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    BMS’ next act for Cobenfy — and other highs and lows in Alzheimer’s

    The Alzheimer’s space is booming, from a new use for a schizophrenia drug to discovered pathways linked to the disease — but there’s been stumbles too.

    By Oct. 11, 2024
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    How Madrigal plans to win on the market with the first MASH drug

    Despite the drug’s wide patient pool, Madrigal is taking a targeted approach with its first launch.

    By Oct. 10, 2024
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    Trendline

    Oncology

    As investments in cancer R&D stay high, waves of innovative new treatments are on the horizon.

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Behind the rise of BMS’ Cobenfy, the first new schizophrenia drug in decades

    The FDA OK for KarXT, now known as Cobenfy, demonstrates Bristol Myers Squibb’s dealmaking prowess and marks a turning point for a new generation of treatments.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 26, 2024
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    Fresh data intensifies race for a major gene therapy target

    4D Molecular Therapeutics reported positive interim analysis in the high-potential wet AMD indication last week.

    By Sept. 25, 2024
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    Patient access: How Novartis, Eli Lilly, and other Big Pharmas measure up

    A new report examines the patient reach efforts of 20 of the world’s largest pharma companies in low- and middle-income countries.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Sept. 23, 2024
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    The hunt for game-changers against the deadliest form of brain cancer

    Treatments for glioblastoma have fallen short in the face of difficult challenges, but the pipeline is full of renewed attempts.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Agility in action: 5 ways to fast-track your clinical trial

    Five ways to beat study timeline pressures and get medicines to patients faster.  

    Sept. 16, 2024
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    Why pharma should redefine ‘women’s health’

    A broader approach recognizes the challenges disproportionately impacting women and could lead to better outcomes, according to Organon. 

    By Alexandra Pecci • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    A decade of cancer immunotherapy: Keytruda, Opdivo and the drugs that changed oncology

    Over the past 10 years, PD1-blocking medicines have transformed cancer care. But the steady expansion of their use has slowed and, despite much trying, pharmaceutical companies have largely failed to top the drugs’ successes.

    By Jonathan Gardner • Sept. 10, 2024
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    Lessons from COVID: Tuskegee impacts still erode trust in healthcare, but hope shines through

    A long-time leader in public health and outreach to people of color, Dr. Reed Tuckson offers the lessons he learned from the COVID pandemic and how pharma can better serve those communities.

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Pfizer’s Bourla confident in company’s obesity drug position, despite delays

    The CEO noted how Pfizer's danuglipron could still be the second oral GLP-1 treatment to enter registrational tests after Lilly's orforglipron.

    By Jonathan Gardner • Aug. 1, 2024
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    As the GLP-1 market booms, other healthcare companies are cashing in

    With more Americans taking obesity medications, adjacent businesses are offering supportive services to offset side effects, collect data and foster new health benefits.

    By July 10, 2024
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    FDA approval is just the beginning. Now Lilly’s Kisunla faces the tough Alzheimer’s market.

    Recent history suggests an Alzheimer’s approval doesn’t necessarily translate to market triumph. Perhaps for Eli Lilly’s Kisunla, this time could be different.

    By July 9, 2024
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    The FDA pushes concrete plans to further diversity in clinical trials

    The long-awaited guidance offers a more detailed road map for pharma.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • July 8, 2024
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    Ahead of its upcoming decision date, a competitor takes aim at KarXT

    The FDA isn’t slated to render a decision about BMS and Karuna’s potential breakthrough schizophrenia med until September — but a biotech is already hoping to be hot on its heels.  

    By Kelly Bilodeau • June 25, 2024
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    Can Moderna’s COVID-flu combo shot improve flagging vaccination rates?

    A COVID and flu duo could ease manufacturing and administration, potentially driving higher vaccination rates, said Moderna’s VP of North American medical affairs.

    By June 25, 2024
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    3 windows of opportunity in women’s health

    Despite a recent surge of interest, the femtech and women’s health markets are far from reaching their full potential.

    By Alexandra Pecci • June 21, 2024
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    NIH-funded trials fall flat on diversity goals

    Many clinical trials aren’t meeting enrollment inclusion checkpoints — and some aren’t even setting targets, according to a recent OIG report.

    By June 20, 2024
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    Pharma’s R&D gamble: picking pipeline winners in a risky field

    How leaders from biotech, Big Pharma and the investment world know when they've found the right candidate or company to back.

    By June 7, 2024
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    A ‘widening gap’ in access to new cancer meds drives efforts from City of Hope and Bristol Myers

    Cancer care is improving so quickly that receiving newer medications can be difficult — City of Hope’s wide oncology network and a 10-year commitment from Bristol Myers Squibb offer some solutions.

    By June 6, 2024
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    Drug shortages, cost concerns and iffy access — how DTC and telehealth could even the playing field

    Companies like UpScriptHealth led the charge with online prescriptions decades ago, and now the industry is catching on to solve some of healthcare’s most pressing issues.

    By May 22, 2024
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    Opinion

    The judicial microscope on abortion meds puts FDA and industry in a precarious spot

    The recent SCOTUS case involving mifepristone exposes the risk of drug safety determinations by judicial fiat.

    By Meg Alexander • May 9, 2024
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    AZ oncology chief says AI can help solve cancer’s ‘ZIP code lottery’ as health disparities persist

    Partnerships have been key to building the company’s AI capabilities and patient-focused R&D, said AstraZeneca’s head of U.S. oncology.

    By May 8, 2024
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    Inside J&J’s strategy to de-gender clinical trials

    Mark Wildgust, vice president of global medical affairs for J&J's oncology division, shares strategies for making clinical trials gender- and trans-inclusive.

    By Alexandra Pecci • April 23, 2024
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    Behind the ‘encouraging’ new results for Amylyx’s beleaguered drug

    Where Amylyx ultimately failed in ALS, it could prevail in a rare disease. The doctor leading this research explains why.

    By April 19, 2024