J&J begins phase 3 ENSEMBLE Covid-19 vaccine trial for JNJ-78436735
ENSEMBLE Covid-19 vaccine trial : Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has launched a multi-nation phase 3 trial called ENSEMBLE for its JNJ-78436735 Covid-19 vaccine candidate (Ad26.COV2.S), which is being developed by its subsidiary – Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The US healthcare giant said that the ENSEMBLE vaccine trial has been initiated following positive interim results from its […]
DKd regiment FDA approval for multiple myeloma : Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson and Amgen have been granted an expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the DKd regimen comprising the former’s DARZALEX (daratumumab) and the latter’s Kyprolis (carfilzomib) plus dexamethasone for the treatment of multiple myeloma. The approval […]
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J&J acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals : US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has signed a $6.5 billion deal to acquire Momenta Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which is focused on developing drugs for the treatment of rare immune-mediated diseases. As per the terms of the all-cash transaction, shareholders of Momenta Pharmaceuticals […]
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said that its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical has agreed to manufacture and supply 100 million doses of its SARS-CoV-2 investigational vaccine Ad26.COV2.S to the US government, in a deal worth more than $1 billion. The Janssen Covid-19 vaccine candidate will be supplied either after approval by the US Food and Drug Administration […]
Continue reading …Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine targeted to be launched in early 2021
March 31, 2020 No Comment
Johnson & Johnson said that it has selected a lead coronavirus vaccine candidate from constructs it has been working on since the start of this year, which it aims to bring it to the market in early 2021 through emergency use authorization. The company, in this connection, said that its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical has significantly […]
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Janssen Biotech acquisition of bermekimab: Janssen Biotech, a Janssen Pharmaceutical Company of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to acquire all rights to bermekimab, an investigational compound for certain skin disorders, from XBiotech, in a deal worth up to $1.35 billion, as per the latest pharma acquisition news. Bermekimab, which is an anti-IL-1alpha monoclonal antibody (mAb), […]
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Stelara FDA approval for ulcerative colitis treatment : The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has bagged approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Stelara (ustekinumab) for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Considered to be a serious, chronic and progressive immune-mediated inflammatory disease of the large intestine, […]
Continue reading …Janssen bags Xarelto FDA approval to prevent blood clots in acutely ill patients
October 18, 2019 No Comment
Xarelto FDA approval : The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xarelto (rivaroxaban) for the prevention of venous thromboembolism or blood clots in acutely ill medical patients. The latest approval for the drug is for the treatment of blood clots in hospitalized […]
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Ponesimod OPTIMUM trial results : Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical said that the phase 3 OPTIMUM clinical trial evaluating ponesimod yielded positive results compared to Aubagio (teriflunomide) in adults having relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS). The OPTIMUM clinical trial, which enrolled 1,133 participants, assessed the efficacy and safety of the selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1P1) modulator […]
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Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceutical said that its IL-23 p19 inhibitor TREMFYA (guselkumab) met the primary endpoints of American College of Rheumatology 20% improvement (ACR20) in two phase 3 trials in adults with active psoriatic arthritis. Safety profiles observed for guselkumab in the two trials – DISCOVER 1 and 2 were in line with its […]
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