On February 8, 2021, global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb shared that the European Commission (EC) approved a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Inrebic (fedratinib). For around 10 years, there…
In an early February press release, pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas") shared that XOSPATA (gilteritinib) was given conditional approval in China for the treatment of patients with FLT3-mutated…
In early December 2020, biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. ("Gilead") shared updated results from a Phase 1b clinical trial evaluating magrolimab for patients with treatment-naïve acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Generally,…
The Yale Cancer Center has recently presented the findings of their study of the cost-effectiveness of caplacizumab at the 62nc ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition. Their conclusion, which is that…
In a recent press release, biopharmaceutical company Rallybio announced that the first participant was dosed in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial. Currently, only healthy male participants are enrolled in the…
CTI BioPharma has just announced that they are submitting a NDA for Pacritinib as a new option for myelofibrosis patients who are facing severe thrombocytopenia. The thrombocytopenia is a result…
Thanks to the rampant spread of COVID-19, many events, symposiums, and clinics moved online. One was the 2020 ACR State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium, in which participants discuss diagnostic information, treatments,…
According to a study published in BMC Pediatrics, the rare disease known as Felty's syndrome is primarily known to affects adults between the ages of 50 and 70, but on very rare…
According to a news release from the American College of Cardiology, rivaroxaban is more effective than enoxaprin (heparin) in preventing blood clots or low platelet counts in patients after…
CAR-T cell therapy has shown to be a viable treatment for mantle cell lymphoma after being studied at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study showed that…
Because of the current global situation involving coronavirus (COVID-19), many medical organizations have canceled or postponed their annual meetings. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) is one…
SELLAS has just announced that patient screening has begun for a Phase 3 trial for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The trial is examining the effects of GPS for patients who…
Karyopharm, a pharmaceutical company based in Newton, Massachusetts, has submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for their drug XPOVIO, which is meant for the treatment of diffuse large…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the drug developer Rocket Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the first patient has been dosed in the company's phase 2 clinical trial. This study is…
According to a story from uk.finance.yahoo.com, the company Hutchison China MediTech Limited ("Chi-Med") has recently kicked off a phase 1 clinical trial. This trial is testing the company's investigational drug…
According to a story from BioSpace, CTI BioPharma Corp. has recently concluded an End of Phase 2A meeting with representatives from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This meeting…
The FDA has approved a new therapy for chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). This treatment is an oral therapy to be taken with food, created by Dova Pharmaceuticals. It is called…
According to a publication on EurekAlert, the National Institutes of Health recently awarded Dr. Jason Karnes, PharmD, PhD (and assistant professor in the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy) with…
According to a publication from BioSpace, the French biopharmaceutical company Sanofi has successfully secured FDA approval for their acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) drug Cablivi. This represents the first approved…
aTTP aTTP, or acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura, is an immune condition which results in severe Thrombocytopenia. Thrombocytopenia means the body doesn't have enough platelets in the blood. In aTTP, it's caused…
According to an article from PM360, the French biopharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced successful results at the end of a phase 3 study of their hopeful acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura…
Thanks to a Phase 2 trial, pediatric patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia or Ph+ ALL, now have a new treatment option. The FDA has announced approval of Sprycel…
Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) is diagnosed by low platelet counts in the blood. It also causes impaired platelet production. This put patients at risk for serious bleeding as well as spontaneous bruising.…
According to a story from Oncology Nurse Advisor, a recent study found that patients with immune thrombocytopenia do not carry the same understanding as their doctors do when it comes…
According to a story from Market Screener, an analysis of real-world data (data gathered outside of the clinical setting) suggests that the drug eltrombopag, marketed as Revolade, offers substantial advantages…
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