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STAT+: The ADC hot streak continues: J&J to buy cancer drug developer Ambrx Biopharma

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Johnson & Johnson said Monday that it would purchase Ambrx Biopharma for nearly $2 billion, picking up a company specializing in targeted chemotherapy treatments — one of the hottest areas of cancer drug development.     The deal, disclosed as the biopharma field marked the first day of the annual J.P.

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Beta Drugs raises Rs 117 cr from HealthQuad and others

Express Pharma

Beta Drugs offers a broad product portfolio across major oncology segments, including chemotherapy, targeted, hormonal and supportive therapy. The company was also honoured with the Forbes “Best Under a Billion” award in 2024.

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CHMP meeting highlights: January 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

The European Medicine Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended marketing authorisations for the regulatory approval of three medicines at its January 2024 meeting last week. CHMP’s September 2023 meeting highlights The post CHMP meeting highlights: January 2024 appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about drug shortages, Medicare spending on an Alzheimer’s drug, and more

STAT

Medicare actuaries expect the drug, which is called Leqembi and sold by Eisai in partnership with Biogen, to cost the traditional Medicare program around $550 million in 2024. That is projected to increase to $3.5 billion in 2025 for the entire Medicare program, a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed.

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The DETECT V Trial: Exploring Chemotherapy-Free Treatment for HER2+/HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Pharmacy Times

Data from the second interim analysis of the DETECT V trial, presented at ESMO Congress 2024, suggest that a chemotherapy-free regimen combining dual HER2-targeted therapy with endocrine therapy, particularly with the addition of ribociclib, may be an effective treatment for patients.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: House Republicans and Democrats duel over drug shortages; FDA approves second over-the-counter naloxone

STAT

… House Republicans have drafted drug-shortage legislation that differs significantly from the approach Democrats propose to stem shortages of chemotherapies and other critical medicines that hospitals typically use , STAT explains. Republicans We value your postcards and telegrams.

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Drug approval roundup – May/June 2024

European Pharmaceutical Review

Immunotherapy in oncology “The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy represents a new frontline therapeutic option for patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma” Moreover, last week saw US regulatory approval of a combination treatment for endometrial cancer : KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) plus chemotherapy.