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Merck’s WINREVAIR Succeeds in Phase 3 Trial for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

The Pharma Data

These findings represent a pivotal advancement in the treatment of this rare, progressive, and life-threatening disease. Participants were classified as WHO Group 1 PAH, functional class (FC) II or III, indicating moderate to severe disease at either intermediate or high risk of clinical deterioration.

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Phase 3 Trial of Ifinatamab Deruxtecan Begins in Advanced Prostate Cancer

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The investigational ADC is built using Daiichi Sankyo’s proprietary DXd technology and represents one of the newest generation of targeted cancer therapies. While localized prostate cancer boasts a five-year survival rate above 90% , that figure drops precipitously to approximately 31% for metastatic disease.

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NGS is evolving: collaboration and tech lead the way

Drug Target Review

The latest technologies are empowering researchers with faster, more efficient and more accessible genomic tools, leading to richer data generation and accelerating progress in areas like cancer genomics, rare disease research and infectious disease surveillance.​

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FDA Approves Merck’s ENFLONSIA™ to Prevent RSV in Infants

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This new monoclonal antibody therapy is designed to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in neonates and infants born during or entering their first RSV season. Dr. Octavio Ramilo, Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. A New Era in Infant RSV Protection Dr. Dean Y.

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Merck’s ENFLONSIA Receives ACIP Recommendation for Protecting Infants from Severe RSV

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Merck’s ENFLONSIA Receives ACIP Endorsement for RSV Prevention in Infants, Marking a Major Milestone in Pediatric Infectious Disease Prevention U.S. The disease burden is disproportionately high among infants under 1 year of age, and even more so among premature infants or those with underlying heart or lung conditions.

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FDA Grants Priority Review for WINREVAIR Label Update Based on ZENITH Trial

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Importantly, the treatment effect emerged early in the course of therapy and continued to increase over time. Despite existing therapies, many PAH patients remain at substantial risk. Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive either WINREVAIR or placebo, both in combination with maximum-tolerated background therapy. Source link

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FDA Approves KEYTRUDA for Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Treatment of PD-L1+ Resectable Head & Neck Cancer

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), its flagship anti-PD-1 therapy, for the treatment of adult patients with resectable, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) whose tumors express PD-L1 (Combined Positive Score [CPS] of 1 or greater) as determined by an FDA-approved test.