People and Business News — 12/21

Despite the setback with the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee vote, GSK emphasizes the unmet need in multiple myeloma and highlights global momentum behind Blenrep combination approvals.

In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, David Nickerson, head of clinical quality management at EMD Serono; and Arlene Lee, director of product management, data quality & risk management solutions at Medidata, discuss the newest ICH E6(R3) GCP guidelines as well as how TransCelerate and ACRO have partnered to help stakeholders better acclimate to these guidelines.

Shipra Patel, global therapeutic area section head, endocrinology, global head, pediatrics, Parexel, explains how real-world data is helping researchers navigate gastrointestinal side effects, dose flexibility, and long-term tolerability in off-label GLP-1 use.

In the Phase III CARES trials, anselamimab did not meet the primary endpoint for advanced-stage AL amyloidosis, but a prespecified subgroup analysis revealed meaningful improvements in survival and cardiovascular outcomes.

Interim Phase IIb data from the SURVIVE trial support continued evaluation of SurVaxM, a survivin-targeting vaccine, in newly diagnosed glioblastoma and other tumor types.