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Alexion and Aide Health launch app for people with rare diseases
More than 3.5 million people in the UK live with a rare condition
Novartis’ Cosentyx gets positive CHMP opinion for polymyalgia rheumatica
If approved, this would be the first IL-17A inhibitor licensed in Europe for adults with polymyalgia rheumatica
EMA recommends granting marketing authorisation approval for Nezglyal
The treatment is for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare neurodegenerative disease
AstraZeneca’s Trixeo recommended by CHMP for approval in EU for asthma
Asthma affects over 360 million people worldwide, including over 40 million people in Europe
Ultomiris gets US FDA Priority Review for immunoglobulin A nephropathy treatment
If approved, this would be the first C5 complement inhibitor available for this rare kidney disease
GSK announces bepirovirsen’s ‘functional cure’ data to treat chronic hepatitis B
Over 240 million people worldwide live with chronic hepatitis B
GSK signs agreement with Protas to streamline clinical trials
The new three-year agreement builds on an existing two-year relationship
GSK to acquire 35Pharma for $950m including a potential drug for pulmonary hypertension
PH has a five‑year survival rate of only around 50% and affects up to 82 million people worldwide
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for early gastric and gastroesophageal cancer
Gastric cancer is the fifth highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with almost a million people diagnosed annually
Sanofi’s Rezurock receives positive CHMP opinion for chronic graft-versus-host disease
Up to 50% of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant patients develop chronic GVHD
GSK’s Arexvy RSV vaccine receives expanded EC approval for use in adults
RSV affects approximately 64 million people around the world each year
GSK’s Nucala approved by MHRA for uncontrolled COPD
Symptoms of COPD include breathlessness, persistent cough and frequent chest infections