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Oct 11, 2024

Pfizer doubles down with its 2nd FDA hemophilia approval in 6 months


Gilead gives up on $15M MASH bet with Yuhan after mulling preclinical data


Sanofi flunks midphase multiple sclerosis study, dealing another blow to Denali pact


Roche burnishes breast cancer portfolio with FDA approval for Itovebi, a threat to Novartis and AZ


Lilly's manufacturing splurge continues with $200M expansion in China


'Impossible' FDA adcomm ends in favor of Stealth’s ultra-rare disease med


Patients say drug ads help find and manage health conditions—and docs are won over too

 

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Pfizer doubles down with its 2nd FDA hemophilia approval in 6 months

For the second time in six months, the FDA approved a Pfizer treatment for hemophilia. On Friday the U.S. regulator signed off on Hympavzi, an anti-tissue factor pathway inhibitor for patients age 12 and older with hemophilia A or B.
 

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Gilead gives up on $15M MASH bet with Yuhan after mulling preclinical data

The U.S. drugmaker has “mutually agreed” to terminate its collaboration and license agreement with South Korean biotech Yuhan for a pair of MASH therapies.

Sanofi flunks midphase multiple sclerosis study, dealing another blow to Denali pact

Sanofi has stopped a phase 2 trial of the Denali Therapeutics-partnered oditrasertib in multiple sclerosis. The French drugmaker tore the RIPK1 inhibitor trial from its list of active studies after failing to meet its primary and secondary endpoints, dealing a further blow to a collaboration with a troubled history.

Roche burnishes breast cancer portfolio with FDA approval for Itovebi, a threat to Novartis and AZ

As Roche comes under competitive pressure on its breast cancer business, the Swiss company hopes a new drug will add a 2-billion-Swiss-francs luster to the once high-flying portfolio.

Lilly's manufacturing splurge continues with $200M expansion in China

Five months after Eli Lilly secured the first of two approvals for tirzepatide in China, the company has revealed that it will invest $200 million to expand its manufacturing site in Suzhou to produce the in-demand drugs.

'Impossible' FDA adcomm ends in favor of Stealth’s ultra-rare disease med

Difficult. Impossible. Agonizing. Worse than voting in the national election. All those descriptors were used today by FDA advisory committee members when asked to vote on an investigational rare disease therapy.

Patients say drug ads help find and manage health conditions—and docs are won over too

A survey of more than 2,000 patients and physicians has painted a rosy picture of the impact of pharma ads, showing that promotions raise awareness of treatment options, drive discovery of health conditions and improve management of existing ailments.

Chutes & Ladders—Lilly goes all-in on AI with new exec position

Eli Lilly is ramping up its efforts to incorporate AI across its business by appointing Thomas Fuchs to the new role of chief AI officer. In his new job, Fuchs will lead AI initiatives across Lilly’s drug discovery, clinical trials, manufacturing, commercial activities and internal functions.

Thermo Fisher plant in North Carolina flagged for contamination, air bubble issues in FDA inspection

The agency flagged multiple observations at the company's Patheon CDMO subsidiary's Greenville, North Carolina, plant after a May inspection.

Sanofi’s Dulcolax crowns ‘Pooping Princesses’ to fight constipation-causing stigma among girls and women

A new campaign from Opella, Sanofi’s consumer health unit, is a royal flush.

Abbott advances clinical studies in pulsed field ablation, collects mapping clearance from FDA

Abbott received an FDA clearance for the latest version of its sensor-laden catheter to map out the heart's electrical activity, which will help support its upcoming ablation devices for afib.

Pin it: Publicis Health Media CEO offers pointers for pharma marketers on Pinterest

A year after Pinterest first began allowing advertisements from prescription drugmakers and prescribers, Publicis Health Media has accumulated several tips and tricks for pharmas seeking success on the platform.

Bruker spools up spatial biology division from NanoString, Canopy assets

Bruker has formed a new, single division out of the various spatial biology assets it has acquired over the years.
 
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