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Oncology focuses on the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer based on the treatment option and it’s divided into 3 major areas including medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology
The advancements in cell and gene therapies have provided pharmaceutical companies with a unique set of ground-breaking tools for the development of more…
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Immunology focuses on analyzing all aspects of the immune system in both healthy and diseased states, from its structure & function to its disorders, blood banking, immunization & organ transplant
Along with the enhanced utilization of immunotherapies for immunological & autoimmune diseases, monoclonal antibodies have also showcased a great potential to be used as…
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The life science industry saw high deal activity in 2021 staying in the range of an even busier 2020.
Fourth-quarter 2021 set the tone with Recursion’s development and commercialization deal with Roche and Genentech for a total value of $12.7B, followed by Poseida Therapeutics’ development and commercialization deal with Takeda for $3.73B.
This article is based on the 2021…
The US FDA has approved 6 NDAs and 1 BLAs in 2021, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the health care industry
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have approved 68 novel products in 2021
Additionally, last year in 2020, the US FDA…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Chris Arendt, Head of the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit at Takeda shared his views on the new data of Alunbrig in the P-III ALTA-1L study for the Treatment of ALK+ mNSCLC
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The P-III ALTA-1L study evaluates Alunbrig vs Crizotinib in patients with ALK+ mNSCLC who have not received prior treatment with an ALK inhibitor
The results showed…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Salomé Juethner, Senior Medical Director, Rare Diseases at Takeda shared her views on the P-III HELP study of Takhzyro for the prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks in the Journal Allergy
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The P-III HELP OLE study evaluates the safety & efficacy of Takhzyro (300mg, q2w) in 212 patients aged =12yrs. with HAE attacks for ~2.5yrs.…
The third quarter of 2021 highlights the approvals, clinical data & acquisitions. The new alliance observed in third quarter includes AzurRx signed a reverse triangular merger agreement to acquired First Wave Bio for ~$229M
The key highlights of the big acquisition in this quarter includes Merck acquired Acceleron for ~$11.5B, Baxter acquired Hillrom for ~$10.5B,…
Oncology is a rapidly evolving therapy area and all of the top Biopharma players are investing in the research and development of cancer therapies. In 2020- the world witnessed a major acquisition of Immunomedic by Gilead of $21B for Trodelvy
Our team at PharmaShots has compiled a list of top 20 oncology companies based on…
In an interview with PharmaShots, Nirav Desai, Global Clinical Development Lead at Takeda shared his views on TAK-721 data presented at ACG 2020 and its implications for patients and HCPs. The presentation includes post hoc analyses from a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial that investigated the safety and efficacy of BOS in patients with EoE 11 to 55 years…
Breakthrough Therapy (BT) Designation is an expedited review program introduced in Section 902 of the Food and Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2012
The Breakthrough Designation is granted to the drug candidates as monotherapy or in combination with other drugs intended to treat serious or life-threatening diseases and has shown substantial improvement over available…

