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The EMA approved 11 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 8 Biologic Drugs in September 2023, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In September 2023, the major highlight drugs were Litfulo (ritlecitinib) for adolescents and adults with s9ere alopecia areata & Orserdu (elacestrant) for ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic…
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In continuation of our previous series on the top-performing drug of the month, based on 2021 revenue, we bring for our readers a concise yet thorough analysis of the drug Ocrevus
Ocrevus is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis including CIS, RRMS, and SPMS
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Dr. Mourad talked about the positive P-III data showing results for BIIB800, a Tocilizumab biosimilar candidate presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2022)
He also spoke about the results of the 48-week analysis of the PROPER trial evaluating adalimumab biosimilar, Imraldi, in patients with autoimmune diseases
The interview highlights Biogen's…
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Gina gave her views on the acceptance of the sBLA by the US FDA and the validation of the Type II Variation Marketing Authorization Application by the EMA for Opdivo as monotherapy for the treatment of patients with completely resected stage IIB or IIC melanoma
She also spoke on the epidemiology of melanoma and…
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The EMA approved 7 New Chemical Entity (NCE) and 5 Biologic Drugs in February 2023, leading to treatments for patients and advances in the healthcare industry
In February 2023, the major highlights drugs were Forxiga’s Approval for symptomatic chronic heart failure, Fintepla for adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with lennox-gastaut syndrome
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“Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV” -Theme of the year 2022
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HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 cause of mortality. It is a chronic, epidemic disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a virus that infect WBC’s CD4 T-cell of the immune system.
HIV, a type of retrovirus that isn't…
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Dr. Susan talked about the results from the SOLO-1 P-III trial of Lynparza in patients with BRCA mutated (BRCAm) newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer presented at ESMO’22
Dr. Susan also spoke about the overall survival of this 7-year follow-up study.The 7-year follow-up of SOLO-1 showed that olaparib provided a clinically meaningful improvement in OS…
Introduction
PRIME (PRIority MEdicines)
EMA launched PRIME on March 07, 2016, to support the development of medicines targeting unmet medical needs. The scheme is based on enhanced interaction and early dialogue with developers of promising medicines, to optimize development plans and speed up evaluation so these medicines can reach patients faster.
PRIME builds on the…
Hepatitis D is a liver infection caused by the Hepatitis D virus (HDV) which causes the liver to become inflamed. It is also known by name of Hepatitis Delta virus or Delta Hepatitis1. Hepatitis D is a double infection as HDV requires the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) to replicate itself, therefore in the absence of…
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The CHMP has granted positive opinion to Anzupgo cream (topical pan-JAK inhibitor) for treating moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE), inadequately managed by topical corticosteroids
Opinion was based on P-III (DELTA 1 & DELTA 2) trials assessing the safety & efficacy of Anzupgo (BID) vs vehicle for moderate to severe CHE. Those…

