Okayama, Japan – Pancreatic cancer, recognized as one of the deadliest cancers, poses a persistent challenge for medical professionals globally due to its aggressive behavior and resistance to conventional therapies. The dense fibrotic tissue surrounding pancreatic tumors acts as a significant barrier, hindering the delivery of macromolecular drugs such as...
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CHICAGO – New long-term findings from the Phase 3b study of patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease having inadequate response to conventional therapies, but naive to immunomodulators and biologic therapy, were presented at Digestive Disease Week today. Data from the SONIC study showed that a greater proportion of...
Paris, France – Metachromatic leukodystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that affects between 1 and 9 people out of 100,000 and manifests itself mainly in childhood and adolescence—with 10 to 20% of cases observed in adulthood. The disease is hereditary but requires both parents to carry the mutated ARSA gene,...
Reston, VA — A novel investigational PET imaging agent can rapidly and accurately visualize lesions in clear cell renal cell cancer (ccRCC) patients according to new research published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The results of the study suggest that the agent 68Ga-DPI-4452 (Debio 0328) is superior...
Reston, VA — A novel imaging approach, 68Ga-pentixafor PET/CT, has been shown to accurately identify sub-types of primary aldosteronism (an adrenal gland disorder), outperforming traditional methods for diagnosis. Reported in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, this detailed imaging technique provides a clearer picture of the adrenal glands, helping...
New York, NY – New data presented today by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) researchers show an experimental approach to treating pancreatic cancer with the messenger RNA (mRNA)-based therapeutic cancer vaccine candidate, autogene cevumeran, continues to show potential to stimulate an immune response that may reduce the risk of...
The news that changed the course of Ollie’s life came from a doctor when he was just 9 days old. It had been a blurry summer of protests and pandemic, and Ollie’s mother, Elaine Hurst, had looked forward to the newborn “bubble.” Their family also was regrouping after relocating from...
BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Kyowa Kirin, Inc., an affiliate of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE: 4151) a global specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced new data from the MAVORIC trial evaluating the response to treatment with POTELIGEO® (mogamulizumab-kpkc) in adults with mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sézary syndrome (SS) based on the extent...
All Patients Treated with INGREZZA® (valbenazine) Capsules Reached a Therapeutic Dose from Day One, While Only Approximately Half of Patients Treated with Deutetrabenazine Were Able to Reach a Therapeutic Dose Within Six Months Findings Presented at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 2025 Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: NBIX) today...
INDIANAPOLIS — Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine are using a novel approach to hopefully develop a new therapy for glaucoma, a complex disease that eventually leads to blindness, thanks to a new five-year, $2 million R01 grant from the National Eye Institute. “Glaucoma is a silent, underdiagnosed, costly...