Remove Clinical Development Remove Containment Remove FDA Approval Remove Hormones
article thumbnail

J&J’s Akeega Approved as First Combo Treatment for BRCA-Positive Prostate Cancer

XTalks

Akeega is approved for use with the corticosteroid prednisone in adults with BRCA1/2 mutations (germline and/or somatic) in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated. Lynparza received FDA approval in May 2020 for mCRPC in patients with homologous recombinational repair ( HRR ) gene mutations.

article thumbnail

Harmony Biosciences Receives FDA Approval For Expanded Use Of WAKIX® (pitolisant) For The Treatment Of Cataplexy In Adult Patients With Narcolepsy

The Pharma Data

WAKIX is the first and only treatment approved by the FDA for people with excessive daytime sleepiness or cataplexy associated with narcolepsy that is not scheduled as a controlled substance by the U.S. WAKIX received FDA approval for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy in August 2019.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

Zepbound, Obesity Version of Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, Finally Gets FDA Nod

XTalks

Eli Lilly is now fully armed on the GLP-1 front as it’s finally received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for Zepbound (tirzepatide), its obesity version of Mounjaro. The FDA approved Zepbound for chronic weight management in adults with obesity. Ozempic was approved in 2017 and Wegovy in 2021.

article thumbnail

Pembrolizumab by Merck for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma): Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pembrolizumab is under clinical development by Merck and currently in Phase III for Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma). GlobalData’s report assesses how Pembrolizumab’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks.

article thumbnail

Top 30 Pharma and Biotech Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends

XTalks

Comirnaty was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2021 for individuals over the age of 16. It contains the antiviral medications nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. In addition, the FDA approved Pfizer’s pneumococcal 20-valent conjugate vaccine, Prevnar 20, for the first time in June 2021.

Sales 98
article thumbnail

FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC) who are not eligible for cisplatin-containing chemotherapy.

article thumbnail

Bristol Myers Squibb Statement on Opdivo® (nivolumab) Monotherapy Post-Sorafenib Hepatocellular Carcinoma U.S. Indication

The Pharma Data

Opdivo ’s leading global development program is based on Bristol Myers Squibb’s scientific expertise in the field of Immuno-Oncology, and includes a broad range of clinical trials across all phases, including Phase 3, in a variety of tumor types. To date, the Opdivo clinical development program has treated more than 35,000 patients.