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AstraZeneca In-Licenses New Suite Of COVID-19 Antibody Candidate(s)

AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) moved to bolster its COVID-19 portfolio of antibodies with a $157 million licensing deal for experimental therapies developed by newly-launched UK-based biotech, RQ Biotechnology Ltd. In addition to the initial sum, AstraZeneca will pay possible royalty payments as part of the exclusive license to develop pre-clinical COVID antibodies engineered by RQ…

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AstraZeneca's Combination Inhaler Shines In Phase 3 Asthma Trial

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) posted full results from the positive MANDALA Phase 3 trial of PT027, an albuterol/budesonide fixed-dose combination rescue medication in patients with asthma. The data exhibited that PT027 at two different strengths of budesonide demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the risk of a severe exacerbation versus albuterol rescue. Compared with…

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Almost 400M COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Lost Due To Emergent's Baltimore Plant Fiasco

According to a recent report from the US House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) might have destroyed nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after failing to meet quality standards. Initially, 75 million - 85 million doses of drug substance were said to be destroyed after contamination. "Despite major…

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Sanofi-AstraZeneca Say New Nirsevimab Data Reinforce Efficacy Against RSV

Sanofi SA (NASDAQ: SNY) and AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ: AZN) have announced results from a prespecified pooled analysis of nirsevimab in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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FDA Approval For AstraZeneca - Daiichi's Enhertu Expands To Earlier Use In Metastatic Breast Cancer

The FDA has approved AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo's (OTC:DSKYF) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The approval covers patients who have received a prior anti-HER2-based regimen either in the metastatic setting or in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting and have developed disease recurrence during or within…

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The Daily Biotech Pulse: FDA Approves Bristol Myers' Oral Heart Disease Drug, European Approval For Merck's Keytruda, Genocea Restructures, Zymeworks' Takeover Bid

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours.

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AstraZeneca Clocks Q1 COVID Vaccine Sales Of $1.2B, Keeps Overall FY22 Outlook

AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) total revenue jumped 60% Y/Y at CER to $11.39 billion in Q1 FY22, beating the consensus of $10.99 billion. The growth reflects the contribution of the Alexion medicines and several Vaxzevria contracts that are expected to complete the delivery by half year 2022. Core EPS came in at $1.89,…

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Daiichi Sankyo - AstraZeneca's Enhertu Receives Third Breakthrough Therapy Tag In Breast Cancer

The FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to Daiichi Sankyo (OTC:DSKYF) and AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) Enhertu (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) for unresectable or metastatic HER2 low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-negative) breast cancer. The designation covers patients who have received a prior systemic therapy in the metastatic setting or developed disease recurrence during or within six months…

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AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Antibody Provides Protection For At Least Six Months In High-Risk Individuals

AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) shared detailed results from the PROVENT Phase 3 pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) trial of Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab), formerly AZD7442. The data showed that Evusheld reduced the risk of developing symptomatic COVID-19 by 77% in the primary analysis and 83% in the six-month follow-up analysis, compared to placebo. There were no…

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Daiichi Sankyo - AstraZeneca's Enhertu Receives Priority Review In US For Lung Cancer

The FDA has accepted for review AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) - Daiichi Sankyo's (OTC:DSNKY) supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) setting. The application covers unresectable or metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have a HER2 (ERBB2) mutation and who have received prior systemic therapy. The application has also been…

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Japan's Health Ministry Panel OKs Approval Of Novavax's COVID-19 Vaccine: Report

Japan's health ministry panel authorized a plan to approve Novavax Inc's (NASDAQ:NVAX) COVID-19 vaccine, which is set to be the fourth such vaccine to be approved in Japan. It will be available for first and second shots with an interval of three weeks. The Novavax product is a recombinant protein vaccine that uses…

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AstraZeneca Bets $25M On Preclinical Bispecific Antibody

Harbour BioMed has announced a global out-license agreement with AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ:AZN) for CLDN18.2xCD3 bispecific antibody (HBM7022). HBM7022 is a novel bispecific antibody generated from HBM's HCAb Based Immune Cell Engagers (HBICE) Platform. HBM7022 is currently in the preclinical stage, which crosslinks tumor cells and T cells by targeting a tumor-associated antigen (Claudin18.2) and…

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AstraZeneca's Ultomiris Shows Sustained Improvements In Functional Activities In Neuromuscular Disease

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) shared new and prolonged follow-up results from the Phase 3 CHAMPION-MG trial open-label extension (OLE) of Ultomiris (ravulizumab-cwvz) in generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Ultomiris demonstrated long-term efficacy, with improvements in activities of daily living, muscle strength, and quality of life sustained through 60 weeks. Ultomiris was also well tolerated throughout…

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AstraZeneca's Imfinzi Flunks In Late-Stage Advanced Cervical Cancer Study

AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) and chemoradiotherapy did not achieve the primary goal of improving survival in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. The Phase 3 study, dubbed "CALLA," tested progression-free survival of patients with the combination against chemoradiotherapy alone. "While the results were not what we hoped for, insights from the trial…

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AstraZeneca Mulls Ditching US Approval For Its COVID-19 Vaccine: FT

Citing AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ: AZN) head of research and development, the Financial Times reported that the Company

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Europe Kickstarts Reviewing AstraZeneca Application For Its COVID Antibody

European Medicines Agency has started reviewing AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) application for antibody-based COVID-19 therapy but gave no timeline for a conclusion. Infections from COVID-19 are still rising in parts of the world, including Europe. On Tuesday, China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections, with new cases more than doubling from a…

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Europe begins reviewing application for AstraZeneca COVID drug

Europe's drug regulator said on Tuesday it had begun reviewing AstraZeneca Plc's application for antibody-based COVID-19 therapy, a key step towards approval of the treatment in the region, but gave no timeline for a conclusion.

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FDA Declines To Approve AstraZeneca's Asthma Treatment For Chronic Nasal Condition

The FDA has declined to approve AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:AZN) asthma medicine, Fasenra (benralizumab), to treat chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, a condition characterized by benign growths that cause pain and stuffiness. The FDA has issued a complete response letter following AstraZeneca's application to extend the use of Fasenra and requested additional clinical data…

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AstraZeneca-Sanofi's Nirsevimab Shows 75% Efficacy Against RSV In Healthy Infants

AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN) and Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY) have shared detailed results from the MELODY Phase 3 trial evaluating nirsevimab in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The data showed that a single dose of nirsevimab met the primary efficacy endpoint reducing the incidence of medically attended lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV by 74.5% compared to…

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AstraZeneca, GSK's COVID-19 Therapies Lose Efficacy Against Omicron's Subvariants

The FDA authorized an increased dose in the case of AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ:

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Blood Clot Risk After First AstraZeneca COVID-19 Shot Very Small - UK Study Shows

A large study into rare blood clots linked with AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ: AZN) COVID-19 vaccine found

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Exclusive-Short AstraZeneca shelf life complicates COVID vaccine rollout to world's poorest

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Short AstraZeneca Shelf Life Complicates COVID Vaccine Rollout to World’s Poorest

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters. It is the latest headache to plague the COVAX vaccine-sharing project, co-led by the WHO and aimed at getting…

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Why Are AstraZeneca Shares Trading Higher Today

Adding AstraZeneca Plc's (NASDAQ: AZN) Lynparza to Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) Zytiga (abiraterone) extended the time to live without disease progression in patients with newly diagnosed

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US FDA Advisers Say More Data Needed for Cancer Drug Tested in China

A panel of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday voted to recommend that Innovent Biologics Inc and Eli Lilly and Co be required to conduct a trial of their lung cancer drug that is applicable to the US population. Data submitted to the FDA for…

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