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The rising impact of biomarkers in early clinical development

Drug Target Review

Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a validated surrogate endpoint for the reduction of microvascular complications associated with diabetes mellitus; reduced HIV-RNA levels serve as an endpoint for HIV disease control; and a reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is used as an endpoint indicating lower likelihood of cardiovascular events.

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Rilzabrutinib Cuts Flares in IgG4-Related Disease; Fast Track Granted in US

The Pharma Data

The most frequently reported treatment-emergent adverse events (reported by greater than 10% of patients) included diarrhea, COVID-19, dizziness, dry mouth, and nausea — all of which were predominantly mild to moderate in severity. We look forward to further evaluating rilzabrutinib in subsequent phases of its clinical development.”

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The rise of GLP-1 drugs: Transforming weight loss treatment

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Originally developed in the 1970s to treat diabetes, these drugs—such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro—have become headline-makers for their ability to induce significant weight loss. Understanding GLP-1 drugs GLP-1, or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor modulators, mimic natural hormones that regulate insulin and appetite.

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Sandoz confirms late-stage clinical development plans for proposed biosimilar aflibercept, a key ophthalmology medicine

The Pharma Data

Sandoz, a Novartis division, today announced progress in the late-stage clinical development program for its proposed biosimilar aflibercept. Sandoz will begin enrolling the first patient in MYLIGHT, a clinical Phase III confirmatory efficacy and safety study, shortly 1. You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

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How to Run DMC? It’s Tricky – FDA’s New Draft Guidance Provides Updated Recommendations on How to Best Use Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Tobolowsky & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & David B. Moreover, DMCs are being used in trials of modest size and in the context of increased globalization of medical product development.

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The future of mental health treatment: Zelquistinel’s role

Drug Target Review

Neuropsychiatric disorders, affecting millions worldwide, disrupt the brain’s intricate processes of mood regulation, cognition and behaviour. Event-driven pharmacology Donello highlights the growing recognition of synaptic plasticity’s crucial role in the biology of depression.

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Deconstructing the Diligence Process: An Approach to Vetting New Product Theses

LifeSciVC

There is a continuum of evidence for a given target – at one end are novel targets with some evidence of importance in disease, and at the other end are “de-risked” targets where the biology is precedented with an approved product or late-stage clinical asset(s). One example of such a genetics exercise is represented in Fig.