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Specialised Therapeutics’ breast cancer drug gets Philippines FDA approval

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Specialised Therapeutics’ oral drug, Nerlynx (neratinib) has obtained the Philippines Food and Drug Administration approval to lower the recurrence or mortality risk in early-stage HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer patients. The trial demonstrated that after a median follow-up of 5.2

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo ’s Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has received expanded approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low (IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer. months compared with 5.1 months for the chemotherapy arm. months compared with 16.8

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Pfizer’s Ngenla Approved as Once-Weekly Treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)

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Pfizer has been going strong on the approval front, having secured its fifth US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in the past five weeks, with the most recent being for the company’s once-weekly human growth hormone analog Ngenla (somatrogon-ghla).

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AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza combo bags FDA approval for prostate cancer

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a combination of AstraZeneca and MSD ’s Lynparza (olaparib), with standard therapies for treating BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). A prior orchiectomy or receipt of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs was also necessary.

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US FDA approves expanded indication for Lilly’s breast cancer therapy

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the expanded indication for Eli Lilly and Company ’s (Lilly) Verzenio (abemaciclib) to treat breast cancer patients. In the trial, Verzenio along with ET reduced disease recurrence risk by 35% compared to ET alone.

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Jesduvroq (daprodustat) is FDA Approved for Anemia due to Chronic Kidney Disease

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GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Jesduvroq (daprodustat), a new once-a-day oral treatment for anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The approval is currently only for adult patients who have been undergoing dialysis for at least four months.

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Lilly’s new drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide ) wins US FDA approval

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Blood sugar control drug Mounjaro has been granted US regulatory approval, giving type 2 diabetics another way to help keep their glucose levels in check. The drug is injected under the skin once a week and the dose can be adjusted to meet an individual’s blood sugar needs. more than semaglutide, 0.9% more than insulin glargine.