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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (June 19 – 23, 2023)

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Gilead Receives EMA’s CHMP Positive Opinion of Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) for Pre-Treated HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer Date: June 23, 2023 | Tags: Gilead, Trodelvy, sacituzumab govitecan, HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer, Regulatory, EMA, CHMP, Positive Opinion Sarepta Therapeutics’ Elevidys Receives the US FDA’s Accelerated (..)

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. These are particularly important in the progression of certain blood cancers.

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Gilead tags Merck for first-line triple negative breast cancer trial

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Take two recently-approved immunotherapies for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), put them together, and what do you get? Gilead is sponsoring the new study to see if adding Trodelvy can be an alternative chemo when added to Keytruda in the first-line treatment of advanced TNBC, in the hope of moving the ADC up the treatment pathway.

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CHMP backs J&J’s myeloma CAR-T therapy Carvykti

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The CHMP recommended conditional approval for Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel or cilta-cel) as a treatment for adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least three prior therapies and whose cancer is worsening.

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HP&M Attorneys Receive Accolades: Top Lawyer Under 40 and WWL: Life Sciences 2023 Global Elite Thought Leader

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Amongst his accomplishments, Law360 considered the role James has played in leveraging little-used pathways to FDA approval for often first-ever drugs to treat rare diseases (e.g., In addition to Mr. Karst, ten other HP&M Directors were tagged as “Recommended” by WWL: Life Sciences 2023: Ricardo Carvajal Robert A. Dormer Jeffrey N.

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Tramadol (Ultram) alternatives: What can I take instead of tramadol?

The Checkup by Singlecare

It’s important to note that the CDC’s recommendations do not apply to pain related to sickle cell disease, cancer, or patients receiving palliative or end-of-life care. Belbuca is a good alternative to opioid treatment that needs to be taken around the clock, but it may come with a hefty price tag. fibromyalgia ).