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Tzield Gets FDA Nod to Become First Approved Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes

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In clinical trials, the treatment delayed stage 3 disease onset for about two years compared with the placebo. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent or juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body is unable to make enough insulin due to destruction of the beta insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.

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Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine: Does Diamyd Have a Winning Formula?

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A vaccine developed by Swedish company Diamyd Medical has demonstrated significant treatment efficacy in a predefined genetic subgroup of individuals with type 1 diabetes in a Phase IIb clinical trial. Diamyd Medical is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops therapies for type 1 diabetes.

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Surrogate Endpoints: How to Choose the Best One for Your Rare Disease Trial

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Acromegaly Surrogate Endpoint: Serum growth hormone and serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) are acceptable surrogate endpoints for acromegaly clinical trials involving somatostatin analogs such as octreotide, lanreotide and pasireotide. Also known as Berardinelli-Seip syndrome, there are four subtypes of lipodystrophy.

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Advances in the Battle Against Autoimmune Disease

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SetPoint Medical received FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval for a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled pivotal trial that will enroll up to 250 patients at 40 clinical trial sites in the U.S. Small Molecule Inhibitors. Anti-CD40L Antibody.

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Pharma still reluctant to back gamification for health; interview

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Armed with new data from a randomised clinical trial, one company is hoping to change that mindset. The company is FriendsLearn – based in India and with an R&D office in San Francisco – which recently reported results from a trial showing that its fooya!

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Lilly Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2021 Financial Results, Updates 2021 Financial Guidance

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The company announced positive top-line results from the SURPASS-4 Phase 3 clinical trial of tirzepatide in adults with type 2 diabetes, evaluating A1C and body weight reductions from baseline. The trial compared tirzepatide to insulin glargine in adults with type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk. 23% 13,545.7

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Bristol Myers Squibb Statement on Opdivo® (nivolumab) Hepatocellular Carcinoma U.S. Indication

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Opdivo is a programmed death-1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitor that is designed to uniquely harness the body’s own immune system to help restore anti-tumor immune response. By harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer, Opdivo has become an important treatment option across multiple cancers.

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