article thumbnail

Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

XTalks

While there is no evidence of person-to-person transmission, anthrax skin lesions may be contagious through direct contact or contaminated objects. The bacteria usually enter the body through wounds, but infection can also occur through contaminated meat or inhalation of spores.

article thumbnail

Ycanth (Cantharidin) Revolutionizes Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment with FDA Approval

XTalks

has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treating molluscum contagiosum in adult and pediatric patients aged two years and older in the US. Formerly known as VP-102, Ycanth is the first cantharidin formulation approved for this purpose. Another noteworthy contender is Novan Inc.’s

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

MediWound’s NexoBrid is FDA Approved for the Treatment of Severe Thermal Burns

XTalks

MediWound, a biopharmaceutical company focused on biotherapeutic solutions for tissue repair and regeneration, announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved their orphan biological product NexoBrid (anacaulase-bcdb) for the removal of eschar in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns.

article thumbnail

Top 15 Diabetes Drugs in 2023 by 2022 Sales Statistics

XTalks

Diabetes remains a critical global challenge, affecting millions of lives and commanding significant attention from the medical, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. In 2022, Januvia was flagged for nitrosamine contamination , a potential carcinogen commonly produced as a byproduct during drug manufacturing.

Sales 52
article thumbnail

World’s Top 10 Pharma Companies (By 2023 Revenue)

XTalks

The multiple myeloma drug recently received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in earlier treatment settings. Roche also expressed hope for its two CD20xCD3 bispecific T-cell engager immunotherapies Columvi and Lunsumio that received FDA approval in 2023 and 2022, respectively. billion, an increase of 10.8

article thumbnail

The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

XTalks

Immunofluorescent staining of CTCs is a CTC isolation method that has been used since the first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2013 for the CellSearch ® CTC enumeration platform. Regulatory Approvals for CTC-Based Assays in Oncology. Table 1: Some examples of cfDNA-based assays that are approved by the US FDA.

article thumbnail

Regeneron’s Antibody Drug Becomes First Approved Treatment for Ebola

XTalks

The FDA approval is based on results from the large, multi-center clinical trial called PALM (PAmoja TuLinde Maisha) in which Inmazeb showed superiority over other antiviral investigational agents, namely ZMapp and remdesivir, with respect to mortality.