SugarCone Biotech

JUNE 19, 2025

Amgen’s clinical development studies of tarlatamab include the DeLLphi-305 trial in ES-SCLC testing a first-line maintenance regimen following durvalumab plus chemo (Amgen markets the anti-PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab). The tarlatamab results have of course triggered a stampede of development of DLL3-targeted therapies.

Therapies

Alta Sciences

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

4 Essential Topics to Cover in Your First CRO Meeting pmjackson Fri, 11/15/2024 - 19:22 Starting a partnership with a contract research organization (CRO) is a sometimes intimidating—yet exciting—first step in your drug development journey.

Drug Development

PPD

JULY 8, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has captured global attention for its transformative potential across industries, and nowhere is the promise greater — or more fraught — than in health care and clinical research. This presents three core conflicts: Opaque provenance: The data used to train the model is not transparent.

Clinical Research

DrugBank

JUNE 18, 2025

Drug development is a complex and highly regulated process. Before a therapy can be approved for patient use, it must undergo extensive clinical testing and strictly adhere to regulatory guidelines. One of the most significant challenges in drug development is global regulatory variability.

Drug Development

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JUNE 11, 2025

billion buyout of Blueprint Medicines is the sector’s second-largest M&A deal this year and represents the highest value paid for an immune drug developer since April 2023. Sanofi’s $9.1 Sanofi’s $9.1

FDA

Drug Target Review

MAY 26, 2025

With a particular focus on biologics, cell, and gene therapies, Galbraiths work is centred on equipping drug developers with the tools, insights, and support needed to advance their therapies from concept to clinic. “Manufacturing of drugs is getting more complicated in many ways. This is where CROs come in.

Drug Development

PPD

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

However, over the past decade, a trend toward incorporating multiple study populations into one protocol has slowly gathered momentum among drug developers. Improved prioritization Promising pipeline candidates with a strong early development protocol may see a positive impact to the net present value of an early-stage asset.

Clinical Development

PPD

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This expansion represents a significant opportunity for both drug developers and patients, while also presenting a new and diverse set of challenges for drug developers, particularly in clinical trial execution. Factoring in cultural dynamics is key to enabling new therapy treatment success.

Therapies

The Premier Consulting Blog

JULY 31, 2024

In this blog, we explain the role of clinical pharmacology in drug development and demonstrate how the right strategy can accelerate development under the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 505(b)(1) and 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) pathways.

Clinical Pharmacology

Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

But commitment to neuroscience drug development is critically important given the significant unmet medical needs and the ways in which patients, caregivers, and families suffer. Part of the challenge is that patients present with very different kinds of clinical phenotypes, meaning the populations are heterogeneous.

Therapies

The Pharma Data

JULY 29, 2021

Eisai and Biogen Present Preliminary Assessment of the Clinical Effects of Lecanemab Following 18 Months of Treatment in the Open-Label Extension of the Phase 2 Proof of Concept Study at 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) . United States and virtually from July 26 to 30, 2021 (Presentation No.:

Clinical Trials

Alta Sciences

APRIL 17, 2024

Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024 aasimakopoulos Wed, 04/17/2024 - 15:52 Early-phase drug development is an ever-changing landscape, as emerging science leads to new promising areas of research for the treatment of human health issues. Asia, and Europe.

Drug Development

Drug Target Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

We are at the forefront of drug development in an area of research called cellular rejuvenation, which is an approach that has the potential to address many diseases of ageing by restoring aged and injured cells to a more youthful and resilient state. What’s next for Life Bioscience’s preclinical studies?

Science

KIF1A

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Read the Guide FDA Launches Pilot Program to Help Further Accelerate Development of Rare Disease Therapies One frustrating aspect of traditional drug development, especially for rare disease communities, is the tempo of regulatory decisions on potential drugs. What’s a pre-print?

Disease

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As a provider of end-to-end clinical development solutions, we plan to leverage our expertise to refine drug-disease matches identified by Every Cure’s use of AI and data analysis. At Worldwide, we deliver full-service clinical development to support drug approval and commercialization.

Disease

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JANUARY 24, 2024

Much of what we discuss I covered in my presentation, “Leveraging Genetics to Support Rare Disease Clinical Trials,” at last year’s World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC) EU. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism. Enrolling adequate populations will be required to advance these programs.

Trials

Fierce BioTech

DECEMBER 23, 2024

First-in-Human, Drug-Drug Interaction, Food Effect, Bioequivalence, etc.), and often require consistent batches of drug product be administered to groups of research participants within a short timeframe, early phase studies present unique challenges for drug developers not typically experienced in later stages of development.

Pharmacy

The Pharma Data

JANUARY 27, 2021

ET ) to discuss the results and next steps in clinical development of BI-1206. Renowned lymphoma expert Mats Jerkeman, MD, Lund University, will give a presentation on the current treatment landscape, and unmet medical need for patients with relapsed or refractory NHL. CET ( 11:30 a.m.

Pharmaceuticals

Drug Target Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Through further research and work as a principal investigator on clinical studies for several central nervous system indications, I laid the groundwork for a career in gene therapy drug development. The rigors of training as a physician-scientist present their share of obstacles to overcome.

Therapies

Drug Target Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Our approach to investigate the toxicity driven by nucleolar stress was to induce it with certain arginine-rich peptides, present in patients of ALS, which were known to accumulate at nucleoli and cause this type of stress. Among other discoveries, the group developed inhibitors of the ATR kinase and showed their potential for cancer therapy.

RNA

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Meanwhile, tamoxifen alone didn’t affect the drug-resistant vulva cancer cells on the chip, whether or not liver cells were present. This type of cancer cell has previously been shown to pump the drug out through a specific channel. 2] Clinical development success rates for investigational drugs.

Drugs

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In November 2023, at Outsourcing Clinical Trials Dach in Zurich, our Executive Director, Oncology Strategy Lead, Matt Cooper , presented “Delivering Oncology Studies – Challenges and Considerations.”

Clinical Trials

Drug Target Review

MAY 7, 2024

However, some biomarkers may only be present in a minority of patients, requiring a large patient population to identify such markers. How do AI-enhanced approaches accelerate the drug development process for rare diseases? Not all biomarkers have a limited prevalence.

Disease

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

JUNE 23, 2025

Most Popular A longer ‘winter’: Public funding slowdown heightens pressure on biotech startups Gene therapy faces fresh uncertainty as two more top FDA officials depart FDA to speed reviews for drugs supporting ‘national interests’ A startup banks $66M to pursue ‘inclusive precision medicine’ Library resources Survey Report Pharma's AI and RWD (..)

Treatment

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

CNS-related issues account for nearly a quarter of failures during clinical development, a phase where consequences are high in terms of resources and patient impact. CNS-related issues account for nearly a quarter of failures during clinical development, a phase where consequences are high in terms of resources and patient impact.

Drugs

Conversations in Drug Development Trends

JUNE 13, 2024

Their webinar highlighted key initiatives like Project Optimus, recent study design trends, and the benefit a Bayesian model can have on your drug development program. However, Project Optimus emphasizes the importance of dose-finding studies in early clinical development.

Trials

The Premier Consulting Blog

JULY 9, 2023

(Degradants are impurities arising from the degradation of the drug substance or a reaction with an excipient and/or the immediate container.) Sometimes a degradant presents unexpectedly after GLP toxicology studies are completed or are underway. ICH Q3A and ICH Q3B outline expectations for reporting, identifying, and qualifying (i.e.,

Small Molecule

The Pharma Data

JANUARY 10, 2021

IDE397 is being developed as a potential best-in-class MAT2A inhibitor for MTAP-deletion, which is prevalent in approximately 15% of all solid tumors. IDE397 program update to be presented at the 39th Annual J.P. IDEAYA’s presentation for the 39 th Annual J.P. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. ,

FDA

Drug Target Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The current landscape of protein drug development is characterised by accelerated timelines where new drugs are approved in months rather than years. Hence, in many cases an earlier IND may be prevented by the timely provision of representative Drug Substance (DS) to execute such toxicology studies.

Drug Development

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Michael Yu , the founder, Chairman and CEO, attended and presented on the virtual R&D day via live video webcast. During the introduction presentation, Dr. Michael Yu reviewed the history and achievements in the past nine years since the establishment of Innovent. TYVYT® is the only PD-1 inhibitor included in the NRDL.

Biosimilars

The Premier Consulting Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

However, acceptance of that data depends on a sponsor’s understanding of the FDA criteria for historical control groups, study data standards, and clinical meaningfulness. In this article, we review two case studies involving the successful use of RWD or RWE in advancing the clinical development of treatments for rare diseases.

Disease

The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Sign up today to understand how to implement an affordable supply-forecasting tool into your clinical supply chain. Presenters: Irena Seredina , Executive Director at S-Clinica. During her medical practice, Seredina worked in clinical research as an investigator.

Clinical Supply

The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

At its annual Pharma Media Day 2022, Bayer presented the latest developments in the ongoing transformation of its pharmaceuticals business, which is aimed at delivering long-term, sustainable business growth by bringing forward new options for patients. “We

Clinical Trials

PPD

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Under the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, drug development organizations faced difficult decisions about keeping staff employed and productive. It’s an effective way to manage capacity and labor uncertainty and provides drug developers the option to retain knowledgeable, proven personnel.

Clinical Research

Alta Sciences

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Podcast : FDA Guidance for Industry Psychedelic Drugs Extensively studied for potential therapeutic efficacy, psychedelic drug development comes with its own set of clinical development requirements. Watch the video. Listen here. The Altascientist : Issue No. Read or listen now. Want to see more?

Science

The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The data were presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) 2021 Annual Meeting. With presently no approved treatments, there’s a major unmet need for curatives that can delay progression to order failure, “ said John Tsai, Head of Global Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer at Novartis.

Disease

PPD

MAY 11, 2023

The global COVID-19 pandemic increased awareness of the importance of vaccine development — both for drug developers and the public. The speed at which COVID-19 vaccines were developed was remarkable, but like most newly developed vaccines, there was variation among who could receive the shots and when.

Vaccine