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Drug combination an alternative leukaemia treatment to chemotherapy
A clinical trial found that all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide is an effective treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
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EMA endorses two monoclonal antibody medicines for COVID-19
The European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended authorising Ronapreve™ and Regkirona for COVID-19.
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Cosentyx®displays a 72 percent reduced arthritis flare risk
Cosentyx® resulted in a 72 percent reduced flare risk for enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis in a Phase III study.
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Depression drug shows positive results in groundbreaking Phase IIb study
COMP360 25mg versus 1mg comparator dose demonstrated a -6.6 point difference on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale by week 3.
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Aimovig®displays superiority over topiramate in migraine study
Amgen announces positive results from the first and only randomised, double-blind, head-to-head study comparing Aimovig® to topiramate.
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EPR Podcast Episode 5 – ATMP manufacturing and QC – Rey Mali, Accellix and Félix Montero-Julian, bioMérieux
Join Rey Mali and Félix Montero-Julian as they discuss the challenges facing the manufacture and QC of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) and potential solutions.
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Rinvoq® shows positive results in rheumatoid arthritis post-hoc analysis
In the analysis, 34 percent of rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving Rinvoq® achieved Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) remission.
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Wegovy™ demonstrates sustained weight loss in two-year obesity study
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy™ reduced body weight by 15.2 percent versus 2.6 percent with placebo in Phase IIIb study.
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Oral antiviral candidate Paxlovid™ reduces COVID-19 risks by 89 percent
Paxlovid™, Pfizer's investigational oral antiviral candidate, displayed an 89 percent reduction in COVID-19 risks in Phase II/III study.
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NICE recommend dapagliflozin for treating chronic kidney disease
The new draft guidance has recommended dapagliflozin as an option for treating certain people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults.
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Actimab-A CLAG-M combination displays 100 percent remission rate
Actinium's Actimab-A CLAG-M combination showed a 100 percent remission rate in relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukaemia patients receiving 0.75 μCi/kg in Phase I study.
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Developing and delivering live biotherapeutic products
The microbial content of the gut has a well established role in health and disease. In this article, European Pharmaceutical Review’s Hannah Balfour explores the development and formulation of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), an emerging treatment modality that seeks to capitalise on the interaction between the microbiota and host in…
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Biktarvy® shows high efficacy against HIV in real-world setting
Gilead's Biktarvy demonstrated a consistently high efficacy of over 95 percent in analyses of the ongoing real-world cohort BICSTaR study.
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Tremfya® shows promise in Phase III psoriatic arthritis study
Tremfya inhibited radiographic progression and provided durable improvements in symptoms of axial involvement in psoriatic arthritis patients.
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Aramchol™ reduces fibrosis progression in 24 weeks
Aramchol reduced liver fibrosis progression in 15 out of 16 patients and did not worsen non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in almost half of patients.
