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- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=33
- Stiefel, a GSK Company, Acquires Worldwide Rights to Toctino (alitretinoin)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-stiefel_a_gsk_company_acquires_worldwide_rights_to_toctino_alitretinoin/2459784/Stiefel, a GSK company, has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. A once-daily oral retinoid, Toctino is in Phase 3 trials in the US, where it has not yet received FDA approval. Globally, it is the only prescription medicine specifically
- Merz Appoints New Vice President of Medical Dermatologyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120611-merz_appoints_new_vice_president_of_medical_dermatology/2459786/Merz, Inc. has appointed James P. Hartman as Vice President of Medical Dermatology. In the new role, Hartman will be responsible for the company's Medical and OTC/OTX dermatology business unit, which includes Naftin® (naftifine hydrochloride) and Mede
- EWG Releases 2012 Sunscreen Guide and Apphttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120608-ewg_releases_2012_sunscreen_guide_and_app/2459787/After rating 257 brands and more than 1,800 products, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its sixth annual Guide to Summer Sun. EWG recommends 1 in 4 of more than 800 beach and sport sunscreens, compared to 1 in 5 l
- New Isotretinoin Formulation Approvedhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120529-new_isotretinoin_formulation_approved/2459794/A novel isotretinoin formulation for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne will soon be available from Ranbaxy. FDA approved Absorica (cis-isotretinoin), which
- Dermatologists Can Spot Early Psoriatic Arthritishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120521-dermatologists_can_spot_early_psoriatic_arthritis/2459795/Clinical dermatologists could help diagnose early psoriatic arthritis (EPsA) through the use of patient questioning and subsequent imaging studies in collaboration with rheumatologists and radiologists, data suggest. (
- Study: FDA Approves Drugs Faster than Europe, Canadahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120517-study_fda_approves_drugs_faster_than_europe_canada/2459797/Drugs are approved faster in the US than in Europe and Canada, new research from Yale University School of Medicine shows. Authors of the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reviewed decisions from 2001 to 2010 by the FDA and regulators in Canada and Europe, Health Canada and th
- La Roche-Posay Awards Two Researchershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-la_roche-posay_awards_two_researchers/2459803/At its seventh annual North American Foundation Research Awards, La Roche-Posay honored winners Sarina B. Elmariah, MD, PhD and Marie S. Tuttle, MD. Both researchers received a $10,000 grant to continue dermatological research and were honored at t
- Retinoid Foam Wins FDA Approvalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-new_retinoid_foam_wins_fda_approval/2459804/The FDA has ap
- New Retinoid Foam Wins FDA Approvalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-new_retinoid_foam_wins_fda_approval/2459805/The FDA has approved Fabior (tazarotene) Foam, 0.1%, for the treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 12 years and older. The approval was based on two multi-center, randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled pivotal Phase 3 studies, in which a total of 1,485 patients with moderate-to-severe acne vu