Recently, Suzhou Shengdia Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, received the “Notice of Acceptance” issued by the National Medical Products Administration. The company submitted the Class 1 new drug Vunakizumab Injection (SHR-1314) The drug marketing authorization application was accepted by the NMPA. This product is used for adult patients with active ankylosing spondylitis whose conventional treatment is not effective. This application for marketing is based on a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled adaptive seamless phase II/III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302). Research shows that Vunakizumab injection provides statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in active ankylosing spondylitis compared with placebo. At the same time, SHR-1314 injection is safe and well tolerated in the long-term treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis. About SHR-1314-302 Research In November 2023, the main research endpoint of the Phase III clinical trial (SHR-1314-302) of SHR-1314 injection for the treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis in subjects with ...
In a move to enhance patient access to complex generic drugs, the FDA’s Office of Generic Drugs (OGD) and the EMA have joined forces in a new pilot programme. This initiative, an extension of the original parallel scientific advice (PSA) programme, homes in on complex generics, also known as ‘hybrid medicines’ as per EMA terminology.Launched in 2005, the original programme offers a means for sponsors of new medicines to seek guidance from regulatory agencies in both the US and EU, regarding scientific matters related to product development. The new voluntary programme aims to facilitate concurrent discussions between generic drug manufacturers and regulatory bodies, with the ultimate goal of improving patient access to harder-to-develop generic drugs. To participate in the PSA programme, applicants must submit requests to the EMA and FDA. Examples of suitable candidates for this programme include proposals for single bioequivalence studies, approaches with common comparators, and the use ...
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 ...
Startup TrX1 develops cell therapies that function like a particular type of regulatory T cell, or Treg, whose role includes dampening inflammation and inducing long-term tolerance. Based on research from Stanford, TrX1’s lead program is a potential therapy for preventing graft-versus-host disease. By FRANK VINLUAN Post a comment / Jan 17, 2024 at 6:04 PM When immune cells go awry and spark inflammation, a different type of immune cell stands ready to counteract that effect and return the immune system to a state of balance. Therapies based on such cells are part of an emerging area of research for the treatment of a wide range of autoimmune diseases. The work of Tr1X focuses on a particular type of these cells and the startup has emerged from stealth with $75 million and a lead program on track for the clinic later this year. The cells that tamp down excessive immune responses ...
Pharmaceutical Executive Editorial Staff SH-105 eliminates the need for powder reconstitution, which Shorla stated will bolster the novel product’s efficiency and lower the risks associated with drug preparation. The FDA has accepted Shorla Oncology’s New Drug Application (NDA) for SH-105 to treat patients with breast and ovarian cancers. The NDA was given a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of June 29, 2024. “This innovative drug will offer hospital pharmacists and patients access to a differentiated, ready to administer, injectable product with unique characteristics that’s expected to facilitate rapid adoption once approved,” said Orlaith Ryan, Shorla Oncology chief technical officer and cofounder, in a press release. The novel therapy is a formulation of a well-established freeze-dried powder medication that has been in use dating back to the 1950s. The ready-to-dilute liquid formulation eliminates the need for powder reconstitution, which Shorla stated will bolster the product’s efficiency and lower the ...
AbbVie took the top two TV drug ad spending spots with its immunology duo Rinvoq and Skyrizi, respectively, in December as it looks to cement its place as the pharma with the deepest direct-to-consumer pockets. AbbVie spent nearly identical amounts on all DTCs for each drug: $39.8 million for Rinvoq across its five spots and $39.7 million for Skyrizi across seven spots. In November, the positions of the two drugs were swapped, with Skyrizi taking the top spot and Rinvoq coming in second. Coming in third place was rival Dupixent, marketed by Sanofi and Regeneron, with a much smaller $27.6 million spent across its ads for the blockbuster med. And Pfizer has suddenly started to spend big on its new RSV vaccine Abrysvo, coming in fourth place with a strong spend of $18 million last month, more than five times the $4 million it spent in November. In fifth place ...
Recently, Hengrui Biopharmaceuticals received the Drug Clinical Trial Approval Notice issued by the National Medical Products Administration, granting approval for the company’s JAK1 inhibitor and innovative drug SHR0302 sustained-release tablets to conduct clinical trials for the indication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Currently, there is no globally approved medication targeting the same pathway for treating systemic lupus erythematosus. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease with a complex etiology involving various factors such as genetics, sex hormones, and environmental factors like viral and bacterial infections. The prevalence of SLE in China is estimated to be around 30-70 per 100,000, with an estimated affected population of approximately one million. SLE manifests with complex clinical presentations, affecting multiple organ systems, including joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, blood systems, nervous systems, and blood vessels, potentially leading to severe complications and even death. The situation of SLE in China is characterized by a ...
On Oct 17, RemeGen Co., Ltd. (688331.SH/09995.HK) announced that the global multicenter Phase III clinical IND of Telitacicept for the treatment of adults with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome has been approved by the U.S. FDA. Clinical studies will be carried out in many countries and regions around the world. This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Telitacicept in the treatment of adults with active primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), and the evaluation of pharmacokinetic characteristics, pharmacodynamics and immunogenicity will also be conducted. In a series of previous non-clinical projects and clinical trials, the efficacy and safety of Telitacicept in adult patients with pSS have been confirmed. In a phase II study (18C012) involving 42 adult pSS patients in China, both the 240 mg and 160 mg dosage regimens of Telitacicept for Injection showed good efficacy and tolerability. This 48-week global phase ...
The clinical Phase III study results of the BIO-THERA Tocilizumab biosimilar, TOFIDENCE™ (BAT1806/BIIB800), have been published in the prestigious international rheumatology journal, The Lancet Rheumatology (impact factor IF = 25.4). This research, derived from a global multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled Phase III clinical study (ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03830203; EudraCT, 2018-002202-31), reveals outcomes from the initial treatment phase (TP1). The study, conducted in 54 centers across five countries (China, Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Bulgaria), included a 24-week initial treatment phase (TP1) followed by a subsequent 24-week secondary treatment phase (TP2). A total of 621 patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, unresponsive to methotrexate, were enrolled. During the trial, participants received investigational drug therapy with an initial dose of 8mg/kg, administered intravenously every four weeks, either BAT1806/BIIB800 or the reference Tocilizumab. The study consisted of two treatment stages (TP1 and TP2), with 50% of the control group transitioning to BAT1806/BIIB800 treatment in TP2 until ...
Science has named the development of glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists and this year’s discovery that these drugs can blunt obesity-associated health problems as its 2023 Breakthrough of The Year. Although obesity’s causes span genetic, physiological, environmental, and social factors, as a medical problem, obesity’s risks can be life-threatening – including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, liver disease, and certain cancers. Drug treatments for obesity have had “a sorry past, one often intertwined with social pressure to lose weight and the widespread belief that excess weight reflects weak willpower,” writes Jennifer Couzin-Frankel in the Breakthrough news feature. However, a new class of drug therapies for weight loss has emerged and is showing promising results. Originally developed to treat diabetes nearly 20 years ago, the excitement surrounding GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity has recently exploded. And this year, two landmark clinical trials that showed in large numbers that GLP-1 agonists produced meaningful ...
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