Basel — New results from a one-year Phase III study have confirmed that the investigational biological therapy Ilaris® (canakinumab, formerly ACZ885)[*] produced rapid and sustained remission of symptoms in the majority of children and adults with a rare and potentially life-threatening auto-inflammatory disease called cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS)[1],[2],[3]. The study...
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An online symptom management tool that harnesses the problem-solving benefits of expressive writing could help women with ovarian cancer better manage complex symptoms, according to a new study led by a University of Pittsburgh and UPMC nurse-scientist. Published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the study found that patients...
Hattie Foster looks up to the sky. She’s 6 years old. The sun is shining, and she’s buzzing with energy. “Where’s the moon?” she asks whomever is listening. Her older brother, 9-year-old Charlie, climbs across the nearby jungle gym at a Prairie Village playground as her younger brother, 3-year-old Will,...
Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare and aggressive lymphoma with no approved treatment in the U.S.1 In the Phase 2 PROSPECT Study, tirabrutinib demonstrated an overall response rate of 67%, complete response rate of 44%, and a manageable safety profile2 OSAKA, Japan — Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters:...
OSAKA, Japan — Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President and COO: Toichi Takino; “Ono”) announced that efficacy signals for ONO-2808, a S1P5 receptor agonist, were observed in the interim analysis of the Phase 2 clinical trial (ONO-2808-03 study) which assessed the safety and efficacy of ONO-2808 compared to...
PRINCETON, N.J. & ALAMEDA, Calif. — Bristol Myers Squibb and Exelixis, Inc. today announced four-year follow-up results from the CheckMate -9ER trial evaluating Opdivo® (nivolumab) in combination with CABOMETYX® (cabozantinib) vs. sunitinib in patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Results continued to show superior progression-free...
Philadelphia, PA – Millions of people living with neurodegenerative diseases and their loved ones have long hoped for the day when treatments could change the prognosis from an inevitable decline to a managed, stable condition. The urgent need for life-changing therapies exists against the backdrop of a growing prevalence of...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Opna Bio, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel cancer therapeutics, presented promising preclinical data in two programs, OPN-6602, a dual EP300/CBP inhibitor in multiple myeloma, and OPN-9840, an oral, non-covalent TEAD inhibitor in malignant mesothelioma and metastatic melanoma. Data were...
SINGAPORE – Keeping blood pressure in check could save lives among Asian adults with type 2 diabetes, suggests a sizable new study of more than 80,000 patients in Singapore. But how low should it go? A new study led by Duke-NUS Medical School—published in the Journal of the American Heart...
BEIJING & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – CANbridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative drugs to treat rare diseases and rare cancers in China and globally, announced that it has entered into a strategic collaboration and licensing agreement with LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOGC), a clinical-stage genetic medicine company...