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Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD

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At the moment CAD is managed using off-label therapies, including rituximab and corticosteroid drugs, and sutimlimab’s potential to improve treatment earned it a breakthrough designation from the FDA. It also abandoned an mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 and suffered delays to another COVID-19 shot partnered with GlaxoSmithKline.

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Meet the 2023 Social Impact Category Winner: Takeda SA

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For more than 240 years, Takeda has focused on delivering transformative treatments in the therapeutic areas of gastrointestinal and inflammation, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, oncology, neuroscience, and vaccines. Takeda has reduced CO2 emission by 861 tons.

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CMS Finalizes Guidance on Medicare Part D Manufacturer Discount Program

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On November 17th, CMS issued its final guidance on the Discount Program in which it responded to public comments and provided updated guidance for the Discount Program for 2025 and 2026. The manufacturer’s agreement must cover all its labeler codes that contain an applicable drug or a selected drug.

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Top 20 Radiopharma Companies Based on Market Cap

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threshold by 2026. FAP-2286 (labeled with lutetium-177), a peptide-targeted radionuclide therapy (PTRT) and imaging agent targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP), is the company’s lead asset amongst radiopharma products.

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AZ, Sanofi get first green light for RSV prophylactic antibody

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The antibody-based drug has been cleared by the European Commission with a broad label, covering both full-term and pre-term babies and those with a range of health conditions that could make the vulnerable to RSV, said the two pharma groups in a statement. It is the first approval for Beyfortus (nirsevimab) by any regulatory authority.

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Transgene and BioInvent report positive data for oncolytic virus

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The ongoing Phase 1/2a ( NCT04725331 ) study is a multicentre, open label, dose-escalation trial evaluating BT-001 as a single agent and in combination with the anti-PD-1 treatment, Keytruda. Analysis estimates that the oncolytic virus market will reach $1 billion by 2026. Keytruda for the trial is provided by MSD (Merck & Co).