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Janssen files for sBLA to FDA for Tremfya

By Dino Mustafić

The Janssen has filed for a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking first-in-class approval of guselkumab brand Tremfya, for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA), and expects to submit a marketing application to the European Medicines Agency seeking approval of TREMFYA as a treatment for PsA before the end of the year.

September 16, 2019 Off

Darzalex combination induced higher response rates in new patients

By Dino Mustafić

The addition of daratumumab – or in this particular study – Darzalex to bortezomib, lenalidomide and dexamethasone (VRd) induced higher response rates in newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma who were eligible for high-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) compared with VRd alone.