Colorectal Cancer

In the realm of cancer treatment, the development of targeted therapies has been nothing short of revolutionary. Among these advancements, EGFR inhibitors have emerged as a powerful weapon in the fight against certain types of cancer. EGFR, or Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, is a protein found on the surface of c...

Acoramidis Joins Bayer's Robust Lineup, Boosting Cardiology Solutions Bayer has obtained the exclusive rights to market acoramidis in Europe from Eidos Therapeutics Inc., BridgeBio International GmbH, and BridgeBio Europe B.V. Acoramidis, a highly potent and selective small molecule given orally, functions as a ...

Eisai Submits Marketing Authorization Application In Japan for Anticancer Agent Tasurgratinib For Biliary Tract Cancer With FGFR2 Gene Fusion Eisai Co., Ltd. has officially submitted a request for marketing authorization in Japan for tasurgratinib succinate, its internally developed tyrosine kinase inhibitor tar...

FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designations to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2+ Solid Tumors, Including mCRC ENHERTU® (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) has been granted two additional Breakthrough Therapy Designations (BTDs) in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastati...

Quest Introduced First-To-Market Consumer-Initiated Blood Test for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Assessment on Questhealth Website On July 31, 2023, Quest Diagnostics, a leader in diagnostic information services, announced the introduction of the AD-Detect™ Test for Alzheimer's Disease on questhealth.com – the first ...

Cancer is the world’s second leading cause of death. Every year, 10 million people die from cancer. Cancer kills 70% of people in low-to-middle-income countries. Cancer is estimated to cost the global economy USD 1.16 trillion per year. Millions of lives could be saved annually by implementing resource-appropriate ...

ENHERTU is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an anti-HER2 antibody and a cytotoxic topoisomerase I inhibitor. Three components make up this ADC:  A topoisomerase inhibitor that is covalently linked to, Humanized anti-HER2 IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) via, Tetrapeptide-based cleavable linker Rec...

FDA Approves Gilead Sciences’ Sunlenca Sunlenca, a Gilead Sciences therapy for people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV infection that only needs to be taken twice a year, has received FDA approval for the second time of asking. Sunlenca, which is based on the HIV capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, is intended to be...

FDA Approves Incyte’s Opzelura as First Vitiligo Therapy The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Incyte’s Opzelura cream 1.5% for the topical treatment of non-segmental vitiligo in adult and paediatric patients 12 years of age and older. With this approval, Opzelura is the first and only FDA-approved...

Colorectal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the colon or the rectum. Colorectal Cancer is the third most lethal and fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the world. In 2020, nearly 2 million new cases were expected, with approximately 1 million deaths across the globe....