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Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19

The Pharma Data

Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receives FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19 Pfizer Inc. residents eligible for PAXLOVID will continue to receive the medicine at no charge.* NYSE: PFE) announced today that the U.S. ” COVID-19 continues to cause significant burden in the U.S.

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

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FDA Approves Verquvo (vericiguat) for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction. Armstrong, cardiologist and Distinguished University Professor of Medicine at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, and study chair of the VICTORIA trial. Related Articles: Verquvo (vericiguat) FDA Approval History.

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Update on FDA Advisory Committee Vote on LYNPARZA® (olaparib) Plus Abiraterone and Prednisone or Prednisolone in First-Line Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC), by a vote of 11 to 1 with one abstention, supported FDA approval of LYNPARZA plus abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone (abi/pred) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with BRCA -mutated ( BRCA m) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

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Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market 

Drug Discovery World

According to NCBI, most of the ADCs developed so far are for use in the treatment of cancer, but there is plenty of potential for using ADCs to treat other diseases 1. A Nature publication confirmed that there are currently 12 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and nine of these secured FDA approval in the past six years 2.

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Truqap (capivasertib), First-In-Class AKT Inhibitor, Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer, Set to Take on Novartis’ Piqray

XTalks

AstraZeneca has won its first-in-class approval for its AKT inhibitor Truqap (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) for treating patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer.

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Enhertu Approved in the U.S. for the Treatment of Patients With Previously Treated HER2 Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer

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This approval represents the first time a HER2 directed medicine has demonstrated a significant improvement in survival compared to chemotherapy for patients following initial treatment in the metastatic setting and it has the potential to become the new standard of care for this patient population.”. 4.3] (HR=0.47; 95% CI 0.31-0.71)

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New data show Roche’s ENSPRYNG (satralizumab) significantly reduces severity and risk of relapse in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD)

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In a separate pooled analysis, ENSPRYNG reduced the risk of relapse in the combined double-blind period and open-label extension (OLE) by 51% (HR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.31–0.79; Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. ENSPRYNG is approved in Canada, Japan, Switzerland and the U.S.