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ISTH: new data highlight innovation from Sanofi's pipeline in rare diseases

World Pharma News - Fri, 06/06/2025 - 10:00
New data from 18 abstracts, including five oral presentations, will be presented at the 33rd congress of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) in Washington D.C., US from June 21 to 25, 2025, highlighting Sanofi as a leader in hemophilia committed to rare blood diseases. Data to be presented expand on the potential of rilzabrutinib to address the underlying immune dysregulation of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and strengthen Sanofi as a leader in hemophilia with ALTUVIIIO and the newly launched Qfitlia, aimed at providing more treatment options to help improve patients' lives.

Fighting myeloma with fiber: Plant-based diet offers promise

World Pharma News - Thu, 06/05/2025 - 10:00
Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a high-fiber plant-based diet could benefit patients at risk for developing multiple myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer. The study showed that the diet was not only feasible and well-received but also improved several factors that could potentially delay the progression of precancerous conditions that can lead to multiple myeloma.

Collaborations result in antibiotic resistance breakthrough

World Pharma News - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 10:00
University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have been part of two groundbreaking studies in the battle against drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis.

Co-author on both studies, Dr Matthew McNeil, of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, describes tuberculosis as a "massive public health problem" that is challenging to solve.

Tea, berries, dark chocolate and apples could lead to a longer life span

World Pharma News - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 10:00
New research has found that those who consume a diverse range of foods rich in flavonoids, such as tea, berries, dark chocolate, and apples, could lower their risk of developing serious health conditions and have the potential to live longer.

The study was led by a team of researchers from Queen's University Belfast, Edith Cowan University Perth (ECU), and the Medical University of Vienna.

Application of machine learning in drug side effect prediction: databases, methods and challenges

World Pharma News - Mon, 06/02/2025 - 10:00
Understanding and preventing drug side effects holds a profound influence on drug development and utilization, profoundly impacting patients' physical and mental well-being. Traditional artificial drug experimentation methods are not only expensive but also time-consuming, rendering comprehensive testing a challenging task.

DeepSeek-R1 offers promising potential to accelerate healthcare transformation

World Pharma News - Fri, 05/30/2025 - 10:00
A joint research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) has published a perspective article in MedComm - Future Medicine. The article comprehensively evaluates DeepSeek-R1, a Chinese-developed open-source large language model (LLM), and its potential to transform the healthcare landscape.

Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) granted FDA Priority Review for the treatment of patients with HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer

World Pharma News - Thu, 05/29/2025 - 10:00
Bayer announced that the investigational compound sevabertinib (BAY 2927088) has been granted Priority Review status by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have activating human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/ERBB2) mutations and who have received a prior systemic therapy.[1] Sevabertinib is an oral, small molecule, tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI).

Researchers identify drug candidate for difficult-to-treat heart disease

World Pharma News - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 10:00
A study led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson's Sarver Heart Center identified a drug candidate that appears to reverse the progression of a type of heart failure in mouse models, which could lead to expanded treatment options for humans. The results were published in the journal Cell Metabolism.

Potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, other neurodegenerative conditions

World Pharma News - Tue, 05/27/2025 - 10:00
Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system.

While there is no treatment to control or manage these neurodegenerative conditions, investigators at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have identified a new and promising drug to treat AD.

Common antidepressants could help the immune system fight cancer

World Pharma News - Mon, 05/26/2025 - 10:00
A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to a new UCLA research study.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, significantly enhanced the ability of T cells to fight cancer and suppressed tumor growth across a range of cancer types in both mouse and human tumor models, the study, published in Cell, found.

Pfizer enters into exclusive licensing agreement with 3SBio

World Pharma News - Fri, 05/23/2025 - 10:00
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced it has entered into an exclusive global, ex-China, licensing agreement with 3SBio, Inc. (01530.HK), a leading Chinese biopharmaceutical company, for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of SSGJ-707, a bispecific antibody targeting PD-1 and VEGF, currently undergoing several clinical trials in China for non-small cell lung cancer, metastatic colorectal cancer, and gynecological tumors.

Candidate drug that boosts protective brain protein in mice has potential to treat Alzheimer's disease

World Pharma News - Thu, 05/22/2025 - 10:00
As researchers work to improve treatment of Alzheimer's disease, new research by UCLA Health identified a candidate drug that reduces levels of a toxic form of a protein in the brain caused by the disease and improved memory in mice by boosting production of a protective protein.

In a study published in the Nature journal npj Drug Discovery, UCLA Health researchers targeted the protein clusterin (CLU), which is crucial in preventing the build-up of amyloid-beta plaques and

Purdue center offers first comprehensive open access database of all clinically tested drugs

World Pharma News - Wed, 05/21/2025 - 10:00
Purdue University's College of Pharmacy is now home to the Center for Research Innovation in Biotechnology and the Clinical Drug Experience Knowledgebase (CDEK), a comprehensive database of every active pharmaceutical ingredient with evidence of clinical testing.

The center, or CRIB, is a collaborative effort between Purdue and Stony Brook universities.

Diabetes drug gives hope for new treatment for prostate cancer

World Pharma News - Tue, 05/20/2025 - 10:00
A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes may also be effective in slowing the progression of prostate cancer. This is shown by an international study in which researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have participated. The researchers have found that drugs that regulate a particular protein have a key role in reducing prostate cancer recurrence among diabetic patients.

Generative AI on track to shape the future of drug design

World Pharma News - Mon, 05/19/2025 - 10:00
Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have developed a novel method to make drug development faster and more efficient.

In a new paper, Xia Ning, lead author of the study and a professor of biomedical informatics and computer science and engineering at The Ohio State University, introduces DiffSMol, a generative AI model capable of generating realistic 3D structures of small molecules that can serve as promising drug candidates.

Head-to-head trial compares weight loss drugs

World Pharma News - Fri, 05/16/2025 - 10:00
Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. In the 72-week trial - led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and conducted with the University of Texas McGovern Medical School, the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, the University College Dublin and Eli Lilly

New research offers hope for diabetic neuropathy sufferers

World Pharma News - Thu, 05/15/2025 - 10:00
A phenomenon largely ignored since its discovery 100 years ago appears to be a crucial component of diabetic pain, according to new research from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS).

Findings from a new study, published in Nature Communications, suggest that cell clusters called Nageotte nodules are a strong indicator of nerve cell death in human sensory ganglia.

Drug to slow Alzheimer's well tolerated outside of clinical trial setting

World Pharma News - Wed, 05/14/2025 - 10:00
The Food and Drug Administration's approval in 2023 of lecanemab - a novel Alzheimer's therapy shown in clinical trials to modestly slow disease progression - was met with enthusiasm by many in the field as it represented the first medication of its kind able to influence the disease. But side effects - brain swelling and bleeding - emerged during clinical trials that have left some patients and physicians hesitant about the treatment.

HER3 re-emerges as a pivotal target in the fight against cancer

World Pharma News - Tue, 05/13/2025 - 10:00
A new publication shines a spotlight on HER3, a long-overlooked member of the ErbB receptor family, revealing its critical role in cancer progression and resistance to therapy. Once considered a passive player due to its weak kinase activity, HER3 is now recognized as a major contributor to the survival and spread of various solid tumors, including breast, lung, colorectal, pancreatic, and gynecologic cancers.

Mitochondrial DNA editing: A breakthrough in tackling neurodegenerative diseases

World Pharma News - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 10:00
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) editing has emerged as a revolutionary approach in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). As these diseases continue to impose a significant global health burden, the innovative use of mitochondrial gene editing offers a promising avenue to address their underlying causes. The dysfunction of mitochondria, triggered by mutations in mtDNA, is now recognized as a pivotal factor contributing to the development of several debilitating conditions,