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Sergey Yurasov Shares Insights on Initial Dose Escalation Data of BDTX-1535 for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Shots:   During the initial part of conversation, Sergey discussed details about the BDTX-1535 and the trial design of the P-I study where 1535 is being investigated in NSCLC and GBM patients   He then discussed the insights drawn from the first 51 patients recruited in the dose escalation part of the P-I study  In the final…

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New Drug Designations - August 2023

New Drug Designations – August 2023

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the US FDA, the EU, Japan, and China. This month’s report includes 8 biological drugs, 13 small molecules, 4 cell and gene therapies, 3 diagnostic tests and 5 devices  Genprex’ Reqorsa, focused on the treatment of SCLC, is the drug to receive ODD…

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Tim Clackson, President & CEO of Theseus Pharmaceuticals, Shares Insights on its Pan-Variant Inhibitor Therapies to Treat Cancer

Shots: Tim spoke about the development of THE-349, a fourth-generation small molecule for the treatment of EGFR-mutant NSCLC Tim also talked about Thesus’ other small molecule, THE-630 in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) being evaluated in a P-I/II dose-escalation and expansion study  The interview gives an understanding of how Thesus is developing different treatment options to…

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Garret Hampton, President, Clinical Sequencing & Oncology at Thermo Fisher Scientific Shares Insights from the Approval of the First NGS-Based Companion Diagnostic for HER2-Mutant NSCLC

Shots: Garret spoke about the approval of the first NGS-based companion diagnostic to aid in selecting NSCLC patients with HER2  activating mutations for treatment with ENHERTU Garret also talked about the Oncomine Dx Target Test and its availability for different targeted therapies in multiple geographies The interview highlights how Thermo Fisher is working to develop accessible CDx solutions…

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PharmaShots Interview Kathy Davy, VP of Oncology at Thermo Fisher Scientific Shares Insights on the Real-World Data from Patients with NSCLC at ASCO 2022

PharmaShots Interview: Kathy Davy, VP of Oncology at Thermo Fisher Scientific Shares Insights on the Real-World Data from Patients with NSCLC at ASCO 2022

Shots: Kathy spoke about the major outcomes from the real-world evidence data presented at the ASCO 2022 Kathy also emphasized on how next-generation sequencing can improve genomic testing The interview gives a view of Thermo Fisher’s vision to bring targeted sequencing that provides faster results for clinicians Smriti: Tell us in detail about the key…

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PharmaShots Interview: Dr. Trevor Feinstein and BeyondSpring’s Dr. Lan Huang Shares Insight on the Data of Plinabulin + Docetaxel for NSCLC with EGFR Wild Type

In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Trevor Feinstein (Hematology Specialist in Fayetteville, GA) and Dr. Lan Huang (Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO at BeyondSpring) shared their views on the data of Plinabulin + Docetaxel in P-III DUBLIN-3 trial for NSCLC with EGFR Wild Type Shots: The P-III DUBLIN-3 trial evaluates plinabulin + docetaxel vs docetaxel alone in 599 patients with 2L & 3L NSCLC EGFR wild type,…

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PharmaShots Interview: Dr. Ahmet Sezer, Karl Lewis, and Regeneron’s Israel Lowy Share Insights on Libtayo (cemiplimab) for NSCLC & BCC

In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Ahmet Sezer, (Professor in the Department of Medical Oncology at Baskent University), Karl Lewis (Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Colorado) and Israel Lowy (Senior Vice President, Translational and Clinical Sciences, Oncology at Regeneron) shared their views on the EC's approval of Libtayo for…

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PharmaShots Interview: Dr. Sezer, Peter C. Adamson and Israel Lowy Share Insight on the US FDA’s Approval of Libtayo (cemiplimab) in Patients with NSCLC with High PD-L1 Expression

Shots: In an interview with PharmaShots, Dr. Ahmet Sezer,  Sanofi's Peter C. Adamson, and Regeneron's Israel Lowy shared their views on the US FDA's approval of Libtayo and the data supporting the approval. Regeneron and Sanofi received the US FDA's approval for Libtayo for the 1L treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC whose tumors have high PD-L1 expression (tumor proportion score =50%), as…

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PharmaShots Interview: Janssen’s Kiran Patel Shares Insights on Amivantamab for Metastatic EGFR Exon 20+ NSCLC

In a recent interview with PharmaShots, Kiran Patel, Vice President Clinical Development, Solid Tumor Franchise at Janssen shared his views on the regulatory submission of Amivantamab for the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion Mutations. Shots: Janssen reported the BLA submission to the US FDA seeking approval of Amivantamab for the…

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