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- Sanofi 'Dupixent' adds COPD indication
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 17, 2025 06:00am
- 'Dupixent,' dominating the market for atopic dermatitis·asthma drugs, has expanded treatment areas to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), thus gaining attention. Since Dupixent was approved for expanded reimbursement last year, the latest news on COPD indication will likely improve its prescription competitiveness. According
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- K-Bios busy developing new CAR-NK cell therapies
- by Son, Hyung Min Mar 17, 2025 06:00am
- The domestic pharmaceutical industry is initiating clinical trials for cell therapies and confirming new possibilities. GC Cell, Isu Abxis, Vaxcell Bio Therapeutics, GI Cell, and HK Inno.N are developing CAR-NK (chimeric antigen receptor) cell therapies. CAR-NK, which is derived from allogeneic cells, has the advantage of being able to compen
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- BESREMi lands in Big 5 Hospitals in Korea
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 17, 2025 05:59am
- BESREMi, a new drug for polycythemia vera, has been approved for prescription at tertiary hospitals in Korea. According to the industry sources, PharmaEssentia Korea's BESREMi (ropeginterferon&160;alfa-2b, a treatment for polycythemia vera, has recently passed the Drug Committees (DCs) of the Big 5 medical institutions in Korea, includin
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- Radioligand 'Pluvicto' available at tertiary gen hospitals
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 17, 2025 05:59am
- 'Pluvicto,' a new drug for prostate cancer, is now available for prescription at tertiary general hospitals. According to industry sources, Novartis Korea's targeted radioligand therapy, Pluvicto (Lutetium vipivotide tetraxetan), has passed the drug committees (DC) of the 'Big 5' hospitals, including Samsung Medical Center, Asan Medical C
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- Lotte Biologics signs MOU with Asimov for CDMO business
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 14, 2025 05:57am
- Lotte Biologics (CEO: James Park) announced on the 13th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Asimov, based in Boston, Massachusetts, for collaboration in the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) business. Through the agreement, Lotte Biologics will provide services covering the entire process f
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- "More BTK inhibitor options for MCL, Brukinsa as alt choice"
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 14, 2025 05:57am
- Changes to the treatment settings have been brought to Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) with the launching of new treatments like BTK inhibitors and implementing reimbursement. As the 2nd-generation BTK inhibitors are introduced, treatment options have been broadened for relapsed or refractory MCL, where treatment options have been limited to 1st-g
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- Takadea's metastatic colorectal cancer drug Fruzqla wins nod
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 14, 2025 05:57am
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Korea announced on March 13 that its metastatic colorectal cancer treatment, Fruzqla (fruquintinib), received domestic marketing approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) on March 6. The efficacy·effectiveness of Fruzqla has been demonstrated for adult patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who
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- GSK Korea releases myelofibrosis drug Ojjara in Korea
- by Whang, byung-woo Mar 14, 2025 05:57am
- GSK Korea announced on the 12th that it has launched Ojjara (momelotinib), a treatment for myelofibrosis, in Korea. Ojjara was approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in September last year as a treatment for adults with anemia at intermediate or high risk of myelofibrosis (primary myelofibrosis, post-polycythemia vera myelofibro
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- Enhertu seeks reimb for HER2-low breast cancer and NSCLC
- by Eo, Yun-Ho Mar 14, 2025 05:56am
- The ADC anticancer drug 'Enhertu' has started a new reimbursement journey in Korea. According to industry sources, Daiichi Sankyo Korea submitted an application to receive reimbursement for two additional indications of its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) in December last year and recently began discussions w
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- Wegovy dominates the obesity drug market
- by Chon, Seung-Hyun Mar 13, 2025 05:59am
- The introduction of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy has shaken the market substantially. Since its launch in Q4, Wegovy has captured 60% of the entire market. Given the introduction of Wegovy, the obesity market expanded to the largest in history. It also consumed the market for Saxenda, containing the same class of active ingredients as Weogvy. It is unc
