Sep 04, 2024
Obesity and diabetes are a global epidemic contributing to an increasing prevalence of related systemic disorders, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is a subtype of NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver disease) that is characterized...
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Sep 04, 2024
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by liver inflammation and damage due to fat accumulation. Unlike simple fatty liver, NASH can progress to serious conditions such as fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver failure. This chronic liver disease is i...
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Dec 27, 2022
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...
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Mar 16, 2021
Merck, Gilead to co-develop combined HIV treatments Merck and Gilead have announced a collaboration to investigate Gilead’s investigational capsid inhibitor, lenacapavir, and Merck’s investigational nucleoside reverse transcriptase translocation inhibitor, islatravir, into a two-drug regimen. Both...
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Sep 15, 2020
AstraZeneca/ Oxford resumes the trial of their COVID-19 vaccine in the UK After receiving a go-ahead from the UK’s Medicines Health Regulatory Authority, AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford have resumed the trials of their experimental coronavirus candidate AZD1222 in the country. A rapid review by the tria...
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Aug 13, 2020
Researchers call out Gilead over the diversity of remdesivir trials Researchers have challenged the sponsors of COVID-19 clinical trials to run more diverse studies. The call follows an evaluation of Gilead’s remdesivir clinical trials, which found the studies that flunked to offer an equal representation of Bla...
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Jul 09, 2020
Sanofi licenses NK cells of Kiadis to boost the efficacy Sanofi has licensed the natural killer (NK) cells from Kiadis Pharma for use in combination with its multiple myeloma drug Sarclisa. The deal worth of USD 986 million gives the global rights to Sanofi for therapies that could lessen an efficacy-limit...
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Jun 30, 2020
Intercept Pharmaceuticals receives a clear rejection from the FDA for its NASH drug, Obeticholic acid (OCA) Intercept Pharmaceuticals announced the issuance of a Complete Response Letter (CRL) by the FDA regarding the New Drug Application (NDA) for Obeticholic acid (OCA) for the treatment of fibrosis due to ...
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Apr 14, 2020
Eli Lilly has announced to begin clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant to treat COVID-19 patients. The company plans to explore the anti-inflammatory responses that were witnessed in rheumatoid arthritis patients, and how the drug – Olumiant – an oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor – might help in cur...
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Mar 26, 2020
FDA permits COVID-19 treatments with blood from survivors The FDA revealed the convalescent plasma use that is derived from the donated blood of people that have recovered from COVID-19 and that might have beneficial antibodies. It is being used as an investigational treatment for patients with severe cases of t...
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Roche’s HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment Franchise
Aug 13, 2024
Transforming Multiple Myeloma Treatment: The Promise of Novel Drug Classes
Jul 24, 2024
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