FarmaKology Newsletter - Issue #11
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Lilly's CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab) Becomes First FDA-Approved Biomarker-Driven Therapy in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab injection, 10 mg/mL solution), as a single agent, for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who have an alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) of ≥400 ng/mL and have been treated with sorafenib.
Citius Pharmaceuticals' Mino-Lok® Highly Efficacious in Rapidly Eradicating Candida auris
Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on adjunctive cancer care and critical care drug products, provided a report today on the in vitro efficacy of Mino-Lok against various strains of Candida auris.
Antibody-drug conjugates on the rise as Herceptin’s patent to expire soon
With Roche’s HER2-positive breast cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) facing imminent patent expiration in the U.S., pharmaceutical firms are accelerating to develop antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).
Drug Co To Donate 2+ Mil Bottles Of HIV Drug Each Year
Pharmaceutical company Gilead says it will donate 2.4 million bottles of its HIV prevention drug to the Centers for Disease Control, That’s enough to protect 200,000 people from the disease for 11 years.
Research & Study
Over 1.5 cancer people will need chemotherapy every year in next 2 decades
Fewer Severe Infections With Newer Psoriasis Therapies Versus Methotrexate
Sunscreen does not inhibit production of Vitamin D
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