Novartis CAR-T therapy leads to durable response in lymphoma study Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Dec 2017 10:45 AM ISTPatients with an advanced form of an aggressive blood cancer who had initially responded to Novartis' new type of gene-modifying immunotherapy...
Gilead Sciences new drug keeps 56 percent of lymphoma trial patients alive Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTMore than half of trial patients with an advanced, aggressive form of blood cancer lived for at least a year after one-time treatment with Yescarta, a...
Philippines defied experts advice in pursuing dengue immunization programme Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTMANILA: As she announced in January 2016 that the Philippines would immunize one million children with a new dengue vaccine, the nation’s then health...
Sandoz announces new Phase I data showing proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim matches reference medicine Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTHOLZKIRCHEN, Germany: Sandoz, a division of Novartis and the global leader in biosimilars, announced data demonstrating the pharmacokinetics (PK),...
France orders international recall of Lactalis baby formula Ruby Khatun Khatun11 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTPARIS: France has ordered banned the sale and ordered a recall of several baby formula milk and baby food products made by French dairy giant Lactalis...
Glenmark Pharma begins clinical trial of anti-myeloma drug Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Glenmark Pharma said the first patient has been dosed in a phase-1 clinical trial of GBR 1342, an investigational antibody for the...
Sanofi explores combination treatments for multiple myeloma in new late-stage trials Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTCAMBRIDGE: Sanofi has launched two new late-stage clinical studies to determine if an investigational biologic called isatuximab when used in...
Roche study finds cancer Velcro that halts T-cell attack Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTZURICH: Scientists at Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Friday they may have discovered why some tumors resist new immunotherapy drugs as well as a...
Indian start up to provide ancestry genetic test Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTBengaluru: For the first time in South Asia one can trace their geonelogy through a unique genetic test provided by a genomics startup Xcode.The...
US House committee may reconsider WHO cancer agency funds Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTLONDON: U.S. congressional committee members warned on Friday that Washington’s funding of the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency...
Eli Lilly's stomach cancer drug meets main goal, but fails to improve survival rate Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTEli Lilly & Co said on Friday a late-stage trial testing its drug, Cyramza, as a gastric cancer treatment met the main goal of preventing the...
Apollo Munich launches Health Wallet Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Dec 2017 10:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Standalone health insurer Apollo Munich Health Insurance introduced a new category 'Winsure' with health insurance plan called 'Health...