For more than 2 years, Johnson & Johnson has been plotting its future as a two-sector company. In the wake of the company’s consumer healthcare spinoff last summer, the company’s fourth-quarter results offer plenty of signs of life from the new-look J&J.After wrapping up 2023 with a total haul of $85.2 billion, the company is heading into 2024 with “multiple catalysts for growth,” CEO Joaquin Duato said on J&J’s fourth-quarter and full-year earnings conference call. Across J&J’s innovative medicines portfolio, the company’s oncology and immunology medicines generated the lion’s share of sales in 2023’s fourth quarter, helping the unit achieve operational growth in the U.S. of 9.5% during the period. Worldwide, J&J’s pharma business reeled in $13.72 billion during the fourth quarter, a 4% increase from the same period in 2022.On the immunology front, J&J’s antibody blockbuster Stelara grew its market share and demonstrated continued strength in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), J&J said in ...
Tumors continuously release DNA from dying cells into the bloodstream, which is rapidly broken down. This makes it difficult for existing blood tests to detect the minute amounts of tumor DNA present at any given time. Now, a team of researchers has developed an innovative method to amplify the detection of tumor DNA in blood, a breakthrough that could enhance cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA) have created “priming agents,” injectable molecules that temporarily slow the clearance of circulating tumor DNA from the bloodstream. These priming agents target the body’s two main mechanisms for removing circulating DNA: DNases, enzymes that break down DNA in the blood, and macrophages, immune cells that absorb cell-free DNA during blood filtration through the liver. The researchers developed two types of priming agents. The first is a monoclonal antibody that attaches to circulating DNA, shielding ...
SinoCellTech (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has received the Notice of Approval for Drug Clinical Trial issued by the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “SDA”), agreeing that the Company’s self-developed product, SCTC21C Injection, could be used in clinical trials for the treatment of CD38+ hematologic malignancies. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) received a Notice of Approval for Clinical Trial of Drugs from the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “SDA”), agreeing to carry out a clinical trial of the Company’s self-developed product, SCTC21C Injection, for the treatment of CD38+ hematologic malignancies. As there are many unpredictable factors in the process of clinical trial of drugs, the results of clinical trial, review and approval as well as the timing are subject to a certain degree of uncertainty, we respectfully request investors to make decisions cautiously and pay attention to the prevention of investment ...
Gilead Sciences said even though Trodelvy missed the main goal of its Phase 3 test in non-small cell lung cancer, the drug’s preliminary results show numerical improvement in patients whose disease did not respond to prior treatment with immunotherapy. The company plans to discuss with regulators a possible path forward in these patients. By FRANK VINLUAN Sales for Gilead Sciences cancer drug Trodelvy are growing, but the company is counting on additional approvals to boost the product to blockbuster status and justify the premium price it paid to acquire the therapy. The drug’s failure in a pivotal lung cancer study is a setback to that strategy. Treatment with Trodelvy, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC), fell short of a Phase 3 study’s main goal of showing statistically significant improvement in overall survival in patients with advanced cases of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Gilead announced Monday. Nevertheless, the company pointed to numerical ...
Opdivo plus Yervoy shows promise in treating patients with microsatellite instability-high or mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer. Image Credit: Adobe Stock Images/Crystal light The combination of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) with Yervoy (ipilimumab) showed significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) as a first-line treatment for patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)in the Phase III CheckMate -8HW trial. The combination produced a 79% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared to chemotherapy, according to the trial. “Patients with MSI-H/dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer are less likely to benefit from chemotherapy,” said Thierry Andre, MD, head of the medical oncology department, Sorbonne University, Hospital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France, in a press release. “An impressive improvement in PFS and sustained benefit beginning at three months was observed with nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus chemotherapy in this trial. These results demonstrate ...
US-based Comanche Biopharma has raised $75m in an oversubscribed Series B financing round to develop its small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapy, CBP-4888, as a treatment for preeclampsia. The financiers included Google Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, Longview Healthcare Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and Atlas Venture. Furthermore, Scott Gottlieb from NEA and David Grayzel from Atlas will join Comanche’s board. Preeclampsia is persistent high blood pressure that develops during the second trimester of pregnancy or up to six weeks following delivery. It can be associated with high levels of proteins in the blood, decreased blood platelets, fluid in the lungs, or seizures. It occurs in 2-9% of pregnancies and the only management is premature delivery. Recent studies have found that excess circulating placental soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) is present in patients with preeclampsia, and can therefore, contribute to its pathogenesis. A 2023 study found that the administration ...
Shanghai Shengdi Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), has received the Notice of Approval for Clinical Trial of Adebenosumab Injection approved by the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “State Drug Administration”). Ltd. has received the “Notice of Approval for Clinical Trial” from the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as “SDA”) for Adebenosumab Injection, which will be launched in the near future. The relevant information is announced as follows: I. Basic information of the drug Drug Name: Adebelizumab Injection Formulation: Injection Application: Clinical Trial Acceptance No.: CXSL2300746 Conclusion of Approval: According to the Drug Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China and relevant regulations, after examination, the application for clinical trial of Adebelizumab Injection accepted on October 31, 2023 complies with the relevant requirements for drug registration, and approval is granted for the product to ...
Important Note: Recently, Beijing Shenzhou Cell Biotechnology Group Co. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has received a Notice of Approval of Drug Clinical Trial from the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “SDA”), agreeing that the Company’s self-developed product, SCTC21C Injection, can be used for the treatment of CD38+. (the “Company”) received a Notice of Approval for Clinical Trial of Drugs from the State Drug Administration (the “SDA”), agreeing to carry out clinical trials for the treatment of CD38+ hematologic malignancies for the Company’s self-developed product SCTC21C Injection. As there are many unpredictable factors in the process of clinical trials of pharmaceutical products, the results and timing of clinical trials, review and approval are subject to certain uncertainties, investors are advised to make decisions with caution and take precautions against investment risks. The relevant information is announced as follows: I. Basic Product Information 1. Product name: SCTC21C ...
Recently, the latest clinical data of two Henlius products were released online and will be presented in poster sessions at the 2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI), namely, the phase 2/3 study (HLX10-015-CRC301) of Henlius’ NMPA approved anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with Professor Rui-Hua Xu of Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center as the leading principal investigator, and the phase 2 study (HLX22-GC-201) of Henlius’ novel anti-HER2 mAb, HLX22, combined with HANQUYOU (trastuzumab for injection, HLX02, trade name in Europe: Zercepac®; trade names in Australia: Tuzucip® and Trastucip®) and chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of HER2-positive gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer with Professor Jin Li of Shanghai East Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University as the leading principal investigator of this study. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies globally. Over 1.9 million newly diagnosed cases and more than 900,000 deaths ...
Two cancer therapies have topped Clarivate Analytics’ Drugs to Watch in 2024, an annual report that identifies potential blockbusters and other medicines that could “transform treatment paradigms.” Clarivate predicts Johnson & Johnson’s combination treatment Akeega and Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s datopotamab deruxtecan will generate $2.7 billion in sales each in 2029. On the list of 15 transformative medicines, these are the only ones expected to exceed $2 billion in sales by 2029. Clarivate’s report, which is in its 12th year, highlights drugs that have recently been approved or are expected to be approved in 2024. Its sales estimates cover the G7 countries—U.S., U.K., Japan, France, Italy, Germany and Canada. J&J was the only company with more than one drug on the list. Clarivate also spotlighted J&J’s Talvey, a first-in-class bispecific antibody to treat multiple myeloma. The analysts forecast Talvey’s sales will reach $850 million in 2029. The only other cancer ...
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