Roche's Columvi Achieves Primary Endpoint of Prolonged Overall Survival in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Phase III STARGLO Trial Roche reported that the Phase III STARGLO trial successfully achieved its main goal of improving overall survival. The research revealed that in...
Find MoreVoydeya Receives FDA Approval as Supplemental Treatment with Ravulizumab or Eculizumab for Managing Extravascular Hemolysis in Adult Patients with PNH Voydeya (danicopan) has received approval in the United States for use alongside ravulizumab or eculizumab in treating extravascular hemolysis (EVH) in adults dia...
Find MoreRegeneron Updates Progress on Biologics License Application for Odronextamab Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the FDA has issued Complete Response Letters (CRLs) regarding the Biologics License Application (BLA) for odronextamab in cases of relapsed/refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) and...
Find MoreChina has become the first nation to approve Roche’s crovalimab, a paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment. Unlike AstraZeneca’s infused treatments Soliris and Ultomiris, crovalimab is administered subcutaneously. Developed by Roche’s subsidiary Chugai Pharmaceutical, crovalimab is a humanized complemen...
Find MoreGSK Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Bepirovirsen in Chronic Hepatitis B GSK plc has revealed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Fast Track status to bepirovirsen, an experimental antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) designed to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Fast Track designation ai...
Find MoreA month following Novartis’ foray into the paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) treatment domain, AstraZeneca strengthens its position in this field as its latest contender, Voydeya, secures a groundbreaking approval in Japan. Voydeya (danicopan), an innovative oral factor D inhibitor, has received approval fr...
Find MoreOpdivo in Combination with CABOMETYX Demonstrates Long-Term Survival Benefits After Four Years of Follow-Up in the CheckMate -9ER Trial in First-Line Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Bristol Myers Squibb and Exelixis, Inc. have released the four-year follow-up findings from the CheckMate -9ER trial, which investiga...
Find MoreThe development of complement inhibitors has been growing rapidly over the years, and it has proved to be one of the breakthroughs in various therapeutic areas. These inhibitors act on the dysregulated complement system, a group of proteins that forms an essential part of innate immunity. This system comes into eff...
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 MoreDrug pricing is one of the hottest topics in the healthcare segment. Several arguments have been put forward by people, governments, healthcare companies, and other organizations in favor of and against expensive medicines. Some of the drugs are so expensive that they are nearly out of reach of the common people. H...
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.