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AMGEN ANNOUNCES ROBUST WEIGHT LOSS WITH MARITIDE
AMGEN ANNOUNCES ROBUST WEIGHT LOSS WITH MARITIDE

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced positive data at 52 weeks in a double-blind, dose-ranging Phase 2 study with MariTide (maridebart cafraglutide, formerly AMG 133), an investigational antibody peptide conjugate subcutaneously administered... Continue Reading

Date posted11/26/2024


Attruby™ (acoramidis), a Near Complete TTR Stabilizer (≥90%), approved by FDA
Attruby™ (acoramidis), a Near Complete TTR Stabilizer (≥90%), approved by FDA

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio or the Company), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Attruby™ (acoramidis), an... Continue Reading

Date posted11/22/2024


Open-Label Extension Data Confirms Sustained Benefit of Acoramidis on Cardiovascular Outcomes
Open-Label Extension Data Confirms Sustained Benefit of Acoramidis on Cardiovascular Outcomes

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (“BridgeBio” or the “Company”), a new type of biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, presented positive initial outcomes from the ATTRibute-CM open-label extension... Continue Reading

Date posted11/18/2024


BridgeBio Shares Recurrent Event Analysis of ATTRibute-CM, Demonstrating a 42% Reduction by Acoramid
BridgeBio Shares Recurrent Event Analysis of ATTRibute-CM, Demonstrating a 42% Reduction by Acoramid

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (“BridgeBio” or the “Company”), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, presented a post-hoc analysis evaluating the effect of acoramidis on the... Continue Reading

Date posted09/27/2024


Novartis twice-yearly* Leqvio® demonstrated clinically meaningful, statistically significant...
Novartis twice-yearly* Leqvio® demonstrated clinically meaningful, statistically significant...

Basel, August 28, 2024 – Novartis announced today positive topline results from twice-yearly* Leqvio® (inclisiran) in the Phase III V-MONO study, which met its primary endpoints. Leqvio monotherapy achieved clinically meaningful and statistically significant low-density lipoprotein... Continue Reading

Date posted08/24/2024


Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Reports Successful Topline Results for Plozasiran from the Pivotal Phase 3
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Reports Successful Topline Results for Plozasiran from the Pivotal Phase 3

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Reports Successful Topline Results for Plozasiran from the Pivotal Phase 3 PALISADE Study in Patients with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome Continue Reading

Date posted06/3/2024


BridgeBio Pharma to Present Additional Analyses from the Phase 3 ATTRibute-CM Study of Acoramidis
BridgeBio Pharma to Present Additional Analyses from the Phase 3 ATTRibute-CM Study of Acoramidis

BridgeBio Pharma to Present Additional Analyses from the Phase 3 ATTRibute-CM Study of Acoramidis in Patients with Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) at the 2024 ISA Meeting Continue Reading

Date posted05/24/2024


Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim Are Partnering to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials
Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim Are Partnering to Improve Diversity in Clinical Trials

Walgreens and Boehringer Ingelheim today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at optimizing recruitment and making clinical trials more accessible, inclusive and equitable. This collaboration will offer people an opportunity to learn about and potentially participate in an important Phase... Continue Reading

Date posted05/2/2024


Medicare plans can now cover Wegovy for patients at risk of heart disease
Medicare plans can now cover Wegovy for patients at risk of heart disease

For the first time, Medicare will allow coverage of one of the new blockbuster weight-loss drugs for enrollees in Part D plans. The plans may now cover Wegovy when prescribed to prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to a new policy issued this week from the Centers for Medicare and... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2024


U.S. FDA Approves Broad New Labels for NEXLETOL® and NEXLIZET® to Prevent Heart Attacks and Cardiova
U.S. FDA Approves Broad New Labels for NEXLETOL® and NEXLIZET® to Prevent Heart Attacks and Cardiova

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Esperion (NASDAQ: ESPR) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved broad new label expansions for NEXLETOL® (bempedoic acid) Tablets and NEXLIZET® (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) Tablets based... Continue Reading

Date posted03/22/2024


PRALUENT® (ALIROCUMAB) INJECTION RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL TO TREAT CHILDREN WITH GENETIC FORM OF HIGH C
PRALUENT® (ALIROCUMAB) INJECTION RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL TO TREAT CHILDREN WITH GENETIC FORM OF HIGH C

TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) announced the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the approval of Praluent® (alirocumab) as an adjunct to diet and other low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) lowering... Continue Reading

Date posted03/11/2024


Wegovy® receives FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with known heart disease a
Wegovy® receives FDA approval for cardiovascular risk reduction in adults with known heart disease a

PLAINSBORO, N.J., March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an additional indication for Wegovy® to reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, or stroke in adults with known heart... Continue Reading

Date posted03/8/2024