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MaxiVAX Crafts New Approach To Cancer Vaccines

 
• By John Davis

The Swiss biotech is advancing its novel cancer vaccine strategy into the clinic, using encapsulated cells releasing GM-CSF to boost the immune response to killed cancer cells, following analysis of why some other approaches to cancer vaccines have not been particularly successful.

The Geneva-based biotech MaxiVAX SA is aiming to develop a new approach to administering therapeutic cancer vaccines and boosting their effects that builds on lessons learnt from more than 20 years of disappointing results by other researchers in this field.

“Twenty years ago we thought antigenic tumor peptides were the answer, the magic bullet, but it appears researchers are still...

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Lerodalcibep And First Generic Palbociclib Among 10 New EMA Filings

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Lerodalcibep and palbociclib are among the latest new drugs that the European Medicines Agency has started to review for potential EU marketing authorization.

HTA Expert Warns Of Escalating Measures If Pharma Fails To Tame Prices

 
• By Francesca Bruce

Too many “uninformative” drug trials fail to justify the excessively high prices of many medicines, while there is too much evidentiary uncertainty in European pricing and reimbursement systems, warned Anja Schiel from Norway’s NOMA.

Kisunla Back In The Spotlight As EMA Reconsiders Alzheimer’s Drug Rejection

 
• By Eliza Slawther

It appears that the European Medicines Agency is making progress on its re-examination of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Kisunla, following an initial rejection in March based on safety concerns.

EU Tests Unified Pathway For Combined Drug/IVD Studies

 
• By Vibha Sharma

The EU is testing a groundbreaking “all-in-one” process for reviewing combined drug and diagnostic trials via a single application for coordinated assessment.

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US FDA’s CoGenT Pilot At Risk? Project Orbis Success May Not Save Cell/Gene Therapy Initiative

 
• By Bridget Silverman

Despite following the path of the popular Project Orbis, the cell and gene therapy international collaborative review pilot is being reconsidered by the FDA's new management.

HTA Expert Warns Of Escalating Measures If Pharma Fails To Tame Prices

 
• By Francesca Bruce

Too many “uninformative” drug trials fail to justify the excessively high prices of many medicines, while there is too much evidentiary uncertainty in European pricing and reimbursement systems, warned Anja Schiel from Norway’s NOMA.

Kisunla Back In The Spotlight As EMA Reconsiders Alzheimer’s Drug Rejection

 
• By Eliza Slawther

It appears that the European Medicines Agency is making progress on its re-examination of Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s disease drug Kisunla, following an initial rejection in March based on safety concerns.