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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (Oct 12-16, 2020)

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (Oct 12-16, 2020)

Novartis's Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) Receives Health Canada Approval as the First Gene Replacement Therapy for Inherited Retinal Disease

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: approval, Canada, health, Inherited Retinal Disease, Luxturna, Novartis, receives, voretigene neparvovec

Galapagos & Servier's GLPG1972/S201086 Fails to Meet its Primary Endpoint in P-II ROCCELLA Study for Knee Osteoarthritis

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: Clinical, Trial, Galapagos, GLPG1972/S201086, Knee Osteoarthritis, Patients, P-II, Report, results, ROCCELLA, Servier

Sanofi and Translate Bio to Advance MRT5500 into Clinical Study Against COVID-19

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: advance, Against, Clinical, Study, COVID-19, MRT5500, Sanofi, Translate, Bio

Chugai Reports NDA Submission of Risdiplam to the MHLW as the First Oral Drug for SMA in Japan

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: Chugai, Drug, First, Japan, MHLW, NDA, Oral, Report, Risdiplam, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Merck's Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Receives the US FDA's Approval for Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: Adult, approval, KEYTRUDA, Merck, patients, pembrolizumab, receives, Relapsed Refractory cHL, US, FDA

Eli Lily to Acquire Disarm Therapeutics for ~$1.36B

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: ~$1.36B, Acquire, Disarm, Therapeutics, Eli Lily

Eli Lilly Pauses Enrollment in ACTIV-3 Clinical Trial Due to Safety Concerns

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: ACTIV-3, Clinical, Decision, Due, Eli Lilly, Enrollment, NIAID, Pause, Trial

Sorrento to Initiate P-II Study of STI-5656 (abivertinib maleate) for COVID-19 in Brazil

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: Abivertinib Maleate, ANVISA, approval, COVID-19, Mild, P-II, patients, Proceed, receives, Severe, Sorrento, STI-5656, Trial

Bayer Report Results of Aliqopa (copanlisib) + Rituximab in P-III CHRONOS-3 Study for Relapsed Indolent Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: 1EP, Aliqopa, Bayer, copanlisib, Meets, patients, reports, results, Rituximab

Takeda Collaborates with Accenture and AWS to Transform into a Cloud-Based Company

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Accenture, AWS, Cloud-Based Company, Collaborates, Takeda, Transform

Regeneron's Inmazeb (atoltivimab, maftivimab, and odesivimab) Receives the US FDA's Approval as the First Treatment for Ebola

Published: Oct 15, 2020 | Tags: approval, atoltivimab, Ebolavirus, First, Inmazeb, maftivimab, odesivimab, receives, Regeneron, Treatment, US, FDA

Roche Signs a License Agreement with Dyno to Develop AVV Gene Therapy for ~$1.8B

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: ~$1.8B, AVV, Gene, Therapy, Develop, Dyno, License, Agreement, Roche, Signs

Boehringer Ingelheim Presents Results of Gilotrif (afatinib) for NSCLC at IASLC NACLC 2020

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: 2020, Boehringer Ingelheim, Gilotrif, IASLC, NACLC, Report, Result

Moderna Initiates Rolling Submission to Health Canada for mRNA-1273 Against COVID-19  

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: COVID-19, Health Canada, Moderna, mRNA Vaccine, mRNA-1273, Rolling Submission

Prestige's PBP1510 Receives EMA's Positive Opinion on Orphan Designation for Pancreatic Cancer

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: Designation, EMA, Opinion, Orphan, Pancreatic cancer, PBP1510, Positive, Prestige, receives

Celltrion Launch P-III Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Clinical Trial of CT-P59 for COVID-19

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: Anti, Candidate, Celltrion, Clinical Trial, COVID-19, CT-P59, Launch, mAb, P-III, Treatment

Linnaeus Reports First Patients Dosing with LNS8801 + Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in P-I/II Study for Advanced Cancer

Published: Oct 14,2020 | Tags: Advanced Cancer, First Patients Dosing, KEYTRUDA, Linnaeus, LNS8801, pembrolizumab, reports

J&J Pauses Dosing in COVID-19 Vaccine Studies Due to Unexplained Illness

Published: Oct 14, 2020 | Tags: COVID-19, Dosing, J&J, Pauses, Unexplained Illness, Vaccine, Studies

Roche to Launch Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test for Suspected COVID-19 Patients

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Antigen, COVID-19, Laboratory, Launch, patients, Roche, SARS-CoV-2, Suspected, Test

Sanofi Reports Results of Dupixent (dupilumab) in P-III LIBERTY ASTHMA VOYAGE Study in Children with Asthma

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Asthma, attacks, Biologic, Children, children's, Demonstrate, dupilumab, Dupixent, Function, Improvement, Lung, P-III Trial, Reduced, reports, results, Sanofi, Severe

Gilead and Galapagos Report Results of Filgotinib in P-llb/lll SELECTION Study for Ulcerative Colitis

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Filgotinib, Galapagos, Gilead, P-2B/3, reports, results, SELECTION Study, Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Lilly Reports Results of Mirikizumab in P-ll SERENITY Study for Crohn's Disease

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Crohn Disease, Improvement and Reduction of Intestinal Inflammation, Lilly, Mirikizumab, P-ll, reports, results, SERENITY Study

Takeda Reports Results of Entyvio (vedolizumab) in Interim Analysis from VISIBLE OLE Study for Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Active, During, Entyvio, Long-Term, Maintenance, Moderately, reports, results, Severely, Takeda, therapy, Vedolizumab

Abbott's AdviseDx SARS-CoV-2 IgM Test Receives the US FDA's EUA for COVID-19

Published: Oct 13, 2020 | Tags: Abbott, antibody, Authorization, Blood, Test, COVID-19, Emergency, IgM, New, receives, Test, U.S.FDA, se

Innovent and Lilly's Halpryza (biosimilar, rituximab) Receive NMPA's Approval in China

Published: Oct 12, 2020 | Tags: Autoimmune Disease, Halpryza, Innovent, Lilly, NMPA Granted Marketing Approval, Rituximab

Janssen Reports Five-Year Data of Stelara (ustekinumab) in P-lll LTE Study for Severe Crohn’s Disease

Published: Oct 12, 2020 | Tags: Five-Year, Janssen Pharmaceutical, LTE Study, P-lll, Report, results, Severe Crohn's Disease, Stelara, ustekinumab

AstraZeneca Advances its AZD7442 in Two P-III Clinical Studies for COVID-19

Published: Oct 12,2020 | Tags: Acting, antibody, AstraZeneca, AZD7442, COVID-19, Long, P-III, Test, Treatment, Trials

Janssen Reports Results of Tremfya (guselkumab) in Interim Analysis of P-II GALAXI 1 Study for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

Published: Oct 12,2020 | Tags: Active Crohn's Disease, guselkumab, Interim, Janssen, P-II, patients, reports, Result, study, Tremfya

Pfizer's Ibrance (palbociclib) Fails to Meet its Primary Endpoint in P-lll PENELOPE-B Study for Early Breast Cancer

Published: Oct 12,2020 | Tags: Breast Cancer, German Breast Group, Ibrance, P-lll, Palbociclib, PENELOPE-B Study, Pfizer Inc., Report, results

Innovent and Lilly's Halpryza (biosimilar, rituximab) Receive NMPA's Approval in China

Published: Oct 10,2020 | Tags: Autoimmune Disease, Halpryza, Innovent, Lilly, NMPA, Granted, Marketing Approval, Rituximab

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