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Other news to note for March 19, 2020

March 19, 2020
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aqualung, Arecor, Cyclica, Entos, Forma, Generex, Hoth, Lilly, Mateon, Nascent, Neurotheryx, Rocket, Roivant, Stabilitech.
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In the clinic for March 19, 2020

March 19, 2020
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Algernon, Bellus, Biondvax, Bioxcel, Cellphire, Genentech, GT Biopharma, ISA, Nantkwest, Novartis, Oramed, Pfizer, Phathom, Soligenix, TFF.
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Testing, testing

First repurposing trial for COVID-19 falls flat

March 19, 2020
By Anette Breindl
The first attempt at using existing drugs to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 has yielded disappointing results. In 200 hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, a 14-day regimen of twice-daily treatment with Kaletra/Aluvia (lopinavir/ritonavir, Abbvie Inc.) did not hasten recovery when added to the standard of care.
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Swabs among next rate-limiting factors on testing

Test makers say testing volume ramping up quickly despite concerns over reagents

March 19, 2020
By Mark McCarty
The U.S. capacity for SARS-CoV-2 testing is limited by several items, including the swabs used to collect patient specimens, but the supply of reagents has been front and center recently. Despite those concerns, several private test makers said they are quickly ramping up production, including Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., of Waltham, Mass., which said it has enough supplies of all types on hand to provide 2 million reactions per week, a volume that should increase to 5 million per week in April.
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Delays and interruptions: Coronavirus taking a toll on clinical trials

March 18, 2020
By Nuala Moran
LONDON – In the rush to test drugs against COVID-19, clinical trials in other indications are starting to be interrupted by the strains on health care systems and the fact that many potential patients are those most at risk from the effects of the novel coronavirus.
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FDA, drug developers grapple with COVID-19's impact on trials

March 18, 2020
By Michael Fitzhugh
With medical researchers across the globe adjusting to the far-reaching impacts of COVID-19, commercial and academic trialists are taking action to protect essential studies. Regulators, too, are now joining the effort in a more concerted way, with the FDA issuing new guidance for industry, investigators and institutional review boards on conducting clinical trials during the pandemic.
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U.S. flag and money

White House: Much more money needed to battle COVID-19

March 18, 2020
By Mari Serebrov
As the world goes to war with COVID-19, the U.S. is ripping open the purse strings to fund mobilization against both the coronavirus and the economic devastation it’s causing.
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Antiviral favipiravir effective against COVID-19, China says

March 18, 2020
By Michael Fitzhugh
Randomized trials of the broad-spectrum antiviral favipiravir, marketed as an anti-influenza treatment by Fujifilm Holdings Corp., have shown "obvious efficacy" against COVID-19, according to Zhang Xinmin, head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development.
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Regulatory front for March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting medical devices and technologies.
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Regulatory actions for March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020
Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Canon Medical, Quidel.
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