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Insights+ Key Biosimilars Events of June 2024

Insights+ Key Biosimilars Events of June 2024

Shots:    Biosimilars are developed to be highly similar versions of approved biologics in terms of safety, purity, and potency     Biosimilars are expected to be a cost-effective alternative to the high-priced branded biologics, offering significant and much-needed cost savings to both payers and patients     The major highlights were NMPA’s approval of Simcere Zaiming’s Enlituo for Treating metastatic colorectal…

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AstraZeneca at ATS’24: Andrew Menzies-Gow from AstraZeneca in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  AstraZeneca presented 59 abstracts, including 12 late-breaking posters at the American Thoracic Society, focussing on the unmet needs in COPD, EGPA, and other chronic respiratory diseases  Today, at PharmaShots, we have Andrew Menzies-Gow, sharing insights from the MANDARA study that evaluated Fasenra (benralizumab) for EGPA, a rare debilitating condition  Andrew stresses reducing the use…

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Macrophage Checkpoint Therapy: Roy Maute from Pheast Therapeutics in a Riveting Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Recently Pheast Therapeutics shared the preclinical data for PHST001, an anti-CD24 macrophage checkpoint inhibitor at the 20th Annual PEGS Boston Summit  Today, at PharmaShots, we had a dialogue exchange with Roy Maute, Cofounder and CEO of Pheast Therapeutics  Pheast Therapeutics currently plans to initiate a clinical trial in H1’25  Saurabh: Can you walk me…

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New Drug Designations - May 2024

New Drug Designations – May 2024

Shots:  PharmaShots' designation report provides a concise overview of several drugs and their designations by the FDA, NMPA and EMA. This month’s report includes designations allotted to 12 small molecules, 7 biologics, 9 cell & gene therapies, 1 vaccine, 1 peptide, 1 RNA candidate, 1 recombinant fusion protein, 1 imaging agent and 6 devices  This…

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Unlocking Approval: Moitreyee Chatterjee-Kishore from Astellas & Kohei Shitara in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  East Asia and East Europe report significant incidences of Gastric Cancer. In 2022, Japan registered around 44,000 mortalities due to Gastric Cancer  VYLOY, an anti-claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) monoclonal antibody, received Japan’s approval in combination with chemotherapy for patients with HER2 -ve, CLDN18.2+ve, unresectable, advanced, or recurrent gastric cancer  Today, at PharmaShots we have Moitreyee…

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Onchilles Pharma at AACR 2024: Lev Becker in a Stimulating Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Recently, Onchilles Pharma unveiled findings from the late-stage preclinical data of its two candidates: N17350 and N17465  Today at PharmaShots, we had an engaging dialogue exchange with Lev Becker, Associate Professor, University of Chicago and Cofounder, Onchilles Pharma  Lev highlights the unique novel mechanism that Onchilles Pharma leverages to treat a wide range of…

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Enhancing Multiple Sclerosis Research: Dr. Kari Wong and Dr. Emma Tallantyre in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  Multiple Sclerosis affects over 2.8M people globally. Despite several tech infusions in MS research, the exact cause of the condition remains unknown  Recently, Metabolon, known for providing metabolomics solutions joined hands with the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience (DPMCN) at Cardiff University to discover new biomarkers to expedite the understanding and treatment…

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PharmaShots Magazine - June 2024 Edition

PharmaShots Magazine – June 2024 Edition

May had been a busy month for PharmaShots with an unceasing influx of life science updates.   In our most-read Top 20 section, we published reports on Diagnostic Companies and Medical Device Companies.  Like every month, PharmaShots published reports on Key Biosimilars Events, FDA approvals, and EMA approvals along with the New Drug Designation Report. In the Disease of the Month report, we explored Sjögren’s…

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