Merck secures EC approval for Keytruda in combination therapy for lung cancer

Merck secures EC approval for Keytruda in combination therapy for lung cancer

Merck has achieved a significant milestone by obtaining approval from the European Commission (EC) for its cancer immunotherapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), to be used in combination with Eli Lilly’s chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (ALIMTA) and platinum chemotherapy. This approval specifically targets the first-line treatment of metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults who do not […]

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi garners positive opinion from CHMP for NSCLC treatment

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi garners positive opinion from CHMP for NSCLC treatment

AstraZeneca has reached a crucial milestone as the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the approval of Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of locally-advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This recommendation paves the way for a new treatment option for […]

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso secures FDA breakthrough therapy designation for first-line treatment of NSCLC

AstraZeneca lung cancer drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a first line setting has been granted the breakthrough therapy designation by the by the US Food and Drug Administration.

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso secures FDA breakthrough therapy designation for first-line treatment of NSCLC

AstraZeneca has achieved a significant milestone with its lung cancer drug, Tagrisso (osimertinib), which has recently been granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This designation is specifically for treating metastatic NSCLC patients who have tested positive for […]

FDA approves Merck’s Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer treatment

Merck’s cancer immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a first-line option for advanced lung cancer treatment in patients who didn’t take any medicines before for the disease.

FDA approves Merck’s Keytruda in combination with chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer treatment

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to Merck’s cancer immunotherapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), in combination with chemotherapy, as a first-line treatment option for patients with advanced lung cancer who have not previously been treated with other medicines. This approval marks a pivotal development in the battle against metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung […]

FDA accelerates review of Novartis’s Zykadia for first-line treatment in lung cancer

Swiss pharma Novartis has announced that its lung cancer drug Zykadia (ceritinib) has been granted the FDA priority review for its expanded use as the first-line treatment for lung cancer patients with certain conditions.

FDA accelerates review of Novartis’s Zykadia for first-line treatment in lung cancer

Novartis AG, a prominent Swiss pharmaceutical company, has received a significant regulatory boost as its lung cancer medication, Zykadia (ceritinib), has been granted a priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its expanded use in treating lung cancer. This priority review specifically targets its application as a first-line treatment for patients […]

Genprex announces promising results for Oncoprex in Phase II lung cancer trial

Genprex announces promising results for Oncoprex in Phase II lung cancer trial

Texas-based biopharmaceutical company Genprex has unveiled positive interim data from an ongoing phase II clinical trial, NCT01455389, for its lung cancer drug candidate, Oncoprex. Conducted at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the trial focuses on the investigational immunogene therapy drug in combination with the tyrosine kinase inhibitor erlotinib (Tarceva), targeting patients with […]

Smokers with Diabetes have high risk of early death!

Smokers with Diabetes have high risk of early death!

As per the recent study by Kavita Garg, an Indian-origin researcher at the University of Colorado-Denver in US, diabetic persons with heavy smoking habit have double the risk of early death. Diabetes is a chronic health disease with high blood glucose levels. Diabetic people also face many other health complications. Kavita Garg, Professor at the […]