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Dupixent (dupilumab) now publicly reimbursed in Ontario and New Brunswick for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
25 May 2021 - Dupixent is the only biologic medicine approved by Health Canada to treat moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Merck receives positive EU CHMP opinion for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for certain patients with oesophageal cancer or HER2 negative gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
24 May 2021 - Recommendation based on significant survival benefit demonstrated with Keytruda plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in Phase 3 KEYNOTE-590 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Scholar Rock receives fast track designation from the U.S. FDA for apitegromab for the treatment of patients with spinal muscular atrophy
24 May 2021 - Builds on Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation recently granted by the EMA recognising the unmet medical needs of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
Verastem Oncology receives breakthrough therapy designation for VS-6766 with defactinib in recurrent low grade serous ovarian cancer
24 May 2021 - Results of early trial demonstrate 70% overall response rate in patients with KRAS mutant tumours, 44% ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 May 2021
European Commission approves Ponvory (ponesimod) for the treatment of adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis with active disease defined by clinical or imaging features
25 May 2021 - Idorsia was informed by the Janssen that the European Commission has approved Ponvory (ponesimod) for the treatment ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Why is Tagrisso not reimbursable as first-line treatment in Korea?
24 May 2021 - Osimertinib (Tagrisso) has transformed the treatment paradigm for epidermal growth factor receptor mutation positive non-small cell ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Swiss pharma industry fights lower drug prices in the US
24 May 2021 - A proposed law currently under discussion in the United States Congress aims to lower prescription drug prices. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Akeso's penpulimab monoclonal antibody submitted BLA in the United States
24 May 2021 - First Chinese PD-1 drug being BLA reviewed by the FDA under real-time oncology review. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Boehringer Ingelheim's investigational treatment for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation
24 May 2021 - BI 425809, a novel glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibitor to be studied in first of its kind Phase ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Almirall receives positive CHMP opinion for Klisyri (tirbanibulin), an innovative topical treatment for actinic keratosis
21 May 2021 - Klisyri (tirbanibulin) is a novel microtubule inhibitor, indicated for the topical treatment of actinic keratosis of the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Libtayo (cemiplimab) receives positive CHMP opinion for the treatment in Europe of two advanced cancers
24 May 2021 - CHMP has now issued three positive opinions for Libtayo in advanced cancers. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Gilead withdraws submission for Jyseleca
24 May 2021 - Decision should not come as a major surprise given FDA rejection last year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Positive CHMP opinion for Ryeqo (relugolix combination tablet)
21 May 2021 - Gedeon Richter announces that the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion recommending approval of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2021
Bristol Myers Squibb receives positive CHMP opinion recommending Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) for treatment of mismatch repair deficient or microsatellite instability–high metastatic colorectal cancer after prior chemotherapy
21 May 2021 - Application based on positive results from the Phase 2 CheckMate-142 trial demonstrating a durable clinical benefit in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 May 2021
EU regulator backs extending approval for remdesivir for another year
21 May 2021 - The EMA on Friday recommended extending conditional marketing approval by a year for Gilead Sciences’ COVID-19 ...