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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

Shinya Yamanaka, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 2012, discovered that four transcription factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4 and c-Myc could reprogram mature, differentiated cells back into stem cells. a commercial stage pharmaceutical company. acquired by Teva Pharmaceuticals in 2014.

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Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) Becomes the First FDA-Approved Treatment for Patients with Newly Diagnosed Light Chain (AL) Amyloidosis

The Pharma Data

January 15, 2021 (HORSHAM, Pa.) – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the U.S. 2],[3] This indication is approved under accelerated approval and is based on the hematologic complete response rate (hemCR) measure. About Darzalex Faspro® In August 2012, Janssen Biotech, Inc.

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Microscopic innovations in women’s health 

Drug Discovery World

We will explore the various microbiomes associated with women’s health, outline trials exploring the role of the microbiome as a diagnostic and research tool in women’s health conditions, and profile select pharmaceutical companies developing microbiome-associated therapies to address these conditions. Key microbiomes in women’s health Though (..)

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Analysis Life Sciences Thank You The FDA tried to call the dietary supplement industry’s bluff. It appears to have blinked.

Agency IQ

One is Prevagen (Apoaequorin; Quincy), a dietary supplement marketed as a memory enhancer, which received a denial in 2012. Although this product has received continued scrutiny because of its advertising claims, its presence on the market despite a denied NDIN has never resulted in action from the FDA.

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

The complete regimen combines the integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) cabotegravir, developed by ViiV Healthcare, with rilpivirine, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) developed by Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Shionogi joined in October 2012.

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Another Milestone in the Cystic Fibrosis Journey

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

According to preliminary data from one Phase 1 and two Phase 2 clinical trials reported by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., The first major advance in molecularly targeted drug treatment for the disease came in 2012, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ivacaftor (Kalydeco). About 30,000 Americans have CF.

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Article FDA Thank You In a first, FDA tackles treatments for stimulant use disorder

Agency IQ

While stimulant use disorder is increasing, there are currently no FDA-approved medications. This opener sets the context for a guidance document that addresses drug development in the new space of treatment for stimulant use disorder which, as yet, has no approved medications.

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