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Aug. 19, 2021

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Is U.S. COVID-19 booster ‘judgment call’ the right call?

The Biden administration’s rollout of a COVID-19 booster plan before the FDA has even approved a booster admittedly is a “judgment call,” U.S. health officials acknowledged Aug. 18. But rather than a judgment call, “the introduction of booster doses should be evidence-driven and targeted to the population groups in greatest need,” the World Health Organization advised in an interim statement issued a week before the White House COVID-19 Response Team’s announcement. Read More

Coherus, Junshi chalk phase III win with toripalimab combo in NSCLC

Coherus Biosciences Inc. and partner Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. Ltd. continued to build their case for the anti-PD-1 antibody toripalimab, popping the lid off positive interim data from the pivotal, combination phase III study called Choice-01 in first-line advanced squamous or non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Read More
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Persica primes trial for new approach to lower back pain

LONDON – Persica Ltd. is poised to take a new pharmaceutical approach to curing chronic lower back pain, after delivering positive data in a phase Ib study of an injectable antibiotic. The development rests on research showing that, as with stomach ulcers, chronic lower back pain is caused by localized bacterial infection. Read More
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As infections rise, COVID-19 usage of Actemra creates critical shortages

PERTH, Australia – As the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 sweeps across the globe, drugs like Roche Holding AG’s interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor Actemra (tocilizumab) are being used, often off-label, to treat serious cases of COVID-19. That usage, however, is resulting in serious drug shortages that may leave some without treatment options. Read More
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High viral loads found in people infected with Delta variant despite being vaccinated

LONDON – The latest data from the large-scale randomized U.K. COVID-19 infection survey confirm vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that is now dominant across the U.S., Europe and elsewhere in the world. Read More
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‘Not just the flu’ holds for SARS-CoV-2 long-term effects, too

When SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in 2020, with respiratory symptoms as the most obvious feature of infection, the most obvious comparison was to influenza. COVID-19, of course, was never just another flu. Read More
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Visus signs deal to develop extended-release eye drugs with Delsitech

Visus Therapeutics Inc. has expanded its ophthalmic drug portfolio, in-licensing investigational therapies for glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration from Cella Therapeutics LLC, which will be developed by Finland’s Delsitech Ltd. using its extended-release depot technology. Read More
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Illumina to wrap up Grail pickup despite impending FTC review

Illumina Inc.’s acquisition of cancer diagnostic specialist Grail Inc. is on go in a $7.1 billion transaction that is structured so that it can be unwound with limited impact on Illumina. However, a number of regulatory entities are closely scrutinizing the deal for a potential regulatory challenge, a fact of life that shaved nearly 10% off the value of the company’s shares in early Aug. 19 trading, and which could ultimately scuttle the transaction altogether. Read More
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China clarifies rules for registration and classification of drug-device combinations

An update from China’s NMPA clarifying registration requirements and classification methods for drug-device combination products has been welcomed by industry as the regulator seeks to keep pace with fast-moving developments in the sector. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Aug. 19, 2021

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry, including: Amo, Avacta, Bluesphere, Kempharm, Metriopharm, Nanoview, Neurophth, Otonomy, Therapeutic Solutions. Read More

Financings for Aug. 19, 2021

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Alloplex, Captura, Daewong, Hanall, Nrx, Pharmacyte. Read More

Other news to note for Aug. 19, 2021

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Alladapt, Coeptis, ICER, Kyan, Lantern, Plus, Vycellix and Vygen-Bio. Read More

Regulatory actions for Aug. 19, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Index, Kite, Paratek, Senhwa. Read More

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