Tag Archives: therapy

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso Receives EU Recommendation as First Targeted Therapy for Unresectable EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer

(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been recommended for approval in the EU for treating adult patients with unresectable, locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with EGFR mutations who have not experienced disease progression after platinum-based chemoradiation therapy. This … Read the full press release

Advancements in Causal Machine Learning Poised to Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics and Therapy, Researchers Say

(IN BRIEF) An international research group, led by Professor Stefan Feuerriegel from LMU, is pioneering the application of causal machine learning (ML) in medical diagnostics and therapy. Published in Nature Medicine, their study asserts that causal ML has the potential … Read the full press release

AstraZeneca Showcases Promising Advances in Lung Cancer Treatments at IASLC Conference 2023

(IN BRIEF) AstraZeneca is advancing its lung cancer portfolio at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer. The company is aiming to have an AstraZeneca medicine for over half of all … Read the full press release

Revolutionary Three-Hour Therapy Session Helps Children Overcome Fears

(IN BRIEF) A study conducted by researchers at the University of York and University of Sheffield found that common childhood phobias, such as fear of spiders, dogs, and needles, could be resolved in a single three-hour therapy session instead of … Read the full press release

The only new medicine in over a decade for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus gets Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval

(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 2-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca (LON: AZN), a British-Swedish science-led biopharmaceutical company, has announced that its Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus … Read the full press release

Siemens AG on Varian acquisition by Siemens Healthineers: a transformational step of this kind wouldn’t have been possible in Siemens AG’s old conglomerate structure

Transformational milestone in execution of Siemens’ Vision 2020+ strategy Siemens Healthineers intends to acquire 100 percent stake in U.S. healthcare company at a purchase price of around $16.4 billion Acquisition to create global leader in cancer research and therapeutics and … Read the full press release

PDA Announces All-Star Speaker Lineup for Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products Conference

One week left to register for this event! (PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 28-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the 2019 PDA EU Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products: Cell and Gene Therapy … Read the full press release

Medtronic presents results of new approach to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy at CARDIOSTIM / EHRA EUROPACE 2016

Places ICD Leads Under Rib Cage, Outside Heart and Veins DUBLIN and NICE, FRANCE, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Medtronic plc (NSYE: MDT) today announced results from several feasibility studies evaluating a new approach to implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy at CARDIOSTIM … Read the full press release

European Medicines Agency: Concerns have been raised in the media about certain stem cell therapy treatments

23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — These sorts of new techniques potentially offer exciting possibilities to patients for the treatment of a range of difficult or previously untreatable conditions. Like all treatments, these techniques also come with benefits and risks. Specific rules were introduced … Read the full press release