Experimental Treatment Could be Potential Breakthrough for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
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Experimental Treatment Could be Potential Breakthrough for Generalized Pustular Psoriasis

According to a story from dubainewstoday.blogspot.com, the data from a Phase I clinical trial suggests that an experimental drug candidate from the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim could substantially improve the…

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FDA Regulations and the Critical Differences Between Medical Device Trials and Pharmaceutical Trials

Medical devices include ECG electrodes, bandages, cardiac pacemakers, thermometers, and hemodialysis machines. A comparison of clinical trials shows that medical device trials are somewhat similar to pharmaceutical trials that evaluate drugs,…

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Theranexus Releases Early Data from its Narcolepsy Clinical Trial
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Theranexus Releases Early Data from its Narcolepsy Clinical Trial

According to a story from finanznachrichten.de, the biopharmaceutical company Theranexus has recently released preliminary results from a Phase II clinical trial that is testing the company's experimental product THN102. This…

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CRISPR Successfully Treats Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model
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CRISPR Successfully Treats Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model

According to a story from Fierce Biotech, the results of a year-long study examining the utility of the groundbreaking gene-editing technology CRISPR in treating the rare genetic disorder Duchenne muscular…

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Researchers Fail to Find a Cure for MPS Through Genome Editing

The Daily News recently published an announcement by researchers at Sangamo Therapeutics showing the results of its first human trial to treat two rare genetic disorders through gene-editing technology. Gene-editing (or…

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Alexion’s Ultomiris™ Met the Primary Objective in a Phase 3 Trial of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Patients

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company that is advancing a rare disease pipeline in complement biology, recently issued a series of press releases announcing positive results of a Phase 3 study…

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Researchers Find the Future of Ofatumumab in Treating Follicular Lymphoma is Questionable

Ofatumumab as a Single Agent  Results of ofatumumab administered as a single agent with an extended induction (initial treatment) brought about a high response rate and it was well tolerated among follicular…

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Merck’s Keytruda in Combination with Pfizer’s Inlyta Significantly Improved Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival in Therapy for Metastatic or Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

  The treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has evolved over the last ten years and investigators now look towards combination therapies to improve response rates and durability for…

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Study Highlights Long Term Benefits of Thymectomy Surgery for Myasthenia Gravis Patients
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Study Highlights Long Term Benefits of Thymectomy Surgery for Myasthenia Gravis Patients

According to a story from EurekAlert!, a recent study revealed that the surgical removal of the thymus gland, known as a thymectomy, was able to provide long-term benefits for patients…

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