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Unloxcyt Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Skin Cancer, Set to Compete with Keytruda

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DECEMBER 18, 2024

Unloxcyt binds to PD-L1, rather than programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) as Keytruda does, to release PD-L1s inhibitor effects on the anti-tumor immune response. Oliviero noted that Unloxcyt has a couple of differentiating features that set it apart from other checkpoint inhibitors on the market.

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World Psoriasis Day 2024: New Treatments and Research Trends

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

In August 2024, Artax Biopharma completed patient recruitment for its Phase IIa trial of AX-158, exploring a new immune-modulating therapy for psoriasis. In this blog, we break down some of the latest innovations in psoriasis treatment, including biosimilars, AI-driven diagnostics and the growing role of family care.

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Leqselvi Can Achieve Nearly 90% Scalp Hair Coverage in Severe Alopecia Areata Patients

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JULY 31, 2024

Alopecia areata can be triggered by genetics, immune system dysfunction and environmental factors. Leqselvi works by selectively inhibiting the Janus kinases (JAK) JAK1 and JAK2, pathways that play a key role in this misguided immune response.

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

The Pharma Data

JULY 23, 2021

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

The Pharma Data

MARCH 11, 2021

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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CheckMate -577, a Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Meets Primary Endpoint of Disease-Free Survival

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AUGUST 11, 2020

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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CheckMate -649, a Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) Plus Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy, Meets Primary Endpoints Demonstrating Superior Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Treatment of Gastric and Esophageal Cancers

The Pharma Data

AUGUST 11, 2020

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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FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

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APRIL 4, 2023

Immune-mediated adverse reactions, which may be severe or fatal, can occur in any organ system or tissue and can affect more than one body system simultaneously. Important immune-mediated adverse reactions listed here may not include all possible severe and fatal immune-mediated adverse reactions.

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New Sotyktu Commercial for Plaque Psoriasis: Living Life Without a “Filter”

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JUNE 10, 2024

Sotyktu (deucravacitinib) is a one-of-its-kind oral medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated to treat moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. It is a sentiment that heavily resonates within the psoriasis community.

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New Phase 3 Data Show First-in-Class TREMFYA® (guselkumab) Achieved Complete Skin Clearance and Favorable

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MARCH 16, 2021

These data will be presented virtually in abstract, poster, and video form during the Innovations in Dermatology: Virtual Spring Conference, March 16–20, 2021. 1,2 TREMFYA is the first and only IL-23 inhibitor therapy approved in the U.S. TREMFYA was approved in the U.S. TREMFYA q4w is not currently FDA-approved.

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Unloxcyt Wins FDA Approval for Advanced Skin Cancer, Set to Compete with Keytruda

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Leqselvi Can Achieve Nearly 90% Scalp Hair Coverage in Severe Alopecia Areata Patients

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

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

CheckMate -577, a Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) as Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Resected Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, Meets Primary Endpoint of Disease-Free Survival

CheckMate -649, a Phase 3 Trial Evaluating Opdivo (nivolumab) Plus Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy, Meets Primary Endpoints Demonstrating Superior Overall Survival and Progression-Free Survival in First-Line Treatment of Gastric and Esophageal Cancers

FDA Approves Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Combination With Padcev® (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for First-Line Treatment of Certain Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

New Sotyktu Commercial for Plaque Psoriasis: Living Life Without a “Filter”

New Phase 3 Data Show First-in-Class TREMFYA® (guselkumab) Achieved Complete Skin Clearance and Favorable

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