PharmaShots Weekly Snapshot (Jul 27- 31, 2020)

 1.  Oxford Biomedica Signs Three Year Clinical Supply Agreement with Axovant to Manufacture and Supply AXO-Lenti-PD for Parkinson’s Disease 

Published: Jul 31, 2020 | Tags: Oxford Biomedica, Signs, Three Year, Clinical Supply Agreement, Axovant, Manufacture, Supply, AXO-Lenti-PD, Parkinson’s Disease

2.  Johnson & Johnson Initiates P-I/IIa Study of its Ad26.COV2.S Against COVID-19 in the US and Belgium

Published: Jul 30, 2020 | Tags: Johnson & Johnson, Initiates, P-I/IIa, Study,  Ad26,  US, Belgium

 3. Roche Receives the US FDA’s Approval for VENTANA HER2 Dual ISH Test as CDx to Identify Breast Cancer

Published: Jul 31, 2020 | Tags: Roche, Receives, US, FDA, Approval, VENTANA HER2 Dual ISH Test, CDx, Identify, Breast Cancer

4. Takeda’s Pevonedistat Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Treat Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Published: Jul 31, 2020 | Tags: Takeda, Pevonedistat, Receives, US, FDA, Breakthrough Therapy Designation, Patients, Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes, HR-MDS

5. Roche’s Tecentriq + Cotellic and Zelboraf Receives the US FDA’s Approval for Patients with Advanced Melanoma

Published: Jul 31, 2020 | Tags: Roche, Tecentriq, Cotellic, Zelboraf, Receives, US, FDA, Approval, Patients, Advanced, Melanoma

6. Sangamo Signs a Worldwide License Agreement with Novartis to Develop Genomic Therapies for Three Neurodevelopmental Targets

Published: Jul 30, 2020 | Tags: Sangamo, Signs, Worldwide, License Agreement, Novartis, Develop, Genomic Therapies, Three, Neurodevelopmental Targets

7.  Eli Lilly Reports Results of Jardiance (empagliflozin) in P-III EMPEROR Trial for Heart Failure Patients with Reduced Ejection Fraction with and without Diabetes

Published: Jul 30, 2020 | Tags: Eli Lilly, Reports, Results, Jardiance, empagliflozin, P-III, EMPEROR Trial, Heart Failure, Patients, Reduced Ejection Fraction, with and without, Diabetes

8.  AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) Receives the US FDA’s BT Designation for the Adjuvant Treatment of Patients with Stage IB-IIIA EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Tagrisso, Osimertinib, Receives, US, FDA, BT, Designation, Adjuvant Treatment, Patients, Stage IB-IIIA EGFR-Mutated, Lung Cancer

9. Henlius and Accord’s Zercepac (trastuzumab, biosimilar) Receive the EMA Approval for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and Gastric Cancer

Published: Jul 30, 2020 | Tags: Glenmark, Report, Results, FabiFlu, favipiravir, P-III, Clinical Study, Patients, Mild, Moderate, COVID-19

10. UCB Canada’s Brivlera (brivaracetam) Receives Health Canada Approval to Treat Partial-Onset Seizures in Pediatric Epilepsy Patients

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: UCB Canada, Brivlera, brivaracetam, Receives, Health Canada, Approval, Treat, Partial-Onset Seizures, Pediatric, Epilepsy Patients

11. BARDA Signs a Multi-Year Agreement with Regeneron for its REGN-EB3 for National Preparedness

Published: Jul 23, 2020 | Tags: BARDA, Signs, Multi-Year Agreement, Regeneron, REGN-EB3, National Preparedness

13.  Baxter and Ayogo Expand their Partnership to Advance Digital Health Solution for Home Dialysis

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: Baxter, Ayogo, Expand, Partnership, Advance, Digital, Health Solution, Home Dialysis

14.  Merck’s MK-6482 Receives the US FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Treat Patients With Von Hippel-Lindau Disease-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: Merck, MK-6482, Receives, US, FDA, Breakthrough Therapy Designation, Treat, Patients, Von Hippel-Lindau Disease- Associated, Renal Cell Carcinoma

15.  AbbVie Report Results of Rinvoq (upadacitinib) in a P-III AD Up Study for Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Published: Jul 28, 2020 | Tags: AbbVie, Reports, Results, Rinvoq, upadacitinib, P-III, AD Up, Study, Patients, Atopic Dermatitis

16.   Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) Fails to Meet the Primary Endpoint in P-III COVACTA Study for Patients with COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: Roche, Actemra/RoActemra, tocilizumab, Fails, Meet, Primary Endpoint, P-III, COVACTA Study, Patients, COVID-19, Associated Pneumonia

17.  Sanofi and GSK Sign an Agreement with the UK Government to Supply ~60M Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine

Published: Jul 28, 2020 | Tags: Sanofi, GSK, Sign, Agreement, UK, Government, Supply, ~60M, Doses, COVID-19, Vaccine

18.  Eli Lilly’s P-tau217 Blood Test Demonstrate High Accuracy in Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

Published: Jul 29, 2020 | Tags: Eli Lilly, P-tau217, Blood Test, Demonstrate, High Accuracy, Diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Disease

19.  Roche and UCB Collaborate to Develop UCB0107 for Alzheimer’s Disease

Published: Jul 28, 2020 | Tags: Roche, UCB, Collaborate, Develop, UCB0107,  Alzheimer’s Disease

20.  Zebra Medical Receives the US FDA’s Approval for its HealthMammo Mammography Tool

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: Zebra Medical, Receives, US, FDA, Approval, HealthMammo, Mammography Tool, Oncology, Breast Cancer

21.   AstraZeneca Report Results of Farxiga in P-III DAPA-CKD Study for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Reports, Results, Farxiga, P-III, DAPA-CKD, Study, Patients, Chronic Kidney Disease

22.  Eli Lilly Amends its 2013 Agreement with Chi-Med to Commercialize Elunate (fruquintinib) in China

Published: Jul 28, 2020 | Tags: Eli Lilly, Amends, 2013, Agreement, Chi-Med, Commercialize, Elunate, Fruquintinib, China

23. AstraZeneca Signs an Agreement with Emergent BioSolutions to Expand Manufacturing of AZD1222 for COVID-19

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Signs, Agreement, Emergent BioSolutions, Expand, Manufacturing, AZD1222, COVID-19

24.  Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate P-II/III Global Study of its Lead mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19

Published: Jul 28, 2020 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Initiate, P-II/III, Global Study, Lead, mRNA, Vaccine, Candidate, Against, COVID-19

25.  Three Pharma Companies Launch Favipiravir to Treat COVID-19 in India

Published: Jul 26, 2020 | Tags:  Three, Pharma, Companies, Launch, Favipiravir, COVID-19, India

26. Kite’s Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel) Receives the US FDA’s Approval as the First Cell-Based Gene Therapy for Relapsed or Refractory MCL

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: Kite, Tecartus, brexucabtagene autoleucel, Receives, US, FDA, Approval, First, Cell-Based, Gene Therapy, Relapsed, Refractory, MCL

27.   Centus Biotherapeutics’ Equidacent (bevacizumab, biosimilar) Receives CHMP’s Positive Opinion for the Treatment of Multiple Cancer Indications

Published: Jul 26, 2020 | Tags: Centus Biotherapeutics, Equidacent, (bevacizumab, biosimilar, Receives, CHMP, Positive Opinion, Treatment, Multiple Cancer Indications

28.   AstraZeneca Signs an Agreement with Daichii Sankyo to Develop and Commercialize DS-1062 Worth Up to $6B

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: AstraZeneca, Signs, Agreement, Daichii Sankyo, Develop, Commercialize, DS-1062, Worth, Up to, $6B, Global, Oncology,

29. Sorrento to Acquire SmartPharm and Develop Pipeline of Gene-Encoded Therapeutic Antibodies Targeting COVID-19 and Cancer

Published: Jul 27, 2020 | Tags: Sorrento, Acquire, SmartPharm, Develop, Pipeline, Gene-Encoded, Therapeutic Antibodies, Targeting, COVID-19, Cancer, Oncology, Global