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- Phase 2 Psoriasis Study Shows Positive Results for Boehringer Ingelheim's Investigational Biologichttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/phase-2-psoriasis-study-shows-positive-results-for-boehringer-ingelheims-investigational-biologic/2458837/Results from a Phase II head-to-head psoriasis study show superior efficacy of Boehringer Ingelheim’s investigational biologic compound BI 655066 over ustekinumab. After nine months, 69 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis maintained PASI 90 with BI 655066, compared to 30 pe…
- FDA Approves Humira for Moderate to Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-approves-humira-for-moderate-to-severe-hidradenitis-suppurativa/2458873/The FDA approved AbbVie’s HUMIRA® (adalimumab) for the treatment of moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). HUMIRA is now the first and only FDA-approved therapy for adults with HS. Earlier this year, the FDA granted HUMIRA orphan drug designation for the treatment of moderate to severe …
- FDA Issues Consumer Update about Injectable Skin Lightening Productshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/fda-issues-consumer-update-about-injectable-skin-lightening-products/2458879/A consumer update from the FDA warns that injectable skin lightening products are unapproved, untested drugs that could potentially cause harm. The FDA adds that it has not approved any injectable drugs for skin whitening or lightening. “These products pose a potentially significant safety risk to…
- National Psoriasis Foundation Awards Half a Million Dollars in Fellowshipshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/national-psoriasis-foundation-awards-half-a-million-dollars-in-fellowships/2458922/Eleven early-career physicians each received a one-year, $50,000 National Psoriasis Foundation Medical Dermatology Fellowship to study psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. These fellowships will help increase the number of scientists studying and expertly treating psoriatic disease by encouraging up…
- The American Academy of Dermatology Elects New Officers and Board Membershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/the-american-academy-of-dermatology-elects-new-officers-and-board-members/2458941/The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) announced the results of its annual election. The newly elected officers and board members will lead the AAD, which represents more than 19,000 physicians. These officers and board members also will hold the same positions for the American Academy of Dermat…
- FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Secukinumab for Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20141020-fda_advisory_committee_recommends_approval_of_secukinumab_for_moderate_to_severe_plaque_psoriasis/2459081/The Dermatologic and Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committee (DODAC) to the FDA voted 7 to 0 to support the approval of AIN457 (secukinumab), a selective interleukin-17A (IL-17A) inhibitor, for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who are candidates for systemic therap…
- Novan to Present Antiviral Preclinical Results of Nitric Oxide-Releasing Drug Candidates for the Treatment of Papillomavirushttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140903-novan_to_present_antiviral_preclinical_results_of_nitric_oxide-releasing_drug_candidates_for_the_treatment_of_papillomavirus/2459131/Novan Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotech company focused on advancing nitric oxide therapies, will present antiviral data from a preclinical animal study at the 2014 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), taking place September 5-9, 2014, in Washington, DC. K…
- Phase I Trial of Nivolumab Shows Long-Term Efficacy Against Melanomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140313-phase_i_trial_of_nivolumab_shows_long-term_efficacy_against_melanoma/2459318/A recent study by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Yale University, and allied institutions, published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provides the longest-term look so far at how melanoma patients have fared since receiving the drug, nivolumab (Bri…
- Actelion Launches Valchlor to Treat Stage IA and IB Mycosis Fungoides-type Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20131119-actelion_launches_valchlor_to_treat_stage_ia_and_ib_mycosis_fungoides-type_cutaneous_t-cell_lymphoma/2459409/The FDA approved Actelion's Valchlor (mechlorethamine), the first and only FDA-approved topical formulation of mechlorethamine. Valchlor, a gel that is applied topically once a day, is an alkylating drug indicated to treat patients with stage IA and IB mycosis fungoides-type cutaneous T-cell lympho…
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