Obesity is a significant public health concern in the United States and Europe. Its chronic progression is associated with type 2 diabetes and adverse cardiovascular (CV) health. Since 2012,…
In the last decades, markedly improved survival benefit has been achieved in the treatment of advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. Effective HER2-targeted drugs such as Herceptin,…
The treatment landscape of advanced platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer has been revolutionized by poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (AstraZeneca’s and Merck & Co.’s Lynparza, GSK’s…
The approvals of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapies—Keytruda (Merck & Co.), Opdivo (Bristol Myers Squibb), and Bavencio (Merck KGaA)—and antibody-drug conjugates—Padcev (Seagen / Astellas) and…
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous collection of hematopoietic stem-cell disorders that disrupt normal hematopoiesis in the bone marrow. All pharmacological approaches to treating…
TNF-alpha inhibitors (e.g., Janssen’s Remicade, AbbVie’s Humira) are the mainstay of biological treatment for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease (CD), while non-TNF biologics (i.e., Takeda’…
Roche / Genentech achieved a clinical and regulatory milestone with the approval of Ocrevus for the treatment of primary-progressive multiple sclerosis (PP-MS)—making it the first agent to…
Renal inflammation associated with SLE, also known as LN, is among the most serious manifestations of the disease. Until recently, no therapy was specifically approved for LN. Most treatments are…
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common acute leukemia in adults, originating from mutant myeloid precursor cells. Presently, the AML drug market is dominated by chemotherapy backbones, but…
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has the potential to be a large and lucrative therapy market owing to the prevalence of the disease and the lack of approved agents. Patients with NASH are at…
Wet age-related macular degeneration (also known as exudative or neovascular AMD) is characterized by leakage from newly formed blood vessels, distorting the surface of the retina and causing…