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The need for preclinical testing expertise is growing as molecular complexity increases.

POINT is a radiopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of clinical and preclinical-stage radioligand therapies in development for the treatment of cancer.

The company is currently developing EVX-101 as an adjunctive treatment for MDD due to patients experiencing an inadequate response to first-line antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors SNRIs.

There are many promising trials in the pipeline that may bring big news for major therapeutic areas.

The expanded operations will also support the start of proline/alanine/serine (PAS)-nomacopan clinical trials in geographic atrophy (GA).

The initial collaboration between the two companies began in 2017 with an extension announced in 2021.

The partnership is an extension of the collaboration from AbbVie and Scripps Research that was formed in 2019, according to the press release.

The document builds on key concepts outlined in ICH E8(R1) General Considerations for Clinical Studies.

clonoSEQ Assay is authorized by FDA for MRD assessment in lymphoid malignancies and is highly accurate, sensitive, and standardized compared to other technologies used for disease burden assessment.

The efficacy data across multiple clinical endpoints and a favorable safety profile support the potential of AMB-05X as a best-in-class therapy for the treatment of TGCT regardless of surgical resectability.

The merged company will operate under the name Ayala Pharmaceuticals and will target the development and commercialization of Ayala’s lead program, AL102, for the treatment of desmoid tumors.

Additionally, 89 human medicines have been recommended for approval by the EMA, and the organization also analyzed a new vaccine against dengue and two diabetes treatments that address important public health issues outside the EU.

In addition, the Clinical Trials Regulation is set to become a single-entry point for sponsors and regulators in January 2023 for the submission and assessment of all new clinical trials.

The decision to move forward in Phase III development stems from the threat of resistance to current malaria treatment growth.

CellVax Therapeutics has selected Theragent, a new CDMO, to manufacture clinical trial material for a new Phase II prostate cancer immunotherapy drug candidate.

Regulatory officials are addressing challenges in ensuring that clinical data can be relied on in making regulatory decisions.

New guidance from FDA and legislation from Congress promote clinical trial diversity.

Under the two-year task order, ATCC will continue to support the DCEG MEAS program in receiving, processing, storing, analyzing, and distributing clinical specimens from different cancer types.

Huma has acquired AstraZeneca’s digital health platform, and AstraZeneca has become a shareholder of Huma in a partnership to accelerate digital-first patient care.

Optimizing the use of partners for clinical trials depends on selecting the right contractor.

Capacity concerns and regulatory compliance considerations will drive the decision about outsourcing the manufacture of clinical trial materials.

FDA officials and their scientific advisors have come down hard on clinical development programs that rely on study results from a single foreign country, instead of from multi-regional trials following harmonized R&D standards.

Under the expanded agreement with Agios, Centogene will provide global clinical trial support for thalassemia and sickle cell diseases.

The CRO market will see greater consolidation by both financial buyers looking to consolidate smaller players and larger CRO players wanting to expand into value-added specialty service areas.

The added capabilities include clinical-scale sachet and blister packaging for clinical trial pharmaceuticals and a relationship with a European Union Qualified Person for its CTS offerings.

The agency has published multiple guidance documents and policy initiatives for updating and advancing the clinical research process.

Contract packaging organizations packaging biologic drugs for clinical trials use technologies that meet the unique requirements of each study.

FDA is threatening enforcement action against a clinical trial sponsor that has ignored requirements to post study results on the ClinicalTrials.gov website.

SGS is supporting Selecta Biosciences and Asklepios BioPharmaceutical with the Phase I dose-escalation trial of SEL-3999, an AAV8 vector capsid containing no transgene with ImmTOR.

Basic principles of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling and its impact in streamlining the drug development process are reviewed.