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Enfortumab vedotin, a novel targeted-antibody treatment has produced responses in nearly half of patients with advanced urothelial cancer

A single arm, phase II clinical trial of 125 patients has shown treatment with Enfortumab vedotin, an agent targeting nectin-4, a protein found in 97% of urothelial cancers, has produced responses in ... read article

IMpower131 trial: Atezolizumab plus chemotherapy reduces the risk of disease worsening or death in the initial treatment of people with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer

IMpower131 study met its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival and demonstrated that the combination of Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) plus chemotherapy ( Carboplatin and Abraxane [ albumin-bou ... read article

IMpower150 study: Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab plus chemotherapy reduce the risk of disease worsening or death in the initial treatment of people with a type of advanced lung cancer

The phase III IMpower150 study met its co-primary endpoint of progression-free survival ( PFS ) and demonstrated that the combination of Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) and Bevacizumab ( Avastin ) plus c ... read article

Atezolizumab in people with previously treated advanced bladder cancer: IMvigor211 study did not meet its primary endpoint of overall survival compared to chemotherapy

The phase III IMvigor211 study, that evaluated Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) in people with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer ( mUC ) whose disease progressed during or after treatment wit ... read article

Tecentriq for the treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer whose disease progressed during or following Platinum-containing chemotherapy, approved by FDA

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) ha approved Atezolizumab ( Tecentriq ) for the treatment of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) whose disease progressed during or fo ... read article

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New indication for Eylea in EU: treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion

Bayer HealthCare has announced that Eylea ( Aflibercept solution for injection ) has been approved by the European Commission ( EC ) for the treatment of visual impairment due to macular edema seconda ... read article

Ibrutinib shows efficacy as treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle cell lymphoma

Two clinical studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ) suggest that the novel agent Ibrutinib shows real potential as a safe, effective, targeted treatment for adults with chro ... read article

Olmesartan Medoxomil can cause sprue-like enteropathy

FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has warned that the blood pressure drug Olmesartan Medoxomil ( marketed as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and generics ) can cause intestinal problems know ... read article

Barrett's esophagus: Acetylsalicylic acid may fight cancer by slowing DNA damage

Aspirin ( Acetylsalicylic acid ) is known to lower risk for some cancers, and a new study led by a UC San Francisco researcher, Carlo Maley, points to a possible explanation, with the discovery that A ... read article

Metastatic or unresectable melanoma: FDA approves Tafinlar and Mekinist

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has approved two new drugs, Tafinlar ( Dabrafenib ) and Mekinist ( Trametinib ), for patients with advanced ( metastatic ) or unresectable melanoma, the most d ... read article

Giant cell tumor of the bone: FDA approves Xgeva

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has expanded the use of Xgeva ( Denosumab ) to treat adults and some adolescents with giant cell tumor of the bone ( GCTB ), a rare and usually non-cancerous t ... read article

Riociguat has demonstrated significant and sustained improvements in 6MWD and WHO functional class in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Data from the interim analysis of the on-going PATENT-2 trial with Riociguat, the open-label long-term extension of the pivotal Phase III study PATENT-1, were presented at the American Thoracic Societ ... read article

Canagliflozin, a SGLT2 inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes

Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Invokana ( Canagliflozin ) for the treatment of adults with type 2 diabetes. Invokana is the first in a new ... read article