CHICAGO, Ill. – Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Skeletal muscles make up about one-third of a person’s total body mass. They are connected to the bones...
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Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) has been designated a National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Disease Center of Excellence. The newly established designation recognizes centers who are leaders in the diagnosis and care of people with rare diseases. JHM shares the recognition with the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Each year, clinicians...
HORSHAM, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new, simplified monthly dosing schedule* for RYBREVANT FASPRO™ (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj). When administered in combination with oral LAZCLUZE® (lazertinib) for the first-line treatment of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), monthly...
HORSHAM, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), a worldwide leader in multiple myeloma therapies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TECVAYLI® (teclistamab-cqyv) plus DARZALEX FASPRO® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) who have received at least one prior line of therapy,...
RARITAN, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), a worldwide leader in multiple myeloma therapies, today announced positive topline results from the investigational Phase 3 MajesTEC-9 study of TECVAYLI® (teclistamab-cqyv) monotherapy, showing a 71% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death and a 40% reduction in the risk of death in a...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced positive topline results from the Phase 2b JASMINE (NCT04882878) study of adults living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the initiation of a Phase 3 program. The JASMINE study met the primary endpoint (percentage of patients achieving Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Responder...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson today announced topline results from the pivotal Phase 3 VIVACITY study of nipocalimab in adults living with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) as well as the Phase 2 DAHLIAS study of nipocalimab in adults with Sjögren’s disease (SjD). Nipocalimab has demonstrated clinical effect in...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), seeking approval of IMAAVY® (nipocalimab-aahu) as the first-ever treatment for patients with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA).b This rare and serious autoantibody disease affects...
SPRING HOUSE, Pa. — Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that nipocalimaba was granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fast Track designation as a potential treatment for adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a debilitating autoantibody-driven disease that impacts approximately 3 to 5 million people worldwide.1 The U.S. FDA’s Fast...
TAR-200 monotherapy shows highest complete response with sustained benefits in 12-month data from Phase 2b SunRISe-1 study (Cohort 2) Compelling first results from Cohort 4 of Phase 2b SunRISe-1 study show potential of TAR-200 monotherapy in patients with papillary-only, high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer RARITAN, N.J. — Johnson...