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STAT+: Pharmalittle: AbbVie buys Immunogen, maker of targeted cancer drugs; Novo sues two more compounders

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Elahere is among a surging class of cancer medicines called antibody-drug conjugates, or ADCs, which are designed to deliver a targeted dose of chemotherapy directly to tumor cells while sparing healthy tissues. Testing of compounded drugs from these pharmacies revealed unknown impurities up to 33%, the company claims.

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Pluvicto™ offers survival benefits for metastatic prostate cancer

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The PSMAfore results are the second positive set of data for Pluvicto in a Phase III trial, after the VISION clinical trial, where PSMA–positive mCRPC patients who received Pluvicto plus standard of care (SoC) after ARPI and taxane-based chemotherapy, showed statistically significant reduction in risk of death. The PSMAfore study.

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Panbela Therapeutics and Johns Hopkins to expand ivospemin development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ivospemin is a subcutaneously administered polyamine analogue being developed by Panbela to induce polyamine metabolic inhibition (PMI) through the exploitation of an observed high affinity of the compound for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and other tumours.

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Novartis’ Pluvicto presents survival benefit for castration-resistant prostate cancer

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Pluvicto becomes the first PSMA-targeted intravenous radioligand therapy – combining a targeting compound or ligand with a therapeutic radionuclide or radioactive particle (in this case, lutetium-177) – to demonstrate clinical benefit in mCRPC patients before receiving taxane-based chemotherapy.

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Pfizer acquires ADC pioneer Seagen for $43bn

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The drug is currently licensed in combination with chemotherapy for patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma, both as frontline therapy and for those at risk of progressing or having progressed following stem cell transplantation. compound annual growth rate (CAGR) according to Pfizer’s risk-adjusted projection.

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Ipsen to buy biopharmaceutical company Epizyme for $247m

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The transaction is focused on Epizyme’s lead asset, Tazverik (tazemetostat), a chemotherapy-free EZH2 a inhibitor. In 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for the drug. The company will begin an all-cash tender offer through its subsidiary to buy Epizyme’s all outstanding shares for $1.45

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Astellas, Seagen seek speedy reviews of Padcev in bladder cancer

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The next milestone in Seagen and Astellas’ bid to build their antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Padcev into a blockbuster will come in August, when the FDA concludes an accelerated review of two bladder cancer filings. . Both have been granted an FDA priority review with an action date of 17 August.