PD-1 inhibitor

On 27 October 2023, Coherus BioSciences and Shanghai Junshi Biosciences received FDA approval for Loqtorzi (toripalimab), marking a significant milestone as the first-ever sanctioned treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The medication has gained approval for use alongside cisplatin and gemcitabine as an initial ...

The development of tumor therapy in cancer immunotherapy has been aided by programmed death receptor-1 and programmed death protein ligand inhibitors. Since its discovery in 1990, the programmed cell death protein 1 receptor (PD-1) receptor has been known to negatively regulate T-cell mediated immune response via i...

Immunotherapy also called biologic therapy, is a type of cancer treatment that boosts the body's natural defenses to fight cancer. Cancer immunotherapy (CI) is recently advancing at a rapid pace and can be considered as the “fifth pillar” of cancer treatment, joining the ranks of radiation, cytotoxic chemotherapy, ...

Selumetinib gets the U.S. Breakthrough Therapy Designation Selumetinib- an investigational drug, for the treatment of pediatric patients aged three years and above suffering from symptomatic and/or progressive, inoperable neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), plexiform neurofibromas (PN)- a rare genetic condition, has...