Novo Nordisk has announced that the European Medicine Agency’s advisory committee has recommended Awiqli (once-weekly basal insulin icodec) to treat diabetes in adults. The recommendation from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) was based on positive results from the phase 3a ONWARDS clinical trial programme. Estimated to affect 415 million people worldwide, diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, a hormone that regulates glucose, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. Awiqli works to cover the basal insulin requirements for a week with a single subcutaneous injection. Comprising six phase 3a global clinical trials involving more than 4,000 adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the ONWARDS clinical development programme investigated the efficacy and safety of Awiqli. Results from the programme showed that Awiqli achieved a superior blood sugar reduction and superior time in ...
Identifying biomarkers for various cancers and diseases often relies on cell-free DNA, RNA, and extracellular vesicles. Traditionally, separating blood plasma to detect these markers requires centrifugation, spinning blood to isolate cells from plasma. Yet, even after multiple centrifugation cycles, some cells and platelets remain in the blood plasma, potentially releasing unwanted biological materials that can affect diagnostic accuracy. Researchers have now developed a compact, coin-sized chip capable of extracting blood plasma directly from a sample within 30 minutes, resulting in a more convenient and user-friendly option than the currently laborious centrifugation method. The chip named ExoArc, developed by scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore), offers a one-step solution to achieve over 99.9% purity by efficiently removing blood cells and platelets. This advance promises quicker and more reliable clinical analysis of critical biomarkers. To demonstrate its utility, the team developed a portable prototype device (measuring 30cm x 20cm x 30cm) ...
Cancer treatment isn’t always a one-size-fits-all solution, but the field of cancer research is making strides in matching patients with the most effective treatments for their specific conditions. A groundbreaking study now points to a significant finding related to testing that could enable thousands of cancer patients to receive the precise treatment they need. The research led by the University of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City, OK, USA) compared the effectiveness of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests in newly diagnosed cancer patients to guide their treatment plans. These tests target the detection of high levels of microsatellite instability, a condition indicating the DNA’s diminished capacity to correct replication errors. Identifying microsatellite instability is crucial, particularly in colon and endometrial cancer patients, as it marks a higher likelihood of a positive response to immunotherapy, which enhances the immune system’s ability to fight cancer, compared to other treatments. IHC detects the absence ...
Recently, the innovative biologic drug Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection (Chinese trade name “Ryzneuta”), independently developed by Evive Biotech and for which Chia Tai Tianqing has exclusive commercialization rights in China, received the “COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION” issued by the European Commission, approved for sale in the EU. The decision is based on a positive review by the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP). So far, Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection has become the first domestic innovative biological drug that has been approved for marketing in China, the United States and the European Union. It has also become the first innovative drug approved by the European Union by a Chinese pharmaceutical company in 2024. Previously, Chia Tai Tianqing had signed a commercial cooperation agreement with Evive Biotech and obtained all intellectual property rights and exclusive commercialization rights of Yilisu® in China. Efbemalenograstim alfa Injection is currently the only G-CSF ...
EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Emblaveo (aztreonam-avibactam), indicated for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired pneumonia and infections caused by certain types of bacteria (aerobic Gram-negative) where treatment options are limited. Infections due to Gram-negative bacteria that are resistant to many currently available antibiotics are a serious public health problem since patients have limited or sometimes no treatment options. Infections due to multidrug-resistant bacteria are estimated to cause 35,000 deaths in the EU every year. Emblaveo is a fixed-dose combination of two active substances, aztreonam and avibactam. Aztreonam is already authorised for use in the EU on its own and avibactam is authorised for use in combination with another antibiotic (ceftazidime). Aztreonam is an antibiotic that belongs to the group ‘beta-lactams’. It works by attaching to proteins on the surface of the bacteria. This prevents the bacteria from ...
On March 22nd, Yi Li Shu® (Efbemalenograstim Alfa Injection), an innovative biopharmaceutical product developed by EVIVE and exclusively commercialized in China by Chiatai Tianqing, received the “COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION DECISION” from the European Commission approving its marketing and sales in the European Union. The decision is based on the positive review opinion of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Thus, Efbemalenograstim Alfa Injection has become the first innovative biopharmaceutical in China that has been approved for marketing in China, the United States and the European Union, as well as the first innovative drug approved by a Chinese pharmaceutical company in the European Union in the year 2024. Previously, Chiatai Tianqing has signed a commercialization cooperation agreement with EVIVE to obtain all intellectual property rights and exclusive commercialization rights of Yi Li Shu® in China. Efbemalenograstim Alfa Injection is the only drug among ...
Dementia is estimated to affect 850,000 people in the UK and costs the nation around £23bn a year Innovate UK has awarded ten new projects over £6m in funding to identify, develop and commercialise biomarker clinical tools and technologies for dementia and neurodegeneration. Through Innovate UK’s Small Business Research Initiative, the competition will aid in enhancing clinical trials and precision therapies for patients living with dementia. Estimated to affect 850,000 people in the UK, dementia is a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions, which is economically responsible to cost £23bn a year. Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, affects one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in six people over the age of 80. In alignment with the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission, a government-led effort to develop new precision dementia therapies and solutions in the UK, the ...
Davy James MVR-T3011 IT is in development to treat patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer whose disease progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one prior line of a PD-1/PD-L1 therapy. ImmVira’s oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) therapy MVR-T3011 IT for intratumoral injection has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA to treat patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) whose disease progressed following platinum-based chemotherapy and at least one prior line of an anti–programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) therapy.1 The novel oHSV treatment is a genetically engineered virus developed to produce replication potency in tumor cells as well as highly restricted replication in normal cells. The ability of MVR-T3011 to boost the immune response within the tumor microenvironment is increased by adding a PD-1 antibody and IL-12 into the construct, according to ImmVira. “Attaining ...
Mirador Therapeutics applies machine learning to human data to discover new immunology and inflammation drugs. The startup’s management includes several from the executive team of Prometheus Biosciences, an immunology biotech bought by Merck last year. By FRANK VINLUAN Nearly a year ago, Merck struck a $10.8 billion deal to acquire Prometheus Biosciences, a clinical-stage company whose technology platform analyzed genetics and biology data to discover new drugs. The executive who led Prometheus to that buyout is now back with a new immunology startup supported by $400 million. Mirador Therapeutics launched Thursday, aiming to take the precision medicine approaches that have led to advances in cancer drugs and apply them to the research of new therapies for immunology and inflammation. It’s a similar strategy to the one taken by Prometheus under the helm of Mark McKenna, now the CEO of San Diego-based Mirador. There’s a plethora of immunology drugs on the ...
Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Johns Hopkins University (JHU), in the USA, have analyzed the growth of breast tumors from a biomechanical perspective and have created a computational model that simulates the invasion process of cancer cells, depending on the characteristics of the surrounding tissue and cell junctions, among other parameters. This type of model will help predict the evolution of a tumor in patients from its mechanical properties (stiffness, density, etc.) of the surrounding microenvironment, which can be determined through a biopsy or imaging techniques. The growth process of a solid tumor involves its expansion through the surrounding tissue, usually composed of a fibrillar matrix (for example, collagen). Its expansion depends on many factors such as the total number of tumor cells, their volume and stiffness, their access to nutrients, and the mechanical properties of the tissue in which they are developing. Supported by experimental ...
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