NICE recommends nivolumab + ipilimumab for advanced melanoma
17 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The NHS will receive a discount on the combination treatment agreed between Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Department of Health...
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Orkambi’s cost too high for benefit offered, says NICE
17 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
NICE has said it will not be able to recommend Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Orkambi (lumacaftor-ivacaftor) for treating cystic fibrosis...
Pidilizumab shows potential clinical benefit in children with DIPG
16 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Results from a Phase I/II study of pidilizumab demonstrated potential clinical benefit in paediatric patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG)...
Ganymed’s IMAB362 to bring hope to gastric cancer patients, says GlobalData
16 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
New data on IMAB362 provides hope for a subset of gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma patients, according to GlobalData...
EC approves Gazyvaro plus bendamustine in follicular lymphoma
The European Commission has approved Roche’s Gazyvaro (obinutuzumab) in combination with bendamustine chemotherapy followed by Gazyvaro maintenance in people with follicular lymphoma.
Aseptic manufacturing training supported by Cherwell Laboratories
15 June 2016 | By Cherwell Laboratories
Cherwell process validation & environmental monitoring product range on display at APDM training course...
Quotient Clinical hosts formulation development and drug delivery seminar series
15 June 2016 | By Quotient Clinical
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics® company, is holding a series of formulation development and drug delivery seminars this June and July...
FDA approves higher strength Orfadin capsule for HT-1
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The FDA has approved a higher strength 20mg capsule of Sobi's Orfadin (nitisinone) for the treatment of Hereditary Tyrosinaemia type-1 (HT-1)...
Encouraging top-line results for APG101 in myelodysplastic syndromes
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A Phase I trial showed that APG101 was well tolerated. In addition, the study showed that APG101 efficiently stimulates erythropoiesis in these patients...
Chemo may boost immunotherapy power in ovarian cancer
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
A study has found that women with ovarian cancer may benefit more from immunotherapy drug treatments if they are given straight after chemotherapy...
Geographical expansion of the Epiomic™ Hospital Admissions Database to now include 28 countries within a single database
15 June 2016 | By Black Swan Analysis
The Black Swan Analysis team has substantially expanded their online database coverage of patient hospital admissions from the original 6 core markets, USA and the Top 5 EU markets, to a total of 28 markets...
Allecra Therapeutics closes €22 Million Series B financing round
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
The proceeds will fund Phase II development of AAI202 - a novel antibiotic combination designed to treat drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections...
Novartis and MMV expand partnership to develop KAF156
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Novartis' KAF156 is one of the first antimalarial drug candidates to enter Phase IIb clinical development in more than 20 years...
Jardiance reduces risk of progressive kidney disease in type 2 diabetes
14 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Jardiance reduced the risk for new-onset or worsening kidney disease by 39% versus placebo in adults with type 2 diabetes with established CV disease...
Shire to license global rights for PF-00547659 from Pfizer
14 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
PF-00547659 is an investigational biologic being evaluated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...
