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WHO new Essential Medicines Lists focus on diabetes and cancer
Public Health | September 30, 2021

WHO new Essential Medicines Lists focus on diabetes and cancer

The listings aim to address global health priorities, identifying the medicines that provide the greatest benefits, and which should be available and affordable for all


Positive results from Lynparza with abiraterone delays Metastatic prostrate cancer
Drug Approval | September 28, 2021

Positive results from Lynparza with abiraterone delays Metastatic prostrate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer in men and despite an increase in the number of available treatments for men with mCRPC, five-year survival remains low


Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Abexxa Biologics to advance its cancer research
Biotech | September 22, 2021

Boehringer Ingelheim acquires Abexxa Biologics to advance its cancer research

The addition of Abexxa’s expertise complements Boehringer Ingelheim’s current approaches to the treatment of difficult-to-treat solid cancers and especially those resistant to available immunotherapies


Novartis’ Kisqali data indicates longest median survival in advanced breast cancer
Drug Approval | September 20, 2021

Novartis’ Kisqali data indicates longest median survival in advanced breast cancer

With the MONALEESA-2 final analysis, only Kisqali has reported statistically significant overall survival (OS) benefit with an aromatase inhibitor for postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer in the first-line (1L) setting


Apollo Cancer Centres launch India’s first virtual duathlon
Hospitals | September 15, 2021

Apollo Cancer Centres launch India’s first virtual duathlon

Proceeds raised from the duathlon will go towards cancer treatment of children identified by the hospital


NHS UK gives green light to a company to detect early-stage cancer by a simple blood test
News | September 14, 2021

NHS UK gives green light to a company to detect early-stage cancer by a simple blood test

Results from these studies are expected to be released by 2023. If outcomes from these initial pilots are positive, the studies will be expanded to involve around 1 million participants in 2024 and 2025


BDR Pharmaceuticals launch Cabozantinib to treat thyroid cancer
Drug Approval | September 14, 2021

BDR Pharmaceuticals launch Cabozantinib to treat thyroid cancer

In several trials like Celestial (double-blind phase III trial), Phase III Meteor trials, Cabozantinib has shown better PFS (Progression-Free Survival).


Merck’s KEYTRUDA receives China approval for Esophageal cancer
Drug Approval | September 09, 2021

Merck’s KEYTRUDA receives China approval for Esophageal cancer

The medicine is now approved for eight indications across five different types of cancer in China.


Dr Reddy’s enters agreement with Citius to sell rights of its anti-cancer agent
Drug Approval | September 04, 2021

Dr Reddy’s enters agreement with Citius to sell rights of its anti-cancer agent

In March 2016, Dr. Reddy’s had acquired the exclusive global rights (excluding Japan and Asia) to the investigational anti-cancer agent E7777 from Eisai Co.


Delfi liquid biopsy shows promise for reducing lung cancer deaths
Biotech | August 23, 2021

Delfi liquid biopsy shows promise for reducing lung cancer deaths

When the Delfi technology was used as a pre-screen to determine if a low dose CT (LDCT), should be performed, the combined approach led to the detection of 90% of lung cancers, including 80% of stage I cancers