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FDA approves IDE study for bone graft substitute, Cerament G

10 August 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

Bonesupport’s Fortify study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of Cerament G as part of surgical repair of open diaphyseal tibial fractures. The trial will enrol up to 230 patients at up to 30 centres globally, with the aim of having at least 50% of the study data coming from…

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FDA grants fast track for Shire’s NASH investigational treatment

29 July 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Editorial Assistant

Shire Plc has announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for SHP626 (volixibat) for an investigational treatment of adults with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis.

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Hepatitis C: commitment to a cure

28 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

To find out more about Hepititis C, European Pharmaceutical Review spoke with Raquel Peck, CEO of the World Hepatitis Alliance and discovered exactly what it is being done to combat this widespread global health issue...

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FDA grants QIDP for C. Difficile IV treatment

25 July 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer

Morphochem announced today that the U.S. FDA has designated Morphochem’s intravenous antibacterial product as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product...

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FDA grants Breakthrough designation to ibrutinib in cGVHD

1 July 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a fourth Breakthrough Therapy Designation for ibrutinib (Imbruvica) as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) after failure of one or more lines of systemic therapy.