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Treatment options for Crohn’s disease expand after Rinvoq approval

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AbbVie’s Rinvoq (upadacitinib) for patients with Crohn’s disease who do not respond to TNF blockers, a common immune suppressant treatment for the condition. Data from two Phase III studies, U-EXCEED and U-EXCEL, involving 857 patients was used to support the approval.

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Lebrikizumab Could Soon Be a New Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis

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Monoclonal antibodies are gaining attention as alternative or additive treatments for atopic dermatitis. Lebrikizumab is a new and investigational monoclonal antibody designed to selectively inhibit IL-13. “In Most TEAEs were mildly or moderately severe and resulted in a low frequency of treatment discontinuation.

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Spevigo Becomes First Treatment Option for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis Flares

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On September 1, 2022, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals announced in a press release that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Spevigo (spesolimab-sbzo) intravenous injections for GPP flares in adults. Spevigo is the first approved treatment option for GPP in adults. Waldman Department of Dermatology.

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Positive data from two Phase 3 Dupixent® (dupilumab) trials in prurigo nodularis published in Nature Medicine

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Dupixent in September 2022 and the European Medicines Agency approval of Dupixent in December 2022. Dupixent is the only approved biologic indicated for prurigo nodularis in the U.S. Results from the trials were the basis for the U.S. Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.

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Top 2020 Biopharma M&A Deals

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billion acquisition of immuno-oncology company Forty Seven and its lead asset, magrolimab, a monoclonal antibody in the clinic for several cancers, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). It began in May with the $4.9 Magrolimab targets CD47. Most Read Today.

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Dermavant claims its first approval as FDA clears psoriasis drug

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Roivant group company Dermavant has made the transition to a commercial-stage company after getting FDA approval for Vtama, a drug for psoriasis that it claims could be a game-changer in the treatment of the skin disorder. Otezla – which Amgen acquired for $13.4

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GSK receives FDA accelerated approval for JEMPERLI (dostarlimab-gxly) for adult patients with mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) recurrent or advanced solid tumours

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Second FDA approved indication for dostarlimab in 2021 GARNET study demonstrated objective response rate of 41.6% This indication received accelerated approval based on tumour response rate and durability of response. This approval was based on data from cohort A1, which included 71 patients with dMMR endometrial cancer. [i]