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Health Canada to review Arcutis’ roflumilast cream NDS for plaque psoriasis

Pharmaceutical Technology

A validated target in dermatology, PDE4 is an enzyme that induces overactive immune responses. Arcutis is establishing operations in Canada, and we have begun to build out a strong team with deep dermatology and commercialisation experience to support the future approval and launch.”.

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Study reveals details of immune defense guidance system

Scienmag

Results could lead to better drugs used to fight inflammation At the beginning of an immune response, a molecule known to mobilize immune cells into the bloodstream, where they home in on infection sites, rapidly shifts position, a new study shows.

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Lilly’s lebrikizumab significantly improved skin clearance and itch in people with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in two Phase 3 trials

The Pharma Data

AD, also known as atopic eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder caused by skin barrier dysfunction and dysregulation of the immune response. associate professor of dermatology at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC, and a principal investigator of the ADvocate 2 trial.

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What is Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Signs, Causes and Treatments

Olympian Clinical Research

According to the American Academy of Dermatology , scientists believe that when a hair follicle becomes clogged with keratin, bacteria breed within it. HS is believed to develop due to an immune response that generates too much inflammation. Possible Causes of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. It’s also not caused by poor hygiene.

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Next Generation Complement Therapeutics: Potential Life-Changing Therapies for Multiple Rare Disorders

Roots Analysis

The complement-targeted therapeutics inhibit complement activation, thereby reducing tissue inflammation and dampening the adaptive immune response to foreign and tissue antigens. Next Generation Complement Therapeutics – Current Market Landscape. Next Generation Complement Therapeutics. Broad Clinical Trial Landscape.

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FDA clears Dupixent as first drug for rare skin disorder

pharmaphorum

The disorder – driven by type 2 inflammation characterised by an antibody-based immune response – causes hard lumps or nodules to form on the skin that are so itchy they can lead patients to scratch themselves to the point of bleeding or pain.

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Novel drug combo activates natural killer cell immunity to destroy cancer cells

The Pharma Data

This occurs occurs over time as cancer patients are treated with drugs to enhance T-cell mediated immunity,” said Gavin Robertson, professor of pharmacology, pathology, dermatology and surgery, Penn State College of Medicine. They conducted their first experiment with cultured mouse melanoma cells.

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