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Current and future players in the lupus market

Pharmaceutical Technology

The management of SLE and LN consists largely of treatment options that are based on highly efficacious steroids or immune-suppressive therapy with an undesirable safety profile, which includes accrued organ damage, infections and cancer. in 2018 across the 7MM despite being an off-label therapy for lupus.

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EHA21: Sanofi builds case for rare disease drug sutimlimab after FDA rejection

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takeover of Bioverativ in 2018, is designed to block the complement pathway of the immune response, which becomes activated in CAD. At the moment CAD is managed using off-label therapies, including rituximab and corticosteroid drugs. Sutimlimab, which Sanofi acquired via its $11.6

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Roche nabs breakthrough tag for TIGIT cancer immunotherapy

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Like PD-L1, TIGIT is thought to act as a molecular brake that stops T cells from attacking tumours, and tiragolumab is currently leading the pack among drugs targeting the immune checkpoint.

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Pharming preps filing for rare disease drug leniolisib after trial win

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The Netherlands biotech is developing leniolisib (formerly CDZ173) under license from Novartis for activated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS), an ultra-rare disease with no approved therapies that causes severe immune deficiency and a risk of blood cancers.

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Targeting tumours with novel radiopharmaceuticals

European Pharmaceutical Review

The development of novel radiotherapeutics ushered in a new era in targeted treatment 1 for cancer, with two separate radiotherapeutic approvals in Europe and the US, in 2018 and 2022. Recent advancements for radiopharmaceuticals in oncology include a $1.4

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Low Dose Naltrexone and Hashimoto’s

The Thyroid Pharmacist

However, low doses of this medication (hence, low dose naltrexone or LDN), have been found to modulate the immune system and have shown promise in improving cases of autoimmune disease. These include Crohn’s, MS, and Hashimoto’s, as well as other immune system-related conditions such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. Doses of 1.5-4.5

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Sanofi claims FDA okay for drug to treat rare blood disorder CAD

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At the moment CAD is managed using off-label therapies, including rituximab and corticosteroid drugs, and sutimlimab’s potential to improve treatment earned it a breakthrough designation from the FDA. It is also being developed for other indications including immune thrombocytopenic purpura.