Opdivo

Jan 15, 2020

The Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Market includes several immunotherapy agents, in the pipeline including Keytruda, Opdivo and Yervoy, which have shown promising anticancer activity against mesothelioma in recent clinical trials. These drugs have been approved for other indications and now are being used in mono...

Aug 21, 2018

Kalydeco, the first Cystic Fibrosis drug of Vertex, got approved for infants The Food and Drug Administration has cleared Kalydeco drug of Vertex Pharmaceuticals for infants aged 12 to under 24 months. The approved drug treats the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis in children of this age with at least one mutatio...

Apr 12, 2017

Malaysia calls for phase 4 Dengvaxia study before considering full approval Already struggling to meet initial expectations, Sanofi Pasteur's dengue vaccine Dengvaxia will have to undergo phase 4 testing in Malaysia before the endemic country agrees to sign off on a full approval. Malaysia’s National Pharmaceutical ...

Sep 02, 2016

Game changing agent, Opdivo, on a threshold to change standard of care in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) According to Dr. Robert Ferris, who is vice chair for Clinical Operations, associate director for Translational Research, and co-leader of the Cancer Immunology Program at the University of ...

Apr 13, 2015

PD-1and PDL-1 are the next targeted agents in Oncology. These therapies have the enormous potential to treat cancer and have an excellent response in the increasing number of patients. Many experts say that out of all of the therapies, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors look to be the most promising in treating cancer. DelveIns...