Keyword: cancer

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Nod for Lung Cancer

01.03.2018 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved AstraZeneca and MedImmune’s immunotherapy Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat patients with a certain form of lung cancer. Imfinzi...

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FDA Approves Mylan’s Herceptin Biosimilar

07.12.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to Netherlands-domiciled, US-managed generic drugmaker Mylan’s Ogivri (trastuzumab-dkst) breast cancer drug, a...

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AstraZeneca and G1 Therapeutics in Lung Cancer Pact

04.12.2017 - AstraZeneca and GI Therapeutics, a US clinical-stage oncology company, are collaborating to test a new combination therapy for lung cancer. The parties will evaluate AstraZeneca’s...

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Novartis and Bayer Warn on NHS Eye Drug Plan

21.11.2017 - European pharmaceutical industry heavyweights Novartis and Bayer are challenging a proposal by parts of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to allow patients with wet age...

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J&J wins Another Talc-related Lawsuit

20.11.2017 - US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has won another victory in a string of lawsuits claiming its talc-based baby powder causes cancer. The jury in the state of California...

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FDA Approves Lilly Breast Cancer Drug

09.11.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug developed by Eli Lilly to treat a common type of breast cancer. Verzenio is recommended both for women and men with HR...

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Lilly and CureVac in Cancer Vaccines Pact

23.10.2017 - In a deal that could lead to the development of five new cancer vaccines, US drugs giant Eli Lilly is investing in German biopharma CureVac. Lilly will make an equity investment of...

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New Rules For Pharma

27.09.2017 - Pharmaceutical companies are experiencing numerous challenges such as increasing cost pressures, declining autonomy or protocol-driven care. The reaction has to go beyond...