FDA’s ODAC Deems Sotorasib’s Confirmatory Trial Too Troubled to Be Interpreted

Amgen’s open-label confirmatory study of its lung cancer drug Lumakras (sotorasib) had too many data integrity problems to effectively show that the drug is an improvement over the standard-of-care chemotherapy…

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FDAnews GMP Quality Management vSummit to Dovetail With Industry’s Hot Topics, Says Conference Lead

The issues the industry is grappling with these days dovetail perfectly with topics on tap at the GMP Quality Management Virtual Summit 2023 Oct. 11 and 12, according to Steve…

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Controversial Approval at Oncology AdComm for US WorldMeds’ DFMO for Pediatric Neuroblastoma

US WorldMeds got a 14-6 thumbs-up from FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee, supporting DFMO (difluoromethylornithine) to reduce the risk of relapse in children in remission after multifaceted treatment for high-risk…

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JAMA Study Highlights Increased Gastrointestinal Risks of Popular GLP-1 Agonists

A study published in JAMA showed that glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonists medications used for weight loss — Ozempic and Wegovy (both semaglutide) and Mounjaro (liraglutide) — come with increased risks…

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Patent Board Sides With Novo Nordisk on Semaglutide Challenge From Generic Maker Viatris

On Monday the U.S. Patent and Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) ruled that Novo Nordisk, maker of semaglutide, did not choose the “obvious” research road drug, thereby denying Mylan Pharmaceuticals…

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