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New technology and anxiety over expiring patents have driven pharma to triple clinical development of large molecule and biologic drugs over the past decade, says an industry expert. Read More
The FDA and Vanda failed to agree on a prespecified primary endpoint for the new sleep disorder drug, tasimelteon, but that didn’t derail the company’s NDA. Read More
The FDA seems to have side-stepped many of the issues raised by industry in a draft guidance on preclinical considerations for gene/cellular therapies (CGT) while extending a guidance deadline for early-stage CGT development. Read More
In the latest initiative to clean up its troubled clinical trial industry, the Indian government is requiring investigators to video record the informed consent process for each subject in clinical studies. Read More
Following setbacks to its hepatitis C drug program, Idenix Pharmaceuticals has turned to the courts to try to delay Gilead’s competitor hepatitis C treatment, claiming the drug infringes several Idenix-owned patents. Read More
Positive results from the first long-term trial of evolocumab, Amgen’s next-generation heart drug, are heating up the race to develop the emerging class of drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. Read More
Despite not agreeing on primary endpoints with the FDA before beginning clinical trials for a new sleep disorder drug, Vanda was able to get an almost unanimous recommendation from an advisory committee earlier this month. Read More
With EU lawmakers and the European Council expected to reach a compromise on the Clinical Trial Regulation before Christmas, pharma, researchers and patient groups are pleading with them to ensure the timelines for submissions are predictable and no longer than those already established in the current directive. Read More
Regulators in the U.S. and EU have paved the way for a new treatment approach to treat chronic hepatitis C, clearing highly anticipated new drugs from Gilead Sciences and Janssen/Medivir. Read More
Amgen’s first long-term trial for its next-generation heart drug evolocumab has shown positive results, heating up the race to develop the emerging class of drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. Read More
The FDA is investigating reports that emergency contraceptives such as Teva’s Plan B One-Step lose effectiveness in women over 165 lbs. and don’t work at all for women over 175 lbs. Based on its review, labeling changes for the drugs may be forthcoming. Read More
Finalized guidance on preclinical considerations for gene and cellular therapies, posted Monday, reiterates the agency’s position that sponsors should focus on five objectives in preclinical trials. Read More