FDA Approves BeiGene’s Brukinsa for CLL/SLL BeiGene's Brukinsa (zanubrutinib) for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. CLL is a common type of leukemia, accounting for approximately 25% of all new cases each year. SLL is...
Find MoreAbbVie Secures Fourth FDA Approval for Vraylar AbbVie has received its fourth FDA approval for Vraylar, adding major depressive disorder (MDD) adjunctive therapy to a list that includes schizophrenia and manic and depressive episodes in bipolar disorder. According to AbbVie, the approval makes Vraylar (cariprazi...
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 MoreAlthough COVID-19 continued to dominate headlines in 2021, pharmaceutical companies did not cease developing new treatments this year. The US Food and Drug Administration maintained a rapid rate of new drug approvals this year, all while managing the urgent examination of COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines un...
Find MorePompe disease is an inherited disorder caused by the buildup of a complex sugar called glycogen in the body's cells. The accumulation of glycogen in certain organs and tissues, especially muscles, impairs their ability to function normally. There are three types of Pompe disease, which differ in severity and the ag...
Find MoreAvrobio taps ADC of Magenta for enhancing gene therapy conditioning Avrobio is working to make conditioning safer. The company is collaborating with Magenta Therapeutics to check antibody-drug conjugate. Under the agreement, the partners will evaluate Magenta’s lead conditioning program, MGTA-117, with at lea...
Find MorePompe disease is an inherited rare disease, often fatal with a potential to damage heart, liver and skeletal muscles. Absence of an essential protein, Due to the mutation in a gene encoding GAA, there is an absence of a critical protein leading to a complex buildup of sugar, hence, damaging heart, liver and other o...
Find MoreThe global Pompe disease market will experience a boost during the study period of 2019-28. Pompe disease is a rare inheritable disorder with a combined Pompe disease prevalence of 1 in 40,000, affecting males and females equally. The Pompe disease therapeutic market revolves around pharmacological treatment (wh...
Find MoreAn orphan disease is any disease that affects only a small percentage of the population. There can be as many as 7,000 rare diseases known to affect human life. The total number of Americans living with a rare disease is estimated at between 25-30 million. When it comes to the EU, all together, rare disease patient...
Find MorePompe disease, an inherited rare disease, is often fatal and incapacitates the heart and skeletal muscles. Absence of an essential protein due to the mutation in a gene encoding GAA, leads to a complex buildup of sugar, hence, damaging heart, liver and other organs. The mutated gene hampers the lysosomal-mediated d...
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.