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Roche snags postsurgery FDA nod for Alecensa, eyes even broader lung cancer use

Fierce Pharma

The Swiss pharma has now secured an FDA approval in the post-surgical setting as it continues to test the drug in additional patient populations. . | Roche isn’t content with Alecensa being the best-selling ALK inhibitor in metastatic lung cancer.

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FDA Approves Alectinib to Treat Patients With ALK-Positive NSCLC

Pharmacy Times

With this approval, alectinib is the first anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitor to be approved for patients with ALK-positive, early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

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FDA Approves Stelara Biosimilar Selarsdi to Treat Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis

PharmExec

Alvotech’s and Teva's Selarsdi (ustekinumab-aekn), the second FDA-approved biosimilar to Stelara, is indicated to treat patients aged 6 years and above with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy and for patients aged 6 years and above with active psoriatic arthritis.

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OTC Contraception Opens New Opportunities for Counseling Patients

Pharmacy Times

With the first FDA-approved option hitting shelves soon, pharmacists can advise patients on the best methods to prevent pregnancy

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What the FDA's New Dosage Guidance Means for the Future of Clinical Research

Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist

A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. Learning Objectives: Dose-response curves and patient treatment: How do pharmacologic and toxicologic principles apply to the dosing of drugs in clinical development? What will the future hold for clinical research?

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Novartis releases new data for innovative rare kidney disease treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

Novartis has released new data from the first and only Phase III study to demonstrate significant proteinuria reduction by targeting the complement system in patients with the rare kidney disease IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Fabhalta was given a positive opinion from the CHMP of the EMA in March 2024, according to Novartis.

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Encouraging data for Roche multiple sclerosis injection

European Pharmaceutical Review

Roche’s twice-yearly, 10-minute subcutaneous injection of OCREVUS ® (ocrelizumab) has shown significant promise for patients with either with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis (RMS or PPMS). percent had no relapse) in patients through 48 weeks of the treatment.