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Empagliflozin trial halted after successful outcome in chronic kidney disease
An early halt has been called to a major kidney drug trial following positive results for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Potential for a new one-and-done COVID-19 treatment
Investigational drug Lambda reduced risk of COVID-19-related death in one of the largest studies of its kind to date.
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Lynparza® significantly reduces risk of death in early breast cancer patients
Lynparza® (olaparib) is the first PARP inhibitor to demonstrate overall survival benefit in early breast cancer, according to new data.
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Is Aduhelm® of benefit to Alzheimer’s patients long-term?
New data shows that patients taking Aduhelm® (aducanumab-avwa) had significant reductions in tau and amyloid beta after nearly 2.5 years.
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AbbVie’s preventative migraine treatment atogepant (Qulipta™) shows promise
AbbVie releases promising results from its Phase III trial of atogepant (Qulipta™) for preventative treatment of chronic migraine.
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Roche’s Evrysdi® shows long-term efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy
New data demonstrates the long-term safety and efficacy of Evrysdi® (risdiplam) in a broad population of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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mRNA vaccine candidates for HIV enter Phase I trial
Will mRNA vaccines one day protect against HIV? Three investigational mRNA vaccines, all designed to combat HIV, have entered Phase I testing.
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Could AAT be the answer to COVID-19 ARDS?
Clinical study finds alpha-1 antitryspin (AAT) reduces pro-inflammatory IL-6 and therefore may benefit COVID-19 patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
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Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) meeting highlights, March 2022
EMA’s pharmacovigilance committee recommends product information updates for two COVID-19 vaccines - Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine and Moderna’s Spikevax.
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Novel radioligand therapy shows promise in metastatic prostate cancer
New data suggests 225Ac-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy could improve overall survival in metastatic prostate cancer patients.
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Trodelvy® improves breast cancer progression-free survival, finds study
Trodelvy® (sacituzumab govitecan-hziy) was found to significantly reduce the risk of disease progression or death in certain breast cancer patients.
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Phase III study shows safety of fezolinetant as non-hormonal treatment of VMS
The safety and efficacy of fezolinetant is being evaluated in the Phase III trial of over 1,800 women seeking relief from severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause (VMS).
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Chikungunya vaccine candidate safe and immunogenic in Phase III
Valneva’s single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate, VLA1553, offered a very high level of seroprotection in all adults, including the elderly.
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Empagliflozin benefits adults hospitalised for acute heart failure, shows study
Phase III trial shows that adults hospitalised for acute heart failure were 36 percent more likely to experience a clinical benefit if initiated on empagliflozin.
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Nirsevimab first potential immunisation to protect against RSV in infants
Nirsevimab has the potential to offer RSV protection for all infants, with a single dose showing 74.5 percent efficacy in the Melody Phase III trial.
