapy, as well as in combination with checkpoint inhibitors in these patients. GRC 54276
RegulationApprovals April 5, 2022 FDA accepts Regeneron, Sanofi’s Dupixent for priority review By PBR Staff Writer Upon receiving approval, the human monoclonal antibody Dupixent will be the first medicine available in the US for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). It is designed to
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development March 8, 2022 Salubris secures funding to advance complex biologics for various diseases By PBR Staff Writer The company intends to utilise the funds to continue its ongoing Phase Ib clinical trial and begin two additional Phase Ib studies this year. It also plans to
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development February 11, 2022 Nurosene, Cyclica partner for neurodegenerative disease drug development By PBR Staff Writer As part of the collaboration, the companies will use Nurosene’s core AI tools, NetraHealthAtlas, to speed up the drug discovery process. NetraHealthAtlas is designed to produce insights regarding
RegulationApprovals February 7, 2022 US FDA approves Sanofi’s Enjaymo for cold agglutinin disease treatment By PBR Staff Writer Enjaymo is intended to reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion caused due to hemolysis in CAD patients. The drug is a humanised monoclonal antibody that selectively
Drug DiscoveryResearch & Development February 4, 2022 Mersana, Janssen Biotech partner to discover new ADC product candidates By PBR Staff Writer As part of the collaboration, Janssen will provide its antibodies and Mersana will apply its Dolasynthen platform and expertise for the discovery of the new ADC product candidates.