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Doctors consider anti-cancer drugs as a stopgap weapon in covid battle

Trials are on to find out whether anti-cancer immunotherapy could fight covid-19Cancer immunotherapy has less side-effects such as damage of healthy cells

2 min read6 Oct 2020
Companies

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market generic cancer drug

Shares of Cadila Healthcare, the listed entity of Zydus Group, were trading at ₹334.55 per scrip on the BSE, down 2.62 per cent over previous close

1 min read11 May 2020
Science

Why many potential new cancer drugs are failing clinical trials

A new study has found that many potential drugs do not actually act as they were intended to doResearchers find that instead of killing cancer cells, the drugs killed tumour cells through toxic effects

1 min read8 Oct 2019
Science

Why many potential cancer drugs are failing the test

New research led by US scientists has found that many of these potential cancer drugs do not actually act as they are intended to doThis is important because the hopes of millions of patients are resting on cancer drugs in various stages of clinical trials

1 min read12 Sep 2019
Companies

Lupin, Boehringer Ingelheim sign $700 mn deal for anti-cancer drug

While Lupin will receive an upfront payment of $20 mn, additional payments of over $700 mn would be based on successful achievement of agreed clinical, regulatory and commercial milestonesLupin would also be entitled to receive double-digit royalties on the sales of the product

2 min read4 Sep 2019
News

NPPA caps prices of 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs by up to 87%

Trade margin of the 9 non-scheduled cancer drugs capped at 30%The new list of drugs is in continuation to the government’s efforts to curb profiteering on vital drugs

1 min read15 May 2019
Science

Indians have poor access to essential anti-cancer drugs: report

Mean availability of essential anti-cancer medicines across all hospitals and pharmacies surveyed was less than the WHO’s target of 80%, says the studyThe study also says only three anti-cancer essential medicines were available on the Jan Aushadhi website

2 min read24 Apr 2019
Science

Govt may fix trade margins on expensive orphan, cancer drugs

Move may hurt multinational pharma firms such as Sanofi and Pfizer, who make drugs for rare diseasesThe central govt is in the process of re-framing the policy for rare diseases to reduce treatment costs

3 min read25 Jan 2019
Companies

Bristol-Myers Squibb to buy Celgene in $74 billion deal

The merger plans underscore Bristol-Myers and Celgene's efforts to diversify in the field of cancer treatments, with investors in recent months questioning their growth prospects

2 min read3 Jan 2019
Companies

AstraZeneca starts search for CEO Pascal Soriot successor

Potential candidates for AstraZeneca CEO's role could include senior executives Mene Pangalos and Ruud Dobber, the 'Sunday Times' says

1 min read18 Nov 2018
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