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Possible increased risk of cancer with weight-loss medicine Belviq, Belviq XR, FDA continues to evaluate the trial results

The FDA ( U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has alerted the public that results from a clinical trial assessing safety show a possible increased risk of cancer with the weight management medicine Be ... read article

Lorcaserin causes significant weight loss and improves maintenance of weight loss

The results from the two-year BLOOM ( Behavioral modification and Lorcaserin for Overweight and Obesity Management ) trial have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine ( NEJM ). Lorcaser ... read article

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Multiple sclerosis: FDA has approved Tecfidera

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Tecfidera ( Dimethyl fumarate ) capsules to treat adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory, ... read article

Apremilast linked to significant and clinically meaningful improvements for the primary and major secondary endpoint in plaque psoriasis

Celgene has announced that statistical significance for the primary endpoint of PASI 75 at week 16 was achieved for patients receiving Apremilast 30 mg BID monotherapy in both the ESTEEM 1 and 2 phase ... read article

Kadcyla, a new treatment for late-stage breast cancer, approved by Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Kadcyla ( Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine ), a new therapy for patients with HER2-positive, late-stage ( metastatic ) breast cancer.HER2 is a protein inv ... read article

FISSION and NEUTRINO trial: Sofosbuvir has met primary endpoints for hepatitis C

Results from two Phase 3 studies, FISSION and NEUTRINO, evaluating a 12-week course of the once-daily nucleotide Sofosbuvir in combination with Ribavirin ( FISSION ) and in combination with Ribavirin ... read article

Increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer with 5-alpha reductase inhibitors

Men aged 55 and over with a normal digital rectal examination and PSA less than or equal to 3.0 ng/mL at baseline taking Finasteride 5 mg/day ( 5 times the dose of Propecia ) in the 7-year Prostate Ca ... read article

Castration-resistant prostate cancer: Cabozantinib linked to high rates of complete or partial bone scan resolution, pain relief, improvements in hemoglobin, and tumor regression

Exelixis has reported updated interim data from the cohort of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ( CRPC ) treated with Cabozantinib ( XL184; Cometriq ) in an ongoing phase 2 ... read article