Scientists have found success in treating a ‘neglected’ inflammatory condition, polymyalgia rheumatica, with a drug that could provide an alternative to steroids for patients. The study, carried out by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, describes a successful trial of sarilumab. The drug,...
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Amsterdam – After 40 years of treating metastatic bladder cancer with chemotherapy as a primary treatment, scientists now present a new approach using immunotherapy combinations. The results of not just one, but two studies have been presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) conference in Madrid. The outcomes...
London, UK – The phase 3 clinical trial, led by Professor Peter Szlosarek at Queen Mary and sponsored by Polaris Pharmaceuticals, has unveiled a breakthrough in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and often rapidly fatal form of cancer with limited therapeutic options. The ATOMIC-meso trial, a...
Ulsan, South Korea – A groundbreaking technology with immense potential in treating ischemic retinopathy in premature infants and diabetic patients has been developed by Professor Byoung Heon Kang and his research team in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Dong Ho Park’s team at Kyungpook...
Bosto, Mass. – A major breakthrough in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS, can potentially help stop the disease in its tracks in as much as half of the cases in the U.S., a Northeastern University scientist says. Jeffrey Agar, associate professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical sciences...
Brentuximab vedotin produces durable responses and prolongs progression-free survival (PFS), when compared with physician’s choice of therapy, in previously treated patients with CD30-expressing cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), according to final results from the ALCANZA study published in Blood Advances. The phase 3 ALCANZA trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01578499) enrolled 131 patients with mycosis...
Brentuximab vedotin produces durable responses and prolongs progression-free survival (PFS), when compared with physician’s choice of therapy, in previously treated patients with CD30-expressing cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), according to final results from the ALCANZA study published in Blood Advances. The phase 3 ALCANZA trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01578499) enrolled 131 patients with mycosis...
SEONGNAM, South Korea and NEWTON, Mass — Bridge Biotherapeutics (KQ288330), a South Korean clinical-stage biotech company developing novel drugs for cancer, fibrosis, and inflammation, announced that the company has initiated the Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety, tolerability, and antitumor activity of BBT-207 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)...
PALO ALTO, Calif. — BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases and cancers, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for acoramidis, an investigational drug for the treatment of ATTR-CM. The...
PALO ALTO, Calif. and BERLIN, Germany — BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio) and Bayer today announced a partnership wherein BridgeBio grants Bayer an exclusive license to commercialize acoramidis for ATTR-CM in Europe. In exchange, BridgeBio will receive up to $310 million USD comprising of upfront and near-term milestone payments,...