COPD
Dec 22, 2023
Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression: Unveiling the Silent Threat
In recent years, the misuse and abuse of opioids have become a growing concern worldwide, with devastating consequences for public health. While the immediate dangers of opioid overdose are well-documented, a silent and potentially lethal complication often lurks in the shadows—opioid-induced respiratory depression...
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Nov 28, 2023
Dupixent Significantly Reduced COPD Exacerbations; Sosei Heptares to Regain Ownership of GSK4381406; AstraZeneca Gains Rights to Usynova’s KRAS Inhibitor; FDA Approvs OGSIVEO for Desmoid Tumors; Orphan Drug Designation for ARCT-032 for the Cystic Fibrosis; FDA Fast Track Designation for ADP101 for Food Allergies
Dupixent Significantly Reduced COPD Exacerbations In Second Positive Phase III Trial The latest trial for Dupixent (dupilumab) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), called NOTUS, has delivered promising results. It showed a significant 34% reduction in COPD exacerbations, confirming earlier positive f...
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Jun 22, 2023
Orthofix Launched WaveForm A; BD Entered into Agreement with STERIS; Surmodics’s SurVeil™ Drug-Coated Balloon; Cardio Flow Design’s 4D Flow MRI Blood Flow Analysis Software; Galvanize Therapeutics’s RheOx® System; AWAK and SGH’s Wearable Peritoneal Dialysis Device Trial
Orthofix Launched WaveForm A – 3D Printed Anterior Lumbar Interbody On June 19, 2023, Orthofix Medical Inc., a leading global spine and orthopedics company, launched WaveForm® A, an interbody for Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF) procedures. For the treatment of patients who require fusion due to degenerat...
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May 31, 2023
ATS 2023 Updates: Dupixent – A Ray of Hope For Moderate To Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
DUPIXENT has shown positive pivotal results for COPD, confirming the key role of IL-4 and IL-13 in type 2 inflammatory diseases. DUPIXENT has the potential to be the first biologic with unprecedented and paradigm-shifting clinical results to treat COPD, having demonstrated a statistically significant reduc...
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Apr 11, 2023
Ipsen’s Cabometyx Rejected by NICE; Vertex and CRISPR Therapeutics’s Submit BLA to the FDA for exa-cel; Orphan Drug Designation to Osemitamab for Pancreatic Cancer; FDA Clears Keytruda/Padcev for Bladder and Urothelial Cancer; Cingulate Completes Trial of CTx-1301 for ADHD; Nuance Pharma Announces Dosing of First Patient in ENHANCE Trial
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Osemitamab for Pancreatic Cancer Transcenta Holding Limited has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation to Osemitamab (TST001), a highly potent humanized monoclonal antibody that enhances ADCC (antibody-dependent cell-me...
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Sep 15, 2022
Aerin Medical’s RhinAer Stylus; CE Mark for Haemonetics’s VASCADE Vascular Closure Device; J&J Vision Launches ACUVUE OASYS MAX 1-Day; Olympus Launches VISERA ELITE III Surgical Visualization Platform; GlucoRx’s Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Platform; Medtronic-BioIntelliSense’s Partnership; Corindus’s CorPath GRX Neurovascular System Trial; GE & Lantheus [18F]flurpiridaz PET Radiotracer Trial; Pulmonx’s AeriSeal System Trial; AtriAN’s Second Study on Cardioneuroablation
Johnson & Johnson Vision Launches New Contact Lens Innovation ACUVUE® OASYS MAX 1-Day for Meeting the Needs of Digitally Intense Lifestyles On September 12, 2022, Johnson & Johnson Vision, a part of Johnson & Johnson and a global leader in the eyecare market, had announced the launch of its newest in...
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Aug 30, 2022
Aktis’s Novel Targeted Alpha Radiopharmaceuticals; Koye Partners with Sonde Health; Novartis to Spin Off Sandoz Business; Alcon to Buy Aerie Pharma; Fast Track Designation to Merck’s MK-2060; FDA Approves Ibrutinib for Chronic GvHD; French Authorities Clears BrainVectis’s Clinical Trial; Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine TAK-003 Gets Approval in Indonesia
Aktis Oncology Raises USD 84 Million To Advance Novel Targeted Alpha Radiopharmaceuticals Aktis Oncology has raised an additional USD 84 million in its Series A round, adding to the USD 72 million raised last year to help bring its radiopharmaceuticals to market. The extension to the first round included Merck's...
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Apr 08, 2022
Understanding the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Increasing Prevalence and Trends
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death across the globe. It is a widespread, preventable, and treatable disease characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow restriction caused by airway and alveolar abnormalities, which are mainly induced by prolonged exposu...
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Mar 22, 2022
Bristol Myers’ Opdivo combo Opdualag for Melanoma; Biogen’s Aduhelm; Marinus’ Ztalmy for CDKL-5 Deficiency Disorder; Merck’s Keytruda + Lynparza; Vitaris’s Breyna; Moderna’s Second COVID-19 Booster Shot; Takeda’s Exkivity; BMS’s First LAG-3 Checkpoint Inhibitor
NHS Grants Fast Track Access to Takeda’s Exkivity Takeda has secured UK approval for its lung cancer therapy Exkivity, with an NHS access deal that could see it prescribed to patients within the next few weeks. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted conditional marketing authorisa...
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May 26, 2021
Alarming Growth of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) and Their Prolonged Impact on the Quality of Life
Today, the increasing prevalence of Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) is one of the leading health challenges worldwide. CRDs affect hundreds of millions of people and cause huge mortality, morbidity, immense socio-economic burden, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Over the past few decades, si...
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