CASI Pharmaceuticals administers first FOLOTYN dose in China for PTCL treatment

CASI Pharmaceuticals administers first FOLOTYN dose in China for PTCL treatment

In a significant stride toward addressing the critical medical needs of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) patients in China, CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CASI), a trailblazer in the biopharmaceutical sector, has achieved a milestone by administering the first dose of FOLOTYN (Pralatrexate Injection) to a patient. This landmark event underscores CASI’s commitment to the development and […]

Pfizer to acquire immuno-oncology company Trillium Therapeutics for $2.2bn

Pfizer to acquire immuno-oncology company Trillium Therapeutics for $2.2bn

US pharma giant Pfizer has agreed to acquire Trillium Therapeutics, a publicly listed Canadian clinical stage immuno-oncology company, for $18.5 per share or $2.26 billion in an all-cash deal. The portfolio of Trillium Therapeutics has biologics that have been designed to boost the ability of patients’ innate immune systems for detecting and killing cancer cells. […]

Takeda gets extended EC approval for ADCETRIS in sALCL

Takeda gets extended EC approval for ADCETRIS in sALCL

Takeda Pharmaceutical has secured extended approval for ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) in the European Union to include the treatment of previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) in adult patients. The approval from the European Commission (EC) is for the combination of ADCETRIS with CHP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone. It comes in the wake of a […]

Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris receives FDA approval for peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris receives FDA approval for peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Seattle Genetics’ Adcetris, in combination with CHP chemotherapy, gains FDA approval for treating certain types of peripheral T-cell lymphoma. Seattle Genetics has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for its monoclonal antibody Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with CHP chemotherapy (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone). This new approval is specifically for […]