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Roche presents new data at World Muscle Society (WMS) 2021 highlighting new advances for people living with rare neuromuscular disorders

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Our goal is to still lead the way in developing transformative medicines for neuromuscular diseases. We are grateful for the partnerships that are helping us to develop new therapies for people impacted by these devastating rare diseases.”. About SMA SMA may be a severe, progressive neuromuscular disease which will be fatal.

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Enhertu Approved in the U.S. for the Treatment of Patients With Previously Treated HER2 Positive Advanced Gastric Cancer

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“Patients with metastatic HER2 positive gastric cancer with progression following first-line treatment have historically faced poor outcomes, including low response to treatment and rapid disease progression,” said Ronan Kelly, MD, MBA, Director of the Charles A. mg/kg, interstitial lung disease occurred in 10% of patients. Caruth, Jr.

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Five Promising Treatment Areas in Early-Phase Drug Development in 2024

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Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic approved in 2019 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a nasal spray called esketamine, for treatment-resistant depression. Gene Therapy Gene therapy is currently considered for diseases, often rare, that have no other cures.

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Roche expands its multiple sclerosis portfolio with investigational BTK inhibitor fenebrutinib and initiates novel clinical trials for OCREVUS (ocrelizumab)

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OCREVUS CHIMES study exclusively focused on disease insights and more tailored care for minority populations with MS. We remain committed to advancing the science in MS by investigating potential new medicines such as fenebrutinib, with the ultimate goal of halting progression of this disease,” said Levi Garraway, M.D.,

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New data further reinforce Roche’s OCREVUS (ocrelizumab) as a highly effective treatment for people with multiple sclerosis

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75% of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) and suboptimal response to prior treatment had no evidence of disease activity two years after switching to OCREVUS in open-label Phase IIIb CASTING study. About multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease that affects nearly 1 million people in the U.S.

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Roche to present new data in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder at MSVirtual2020

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Initiation of Phase III clinical trial programme for fenebrutinib, an investigational medicine designed to be a highly selective and reversible Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, which may offer novel approach to suppress disease activity and slow disease progression in MS.

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2021 AAN highlight impact and breadth of expanding neuroscience portfolio

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OCREVUS data show its consistent benefit on slowing disease progression in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and primary progressive MS (PPMS). Data for ENSPRYNG in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) reinforce safety and efficacy, including in patients with concomitant autoimmune diseases (CAIDs). Following U.S.