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Pfizer notches two EU approvals, including Herceptin biosimilar

August 1, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EMA, EU, Genetech, Herceptin, Pfizer, Trazimera, Xeljanz, biosimilar, breast cancer, pharma

Pfizer is patting itself on the back after securing two new approvals in Europe within 24 hours: Xeljanz (tofacitinib citrate) …

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Progenics’ Azedra becomes first FDA-approved treatment for adrenal tumours

July 31, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Progenics, adrenal cancer, pharma

The FDA has approved its first-ever drug for rare, unresectable tumours of the adrenal gland with its decision to authorise …

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Takeda’s Alunbrig topples Pfizer’s Xalkori in ALK-positive lung cancer

July 27, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Alunbrig, Cancer, NSCLC, Pfizer, Takeda, Xalkori, lung cancer, pharma

Takeda has unveiled new Phase 3 data showing that its tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) Alunbrig (brigatinib) not only met its …

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HPV vaccine to be given to boys in England

July 25, 2018
Research and Development Cancer, HPV, infectious disease, sexually transmitted diseases, vaccines, virus

The government has announced that boys in England aged 12 and 13 will be vaccinated against Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) …

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FDA expands Pfizer and Astellas’ Xtandi into castration-resistant prostate cancer

July 16, 2018
Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cancer, FDA, Pfizer, US, Xtandi, pharma, prostate cancer

Astellas and Pfizer have revealed that their androgen receptor inhibitor Xtandi (enzalutamide) has received approval from the FDA to expand …

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AbbVie and Janssen announce failure of cancer drug Imbruvica in Phase 3 trial

July 12, 2018
Research and Development AbbVie, Cancer, FDA, Janssen, approval

AbbVie and Janssen have announced that Imbruvica (ibrutinib) failed to achieve the primary endpoint in a late-stage study assessing its …

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NICE approves treatment for rare and deadly childhood cancer

July 11, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NICE, UK, neuroblastoma, pharma

NICE has recommended that monoclonal antibody dinutuximab beta be used in treating high-risk neuroblastoma – a rare and deadly form …

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Extended use of breast cancer drug tamoxifen linked to increased endometrial cancer risk

July 9, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, pharma, tamoxifen

New evidence published in the British Journal of Surgery has indicated a troubling link between long-term use of the breast …

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Scotland approves first-line treatment for advanced kidney cancer

July 9, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Scotland, fotivda, rcc, tivozanib

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved the use of EUSA Pharma’s Fotivda (tivozanib) as a first-line treatment for people with …

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Missouri appeals court overturns $55m J&J verdict

July 6, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, Litigation, appeal, pharma

A $55 million verdict against the multinational pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has been overturned by an appeals court in …

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Ipsen reveals positive Phase 3 data of Cabometyx in liver cancer

July 5, 2018
Research and Development Cabometyx, Cancer, ipsen, liver cancer, pharma

French pharmaceutical company Ipsen has announced that The New England Journal of Medicine has published the results of a Phase …

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Roche’s Tecentriq combo gives strong Phase 3 showing in triple negative breast cancer

July 2, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, breast cancer, pharma

Roche has unveiled new Phase 3 data on its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (Celgene’s Abraxane) as …

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AstraZeneca chalks up double Japanese approval in lung and breast cancer

July 2, 2018
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, NSCLD, breast cancer, lung cancer, lynparza, pharma

It’s a big step forward for AstraZeneca’s global marketing operations as the company announced that two of its products have …

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Abbvie and Google’s Calico extend age-related disease partnership to $2.5bn

June 27, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Cancer, Goggle, calico, pharma

The partnership of Abbvie and Google’s Calico has announced they are to extend their existing 10-year drug discovery and development …

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AstraZeneca’s Lynparza proves efficacy in first-line BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer

June 27, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD, Merck, ovarian cancer, pharma

AstraZeneca is celebrating alongside partner MSD with the reveal of new data on the use of Lynparza in the first-line …

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