[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Basel, 25 April 2022Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early...
Source: Roche Media News - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth in the first quarter of 2022
Group sales increase 11%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 10% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales up 6%; continued strong sales of new medicines for severe diseases. Impact of biosimilars decreases as expected.Diagnostics Divisionsales grow 24% due to good momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 tests. After a strong first quarter, significant decline in COVID-19-related testing expected.Highlights in the first quarter:FDA approval of Vabysmo (severe eye diseases); CHMP recommends EU approval of Polivy combination (aggressive form of blood cancer), Tecentriq (early-stage non-small cel...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 25, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Alymsys (Bevacizumab-maly Injection) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - April 20, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

FDA Approves Alymsys (bevacizumab-maly), a Biosimilar to Avastin
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) April 13, 2022 --Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the“Company”) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company’s... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - April 13, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Outlook Therapeutics Submits Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ONS-5010 as a Treatment for Wet AMD
ISELIN, N.J., March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outlook Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OTLK), a biopharmaceutical company working to develop and launch the first FDA-approved ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for use in retinal indications, today... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Applications - March 31, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results in 2021
Basel, 3 February 2022Group sales increase 9%1 at constant exchange rates (CER); 8% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales increase 3%; continued strong demand for newly launched medicines more than offsets impact of biosimilarsDiagnostics Divisionsales grow 29%; strong momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 testsMajor approvals for medicinessince the last quarter: United States: Susvimo and Vabysmo (age-related blindness)Europe: Gavreto (specific type of advanced lung cancer); Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19); Ronapreve (non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients and prophylaxis)Major appro...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results in 2021
Basel, 3 February 2022Group sales increase 9%1 at constant exchange rates (CER); 8% in Swiss francsPharmaceuticals Divisionsales increase 3%; continued strong demand for newly launched medicines more than offsets impact of biosimilarsDiagnostics Divisionsales grow 29%; strong momentum in base business and continued high demand for COVID-19 testsMajor approvals for medicinessince the last quarter:United States: Susvimo and Vabysmo (age-related blindness)Europe: Gavreto (specific type of advanced lung cancer); Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19); Ronapreve (non-hospitalised COVID-19 patients and prophylaxis)Major approvals f...
Source: Roche Media News - February 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Clinical Trials Lead to Promising Updates in Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
This study recruited patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma who had not received prior chemotherapy. The primary endpoint of median overall survival was significantly longer with the addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy at 18.8 months versus 16.1 months with chemotherapy alone. However, adverse events such as hypertension and bleeding were more common in the bevacizumab group. More recently, studies such as the phase II RAMSES trial in 2020 have shown promising results for combining anti-VEGF medication with chemotherapy as a second-line treatment. The addition of the VEGF inhibitor ramucirumab significan...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - December 8, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news

Bevacizumab and Gastrointestinal Perforations Bevacizumab and Gastrointestinal Perforations
This study describes the demographic and clinical characteristics of this serious adverse event.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 7, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Bevacizumab-vikg Wet AMD Trial Raises Eyebrows Bevacizumab-vikg Wet AMD Trial Raises Eyebrows
An ' apples-to-oranges ' comparison of bevacizumab-vikg to ranibizumab is troubling some experts who would like to see the drug approved.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news

New Standard of Care in Cervical Cancer New Standard of Care in Cervical Cancer
The combination resulted in significant improvements in both progression-free and overall survival compared with chemotherapy (with or without bevacizumab) alone.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - September 19, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Sandoz strengthens pipeline by entering into agreement for biosimilar bevacizumab, a key oncology medicine
Sandoz, a Novartis division, today announced that it has entered into a commercialization agreement with Bio-Thera Solutions, Ltd. for biosimilar bevacizumab (BAT1706). Bevacizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a key mediator of angiogenesis in cancer, and is used in combination with other treatments(1,2). (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - September 8, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Novartis Business and Industry Source Type: news

Study: Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment Effective with Peritoneal Disease
We report the first real-world evidence regarding clinical outcomes for a cohort of patients with advanced MPeM receiving ICIs,” the MD Anderson study authors wrote. “Our results provide much-needed data supporting the role of ICIs in patients with this rare disease, who cannot participate in clinical trials and otherwise have no or limited treatment options.” The post Study: Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment Effective with Peritoneal Disease appeared first on Mesothelioma Center - Vital Services for Cancer Patients & Families. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - August 31, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news

New Drug Combination Shows Promise for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have uncovered a new, promising treatment option for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma, potentially filling a gaping void that exists today. The immunotherapy drug combination of Tecentriq and Avastin, known generically as atezolizumab and bevacizumab, respectively, showed unusual efficacy in a recent study of 20 patients with this rare cancer. Although some patients have previously found significant success and extended survival with the cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy combination, or HIPEC, those with unresectable disease ha...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 21, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news

Oncotarget: RAS reversion in colorectal cancer patients treated with bevacizumab
(Impact Journals LLC) This Oncotarget finding might have potential therapeutic implications, as anti-EGFR could be reconsidered in primarily RAS mutant patients reverted to a wild-type status after bevacizumab exposure. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - July 16, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news