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Imfinzi plus chemotherapy tripled patient survival at 3 years
Biotech | September 20, 2021

Imfinzi plus chemotherapy tripled patient survival at 3 years

The CASPIAN Phase III trial in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer is the longest survival follow-up ever reported for immunotherapy treatment in this setting


India to resume export of Covid-19 vaccines from October
Policy | September 20, 2021

India to resume export of Covid-19 vaccines from October

The country’s vaccine production has more than doubled since April and is set to touch 300 million doses next month


Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Gavreto
Drug Approval | September 18, 2021

Roche receives positive CHMP opinion for Gavreto

If approved, Gavreto will be the first and only targeted treatment approved by the EMA that includes first-line treatment of people with RET fusion-positive advanced NSCLC


BMS receives positive CHMP opinion for Opdivo
Drug Approval | September 18, 2021

BMS receives positive CHMP opinion for Opdivo

The recommendation is based on positive results from the pivotal Phase 3 CheckMate -649 trial in which Opdivo plus chemotherapy demonstrated superior overall survival versus chemotherapy


Lancet study confirms Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine safe
Drug Approval | September 16, 2021

Lancet study confirms Johnson & Johnson Ebola vaccine safe

Data show the vaccine regimen induced neutralising antibody responses in nearly all participating adults and children 21 days after the second dose. Adults receiving booster shots two years after the initial vaccination regimen showed strong immune responses


U.S. FDA approves Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx target test
Medical Device | September 16, 2021

U.S. FDA approves Thermo Fisher Scientific’s Oncomine Dx target test

It approves tissue-based NGS companion diagnostic for Takeda's targeted therapy for NSCLC patients with EGFR Exon20 insertion mutations


US FDA grants Jardiance Breakthrough Therapy designation for heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction
Biotech | September 12, 2021

US FDA grants Jardiance Breakthrough Therapy designation for heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction

The designation is based on results from the EMPEROR-Preserved phase III trial, which established Jardiance as the first therapy to show statistically significant improvement in heart failure outcomes in adults with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction


Novavax initiates Phase 1/2 trials combining vaccine for Covid-19 and seasonal influenza
Biotech | September 09, 2021

Novavax initiates Phase 1/2 trials combining vaccine for Covid-19 and seasonal influenza

First participants enrolled in Phase 1 clinical trial of combination NanoFlu/NVX-CoV2373 vaccine with Matrix-M adjuvant. The Phase 1/2 study will also evaluate immunogenicity and safety


Sanofi buys Kadmon to grow its transplant business
Biotech | September 08, 2021

Sanofi buys Kadmon to grow its transplant business

It adds Rezurock (belumosudil) an FDA-approved, first-in-class treatment for adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD)


DGCI approves Hetero’s Tocilizumab
Drug Approval | September 06, 2021

DGCI approves Hetero’s Tocilizumab

Hetero’s drug is a biosimilar version of Roche’s Actemra/RoActemra and will be available at the end of this month