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The currently available evidence is not sufficient to establish a causal relationship between the use of the antibiotic doxycycline and the risk of suicidality. 29 November 2024
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AstraZeneca and development partner Daiichi Sankyo have withdrawn a marketing authorization application for datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in lung cancer. 24 December 2024
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Viatris has disclosed that its oral finished-dose manufacturing facility in Indore, India, is subject to regulatory action from the US regulator, after an inspection earlier this year. 24 December 2024
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Cytokinetics has sold Sanofi exclusive rights to develop and commercialize aficamten in China. 24 December 2024
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Japanese drugmaker Shionogi has announced that it will acquire full ownership of its joint ventures with subsidiaries of Ping An Insurance. 23 December 2024
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AstraZeneca has secured European Commission approval for Tagrisso (osimertinib) to treat certain people with locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 23 December 2024
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New York-based Nuvation Bio today announced that the FDA has accepted the company’s new drug application (NDA) for taletrectinib, an investigational next-generation ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) for the treatment of advanced ROS1+ NSCLC (line agnostic), for priority review. 23 December 2024
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US pharma giant Pfizer on Friday revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Braftovi (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab and mFOLFOX6 (fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin) for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with a BRAF V600E mutation, as detected by an FDA-approved test. 23 December 2024
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Among significant research news last week, UK drug developer PureTech released positive new Phase IIb data on its deupirfenidone in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. France’s Sanofi and Israel-based Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced encouraging new Phase IIb data for their duvakitug in inflammatory bowel disease. Meanwhile, Vertex Pharmaceuticals released Phase II results for its investigational sciatica treatment suzetrigine that failed to impress. Also of note, AbbVie announced strong Phase III results of tavapadon in early Parkinson’s disease. 22 December 2024
Biotechnology
UK pharma major GSK today released mixed headline results from the FIRST-ENGOT-OV44 Phase III trial evaluating Zejula (niraparib) and Jemperli (dostarlimab) in first line advanced ovarian cancer. 20 December 2024
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The Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS) in Mexico has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody Leqembi (lecanemab) for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). 5 December 2024
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