Amgen

Oct 30, 2024

Neuroendocrine tumors are a complex group of tumors that develop predominantly in the digestive or respiratory tract but can occur in many areas of the body. These tumors arise from cells called neuroendocrine cells. Like all cancers, NETs develop when the specialized cells undergo changes, causing them to divide u...

Dec 01, 2023

The FDA recently approved Amgen’s Wezlana (ustekinumab-auub) for various inflammatory conditions, marking the first biosimilar approval referencing the popular J&J drug Stelara (ustekinumab). Wezlana, mirroring its reference product, is approved for treating multiple inflammatory diseases in adults, including m...

Oct 10, 2023

Sanofi and Teva Announce Exclusive Collaboration to Deliver Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment Sanofi and Teva Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in the United States, have announced a collaboration to co-develop and co-commercialize asset TEV'574, which is currently in Phase ...

Feb 15, 2021

How is a Rare disease defined? Well, it depends on the geography in question, since there is no universal definition, even so, the definition revolves around the point of prevalence or incidence of rare disease. If we talk about the United States, a rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 people (Orphan Drug Act). ...

Jul 03, 2020

As per DelveInsight, the Small cell lung cancer market size is expected to increase at a CAGR of 15.2% during the study period (2017–30) attributing to a rich pipeline, healthcare spending, improved R&D, and discovery of novel targets. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) or Small cell lung carcinoma is an aggressi...

Jun 09, 2020

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has released the Phase III results of the clinical trial ILLUMINATE-A evaluating lumasiran for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 (PH1) is a rare disorder that affects kidneys due to an excess buildup of oxalate, which in normal cases is filtered through the kidneys...

Jan 16, 2020

The US FDA has voted down Nektar Therapeutics’ opioid painkiller NKTR-181, designed to treat lower back pain.  The FDA’s Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee unanimously has decided not to recommend the use of the painkiller, ta...

Nov 05, 2019

Amgen has announced to purchase 20.5% of the stake in Chinese-American drug company BeiGene. As per the deal signed, Amgen will develop and commercialize around two dozen of its on-market as well as experimental drug compounds for the treatment of cancer in China. The shares purchased are worth USD 2.7 bill...

Jun 07, 2019

In layman’s language, Cluster headache is a headache disorder that occurs in cyclical patterns. The term cluster headache itself defines the condition that these attacks occur in groups, or “clusters.” During a cluster cycle, brief, excruciatingly severe headache attacks recur between 1-8 times per day. Known as on...

May 23, 2019

Merck decides to acquire Peloton Therapeutics, fortifying Oncology pipeline Merck is ready to buy Peloton Therapeutics for USD 1.1 million. The companies have entered into a definitive agreement which will give Merck rights over an oral HIF-2α inhibitor- PT2977, which is Peloton’s lead candidate for the treatme...