It marks the awaited green light for Ipsen following its acquisition of Onivyde in 2017. The FDA has given its nod to the supplemental new drug application for Onivyde (irinotecan liposome injection) in combination with oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (NALIRIFOX) as a primary treatment for adults with met...
Find MoreImPact Biotech Receives FDA Clearance of IND Application for Padeliporfin VTP in Pancreatic Cancer ImPact Biotech, a biotechnology company in its clinical stage dedicated to advancing Padeliporfin Vascular Targeted Photodynamic (VTP) therapy for various solid tumors, announced on December 20, 2023, that the U.S....
Find MoreUCB announces FDA approval of ZILBRYSQ for the Treatment of Adults with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis On the 17th of October 2023, UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) made an announcement regarding the approval of ZILBRYSQ® (zilucoplan) by the US FDA for the management of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) in adult pa...
Find MoreEylea HD Injection 8 Mg Approved By FDA for Treatment of Wet AMD, DME, and Diabetic Retinopathy The FDA has approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ EYLEA HD (aflibercept) Injection of 8 mg for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and diabetic retin...
Find MoreFDA Approves RINVOQ as a Once-Daily Pill for Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease AbbVie announced that the FDA had approved RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) for treating people with moderately to highly active Crohn's disease who have had an unsatisfactory response or intolerance to one or more TNF blockers. Thi...
Find MoreFDA 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...
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 MoreTreatment for pancreatic cancer patients is challenging and not well defined, especially for patients with disease progression or adverse events seen after initial treatment. Studies suggest that, after diagnosis, about 22% of pancreatic cancer patients, regardless of their clinical stage of cancer, receive no trea...
Find MoreFull FDA Approval for Venclexta Combinations for Acute Myeloid Leukemia The US FDA has granted its full approval to Venclexta (venetoclax) for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults 75 years or older who are unfit for intensive induction chemotherapies. The approval is based on the res...
Find MoreLassen Therapeutics to create anti-IL-11 antibody for cancer and fibrosis Lassen Therapeutics is revealing USD 31 million from Frazier Healthcare Partners, Alta Venture and Longwood Fund and has an aim to create antibodies for cancer and fibrosis treatment. IL-11, a cytokine that plays a role in both disease are...
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.