Pharma News

Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing small molecule therapeutics to treat diseases caused by dysfunctional protein processing, announced that it has successfully completed a key preclinical milestone in its collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas). The milestone, which triggered an undisclosed payment from Astellas, demonstrated that selective modulation of the Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) pathway in vitro is potentially an effective disease-modifying approach in the treatment of multiple diseases with few or no therapies currently available.

Shire plc, a leading global biotechnology company, announced the US launch of Vonvendi [von Willebrand factor (Recombinant)], the only recombinant treatment for adults living with von Willebrand disease (VWD).

Heron Therapeutics, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SUSTOL® (granisetron) extended-release injection. SUSTOL is a serotonin-3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonist indicated in combination with other antiemetics in adults for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately emetogenic chemotherapy (MEC) or anthracycline and cyclophosphamide (AC) combination chemotherapy regimens.

Coherus BioSciences, Inc. announced submission of the biologics license application (BLA) for CHS-1701, a pegfilgrastim (Neulasta®) biosimilar candidate, to U.S. FDA under the 351(k) pathway.   

[adsense:336x280:8701650588]

Coherus BioSciences, Inc. reported topline results from an ongoing Phase 3 clinical study of CHS-1420, an adalimumab (Humira®) biosimilar candidate. This study met its primary endpoint demonstrating similarity between CHS-1420 and Humira with respect to percentage of subjects achieving 75% improvement in psoriasis area and severity index (PASI-75) at Week 12. 

Alkermes plc announced that it has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a two-month dosing interval of ARISTADA® (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended-release injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia.

Pfizer Inc. announced the publication of a new post-hoc analysis of data from three studies of VYNDAQEL in patients with mild transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). The analysis, which included patients with the Val30Met mutation treated over varying periods of up to 5.5 years, showed that treatment with VYNDAQEL initiated during the early stage of the disease resulted in minimal neurological disease progression and in preservation of body weight, which often declines as the disease progresses. VYNDAQEL was well tolerated with no new safety signals observed.

Intec Pharma Ltd, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing drugs based on its proprietary Accordion Pill platform technology, announced the initiation of a new clinical development programme for its Accordion Pill platform with the two primary cannabinoids contained in Cannabis sativa.