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Rapid Growth in Global Development of Cancer Cellular Immunotherapies Highlighted by Latest Report from Cancer Research Institute and GlobalData

A new report, published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, reveals that the cellular immunotherapy landscape continues to expand, with 472 more cellular therapies in development now than one year ago Of all cellular therapies, preclinical and Phase 1 development of allogeneic (off-the-shelf) therapies increased the most from last year Natural killer cells are being investigated in […]
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Pharmaceutical software development less disrupted by COVID-19

Pharmaceutical software development has been less impacted by the COVID-19 crisis as it facilitates remote working and already had group collaboration tools and software processes in place to facilitate this type of work, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.  Johanna Swanson, Product Manager at GlobalData, comments: “Numerous Software development systems have adopted a more […]
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Leronlimab shows promise as a treatment for COVID-19

CytoDyn’s Leronlimab is a promising candidate for the treatment of COVID-19 and is currently forecast by GlobalData to have global peak sales of $747m in 2026 – putting it in second place after remdesivir, according to the current GlobalData sales forecast for COVID-19. Leronlimab is behind remdesivir in GlobalData’s estimates as remdesivir has emergency use authorization, […]
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COVID-19 pandemic could improve treatment access for opioid use disorder

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the treatment access for opioid use disorder (OUD) may increase; Philippa Salter, Neurology Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Despite the availability of multiple effective treatment options for managing OUD, key opinion leaders interviewed by GlobalData highlighted that there are many barriers […]
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Sunovian’s novel sublingual formulation will address major unmet need in highly competitive Parkinson’s treatment market

Following the recent news that Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Kynmobi (apomorphine), a novel sublingual film for the acute treatment of OFF episodes in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD); Sarah Elsayed, Pharma Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view on the opportunities and challenges […]
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Label update to encourage prescription of anti-diabetic drugs outside the SGLT-2 inhibitor class

Following the FDA’s safety review on sodium glucose-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, a label update was issued stating that patients undergoing any scheduled surgery should discontinue treatment up to 3-4 days in advance of surgery. This label update is expected to influence physician decisions, encouraging the prescription of anti-diabetic drugs outside the SGLT-2 inhibitor class, according to GlobalData, a […]
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Patients treated for hospital delirium will increase due to COVID-19

An estimated 70–80% of ventilated patients will experience ICU delirium, which causes patients to enter a confused state and can lead to long-term cognitive impairments and memory deficits. GlobalData, therefore, expects to see an increase in the administration of pharmacological treatments for ICU delirium as the COVID-19 outbreak continues. Johanna Swanson, Product Manager at GlobalData comments: […]
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Ibudilast clinical trial launched for ARDS in COVID-19

Yale University launched a clinical trial of ibudilast (MN-166) to assess it as a treatment for COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a cause of death in COVID-19 patients. The drug has anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects and suppresses the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. It has approval in Japan for the treatment of asthma, […]
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Alexion’s Soliris and Ultomiris for COVID-19 may have cost issues

Alexion is investigating monoclonal antibody treatments Soliris (eculizumab) and Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) as potential therapeutics for COVID-19. While these drugs have established safety data, they both have prophylactic antibiotic administration requirements to prevent meningococcal disease during treatment. Johanna Swanson, Product Manager at GlobalData, comments: “Both of these drugs are expensive at $500,000 and $458,000 a year […]
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COVID-19 is causing childhood vaccination rates to plummet, says GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a decrease in childhood vaccinations as preventative care was disrupted by the pandemic. The lack of vaccination could lead to another public healthcare crisis as diseases kept in check by vaccinations could have an outbreak, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company’. Natasha Karim, MPH, Managing Epidemiologist at GlobalData, comments: […]
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University of Oxford vaccine showed no signs of worsening COVID-19 symptoms

The University of Oxford has reported positive findings from preclinical animal studies of its potential COVID-19 vaccine ChAdOx1, which involved nine rhesus macaques. The vaccine is currently undergoing human trials as they were performed concurrently with animal testing in order to fast track vaccine development. Johanna Swanson, Product Manager at GlobalData, comments: “The University of Oxford’s […]
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Antidepressant fluvoxamine could treat COVID-19

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine are now conducting a clinical trial of antidepressant drug fluvoxamine, as a potential treatment for the ‘cytokine storm’ associated with COVID-19. If found effective, this selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) could be rapidly made available to patients as it is already globally marketed and has a known safety record, […]
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Moderna’s and Inovio’s Phase III COVID-19 trials face operational obstacles

Following the announcement of Moderna’s interim data for its Phase I COVID-19 vaccine trial; Reynald Castañeda, Pharma Writer for the Investigative News team at GlobalData, offers his view: “Moderna’s registrational trial will face substantial operational challenges, despite having a low success bar for efficacy. Moderna, which stocks shot up almost 30% premarket in reaction to today’s […]
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COVID-19’s effect will boost infectious disease drug approvals and present opportunities to CMOs

In response to the global pandemic, biopharma companies have put a renewed emphasis on finding treatments for infectious diseases, including COVID-19 and other infectious diseases overall. In early May, there were 312 novel pipeline drugs for COVID-19, of which 11 were in Phase III trials, according to GlobalData’s Drugs database. Adam Bradbury, Associate Analyst at GlobalData […]
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COVID-19 pandemic and opioid use disorder epidemic could impact and worsen each other

COVID-19 pandemic and opioid use disorder (OUD) are intersecting and worsening each other, demanding a rapid response to correct the underlying factors, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Arunkumar NV, Epidemiologist at GlobalData, comments “Impaired psychosocial wellbeing, due to unstable socio-economic situations and disrupted opioid addiction treatment schedules, will cause an increasing wave […]
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COVID-19 clinical trials exhibit encouraging results, says GlobalData

With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths increasing with each passing day, the need for a therapeutic or a vaccine for the pandemic intensifies. Currently, 21 ongoing COVID-19 clinical trials have reported interim results, out of which 16 showed positive early results, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Scotty Chung-Siu, Senior Analyst […]
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More than half of all age-related macular degeneration cases go undiagnosed

In the nine major pharmaceutical markets (9MM*), less than half of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) cases were diagnosed in 2019 in adults aged 50 years and older, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The company’s latest report, ‘Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Epidemiology Forecast to 2028’, revealed that Japan and China experienced the most […]
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