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Apr 25, 2017

Samsung biosim nod sets J&J's Remicade up for tough fight Samsung Bioepis won FDA approval late Friday for its Remicade substitute, Renflexis (infliximab-abda), becoming the the second biosimilar to threaten that brand in the U.S. Not an unexpected event, and the launch isn’t expected until October because of bi...

Apr 24, 2017

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. It begins in lymphocytes present in lymph nodes of body parts such as neck or chest or under the arms. It widely spreads to the other lymph nodes and to other organs such as bone marrow, lungs, or liver. NHL is classified by World ...

Apr 21, 2017

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) are severe side effects of cancer treatment which makes a patient uncomfortable and has to be dealt properly as many patients delay their chemotherapy cycles/ refuse further treatment due to fear of future nausea and vomiting. It is classified as Anticipatory, Acute, D...

Apr 20, 2017

Prescription drug supply shortages fuel price hikes, new research shows According to research published by the New England Journal of Medicine and reported by the Wall Street Journal, shortages of prescription drug supplies in the U.S. in recent years resulted in price increases for some drugs. In 2014 and 2015, a ...

Apr 19, 2017

Loss of VHL and elevated expression of HIF transcription factors leads to reprogramming of tumour cell metabolism, enabling renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells to use carbons from glutamine-derived aspartate to drive pyrimidine biosynthesis. Now, researchers show that inhibition of glutamine availability decreases aspa...

Apr 18, 2017

Novartis gets second CAR-T candidate FDA ‘breakthrough’ tag As the battle between Swiss major Novartis and biotech rival Kite Pharma heats up to be the first to market a CAR-T cancer med, the Big Pharma has been handed its second FDA ‘breakthrough’ tag for its eagerly awaited JULIET trial. This latest label, which c...

Apr 17, 2017

BREXIT shook the whole world when United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the EU. After the vote, the country has been wrought in uncertainty related to political, regulatory and economic scenario. Brexit has led to deliberations regarding modified supply chain requirements, uncertain regulatory scenario, revised ...

Apr 13, 2017

Cancer, diabetes and eczema star in 2017 top-launch list Launch prognostications are getting more attention than ever as they come out with “Drugs to Watch” list, and the highlights of different drugs shows what might work this year. By 2021, some of the drugs in the list are expected to bring in $16 billion, shared...

Apr 12, 2017

Malaysia calls for phase 4 Dengvaxia study before considering full approval Already struggling to meet initial expectations, Sanofi Pasteur's dengue vaccine Dengvaxia will have to undergo phase 4 testing in Malaysia before the endemic country agrees to sign off on a full approval. Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical ...

Apr 11, 2017

Jason Sheltzer, a cancer biologist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, was on the hunt for genes involved in tumour growth. He and his colleagues planned to disable the MELK gene using the popular gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9, then look for changes that reduced the rate at which cancer cells multiply. The...