Changing the language used in trial protocols and continually conversing with sites are some ways by which trialists can make clinical research more inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ community, say experts. On the fourth and final day of the 2024 Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) Summit held in Orlando, a panel discussed the most important changes that can make clinical trials more inclusive of the community. Shir Netanel, associate director of patient advocacy and clinical trial advocacy for Janssen, spoke about her experience with the company launching a transgender-inclusive Phase III trial for prostate cancer. Netanel mentioned how changing the language to be gender neutral, for example, allowed the protocol and eligibility criteria to include any patients who are affected with prostate cancer, regardless of their gender. Additionally, Janssen has also created and deployed a toolkit at trial sites to help investigators be more inclusive, she added. Michel Reid, head ...
BMS has reported its results for the 2023 financial year (FY), revealing a 2% decrease in revenues of $45bn from $46.2bn reported in 2022. The company saw a decrease in sales of Revlimid (lenalidomide) following the entry of generic versions after its patent loss in 2022. Revlimid generated $6bn in 2023, compared to $12.9bn in 2021 before the loss. BMS’ blockbuster cancer drug Opdivo generated $9bn in 2023, a 9% increase from 2022. The human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody saw a label expansion, as well as increased demand from patients with gastric, bladder, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma. BMS’ top-seller is anti-stroke drug Eliquis (apixaban), generating $12.2bn in 2023, however, Eliquis loses its patent in 2026, with GlobalData predicting that sales will drop to $3bn by 2029.In a strategic move to counteract anticipated revenue declines from upcoming patent expirations on certain BMS drugs in the next few years, ...
Valneva has sold its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) priority review voucher for €95m ($103m) to an undisclosed party. The French company received the priority review voucher when its chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, got FDA approval in November 2023.Valneva plans to use the funds from the voucher sale to advance its research and development (R&D) efforts, as per a 5 February press release. The voucher sale price is in line with the company’s previous projections of gaining €90m-€110m with such a sale. One of the projects that the company plans to use its proceeds for is the Lyme disease vaccine, VLA15. Valneva is co-developing the vaccine in partnership with Pfizer. VLA15 is an experimental multivalent protein subunit vaccine that targets the outer surface protein A (OspA) of Borrelia. The vaccine is being evaluated in a placebo-controlled Phase III trial (NCT05477524). The trial suffered a delay when both companies paused patient ...
In his first earnings call as Bristol Myers Squibb’s CEO, Chris Boerner laid out his plan to quickly navigate the company through a period filled with patent cliffs and new government-mandated pricing pressure in the latter half of the decade. Bristol Myers will have a relatively stable business through 2025 as large legacy products, though declining, continue to generate sizable chunks of revenue. Still, the company’s focus will center on a growth portfolio that includes 11 key brands and about three dozen clinical candidates. Besides commercialization and R&D efforts, the company remains interested in dealmaking, Boerner said. “This, along with pipeline execution, can best position the company into the transition period,” the CEO told analysts Friday. Bristol Myers has “some clear strengths” compared with other companies that have successfully navigated similar periods of patent losses in the past, Boerner figures. The CEO touted the company’s “expanding growth portfolio across multiple ...
Merck’s unique approval for Keytruda as a postsurgical treatment for resectable kidney cancer has gained new backing in the form of data showing the PD-1 inhibitor can extend patients’ lives. Keytruda slashed the risk of death by 38% compared with placebo when used after kidney removal in patients with clear cell renal carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, according to newly released trial results. After four years of treatment, investigators estimated that 91.2% of patients in the Keytruda arm were still alive, versus 86% for the control group. The results, which reached statistical significance, come from an update of the Keynote-564 trial. Previously, disease-free survival results from the same trial supported Keytruda’s 2021 approval as an adjuvant therapy for certain kidney cancer patients at risk of recurrence after surgery. Keytruda’s survival win comes just as Bristol Myers Squibb’s rival PD-1 inhibitor, Opdivo, failed for a second time in ...
Shenzhen Biokangtai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “BIOKANGTAI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BIOKANGTAI (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), has recently received a notification of acceptance from the State Drug Administration, agreeing to accept the application for clinical trial of 20-valent Pneumococcal Sugar Conjugate Vaccine (hereinafter referred to as “20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine”) developed by BIOKANGTAI. (hereinafter referred to as “Minhai Biotechnology”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, has recently received a notification of acceptance issued by the State Drug Administration, agreeing to accept the application for clinical trial of the 20-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine developed by Minhai Biotechnology: I. Main contents of the acceptance notice Product Name: 20-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide conjugate vaccine Application: domestic production of drugs registered for clinical trials Applicant: Beijing Minhai Biotechnology Co. Ltd. Acceptance No.: CXSL2400053 According to the “People’s Republic of China Administrative License Law”, Article 32 of the provisions of ...
Cambridge, MA, Rotterdam, NL, Suzhou, CN – Jan 19, 2023 Harbour BioMed (the “Company”; HKEX: 02142), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibody therapeutics focusing on oncology and immunology, announces a positive profit alert for the year ended December 31, 2023. As disclosed before, there was a turnaround from a loss of US$73.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 to a profit of US$2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Based on the preliminary review of the unaudited consolidated management accounts, it is expected that there will be a profit of approximately US$18 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to a loss of approximately US$137 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. This is the first time that the Company has recorded a net profit on its annual financial statements. The anticipated ...
Lundbeck wants migraine suffers to say “nope” to doing more and “yep” to doing less with their condition as the core message of its new campaign for Vyepti. The “Say Yep” initiative plays on the yep in Vyepti, the pharma’s intravenous migraine prevention therapy that was approved by the FDA exactly four years ago next month. The therapy brought in DKK 1 billion ($145.9 million) in 2022, double what it made in 2021 and driven by what Lundbeck said was “strong demand.” The multi-channel media campaign is trying to reach the 40 million Americans who suffer from the often-debilitating condition. The message is to slow down and not push through the pain of a migraine. The campaign “brings to life the brand’s empathetic understanding that people are doing a lot to manage migraine and deserve to do a little less, if possible,” a spokesperson from Lundbeck said. “Say Yep subtly ...
Considering trial setbacks and cash concerns, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals faced an uphill climb to even file for approval of its migraine spray treatment at the FDA. Now, the agency has thrown another wrench in the company’s commercial hopes by issuing a manufacturing-related complete response letter. In rejecting the application, the agency cited chemistry, manufacturing and controls concerns, Satsuma’s parent company, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, said in a press release. The agency did not flag issues with the clinical data package or request new trials. “We remain committed to working expeditiously with the FDA to complete the review for STS101 as soon as possible,” Satsuma’s CEO Ryoichi Nagata, M.D., Ph.D., said in the release. The company will detail potential timing for a resubmission after consulting with the FDA. The update is just the latest in a series of setbacks for Satsuma and its migraine asset, dubbed STS101. After coming up short two ...
CEO Bill Anderson said despite prior cost-cutting measures, Bayer still has too many layers of management and bureaucracy. A new restructuring will come with layoffs but the corporate shakeup plan does not yet include a separation of Bayer’s business units. By FRANK VINLUAN Bayer is implementing a corporate restructuring that will slash an unspecified number of jobs, particularly within management. But the strategy does not include a breakup of the conglomerate—at least not yet. In announcing its new strategy late Wednesday, Bayer said it aims to reduce hierarchies and eliminate bureaucracy in the company. The job cuts will happen over the coming months and will be completed by the end of next year at the latest, the company said. Bayer’s corporate shakeup is not entirely a surprise. CEO Bill Anderson, who joined Bayer last June after serving as the chief executive of Roche’s pharmaceuticals division, has been critical of bloat ...
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