TOKYO, Japan — Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced that it launched “LUNSUMIO® for intravenous infusion 1 mg” and “LUNSUMIO® for intravenous infusion 30 mg” (generic name: mosunetuzumab (genetical recombination)) (hereafter, LUNSUMIO), antineoplastic agent / anti-CD20/CD3 humanized bispecific antibody for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma who have...
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TOKYO, Japan — Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced today that it has obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for “Evrysdi® Tablets 5mg,” a new formulation of the spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment Evrysdi [generic name: risdiplam]. Evrysdi is currently the only orally administered treatment for...
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic muscle disorder with poor life prognosis, which is difficult to cure and significantly reduces independent living and quality of life due to muscle weakness Approval based on results from clinical studies including a global Phase III clinical study (EMBARK) Approval for ambulatory patients...
Seoul, South Korea – To fill this knowledge gap, a group of researchers led by Professor Kangseok Lee, from the Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University set out to explore the biogenesis and function of specific tRFs like tRHs. Their study published in Volume 15 of Nature Communications on 28...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Cidara Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CDTX), a biotechnology company developing therapies designed to save lives and improve the standard of care for patients facing serious diseases, today announced that the United Kingdom (U.K.) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved REZZAYO (rezafungin acetate) for the...
PALO ALTO, Calif. & PHILADELPHIA – Ciitizen, a healthcare technology company that helps patients get full control of their medical records to access better treatment options including participation in research and clinical trials, and the STXBP1 Foundation, a patient advocacy group dedicated to finding a cure for STXBP1 Disorders, today announced...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Circle Pharma, Inc., a macrocycle drug discovery and development company focused on intractable cancer targets, announced that it has raised $66 million in an oversubscribed Series C financing. The financing was co-led by The Column Group and Nextech Invest. All investors from the prior round...
CRANFORD, N.J. — Citius Oncology, Inc. (“Citius Oncology”) (Nasdaq: CTOR), the oncology-focused subsidiary of Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Citius Pharma”) (Nasdaq: CTXR), today announced the commercial launch of LYMPHIR™ (denileukin diftitox-cxdl). LYMPHIR is a novel IL-2 receptor-directed fusion protein approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of...
SHANGHAI and BOSTON – Citrine Medicine, a China-based rare disease therapeutics company, today announced that it has received a clinical trial waiver from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China for Wakix® (pitolisant), a narcolepsy drug approved in the European Union and the United States for the treatment of narcolepsy in adult patients with and without...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SHANGHAI – Citrine Medicine, a China-based rare disease therapeutics company, today announced that it has signed a licensing agreement with Diurnal Group plc (AIM: DNL), a specialty pharmaceutical company targeting patient needs in chronic endocrine (hormonal) diseases. The deal provides Citrine with exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Efmody® (hydrocortisone modified-release hard...