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The FDA announced approval of Wixela Inhub on January 30, 2019.

Biologic therapy used to treat severe psoriasis found to improve coronary artery plaque burden.

The new approval allows for daratumumab (Darzalex) to be administered as a split infusion over 2 consecutive days.

Zogenix is seeking approval for its low-dose fenfluramine therapy, ZX008 (Fintepla), for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome.

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Sephin1 found to protect oligodendrocytes, axons, and myelin, as well as reduce central nervous system inflammation in multiple sclerosis.

The economics of one and done gene therapies dictate a revenue model that requires outcomes-based risk.

The supplemental Biologics License Application was filed based on positive overall survival data from a phase 3 clinical trial for pembrolizumab in the treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Immunotherapy may become a viable option for patients with cancer infected with HIV.

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Robert F. Sidonio Jr, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, discusses how a multi-disciplinary clinic model improves patient care in hemophilia treatment centers.

Analysis finds universal screening for hepatitis C virus infection would be cost effective and provide greater benefit than the currently recommended birth cohort screening.

The study is the longest observation to date of patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma receiving first-line pembrolizumab.

A recent model by Massachusetts General Hospital projects that without proper policy, public health and health care delivery efforts, the opioid overdose epidemic will increase.

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The findings are further evidence of the impact of an active lifestyle on physical health.

Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) is currently approved for the treatment of patients with HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer who previously received trastuzumab and a taxane.

The proposed rule aims to encourage drug manufacturers to pass discounts directly to patients and improve transparency in the market.

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The risk of a solid subsequent malignant neoplasm is elevated in survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma, according to an extended follow-up of more than 25 years.

Caplacizumab-yhdp (Cablivi, Sanofi) is a targeted treatment designed to inhibit the formation of blood clots in adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Data from 2 phase 3 trials showed significant improvement in disease activity in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis treated with baricitinib (Olumiant).

Researchers at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio studied 28,000 childhood cancer survivors to determine similarities in long-term effects for various chemotherapies.

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Injection drug use has been identified as a predominant risk factor for hepatitis C infection and the opioid epidemic has been suggested as a driver of a recent rise in infections.