Cancer

Mar 30, 2021

Bright Peak Therapeutics, Ajinomoto Collaborates to Create Novel Immunocytokines Bright Peak Therapeutics has announced a research and licensing collaboration with Ajinomoto to incorporate AJICAP,  Ajinomoto Co.’s proprietary site-specific bioconjugation technology, for the development of Bright Peak Immuno...

Jan 12, 2021

Medivir, IGM Biosciences enters into an exclusive licensing agreement for Birinapant Medivir AB has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with IGM Biosciences to receive global, exclusive development rights for Birinapant. Birinapant is a clinical-stage SMAC mimetic that degrades Inhibitors of Apoptosis ...

Dec 22, 2020

Servier Acquires Agios' Cancer Portfolio in a USD 2 Billion Deal The year is a prime witness of pricey deals and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry. To leave its mark, another player decided to hop onto the list. French drugmaker Servier has announced the acquisition of the Oncology business of Agios Ph...

Nov 04, 2020

Bristol Myers' Experimental Psoriasis drug succeeds in late-stage study defeats rival Amgen's Otezla Bristol Myers' experimental psoriasis drug, deucravacitinib has outmarched Amgen's Otezla (apremilast) in the POETYK PSO-1 Phase III clinical trial in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. Deucravaci...

Jul 01, 2020

Over the past few decades Cancer has emerged as a major public health concern worldwide. Cancer is the second leading cause of deaths that takes place worldwide. Every sixth death is due to cancer, and in 2018 was estimated to be responsible for 9.6 million deaths. Costing people quality of lives and eventually lea...

Apr 24, 2020

Neoantigen based Personalized Cancer Therapeutic Vaccines Market is advancing owing to bioinformatics-technological advancements, improved diagnosis, and a strong pipeline. Cancer therapeutic vaccines, unlike prophylactic vaccines, form a therapeutic option for the late-stage cancer patients in which the body’...

Feb 24, 2020

The year 2016, around 48.5 million Americans older than 12 years, reported to be actively abusing prescription opioids or involved in illicit drug use, says CDC drug surveillance report. The toll has been increasing and is almost impossible to ignore. It is disheartening to note that between the period between 1999...

Feb 19, 2020

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading causes of death and health loss in people in the US. As per a study by the National Vital Statistics Report, every 37 seconds, one person dies of Cardiovascular diseases in the US.  Cardiovascular diseases also known as heart disease, encompasses a wide range...

Oct 10, 2019

The US FDA has approved Rybelsus (semaglutide) oral tablets to improve blood sugar in adult patients with Type II Diabetes. Rybelsus is an oral glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) receptor protein treatment which has been approved after 15 years of the approval first GLP-1 agonist. GLP-1 is a hormone found in insuffi...

Oct 03, 2019

Roche’s Genentech has presented positive Phase III results from the IMvigor130 study aimed at studying Tecentriq (atezolizumab) tested in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy. The drug, Tecentriq, combined with Pt-based chemotherapy showed a noteworthy improvement in patients with untreated advanced bla...