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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

Peptomyc
lsoucek@peptomyc.com
C/ Natzaret, 115-117 Barcelona, Spain, 08035

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

GSK
980 Great West Rd, London TW8 9GS

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

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
mediaenquiries@its.jnj.com
Janssen-Cilag Limited 50-100 Holmers Farm Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 4EG

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

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
mediaenquiries@its.jnj.com
Janssen-Cilag Limited 50-100 Holmers Farm Way High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP12 4EG

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

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
61 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4AE, UK

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

Merck
IECustomerrelations@merckgroup.com
1 rue Jacques Monod, Site Montesquieu, 33650 Martillac, France

NICE Recommends Lilly’s Mirikizumab (OMVOH) for the Treatment of Eligible Adults with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis.

22 September 2023 -- Basingstoke, UK -- Eli Lilly and Company announced today that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have recommended mirikizumab for the treatment of...

Category: Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 22, 2023

Eli Lilly
ukpublicaffairs@lilly.com
450 Kendall Street Cambridge, MA 02142