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BMS sets up Roche, Pfizer rivalry with Turning Point takeover

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Xalkori is billed as an ALK inhibitor and has been approved to treat ROS1-positive NSCLC since 2016, with sales of $22 million in the first quarter, but is also used to treat ALK-mutated NSCLC and lymphoma. billion product, mainly from first-line use, if it can claim FDA approval for a broad label covering any ROS1-positive cancer.

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JW Therapeutics’ Carteyva receives breakthrough therapy status for r/r LBCL

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Standard care, including high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HDCT/ASCT), is unsuitable for over half the patients due to factors such as advanced age and comorbidities. Large B-cell lymphoma is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma type and the most common subtype in adults.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The availability of oral chemotherapy treatments would provide stomach cancer patients with the option of more efficacious drugs with improved tolerability in a more convenient dosage format” The poor clinical outcomes of stomach cancer make it a key target for drug development. Benefits of daily oral chemotherapy over IV.

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New data reinforce Keytruda’s dominance in first-line lung cancer

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Furthermore, the duration of response with the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor was nearly five times longer at 29 months versus just over six months with frontline chemotherapy.

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Joint Basis for FDA/HHS Marijuana Rescheduling Recommendation Unveiled

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA conducted the eight-factor scheduling analysis required by the CSA in 2016 and found that marijuana continued to meet the scheduling criteria for remaining in schedule I. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. chemotherapy-induced), pain, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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DEA Concurs: Marijuana Meets Schedule III Criteria

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

FDA/HHS Analysis, 2023 FDA/HHS last conducted an eight-factor analysis of marijuana in 2016 and concluded that marijuana continued to meet schedule I criteria. 12, 2016); Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. Denial of Petition to Initiate Proceedings to Reschedule Marijuana, 81 Fed. 53,688 (Aug.

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Selenium: The Nutrient That Can Reduce Thyroid Antibodies by 40%

The Thyroid Pharmacist

It’s important to note that selenium may also interact with other supplements and medications, such as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, antacids, chemotherapy drugs, corticosteroids, niacin, and even birth control pills. At high enough levels, selenium can cause death (reports of this level of toxicity exist, but are extremely rare). (58,

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