HONG KONG – South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved an additional indication for CT-P59, Incheon-based Celltrion Inc.’s anti-COVID-19 monoclonal antibody.
Astrazeneca plc said it has received about $486 million from the U.S. government to support the development and supply of a long-acting antibody combination under evaluation for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Phase III trials of the candidate, AZD-7442, are slated to begin later this month, the company told BioWorld. One trial will enroll more than 6,000 adults for the prevention of COVID-19 with additional trials set to enroll about 4,000 adults for the treatment of the infection, the Cambridge, U.K.-based company said.
LONDON – The first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection in the U.S. has been reported, with a patient testing positive for two distinct SARS-CoV-2 strains within 48 days, while testing negative in between contracting the two infections.
The latest global regulatory news, changes and updates affecting biopharma, including: ICER cost models going global; Canada prepares for ICH Q12; HHS partners on Lyme innovation.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Alexion, Avenue, Astrazeneca, Celltrion, Gannex, Immunomedics, Oncopeptides, Oxular.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Altimmune, Antengene, Auravax, Bausch, Cstone, Curon, Eyenovia, Hitgen, Innocan, Ligand, Novabay, Pfizer, Rhizen, Wuxi.
As clinical trials, halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, begin to resume and biopharma companies find workarounds to keep the research going, activity in phase I, II and III studies picked up by more than 40% in September.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Apellis, Bold, Caladrius, CSL, Emergent, Gilead, Grifols, Pfizer, Rigel, Sobi, Sumitomo Dainippon, Takeda, University of Oxford.
The ongoing pandemic brought about several challenges for investors looking for the next big thing, but some areas still have experienced growth. Experts addressed this topic and other issues during a panel discussion Oct. 6 at the Cleveland Clinic’s 2020 Medical Innovation Summit.
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