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FDA approves Xgeva for the treatment of giant cell tumor of bone

Amgen has announced that the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new indication for Xgeva ( Denosumab ) for the treatment of adults and skeletally mature adolescents with giant cell tu ... read article

Prolia for the treatment of bone loss in men with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture

Amgen has announced the FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a new indication for Prolia ( Denosumab ) as a treatment to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis at high risk for fract ... read article

Denosumab: fatal cases of severe symptomatic hypocalcaemia, and risk of hypocalcaemia at any time during treatment

Cases of severe symptomatic hypocalcaemia have occurred in patients receiving Denosumab 120 mg ( Xgeva ) or 60 mg ( Prolia ); some of these cases were fatal in those receiving the 120 mg dose. Deno ... read article

Xgeva for preventing cancer-related bone injury, FDA approved

The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved Xgeva ( Denosumab ) to help prevent skeletal-related events ( SREs ) in patients with cancer that has metastasized and damaged the bone. Skeletal- ... 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