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Etrasimod

New Drug Approvals

Molecular Weight: 631.700 FDA APPROVED, To treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults, 10/12/2023 Velsipity Etrasimod , sold under the brand name Velsipity , is a medication that is used for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). [1] “FDA Approves New Drug for Ulcerative Colitis” Medscape.

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

The use of a surrogate endpoint can considerably shorten the time required prior to receiving FDA approval. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug.

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GSK receives FDA accelerated approval for JEMPERLI (dostarlimab-gxly) for adult patients with mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) recurrent or advanced solid tumours

The Pharma Data

Second FDA approved indication for dostarlimab in 2021 GARNET study demonstrated objective response rate of 41.6% This indication received accelerated approval based on tumour response rate and durability of response. This approval was based on data from cohort A1, which included 71 patients with dMMR endometrial cancer. [vii]

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Unlicensed and off-label drugs: What do we know?

Drug Discovery World

The rules and regulations Unlicensed drugs are drugs that have not yet been assessed by a regulator, while off-label use is when an approved medication is prescribed outside of the terms of its license, e.g., for a different disease or in a different patient group. What are the risks?

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OKYO Pharma Limited (“OKYO” or the “Company”) – OKYO announces filing of a patent application covering the use of Chemerin and associated analogues to treat “cytokine storm” associated with COVID-19 and ARDS

The Pharma Data

OKYO has been developing the chemerin molecule as a promising anti-inflammatory treatment for dry-eye disease (“DED”) licensed from researchers at On Target Therapeutics LLC. When Lucentis ® (Ranibizumab) received FDA approval in late June 2006, the new macular degeneration drug was celebrated as a major medical breakthrough.

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Precision Medicine: Using Genomic Data to Predict Drug Side Effects and Benefits

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Development

Scott and colleagues focused on six genes that encode potential drug targets licensed or in development by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of obesity or diabetes. That’s critical considering that just 1 in 10 drug candidates entering human clinical trials successfully goes on to receive FDA approval [5]. 2014 Jan;32(1):40-51.

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U.S. FDA Approves PREVNAR 20™, Pfizer’s Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Adults Ages 18 Years or Older

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved PREVNAR 20 (Pneumococcal 20-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for the prevention of invasive disease and pneumonia caused by the 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) serotypes in the vaccine in adults ages 18 years and older. Following today’s FDA approval, the U.S.

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