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Heading into the first week after Memorial Day, which in the U.S. marks the typical beginning of summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a number of drug approvals on the calendar. Here’s a look.
Clinical trial updates not related to COVID-19 are on the upswing, partly because some companies are announcing trial information ahead of the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology virtual meeting being held at the end of the month. Here’s a look.
Earlier this week, Sanofi’s chief executive officer Paul Hudson indicated that the U.S. would have first access to its COVID-19 vaccine because of the significant financial support it is receiving from the U.S. government.
Sanofi and Regeneron are focusing on basal cell carcinoma treatment and their drug Libtayo is showing good results. The companies expect to make regulatory submissions this year.
There’s plenty of news related to clinical trials related to COVID-19, but it does seem to be drowning out non-COVID-19-related clinical trials. Here’s a look.
Sanofi and Regeneron halted a Phase III study of its checkpoint inhibitor Libtayo as a monotherapy treatment for advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer due to early signs of significant improvement in overall survival.
Despite the domination of the news cycle by the COVID-19 pandemic, quite a number of biopharma companies reported on non-COVID-19 clinical trials last week, although there remains plenty of ongoing trial news related to the pandemic. Here’s a look.
David Loew, head of Sanofi Pasteur, said U.S. approval of the vaccine is an important milestone in the fight against meningococcal meningitis, a serious global health challenge that can be fatal within 24 hours.
The company said the treatment significantly reduced disease activity as measured by magnetic resonance imaging.
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