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Celltrion’s Steqeyma Approved as Stelara Biosimilar for Psoriasis

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Celltrions Steqeyma (ustekinumab-stba), a biosimilar to Stelara (ustekinumab), for the treatment of several immune-mediated diseases. By blocking these inflammatory pathways, it helps manage overactive immune responses in conditions like psoriasis and Crohns disease.

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Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot

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Pfizer and BioNTech have formally asked for FDA approval of a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 in people aged over 16, as the US prepares to get its booster campaign underway. The post Pfizer, BioNTech file for FDA approval of COVID booster shot appeared first on.

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US FDA grants approval for AstraZeneca’s combination liver cancer therapy

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A human monoclonal antibody, Imfinzi attaches to the PD-L1 protein and hinders the PD-L1 interaction with the PD-1 and CD80 proteins. Imjudo is also a human monoclonal antibody and hinders cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) activity.

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Talvey Becomes J&J’s Second Multiple Myeloma Bispecific to Score FDA Approval

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The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that its bispecific antibody Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs) received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as a fifth-line treatment for adult patients with heavily pretreated multiple myeloma. Results were similar at the higher 0.8

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AstraZeneca’s Immunotherapy Imjudo (tremelimumab) Wins FDA Approval for Liver Cancer

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Imjudo is an anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) monoclonal antibody that blocks the action of CTLA-4. Inhibition of the protein aids in T-cell activation to prime the immune system against cancer cells to induce their death.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves a Genentech blood-cancer drug; Sean Parker expands his immunotherapy research empire

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The new drug, called Lunsumio, is a so-called bispecific antibody, which works by attaching to cancer cells with one arm of the drug, and T cells with a second arm. In a clinical trial, 60% of patients with follicular lymphoma treated with Lunsumio achieved a complete response.

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Pfizer’s PD-1 Inhibitor Sasanlimab in Combo with Standard of Care Shown to Improve Event-Free Survival in High-Risk Bladder Cancer

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Pfizer announced promising results from its Phase III trial investigating the efficacy of sasanlimab, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, in combination with standard of care Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy for patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who are BCG-nave.