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Therapy Area

This page shows the latest Therapy Area news and features for those working in and with pharma, biotech and healthcare.

Roche’s Soliris rival satralizumab scores in phase 3 study

Therapy has been filed in US and Europe with decisions expected in 2020. ... Amgen has interest in the therapy area due to a biosimilar version of Soliris that it has advanced into clinical testing,.

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GSK boosts outlook thanks to strong respiratory and vaccine sales

New launches for respiratory products Nucala (mepolizumab) and Trelegy (vilanterol/umeclidinium/ fluticasone furoate) helped boost revenues in this area, bringing in £203m and £139m respectively. ... This reflects the growing competition from rival
AZ’s Imfinzi combo scores in front-line lung cancer

the competitive therapy area. . ... It did not result in increased discontinuation of therapy. “The POSEIDON trial provides evidence of the efficacy of Imfinzi in patients with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.
Novartis grows in Q3 thanks to stellar performance of key drugs

A number of key drugs led the growth, with impressive sales in the respective therapy areas. ... Novartis has also been facing increasing competition in this therapy area, from the likes of Eli Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance and AstraZeneca’s
Gilead poaches Genentech-exec Merdad Parsey for its new CMO

The Genentech exec will be no stranger to immuno-oncology, which is of special interest for Gilead and is a therapy area that the company has recently turned its focus on. ... Although the company’s first CAR-T therapy Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel)
J&J pledges $500m investment into HIV and tuberculosis R&D

The company’s pharma unit, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has a strong stake in both therapy areas, and plans to establish a dedicated team to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of novel ... In the TB therapy area, J&J will work with partners

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Latest Intelligence

Understanding the patient journey

By investigating the current landscape that patients face in a particular therapy area, and how they are using existing services supplied by competitors, you can understand what the shortfalls or gaps
Breaking from tradition - social media at medical congresses

chosen therapy area (see, for example, hashtags such as #meded, #foamed and #hcsm). ... Consider the role of partners, whether Digital Opinion Leaders (those HCPs who are actively influencing the conversation within a therapy area), research organisations
The handover: Pfizer reshapes itself for a new era

The therapy area is dominated by Merck’s Keytruda, BMS’ Opdivo and Roche’s Tecentriq, but Pfizer is hoping that combinations such as its own Inlyta and Bavencio can help it ... It has gene therapy deals with Spark in haemophilia and with Sangamo in
Trust me, I’m from pharma

The pioneering companies are those who are not focused simply on selling their drugs – they are committed to a therapy area, committed to the experts and, fundamentally, committed to the patients.
Developing advocacy in the pharmaceutical industry

But if you or your company is new to a therapy area, you may wish to use KOL profiling or mapping to help identify the right candidates.

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Latest appointments

Immunocore names new CEO, Nanoform adds to commercial team and Verona hires CMO

She then moved on to global project leadership and portfolio management for early development projects, before moving into late stage clinical development in the respiratory therapy area, contributing to Nucala, Incruse,
Concept Life Sciences adds to its scientific and commercial team

With over 17 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr Donaldson was most recently director of biology in dermatology therapy area at GlaxoSmithKline.
Bedrock Communications strengthens operations

Strengthening the agency’s medical writing capability and therapy area expertise is new addition Emily Bell, who joins Bedrock as its principal medical writer and Sarah Cripps takes up the finance
Pfizer’s Alan Maine moves to Edelman

Maine, who previously served as head of policy and public affairs at Pfizer UK, was responsible for government affairs and market access policy development activity, covering both corporate and therapy area
Sam Agus takes up new role at Hansa Medical

With experience in medical strategy, multidisciplinary team leadership, medical marketing and clinical trial design, Agus’s therapy area expertise includes neurology, psychiatry, gastroenterology, women’s health and rare diseases.

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Making a difference with patient support

The answer lies in the methodology. The specific implementation of a PSP and its key deliverables will depend on the therapy area, the drug and the audience. ... What communication channels do patients in this area prefer? Well-executed PSPs offer a
Maloff Mosquito

Therapy area: OTC Products.
Diagnosing the lag in neuropsychiatric treatments

However, despite this huge unmet need, big pharma has reduced its investment in this area significantly during the past twenty years. ... Alongside the distressing impact of these disorders on patients, their carers and families, from a health economics
Good data is nothing without advocacy

Quality and quantity of relationships within the therapy area. Willingness to engage.
Curb your enthusiasm (if you want to impress)

It involves understanding your customers' unmet needs and unspoken concerns, spotting overlooked opportunities and 'hidden truths' about the brand or therapy area, and expressing those truths in a novel and arresting

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