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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

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Janssen Submits Marketing Authorisation Application to the European Medicines Agency Seeking Approval of Lazertinib, in combination with RYBREVANT (amivantamab), for the First-Line Treatment of Patients with EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 MARIPOSA study, which featured in a Late-Breaking Presidential Symposium session at the 2023 ESMO CongressLazertinib is a highly selective, central...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: December 21, 2023

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Scottish Medicines Consortium accepts Sotyktu(deucravacitinib) for NHS use in certain adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis

Deucravacitinib has been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for use in Scotland for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are eligible for systemic...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: December 11, 2023

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Janssen Submits Application to the European Medicines Agency forRYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) in Combination with Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Advanced EGFR-Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Failure of Prior Therapy

The submission is supported by data from the Phase 3 MARIPOSA-2 study featured in a Late-Breaking Presidential Symposium session at the 2023 ESMO Congress and simultaneously published in Annals of...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: November 23, 2023

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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

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Owlstone Medical Recruits First Patient in Phase 2 Clinical Trial for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer through Breath Biopsy

EVOLUTION phase 2 trial follows successful phase 1 demonstration of proof of concept for a lung cancer screening test and safety of probe Phase 2 study to focus on assessing...

Category: Clinical Trials
Posted: October 10, 2023

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MSD’s WELIREG▼(belzutifan) made available for the treatment of eligible adults with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease in Scotland

Scotland is the first European country to accept belzutifan as a treatment for adult patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease who require therapy for VHL-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC), central...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 9, 2023

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