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FDA approves quizartinib for acute myeloid leukaemia

Drug Discovery World

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib (Vanflyta) for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that is FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD)-positive.

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FDA-approved drug sensitises brain cancer cells to radiotherapy

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As an FDA-approved oral drug, the side-effects of cladribine are quite manageable and it has been well evaluated for pharmacokinetics. Moreover, drugs like cladribine could potentially replace existing treatment options with a new and more effective strategy.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

Drug Discovery World

For International Women’s Day, DDW’s Diana Spencer celebrates some of the women in leadership making an impact on the drug discovery and life sciences sector. She has managed multinational projects for charities and not-for-profits to find new treatments for Malaria and led Innovate UK grants through to successful completion.

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Bispecific antibody successfully reduced bleeds in haemophilia A

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The trial assessed both once-weekly and once-monthly prophylactic treatment with the investigational treatment Mim8. The data were presented at the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Annual Congress (ISTH 2024) in Bangkok, Thailand. for those who received no prior prophylaxis treatment.

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Potential treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia 

Drug Discovery World

Overcoming Resistance to FLT3 Inhibitors in the Treatment of FLT3-Mutated AML. International Journal of Molecular Science, 21(4): 1537. Around one third of patients with AML are diagnosed with FLT3-mutations, which are associated with a higher risk of relapse and poor clinical outcome. and Leung, A. and Wang, H-G.

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Actigen moves closer to clinical trial for rare disease treatment  

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Biotech company Actigen has moved closer to clinical trials for rare disease treatment for Hunter syndrome, following a pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ? . Hunter syndrome .

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma

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FDA Approves Danyelza (naxitamab-gqgk) for the Treatment of Neuroblastoma. the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq: YMAB) a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel, antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer, today announced that the U.S.