Oct 21, 2024
Exosomes are tiny, powerful messengers that are revolutionizing the way we think about communication between cells. These nanosized vesicles carry crucial signals—proteins, lipids, and RNA—between cells, playing a pivotal role in everything from immune responses to tissue repair. What makes exosomes truly exciting ...
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Sep 02, 2024
CAR-T cells offer a lasting benefit through a single treatment, sparing patients with high-risk conditions from the toxicity associated with salvage chemotherapy and autologous transplants. These approvals have changed the standard of care for patients who are either resistant to initial treatment or experience ear...
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May 21, 2024
IMDELLTRA Receives FDA Approval as the First T-Cell Engager Therapy for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer Amgen has reported that the FDA has approved IMDELLTRA™ (tarlatamab-dlle) for treating adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) who have experienced disease progression following pl...
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May 13, 2024
CAR-T therapy has been given the green light for treating blood cancers, but it hasn’t demonstrated sustained effectiveness against solid tumors thus far. The focus of ongoing CAR-T development leans heavily toward blood cancers rather than solid ones. On the other hand, bispecific antibodies have gained approval f...
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Sep 13, 2022
Amgen Reveals the Top-line Result of its CodeBreak-200 trial of Lumakras in Lung Cancer The top-line result of Amgen's CodeBreak-200 trial of Lumakras in lung cancer was presented in abstract form at ESMO two weeks ago, showing a 34% improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) compared to chemotherapy. The fu...
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Aug 16, 2022
Novartis’ Canakinumab Fails in Phase III Trials for NSCLC Canakinumab's prospects as an anticancer therapy were already dwindling when a third phase III trial in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) failed to reach its objectives. The most recent setback came from the CANOPY-A study, which included patients with N...
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May 24, 2022
EU Recommends Approval for PTC Therapeutics’ Gene Therapy Upstaza Upstaza, a gene therapy developed by PTC Therapeutics for patients with the genetic condition AADC deficiency, has been recommended for EU approval, putting another test of gene therapy's commercial prospects in the union. Upstaza (eladocagene exu...
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Feb 22, 2022
Sandoz Launches generic Revlimid in 19 European Countries, Bringing a Flood of Competition to BMS' Megablockbuster Since Bristol Myers Squibb acquired Celgene and its megablockbuster Revlimid, the company has been bracing for the day when the multiple myeloma superstar would face generic competition. Sandoz, a s...
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Dec 14, 2021
Pfizer acquires drugmaker Arena for USD 6.7 billion to address unmet needs Pfizer declared that it is acquiring Arena Pharmaceuticals, a drug company specializing in inflammation and immunology, for almost USD 7 billion. The pharma giant said it would finance the agreement, worth USD 6.7 billion, with cash on ha...
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May 07, 2020
Avrobio taps ADC of Magenta for enhancing gene therapy conditioning Avrobio is working to make conditioning safer. The company is collaborating with Magenta Therapeutics to check antibody-drug conjugate. Under the agreement, the partners will evaluate Magenta’s lead conditioning program, MGTA-117, with at lea...
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Roche’s HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment Franchise
Aug 13, 2024
Transforming Multiple Myeloma Treatment: The Promise of Novel Drug Classes
Jul 24, 2024
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