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Feb 15, 2022

Pfizer and Lilly's JAK Inhibitors Safety Concerns Prompt Europe to Investigate the Drug Class The risk of heart problems associated with the use of JAK inhibitors has called the entire drug class into question. In September, the FDA announced that it would require safety warnings for drugs such as Pfizer's Xelja...

Jan 14, 2022

The innovation in the oncology drug pipeline has resulted in a record number of FDA and EU approvals in recent years, as investigators and sponsors seek new and targeted treatments for individuals diagnosed with different types of cancers each year. In 2022, regulators will continue to evaluate new oncology therapi...

Jan 11, 2022

Noxxon continues enrolment in a glioblastoma therapy trial Noxxon Pharma continues subject enrolment in the GLORIA clinical trial of NOX-A12 in brain cancer (glioblastoma) patients. The move comes after the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) evaluated safety results from the preliminary four-week treatment with...

Jan 05, 2022

Although COVID-19 continued to dominate headlines in 2021, pharmaceutical companies did not cease developing new treatments this year. The US Food and Drug Administration maintained a rapid rate of new drug approvals this year, all while managing the urgent examination of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines un...

Dec 21, 2021

Edwards secures FDA approval for Sapien 3 with Alterra Prestent for Transcatheter Pulmonic Valve Replacement Edwards Lifesciences declared to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the Edwards SAPIEN 3 transcatheter valve with the Alterra adaptive prestent (SAPIEN 3 with Alterra...

Dec 06, 2021

T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) is a relatively new immunological checkpoint that has been studied as a potential immunotherapeutic target. TIGIT is a transmembrane glycoprotein receptor containing an Ig-like V-type domain in its cytoplasmic domain and an ITIM in its extracellular domain. It'...

Nov 01, 2021

Progress is driven by innovation. When it comes to developing novel medications and therapeutic biological products, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) assists the pharmaceutical sector at every stage of the process. CDER offers scientific and regulatory assistance needed to bring innovative m...

Jun 01, 2021

FDA Validates Use of Amgen’s KRAS Inhibitor in Lung Cancer  In a pathbreaking move, Amgen has gone ahead to emerge as a trailblazer in the undruggable lung cancer space with the approval of its KRAS inhibitor, Lumakras. For eons, the researchers grappled to come up with an effective and potential drug to ta...

Mar 23, 2021

Promega Biotech Ibérica Gains Recognition for COVID-19 Response in Spain Promega Biotech Ibérica has been heralded as the business leader in Spain for its COVID-19 response. The company’s innovative approach to deal with COVID-19 and pandemic has led La Razón, a daily newspaper based in Madrid, to felicitate the...

Feb 23, 2021

Clover Biopharmaceuticals Raises $230 Million  Clover Biopharmaceuticals announced the completion of an oversubscribed $230 million Series C financing, summing total capital raised by the company during the last year over USD 400 million. The Series C round was co-led by GL Ventures and Temasek, with partic...