The European Commission has expanded the scope of Novartis’ Zykadia to include the first line treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumours are anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive.
In a study conducted at York University, scientists came to the astonishing conclusion that beta blockers could protect against heart failure. This was one of the latest discoveries in a field with endless treatments managing symptoms though previously damage sustained to the heart can’t be revered.
Emmaus Medical recently received FDA (The U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approval for sickle cell disease therapy Endari (L-gluitamine), ending two decades of drought for treatment of the disease and giving an alternative to the only other drug on the market, hydroxyurea.
LifeArc, the UK medical research charity previously known as MRC Technology, is working alongside the government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and Canada’s Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) to identify new antibacterial drug targets.
GlaxoSmithKline has kicked off a Phase III study exploring the potential of its biologic mepolizumab in patients with severe bilateral nasal polyps, a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal passage linings or sinuses causing soft tissue growth in the upper nasal cavity.
European regulators have validated the marketing authorisation application for Shire’s experimental von Willebrand Disease therapy Veyvondi.
US regulators have approved CSL Behring’s Haegarda, the first C1 esterase inhibitor for subcutaneous administration to prevent hereditary (HAE) attacks in adolescent and adults.
An experimental therapy being developed by Amgen and Novartis to prevent migraine has been accepted for review in the European Union.
Owlstone Medical and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have begun a clinical trial designed to identify biomarkers of cancer in breath samples. The goal is to find volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that indicate the presence of cancer, enabling physicians to make quick, noninvasive diagnoses.
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