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FDA approves Sarclisa combination for multiple myeloma

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It is approved in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for adults with who are not eligible for autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). The efficacy of the treatment was evaluated in the IMROZ trial in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who were not eligible for ASCT.

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FDA approves quizartinib for acute myeloid leukaemia

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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

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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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Potential treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia 

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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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Patients show 91% response to allogeneic CAR-T therapy

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Investigators saw a 91% overall response rate (ORR) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) following treatment with allogeneic CAR-T therapy P-BCMA-ALLO1 and lymphodepletion. P-BCMA-ALLO1 is an investigational non-viral, stem cell memory T cell (TSCM)-rich allogeneic CAR-T cell therapy.

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