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INDIA – Apollo Indraprastha Hospitals and MediSage have jointly organized a one-of-its-kind meeting held in Delhi focused on cancer management and the latest updates on cancer diagnosis and treatment. The…
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TANZANIA – Aga Khan Health Service Tanzania and Elekta have signed an agreement to purchase and install radiation therapy equipment for the cancer care centre in Dar es Salaam worth…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Discovery Health Medical Scheme has launched a R1.5 billion (US$86.81m) fund to boost healthcare screenings and preventative care among its members amid a spike in severe diagnoses…
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USA — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Merck & Co.’s immunotherapy Keytruda to treat early cases of lung cancer despite mixed results in the main study…
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USA — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly and Co.’s drug (pirtobrutinib) for the treatment of a rare form of blood cancer. The indication aims…
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USA — Janssen Biotech, Inc., an arm of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has signed a strategic partnership and license deal with Evotec, a German drug maker to develop first-in-class targeted…
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NIGERIA – Cedarcrest Hospitals Limited secured a grant from The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a feasibility study to develop a comprehensive cancer treatment center in Abuja. The…
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USA — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance to help sponsors identify the optimal dosage for cancer drugs in clinical development and in it,…
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FRANCE — EverImmune, a clinical-stage biotech company specializing in the development of live biotherapeutics in microbiota oncology, reports that the first patient has been treated in Phase I clinical trial…
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USA— According to a recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communication, Lumoxiti for injection will be permanently discontinued in the US market by August 31, 2023. The FDA approved Lumoxiti,…
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