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Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo Gets FDA Approval for Esophageal Cancer The FDA has approved two combination drug regimens based on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s PD-1 inhibitor Opdivo for previously untreated advanced Esophageal Cancer, encroaching on the territory belonging to Merck & Co’s rival Keytruda. The latest...

Love Pharma Completes the Acquisition of MicroDoz Therapy LOVE Pharma Co. has announced the completion of its acquisition of MicroDoz Theraphy Inc. ("MicroDoz"). Love Pharma holds exclusive manufacturing, marketing, packaging, selling, and distribution licenses in Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. U...

GSK Acquires Sierra Oncology for USD 1.9 Billion GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to buy Sierra Oncology and its lead drug assets, momelotinib, for anemia caused by the blood malignancy myelofibrosis. GSK is paying USD 55 per share in cash for Sierra, a 39% premium to the company's closing share price yesterday, valui...

FDA Approves Yescarta as a First CAR T-cell Therapy for Initial Treatment of R/R Large B-cell Lymphoma Until now, existing CAR-T therapies have been reserved for patients with blood cancer who have tried multiple treatments. The FDA has approved Yescarta, a CD19-directed CAR-T therapy developed by Gilead Science...

Ypsomed Collaborated with CamDiab for Smartphone-based Automated Insulin Delivery On March 22, 2022, Ypsomed, a leading manufacturer of injection and infusion systems for self-medication partnered with CamDiab Ltd, developer of CamAPS FX, an app for the management of glucose levels via insulin pumps using an ada...

NHS Grants Fast Track Access to Takeda’s Exkivity Takeda has secured UK approval for its lung cancer therapy Exkivity, with an NHS access deal that could see it prescribed to patients within the next few weeks. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has granted conditional marketing authorisa...

FDA Clears AstraZeneca and Merck’s Lynparza as an Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy The FDA approved the AstraZeneca and Merck drug for a specific group of patients with high-risk early breast cancer after chemotherapy treatment, either before or after surgery. Lynparza cements its position as the best-selling PARP...

Eli Lilly, Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance Giving Competition to AstraZeneca’s Farxiga with EU Approval Jardiance, the diabetes blockbuster from Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim, recently received a Heart Failure label expansion in the United States. Now, the drug is expanding into Europe, with a nod that mig...

GSK’s Covifenz, A Plant-Based COVID Vaccine, Receives First Approval The recombinant COVID-19 vaccine developed by Medicago, now known as Covifenz, has received approval in Canada, the company's home country. Covifenz employs Coronavirus-Like Particle (CoVLP) technology, with the vaccine consisting of recombinan...

Sandoz Launches generic Revlimid in 19 European Countries, Bringing a Flood of Competition to BMS' Megablockbuster Since Bristol Myers Squibb acquired Celgene and its megablockbuster Revlimid, the company has been bracing for the day when the multiple myeloma superstar would face generic competition. Sandoz, a s...