Sep 17, 2024
TREMFYA Approved for Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis Johnson & Johnson announced that the FDA has approved TREMFYA (guselkumab) for treating adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. TREMFYA is the first fully human, dual-acting monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-23 and b...
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Jul 12, 2024
In a strategic move aimed at bolstering its portfolio in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatments, Eli Lilly and Company has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Morphic Holding for approximately USD 3.2 billion. The purchase price represents a 79% premium to Morphic’s closing stock price. Post the tender...
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Jul 12, 2024
Ulcerative colitis is a type of inflammatory bowel disease of unknown origin that targets the lining of the colon. Symptoms typically include diarrhea, abdominal pain, discomfort, and the presence of blood in the stool. The severity of the condition can vary, with inflammation affecting just the rectum, extending t...
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Jul 09, 2024
Lilly Strengthens IBD Treatment Portfolio with Morphic Acquisition Eli Lilly and Company and Morphic Holding, Inc. announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire Morphic, a biopharmaceutical company developing oral integrin therapies for serious chronic diseases. Lilly will initiate a tender offer to acqu...
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May 28, 2024
The Tropion-Lung01 Phase III Trial Reveals that Datopotamab Deruxtecan Significantly Enhanced Overall Survival in Advanced Nonsquamous NSCLC Patients Compared to Chemotherapy The high-level overall survival (OS) results from the TROPION-Lung01 Phase III trial, which had previously met the dual primary endpoint o...
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Oct 31, 2023
FDA Granted Fast Track Designation to Oncternal Therapeutics’s ONCT-534 for the Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer On Oct. 26, 2023, Oncternal Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONCT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated ONCT-534, its novel dual-acting andr...
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Oct 20, 2023
Bristol Myers Squibb’s Zeposia has lost its exclusive status as the sole S1P receptor modulator available for ulcerative colitis treatment. The FDA has granted approval for Pfizer’s ulcerative colitis medication, Etrasimod, under the brand name Velsipity. This decision comes after the publication of Phase III resul...
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Dec 27, 2022
FDA Approves Gilead Sciences’ Sunlenca Sunlenca, a Gilead Sciences therapy for people with multidrug-resistant (MDR) HIV infection that only needs to be taken twice a year, has received FDA approval for the second time of asking. Sunlenca, which is based on the HIV capsid inhibitor lenacapavir, is intended to be...
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Sep 23, 2022
Almost two decades ago, there were limited options for ulcerative colitis treatment. The readily available ulcerative colitis therapies were aminosalicylates and immunomodulators (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, and methotrexate), with biologics (Adalimumab, Golimumab, infliximab, Ustekinumab, and Vedolizumab) rese...
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May 31, 2022
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...
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Roche’s HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment Franchise
Aug 13, 2024
Transforming Multiple Myeloma Treatment: The Promise of Novel Drug Classes
Jul 24, 2024
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