News and Press Releases
Nipocalimab demonstrates sustained disease control in adolescents living with generalised myasthenia gravis in the Phase 2/3 study
First FcRn blocker to demonstrate sustained disease control over 24 weeks in antibody positive adolescents aged 12 – 17 years, broadening the population in which nipocalimab has been studied 15...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 15, 2024
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Scotland first in the UK to recommend a new treatment option for lung cancer, which could help lower the risk of cancer returning
7 October 2024 -- Scotland, UK -- the Scottish Medicines Consortium has recommended MSD's KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as monotherapy for the adjuvant treatment of adults with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)...
Category: Other, Pharmaceutical
Posted: October 7, 2024
CARVYKTI® ▼ (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) is the first cell therapy to significantly extend overall survival versus standard therapies for patients with multiple myeloma as early as second line
45 percent reduction in risk of death achieved with cilta-cel versus standard therapies after threeyear follow-up in landmark CARTITUDE-4 study Data featured in a late-breaking oral presentation at the 2024...
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Posted: October 1, 2024
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Duke Street Bio Granted Approval by European Medicines Agency to Launch Next-Generation PARP1-Selective Inhibitor Trial
24 September 2024 -- London, UK -- Duke Street Bio Ltd, a precision medicine biotech developing next generation small molecule cancer therapies, is pleased to announce that the European Medicines...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 24, 2024
Dupixent recommended for EU approval by the CHMP to treat eosinophilic esophagitis in children as young as 1 year old
Recommendation based on a phase 3 study showing a significantly greater proportion of children on Dupixent achieved histological remission, compared to placebo, consistent with improvements seen in adults and adolescents...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024
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DARZALEX® (daratumumab)-based quadruplet regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Recommendation supported by findings from quadruplet therapy PERSEUS study with daratumumab subcutaneous (SC) formulation in the frontline setting Findings showed 60 percent reduction in risk of disease progression or death...
Category: Biotechnology, Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 20, 2024
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AC Immune Receives Second Milestone Payment Following Progress in Phase 2b ReTain Trial of ACI-35.030 in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Prescreening rate of Phase 2b ReTain trial triggers clinical development milestone payment in September Potentially registrational trial is targeting enrollment of approximately 500 participants with pre-symptomatic AD FDA Fast Track...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 17, 2024
RYBREVANT▼ (amivantamab) plus lazertinib show strong favourable overall survival trend versus osimertinib in EGFR-mutated advanced lung cancer
New longer-term data from the MARIPOSA study confirm superior outcomes of amivantamab plus lazertinib regimen compared to osimertinib monotherapy as first-line therapy Results from an interim analysis featured in late-breaker...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: September 8, 2024
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European Commission Approves Astellas’ PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin) in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Urothelial Cancer
First regimen approved in advanced urothelial cancer to demonstrate superiority to platinum-containing chemotherapy, the standard of care for nearly 40 years European Marketing Authorization based on positive overall survival and...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 28, 2024
European Commission approves RYBREVANT®▼ (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
Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, have until now faced a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 27, 2024
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European Commission approves BALVERSA®▼ (erdafitinib) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma
First pan FGFR kinase inhibitor to be approved in the European Economic Area, for adults with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and susceptible FGFR3 alterations Approval based on THOR results,...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: August 23, 2024
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CHMP recommends RYBREVANT®▼ (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after failure of prior therapy
Patients with EGFR ex19del or EGFR L858R mutations, the most common EGFR mutations in NSCLC, currently face a poor prognosis and limited treatment options after disease progression on osimertinib1,2,3,4 ...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024
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Johnson & Johnson Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for Yuvanci® (Single Tablet Combination Therapy [STCT] of Macitentan and Tadalafil) for Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
If approved, Yuvanci® would become the only single tablet combination for treatment for patients with PAH Johnson & Johnson’s comprehensive PAH portfolio has the potential to cover all guideline-recommended treatment...
Category: Clinical Trials, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 26, 2024
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Certa Therapeutics Receives EU Orphan Designation for FT011, a GPR68 Inhibitor Being Developed as an Anti-Fibrotic Treatment for Systemic Sclerosis
22 July 2024 -- Melbourne, Australia -- Certa Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing innovative precision therapies for patients with inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, today announces that the European Medicines Agency...
Category: Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical
Posted: July 22, 2024
RYBREVANT (amivantamab) in combination with chemotherapy is the first therapy approved by the European Commission for the first-line treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with activating EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations
Approval is supported by the phase 3 PAPILLON study, which showed amivantamab plus chemotherapy significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 60% compared to chemotherapy alone 28...
Category: Clinical Trials, Pharmaceutical
Posted: June 28, 2024
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