Tag: oncology

February 17, 2016 Off

Durvalumab granted BTD by FDA for cancer patients

By Dino Mustafić

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, on Wednesday announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) for durvalumab (MEDI4736), an investigational human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1), for the treatment of patients with PD-L1 positive inoperable or metastatic urothelial bladder cancer whose tumour has progressed during or after one standard platinum-based regimen.

January 5, 2016 Off

Midatech in vaccines collaboration with Emergex

By Dino Mustafić

Midatech Pharma, the international specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercialising products in oncology and other therapeutic areas, has entered into a licensing agreement with Emergex Vaccines Limited, a private UK biotechnology company focused on infectious diseases utilising Midatech’s gold nanoparticle technology.