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Sep 18, 2019

Recently the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended the use of Ibsrela (tenapanor), for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. A 50 mg, twice daily oral pill, Ibsrela is a small molecule that acts locally in the gastrointestinal tract to inhibit the sodium-hydrogen...

Sep 17, 2019

AlivaMab Discovery Services (ADS) has announced an antibody discovery agreement against multiple targets with Janssen Research & Developments. AlivaMab, a pharmaceutical providing fully human therapeutic antibody discovery services, will render its therapeutic antibody candidates, its clinical expertise and...

Aug 08, 2024

More than a dozen companies have shifted their focus toward the development of HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer drugs. Some of them are Regor Therapeutics, Seagen Inc., CytomX Therapeutics, Taizhou EOC Pharma, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group, AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Tyme, Inc., Seagen Inc.,...

Aug 08, 2024

HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer is the most prevalent form of breast cancer. This type accounts for a higher percentage among all breast cancers. Hormone receptors are proteins that receive hormone signals and cue the cancer cells to grow. If breast cancer cells get signals from the hormone estrogen that could promote tumo...

Sep 12, 2019

Mallinckrodt has announced to sell its Canadian drug manufacturing BioVectra Inc. to a Miami-based private equity firm, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital for approximately USD 250 Million. The agreement included a fixed amount of USD 175 Million, with an upfront amount of USD 135 Million, a long term payment of US...

Sep 11, 2019

Regenerative medicine is an innovative approach to regrow and repair the damaged cells, tissues or organs. The process involves the regeneration of the lost body cells by stimulating the body’s own immune system. Regenerative medicine includes a group of biomedically engineered approaches that uses therapeutic stem...

Sep 10, 2019

Daiichi Sankyo announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) of DS-8201 to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). DS-8201 [fam-] trastuzumab deruxtecan), is an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designed to deliver cytotoxic chemotherapy to cancer cells via a human epiderma...

Sep 09, 2019

Recently, the US FDA has approved a new drug therapy to treat adults with interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis or scleroderma, called SSc-ILD. Ofev (nintedanib) capsules, the drug developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, has shown efficacy in slowing down the rate of decline in pul...

Aug 08, 2024

Breast cancer is not a single disease leading to abnormal cell division in breast tissues. Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Each year, it affects over 2 million women globally and is the most significant cause of death among women.  According to DelveInsight’s estimates, there were aro...

Sep 05, 2019

Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently has announced the acquisition of Semma Therapeutics for USD 950 million in cash. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, aimed at creating therapies for life-threatening diseases, like cystic fibrosis, has signed a definitive agreement with Semma therapeutics, working to bring in the Healthcare ...