South Rampart Pharma Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track Designation for SRP-001 for Acute Pain On October 12, 2023, South Rampart Pharma, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted Fast Track status to its drug candidate, SRP-001, intended for the management of acute pain. SRP-001 is a...
Find MoreEosolutions Announces The Full Commercial Launch of The Dr. Banner Balloon Guide Catheter EOSolutions Corp., a forerunner in medical technology focused on offering high-quality catheter solutions, is pleased to introduce the Dr. Banner, Balloon Guide Catheter (BGC). Dr. Banner, developed in collaboration with In...
Find MoreAbbVie Secures Fourth FDA Approval for Vraylar AbbVie has received its fourth FDA approval for Vraylar, adding major depressive disorder (MDD) adjunctive therapy to a list that includes schizophrenia and manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder. According to AbbVie, the approval makes Vraylar (cariprazi...
Find MoreOncolytic viruses are cancer treatments that employ a natural or reprogrammed virus capable of targeting and killing malignant cells. They are a new class of cancer agents that induce tumor regression by causing immunogenic cell death, inducing preferential replication in tumor cells, and stimulating host antitumor...
Find MoreImmune checkpoint inhibitors are drugs that inhibit immune checkpoints. These drugs allow immune cells to respond more strongly to cancer by blocking them. This blocks the “off” signal, allowing T-cells to kill cancer cells. Checkpoint inhibitors can be used to treat a variety of cancers, including lung cancer (...
Find MoreAstraZeneca’s Danicopan Shows Positive Results in Phase III Trial Danicopan, an oral Factor D inhibitor developed by AstraZeneca, was expected to fail a phase II trial in rare kidney disease in 2020, but a new readout could revive the drug. Danicopan (ALXN2040) has demonstrated efficacy as an adjunct treatment f...
Find MoreAmgen Reveals the Top-line Result of its CodeBreak-200 trial of Lumakras in Lung Cancer The top-line result of Amgen's CodeBreak-200 trial of Lumakras in lung cancer was presented in abstract form at ESMO two weeks ago, showing a 34% improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to chemotherapy. The fu...
Find MoreNHS 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...
Find MoreCancer today is one of the most deadly diseases worldwide, causing a significant burden in terms of mortality, years of life lost, and disability as compared to other diseases. It hampers economic development, weighs down the healthcare system of the country, and affects the quality of life of the patient and their...
Find MoreHot on the heels, Aurinia launches its drug in the Lupus market after GSK Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has recently got the USFDA approval for its Lupkynis (voclosporin) in combination with a background immunosuppressive therapy regimen to treat adult patients with active Lupus nephritis (LN). Lupkynis is the first o...
Find MoreThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.