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AstraZeneca has scored another win with Imfinzi (durvalumab), showing that the checkpoint inhibitor in combination with standard chemotherapy improved both overall and progression-free survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), a rare, aggressive disease with extremely low 5-year survival rates. Read More
Sanofi’s and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ blockbuster monoclonal antibody Dupixent (dupilumab) gained ground on two fronts last week: an approval for asthma in young children and positive phase 3 trial data for a notoriously difficult-to-treat skin condition with no approved therapy. Read More
The genetically modified pigs, which the FDA approved in December 2020 for biomedical and food use, are less likely to trigger an immune reaction in humans. Read More
For the cohort of participants needing high-flow oxygen, interferon beta-1a alone was also associated with more serious side effects, specifically, worsening respiratory responses, NIH said. Read More
Vertex Pharmaceuticals said a patient with a 40-year history of Type 1 diabetes experienced a 91 percent reduction in daily insulin dose after an infusion of its VX-880 stem-cell-derived islet cell replacement therapy. Read More
Tofersen, Biogen’s potential blockbuster for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations of the SOD1 gene, has missed its primary endpoint of improved function in a highly anticipated trial. Read More