FDA approves Bylvay for patients living with cholestatic pruritus due to Alagille syndrome – Ipsen

Ipsen announced that the FDA has approved Bylvay (odevixibat) for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients from 12 months of age with Alagille syndrome (ALGS). Bylvay is a once-daily, non-systemic ileal bile acid transport inhibitor (IBATi) that acts locally in the small intestine and has minimal systemic exposure. Bylvay was approved as the first drug treatment option for patients […]

FDA approves Columvi, the first and only bispecific antibody with a fixed-duration treatment for people with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma – Roche

Roche announced that the FDA has approved Columvi (glofitamab-gxbm) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified or large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) arising from follicular lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on response rate and durability of response […]

FDA approval for Inpefa to treat heart failure – Lexicon Pharma

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the FDA has approved Inpefa (sotagliflozin), a once-daily oral tablet to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, hospitalization for heart failure, and urgent heart failure visit in adults with: heart failure or type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and other cardiovascular risk factors. The broad label encompasses heart failure patients across the full range […]

Artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control in young children with type 1 diabetes

An artificial pancreas improves blood sugar control in children ages 2 to 6 with type 1 diabetes, researchers reported on March 16, 2023 the NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine. “After the resounding success of Control-IQ technology in people ages 6 and up, it is very rewarding to see our youngest patients, and often the most challenging patients to help, benefit as […]

A drug that treats alcoholism may be the next anti-anxiety medication

Alcoholism, if left untreated, could have dangerous repercussions. Thus, it is no surprise that there are a range of drugs developed to treat this condition. Of these drugs, disulfiram (DSF) is approved by the Food and Drug Agency (FDA) for the treatment of alcoholism. DSF primarily inhibits the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which is responsible for the metabolism of alcohol. […]

Pfizer and BioNTech receive first FDA Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 vaccine booster

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced that the FDA has authorized for emergency use a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for individuals 65 years of age and older, individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19, and individuals 18 through 64 years of age whose frequent institutional or occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 puts […]

FDA accepts REGEN-COV for priority review for treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19 – Regeneron Pharma

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced that the FDA has accepted for priority review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab) to treat COVID-19 in non-hospitalized patients and as prophylaxis in certain individuals. The FDA has assigned a target action date of April 13, 2022 and informed us that they currently are planning to hold an advisory committee […]

FDA approves Keytruda to treat high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer – Merck Inc.

Merck Inc. announced that the FDA has approved Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery, based on the Phase III KEYNOTE-522 trial. TNBC is an aggressive type of breast cancer with an […]

FDA approves Opdivo as adjuvant treatment in oesophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer – BMS

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FDA grants priority review to Keytruda + Lenvima for advanced endometrial carcinoma – Merck Inc + Eisai

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