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Study provides insight into how prostate cancer transitions to an aggressive, treatment-resistant subtype following anti-androgen therapy.

A head-to-head trial evaluated quality of life improvements in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis treated with secukinumab (Cosentyx) or ustekinumab (Stelara).

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Vaginal inserts containing tenofovir alafenamide fumarate in combination with elvitegravir were shown to be highly effective in preventing simian/HIV infection in a macaque model.

Alvotech’s AVT02 is being developed as a biosimilar to the adalimumab (Humira, AbbVie) high-concentration product.

Phase 3 trial evaluated ustekinumab as a maintenance treatment in adult patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis.

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The latest sBLA is based on a phase 3 study evaluating the daratumumab combination regimen for newly-diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma who are ineligible for transplantation.

Study suggests that a fasting diet can reduce inflammation and increase intestinal stem cells in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Women with multiple sclerosis who breastfed exclusively for at least 2 months had a 40% lower rate of relapse compared with women who did not breastfeed.

Trastuzumab is indicated for the treatment of HER2 overexpressing breast cancer and HER2 overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.

PARP inhibitors used alongside immunotherapy may help stimulate the immune response to cancer cells by attracting immune cells to the tumor.

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The study was the first to compare patients with hepatitis C treated with direct-acting antiviral drugs and those untreated for long-term risks.

Stem cell transplantation found to provide greater protection than disease-modifying therapy against progression of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

Ali McBride, PharmD, MS, BCOP, FASHP, FAzPA discusses the emerging influence of NCODA chemotherapy education and standardization process for healthcare providers, healthcare systems, and patients.

The ever-growing price tag for new specialty drugs is testing the limits of the health care system to afford these revolutionary therapies.

With this approval, dupilumab (Dupixent) offers a biologic therapy option for patients 12 to 17 years of age who have moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Cheryl Allen, BSPharm, MBA, Vice President of Industry Relations at Diplomat Pharmacy, talks about new therapeutic developments going on within the prostate cancer space.

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M restricta was elevated in patients with Crohn disease carrying a genetic variation known as the IBD CARD9 risk allele.

Because pregnancy is one of the few times individuals are in contact with the health system and covered by health insurance, there is a cost-effective opportunity to screen for hepatitis C virus.

The FDA recently published an updated draft guidance on the naming of biologics, biosimilars, and interchangeable biosimilars.

Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) plus chemotherapy is approved under the FDA’s Accelerated Approval Program, which allows conditional approval of a medicine that fills an unmet medical need for a serious or life-threatening disease or condition.

Dupilumab (Dupixent, Regeneron and Sanofi) would be the first FDA-approved biologic for the treatment of severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.