VIEWPOINTS

PharmaShots Interview: Novartis’ Todd Fox Shares Insight on the US FDA’s Approval of Cosentyx for Enthesitis-Related Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis

In an interview with PharmaShots, Todd Fox, Global Medical Franchise Head, Immunology Hepatology and Dermatology at Novartis shares his views on Cosentyx in P-III (JUNIPERA) study for the treatment of enthesitis-related arthritis and psoriatic arthritis Shots: The approval is based on the P-III (JUNIPERA) study to evaluate Cosentyx (75/150mg) vs PBO in 86 children & adolescents aged 2 to 18yrs. with ERA…

February 22, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: PolyPid’s Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad Shares Insights on the P-III (SHIELD I) Trial of D-PLEX100

In an interview with PharmaShots, Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at PolyPid shares her views on Q3’21 financial results & P-III (SHIELD I) trial of D-PLEX100 in patients with incisional SSIs in post-abdominal surgery Shots: The P-III (SHIELD I) trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of D-PLEX100 in ~500 patients with incisional SSIs in post-abdominal surgery. The trial continues to enroll…

February 16, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: 180 Life Sciences’ Dr. Jim Woody Shares Insight on Repurposing Anti-TNF to Meet Unmet Needs in Pain and Inflammation

In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Jim Woody, MD, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at 180 Life Sciences shared his insights on the Phase 2b study of anti-TNF for the treatment of the early Dupuytren's disease. Shots: 180 Life Sciences used anti-TNF to treat early Dupuytren’s disease and the Phase 2b study is complete. Additional programs using anti-TNF soon to…

February 15, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Myriad Genetics’ Todd Cohen Shares Insights on the Trends in Prostate Cancer and Precision Medicine

In an interview with PharmaShots, Todd Cohen, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs/Medical Director of Urology at Myriad Genetics shares his views on the precision medicine and prognostic tests for Prostate Cancer Shots: The company reported the importance of precision medicine and prognostic tests that can help to determine cancer & enables personalized treatment paths. The company highlights the ability of genetic…

February 9, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Dermavant’s Philip M. Brown Shares Insights on the Clinical Data of Tapinarof Published in NEJM

In an interview with PharmaShots, Philip M. Brown, MD, JD, Chief Medical Officer at Dermavant shares his views on the P-III (PSOARING 1 & 2) trials of tapinarof for the treatment of Plaque Psoriasis Shots: The P-III (PSOARING 1 & 2) trials evaluate the efficacy and safety of tapinarof (1%, qd) vs vehicle-controlled cream in a ratio (2:1) in 1025 patients aged…

February 8, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Accenture Life Sciences’ Laura Dix Shares Insights on the New Rules of Engagement to Provide HCPs New Interactions

In an interview with PharmaShots, Laura Dix, a Managing Director in Accenture’s Life Sciences Strategy and Consulting practice shares her views on the new research & provides more useful, data-driven information to HCPs Shots: The company unveiled new research, titled The “New” Rules of Engagement & which have increased their relevance during COVID-19 through more valuable and meaningful interactions with…

February 2, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Nanobiotix’s Laurent Levy Shares Insights on the P-III (NANORAY-312) Study of NBTXR3 for the Treatment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

In an interview with PharmaShots, Laurent Levy, Co-Founder & CEO at Nanobiotix shares his views on the first patient enrollment of NBTXR3 in P-III (NANORAY-312) study for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Shots: The first patient has been enrolled in P-III (NANORAY-312) study to evaluate the efficacy & safety of NBTXR3 with/out cetuximab vs radiotherapy with/out cetuximab…

January 31, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: E&E CRO Consulting’s Ilse Eder Shares Insights on the Trends of Clinical Research & New Healthcare Technologies

In an interview with PharmaShots, Ilse Eder, CEO at E&E CRO Consulting shares her views on the breakthrough healthcare technologies to improve patient outcomes Shots: Principal Technologies is an investor in the MedTech space. Its first investment is an 80% stake in E&E which is focused on helping companies earn international distribution permits via clinical studies Principal Technologies focuses on identifying…

January 25, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: GSK’s Thomas C. Corbridge Shares Insights on the New Survey Data for Severe Eosinophilic Asthma Patients

In an interview with PharmaShots, Thomas C. Corbridge, US Senior Medical Lead at GSK shares his views on the new survey and demonstrated dissatisfaction with the asthma treatment paradigm Shots: The survey was commissioned by GSK and conducted by The Harris Poll in 100 patients aged ≥18yrs. showed that a majority of SEA patients and physicians are concerned about the current state…

January 18, 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Janssen’s Nikki Longwell Shares Insights on the National Biologic Coordinators Day

In an interview with PharmaShots, Nikki Longwell, Sr. Director, Medical Science Liaisons, Immunology at Janssen shares her views on the launch of the National Biologic Coordinators Day supporting the needs of people living with autoimmune diseases Shots: The company has launched the first national awareness day “National Biologic Coordinators Day” on Nov 1 which is also known as a day…

January 17, 2022