FDA Approves Anti-Cancer Drug For Advanced Paraganglioma

FDA Approves Anti-Cancer Drug For Advanced Paraganglioma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first ever non-surgical treatment for the rare neuroendocrine cancers pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. The approval was based on a multi-center trial led by researchers in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and was granted to Progenics Pharmaceuticals for AZEDRA.

Norovirus Vaccination Found by ASU Researchers

Norovirus Vaccination Found by ASU Researchers

The study demonstrates that the new plant system for norovirus vaccine production is effective against the tenacious pathogen and that the versatile method could be used for the development of a broad range of novel vaccines. It is estimated that an effective vaccine against gastroenteritis could save billions of dollars in healthcare costs in the U.S. alone.

AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Priority Review for Investigational Oral Treatment Elagolix for the Management of Endometriosis with Associated Pain

AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Priority Review for Investigational Oral Treatment Elagolix for the Management of Endometriosis with Associated Pain

AbbVie Receives U.S. FDA Priority Review for Investigational Oral Treatment Elagolix for the Management of Endometriosis with Associated Pain. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to AbbVie’s investigational candidate, elagolix, for the management of endometriosis with associated pain. Endometriosis is characterised by long-term pelvic pain and caused by tissue growth outside of the uterus.