Tag: said-on-monday
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Roche receives blood cancer drug blow after Gazyva trial fails to meet endpoint
Swiss drugmaker Roche said trials showed its new blood cancer drug Gazyva failed to deliver significant improvements over an older medicine in people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, a blow in its fight against competition from biosimilars. Gazyva did not significantly reduce the risk of disease worsening or death for people with previously…
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Roche receives blood cancer drug blow after Gazyva trial fails to meet endpoint
Swiss drugmaker Roche said trials showed its new blood cancer drug Gazyva failed to deliver significant improvements over an older medicine in people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, a blow in its fight against competition from biosimilars. Gazyva did not significantly reduce the risk of disease worsening or death for people with previously…
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Samsung Bioepis seeks Europe approval for its Humira copy
Biosimilars maker Samsung Bioepis, part of South Korea's top family-run conglomerate Samsung Group [SAGR.UL], said on Monday it is seeking regulatory approval in Europe to sell its copy of AbbVie Inc's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira. Samsung Bioepis said in a statement the European Medicines Agency has accepted for review its application to sell its biosimilar…
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Samsung Bioepis seeks Europe approval for its Humira copy
Biosimilars maker Samsung Bioepis, part of South Korea's top family-run conglomerate Samsung Group [SAGR.UL], said on Monday it is seeking regulatory approval in Europe to sell its copy of AbbVie Inc's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira. Samsung Bioepis said in a statement the European Medicines Agency has accepted for review its application to sell its biosimilar…
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Spain’s Almirall eyes Valeant skin drugs to boost dermatology
By Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish drugmaker Almirall, which is building up its business in skin treatments, could be interested in acquiring dermatology assets from Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals, the head of the Barcelona-based company said on Monday. Valeant is looking at divesting various products as it tries to reduce its massive debt load, with…
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In Flint, Michigan water crisis, city mayor did not violate ethics
(Reuters) – The mayor of the city of Flint, Michigan, did not redirect donations to her personal campaign from a charity meant to help families hurt by a water crisis in the city, an independent attorney said on Monday. There was no evidence of any ethical violations by Mayor Karen Weaver, said Brendon Basiga, an…
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obama mercury air pollution rule
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned aside the latest effort by a group of states led by Michigan to block Obama administration environmental regulations limiting power plant emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants. The justices opted not to hear the states' appeal of a December U.S. appeals…