Postpartum depression (PPD) refers to the depression that some women experience after childbirth. Very few drugs are approved to treat PPD; hence, the drugs used for major depressive disorder (e.g…
The demand for safe and effective obesity treatments is growing as the prevalence of obesity increases and the efficacy of approved and pipeline agents approaches that of bariatric surgery. In…
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the obstruction of a vein caused by a thrombus. It consists of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), depending on the vein affected. Current…
The treatment of advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma is dominated by immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g., Merck & Co.’s Keytruda, BMS’s Opdivo and Yervoy) and small-molecule tyrosine…
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare, life-threatening disorder characterized by high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. It is a progressive condition marked by considerable…
In the last two decades, TNF-α inhibitors (AbbVie’s Humira, Amgen/Pfizer’s Enbrel, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s Remicade and Simponi, and UCB’s Cimzia) have transformed the…
Gout is a chronic arthritic condition caused by elevated serum uric acid (sUA) and characterized by intermittent acute flares. Treatment of the painful acute flares is distinct from the chronic…
Sarcoidosis is a rare inflammatory disease that causes the formation of granulomas—small lumps or nodules. Although it primarily affects the lungs, it can involve multiple organs, including the…
Marketed DMTs for multiple sclerosis deliver a high level of efficacy in preventing relapses and relapse-associated worsening of disability (RAW). However, MS patients still experience disability…
Approximately 40% of gastric and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma patients present with metastasis, and half of patients with localized disease progress to metastatic disease…
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect different organ systems of the body and manifest in a wide range of clinical symptoms, from general fatigue to serious…
Generalized-onset seizures (GOS) simultaneously affect both sides of the brain and rapidly engage bilaterally distributed networks. Nearly 40% of the diagnosed epilepsy population presents with…
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is an aggressive malignancy associated with an extremely poor prognosis and high lethality. The metastatic setting is the largest drug-treatable population in pancreatic…
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus, characterized by an accumulation of eosinophils. It can cause difficulty with swallowing food and has…
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) typically begins with cost-effective conventional DMARDs (cDMARDs), such as methotrexate or hydroxychloroquine. For patients who fail cDMARD treatment or…