Gilead Sciences has been granted marketing authorization by the European Commission for its Idelalisib 150mg tablets (to be marketed as Zydelig) to treat the two incurable blood cancers Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Follicular Lymphoma (FL). This formidable first-in-class oral inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) delta, plays a key role in the activation, proliferation and[…]
Idelalisib EU Approval Granted For Treating CLL and FL Patients
Chemotherapeutic / Anti-Neoplastic, Drug Research & Development API, FDA Approved 2014 Tags: chronic lymphocytic leukemiaCLLIdelalisibRituximab Sep 24, 2014
Aripiprazole Lauroxil NDA Submitted to Treat Schizophrenia
Antipsychotic, Drug Research & Development API, NDA, OTC and Compounding Product Tags: antipsychoticIdelalisibNDA Sep 02, 2014
The USFDA has received the Aripiprazole Lauroxil NDA, submitted by Ireland-based Alkermes for treating patients with schizophrenia. Alkermes shares gained almost 2.3% on the news. Aripiprazole lauroxil is a partial dopamine agonist of the second generation class of antipsychotics, with one-month and two-month formulations, developed for the treatment of the mental disorder schizophrenia, which is[…]
Idelalisib FDA Approved to Combat Three Blood Cancers
Chemotherapeutic / Anti-Neoplastic, Drug Research & Development API, FDA Approved 2014 Tags: chronic lymphocytic leukemiaIdelalisibRituximab Jul 28, 2014
Gilead has announced the July 23, 2014 Idelalisib FDA approved news. The Idelalisib (or the brand name Zydelig) approval was long awaited, to combat three forms of blood cancer. The FDA extended a nod to this powerful drug, which is estimated to earn roughly 1.2 billion dollars by the year 2020. Approved to treat three type[…]
Idelalisib Is a Leader in Oncology Treatment
Chemotherapeutic / Anti-Neoplastic, NDA Tags: chronic lymphocytic leukemiaCLLIdelalisibRituximab Jun 18, 2014
Idelalisib has captured the attention of pharmaceutical research and development teams with the latest data touting its targeted treatment for both unresectable non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The FDA accepted Gilead Sciences’ new drug application early in 2014 for the treatment of refractory indolent NHL, and the target review date for the[…]
