News and Press Releases
Veklury (remdesivir) recommended by NICE for treatment of COVID-19 in vulnerable adults and children
Remdesivir is the first antiviral treatment recommended by NICE to treat eligible children, including those with a high risk of serious illness from COVID-19 This decision secures long-term access to...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 9, 2024
GSK’s Jemperli▼ (dostarlimab) is accepted for use within NHS Scotland, in line with its licence, in eligible endometrial cancer patients in first line setting
Clinicians in Scotland will now be able to use dostarlimab in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) primary advanced...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 8, 2024
Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) accepts Camzyos▼(mavacamten) for use on the NHS as an adjunct treatment option for adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Mavacamten has been accepted for use within NHS Scotland for the treatment of symptomatic(New York Heart Association, NYHA, class II to III) obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy(HCM) in adult patients. HCM is...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: April 8, 2024
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Nonacus launches test for comprehensive genomic profiling, integrated with bioinformatics and analysis software
2 April 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- Genetic testing company, Nonacus, has launched GALEAS Tumor, a next generation sequencing (NGS) test that provides comprehensive genomic profiling of tumours, allowing clinicians...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: April 2, 2024
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Eisbach and Cancer Focus Fund Announce $4.5m Investment to Support First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Trial of EIS-12656 for Refractory Advanced Solid Tumours
Eisbach is enabling the potential of synthetic lethality by developing novel compounds to exploit molecular vulnerabilities uniquely present in many hard-to-treat cancers 21 March 2024 -- Martinsried, Germany and Texas, US...
Category: Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 21, 2024
ICR scientists seek new drugs to treat childhood cancer as part of global Cancer Grand Challenges team
6 March 2024 -- London, UK -- A global, interdisciplinary team of researchers has been selected to receive a Cancer Grand Challenges award of up to $25m over five years to tackle...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: March 6, 2024
Jemperli (dostarlimab) becomes the first immunotherapy treatment to receive NICE recommendation for use, in line with its license, in eligible endometrial cancer patients in first line setting
This final draft guidance recommends the use of dostarlimab in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) primary advanced or...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery
Posted: March 5, 2024
Real-World Evidence Demonstrates Feasibility and Safety of Outpatient Administration of Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel)
Findings show comparable safety for patients administered axicabtagene ciloleucel in the outpatient setting in the US to inpatient infusion Real-world evidence supports further exploration of use of outpatient administration of...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: February 15, 2024
NICE has issued guidance for GSK’s Omjjara (momelotinib) as a treatment option for disease-related splenomegaly or symptoms in adult myelofibrosis patients with moderate to severe anaemia
Myelofibrosis is a rare blood cancer that can result in the progressive scarring of bone marrow (fibrosis), impairing its normal function There are approximately 1,970 people living with myelofibrosis across...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: February 15, 2024
Informed Genomics Limited comments on launch of national BRCA gene testing programme to identify cancer risk early
7 February 2024 -- Birmingham, UK -- NHS England have launched a genetic testing programme targeting tens of thousands of people with Jewish ancestry who are more likely to carry...
Category: Biotechnology
Posted: February 7, 2024
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First MYC inhibitor to demonstrate safety and anti-tumour activity in a phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial
Developed in-house by VHIO-born spin-off company Peptomyc, OMO-103 is a mini-protein targeting the MYC oncogene which is found deregulated in most, if not all tumor types. Until recently, MYC has...
Category: Drug Discovery
Posted: February 7, 2024
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agencyauthorises GSK’s Omjjara (momelotinib) in Great Britainfor treating splenomegaly or symptoms in adultmyelofibrosis patients with moderate to severe anaemia
First JAK inhibitor treatment in Great Britain specifically indicated for both newly diagnosed and previously treated myelofibrosis patients with moderate to severe anaemia 31 January 2024 -- Middlesex, UK --...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: January 31, 2024
Landmark Phase 3 MARIPOSA Study Shows RYBREVANT▼(amivantamab) Plus Lazertinib Resulted in 30% Reduction in Risk of Disease Progression or Death Compared to Osimertinib in Patients with EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
Early data show an overall survival trend favoring the combination of amivantamab and lazertinib compared to osimertinib; consistent results seen in patients with and without brain metastases Late-breaking results from...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 24, 2023
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Results from Phase 2 THOR-2 Study Showed Improved Rates of Recurrence-Free Survival in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer with Select Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Alterations Treated with Erdafitinib Versus Chemotherapy
Data from Cohort 1 of the phase 2 THOR-2 study showed oral erdafitinib reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death compared with intravesical standard-of-care chemotherapy 21 October 2023 --...
Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 23, 2023
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European Commission Approves ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Previously Untreated CD30+ Stage III Hodgkin Lymphoma in Combination with AVD
· Approval Based on Updated Positive Overall Survival Results from the phase 3 ECHELON-1 Study for Stage III & IV Hodgkin Lymphoma · First Significant Improvement in Overall Survival in Two Decades...
Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 23, 2023
