Ann Arbor, Mich. – High-grade glioma, an aggressive form of pediatric and adult brain cancer, is challenging to treat given the tumor location, incidence of recurrence and difficulty for drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier. Researchers from the University of Michigan, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Medical University of...
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SAN FRANCISCO – Real Chemistry, a leading provider of data-driven, tech-enabled communication and marketing solutions for the health care sector, announced that it is now a Veeva Global Content Partner. Veeva Systems is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry, including the majority of Real Chemistry’s...
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Findings from a new study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, published by IOS Press, demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study’s results add further support for gene therapy as a treatment modality that can deliver durable transformative...
New York, NY – In people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adding Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) to standard therapy was linked to longer survival, fewer safety events, and a lower need for lung transplant compared with standard therapy alone, according to new real-world data. “These findings extend clinical trial evidence, suggesting sotatercept [Winrevair] offers meaningful...
OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – VPRIV (velaglucerase alfa), an approved enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for Gaucher disease, appears to be safe and effective in children under 4—a population not included in the clinical trials that supported its approval. A recent U.S. real-world study evaluated VPRIV in a small group...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Long-term treatment with Cerezyme (imiglucerase), or its discontinued predecessor Ceredase (alglucerase), led to rapid and progressive improvements in blood counts, growth, and bone health, as well as reductions in liver and spleen size, in children with Gaucher disease (GD) — including among youngsters with a more severe disease type....
NORFOLK, Va. — ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc., a mid-stage clinical biotech company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address life-threatening diseases, today announced enrollment of the first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of RLS-0071, an investigational new drug based...
NORFOLK, Va. — ReAlta Life Sciences, Inc. (“ReAlta” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to saving lives by rebalancing the inflammatory response to address rare and acute inflammatory diseases, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to RLS-0071 (pegtarazimod) for the treatment of...
PLANO, Texas – Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA) (“Reata,” the “Company,” or “we”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it received a communication from the Division of Neurology Products 1 (“Division”) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) stating that, after a preliminary review of briefing materials for...
PLANO, Texas – Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA) (“Reata,” the “Company,” or “we”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (“NDA”) for bardoxolone methyl (“bardoxolone”) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (“CKD”) caused by Alport syndrome to the U.S. Food and Drug...