WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional methods used against other cancers, like chemotherapy and immunotherapy, are often ineffective on glioblastoma. Sandro Matosevic, associate...
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Reston, VA—A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 antibody with PET and therapeutic radionuclides, this theranostic platform may provide more personalized treatment to improve...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — NovelMed today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to NM5072, an Alternative Pathway (AP) blocker anti-Properdin antibody, for the treatment of patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). NM5072 is being developed for PNH patients in the United States...
CLEVELAND, OHIO— NovelMed Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to Ruxoprubart, an alternative pathway (AP) blocker anti-Bb antibody, for the treatment of Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH). FDA’s recognition of Ruxoprubart as an orphan drug for PNH underscores its potential...
Bagsværd, Denmark – Novo Nordisk today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion, recommending an update of the Alhemo® (concizumab) label to include the treatment of severe hemophilia A and moderate or severe haemophilia B without inhibitors. “If...
BAGSVÆRD, Denmark and PLAINSBORO, N.J. — Today, Novo Nordisk announced Mim8 (denecimig) has been submitted for review to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through a Biologics License Application (BLA), a formal request to evaluate a biologic medicine. Denecimig is an investigational, next-generation bispecific antibody Factor VIIIa (FVIIIa) mimetic,...
Bagsværd, Denmark – Novo Nordisk today announced the headline results from the kidney outcomes trial FLOW. The announcement today follows the decision to stop the trial early due to efficacy, which was announced on 10 October 2023, based on a recommendation from an Independent Data Monitoring Committee. The double-blind trial...
ROOT, Switzerland — NovoCure Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced that the final patient has been enrolled in the global phase 3 TRIDENT clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of initiating Optune Gio® (formerly known as Optune®) concurrent with radiation therapy and temozolomide (TMZ) for the treatment of adult patients...
ROOT, Switzerland – Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced the phase 3 METIS clinical trial met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant improvement in time to intracranial progression for adult patients treated with Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy and supportive care compared to supportive care alone in the treatment of...
Baar, Switzerland – Optune Lua is now approved for use concurrently with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in adult patients with unresectable advanced/recurrent NSCLC who progressed on or after platinum-based chemotherapy Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approval is supported by the results of the pivotal Phase 3 LUNAR trial that showed a...