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Asthma Drug Xolair Wins FDA Approval as First Treatment for Multiple Food Allergies

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The approval is indicated for reducing Type 1 allergic reactions, known as immediate reactions mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE), in certain adults and children one year of age or older after accidental exposure to one or more foods. According to Genentech’s news release about the approval, based on 2024 estimates, 3.4

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This week in drug discovery (26 Feb – 1 March) 

Drug Discovery World

The first therapy was approved for allergic reactions to food, a drug for scleroderma secured Fast Track Designation, and the CHMP recommended an extension to the use of Carvykti in melanoma, but there was also bad news for Minerva Biosciences and Oncopeptides.

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Are we entering the era of biologics for COPD?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2023, the pharmaceutical industry will mark 20 years since Xolair, an anti-IgE antibody, became the first biologic approved to treat asthma. Since then, the US FDA, EMA, and other agencies have approved several biologic antibodies targeting the inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-13, IL-5, and others for asthma.

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FDA Approvals: Therapies for Lupus, MS, Cancer and a Genomic Alteration in Pigs

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MacroGenics, a biopharma company working to make cancer history with the development of innovative monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, had its first product , MARGENZA , approved by the FDA on Wednesday. The FDA approval of Klisyri is a significant milestone for Athenex. When Pigs Fly Allergy-friendly.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

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New FDA-Approved Treatments For HIV HIV treatment involves the administration of combined antiretroviral therapy (ART) to effectively suppress the viral load, maintain or enhance immune function and reduce the risk of opportunistic infections and cancers commonly associated with HIV. aiming to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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GSK announces FDA approval for Nucala (mepolizumab) for use in adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps

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First IL-5 therapy approved as an add-on treatment in the US for adults with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps to target eosinophilic inflammation Fourth indication for mepolizumab in the US for eosinophil-driven diseases. However, polyps have a strong tendency to reoccur often leading to repeat surgery. About mepolizumab.

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FDA approves first medication to reduce allergic reactions

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved monoclonal antibody Xolair (omalizumab) for immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy in some adults and children one year or older for the reduction of allergic reactions (Type I).