Sutimlimab will reduce the need for red blood cell transfusion due to hemolysis.
New Drugs
Novel drugs approved by regulators for human use.
A drug is positioned as new if it:
- offers treatment for a disease for which no specific therapy previously existed
- targets a new therapeutic target
- has a new mechanism of action
- is developed in a new formulation, optimized or improved
- is part of a new combination drug
- belongs to a new class of drug compounds.
Posted inAutoimmune Diseases, New Drugs, Rare/Orphan Diseases, Regulatory
Tavneos: New Drug for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Avacopan is better than prednisone in the treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis.
Posted inNew Drugs, Oncology, Regulatory
Tivdak: New Drug for Cervical Cancer
Tisotumab vedotin for therapy of previously treated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer.
Posted inNew Drugs, Regulatory
Vabysmo: New Drug for Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema
Faricimab by Roche is a strong competitor to Eylea.
Posted inNew Drugs, Oncology, Rare/Orphan Diseases, Regulatory
Kimmtrak: Groundbreaking Immuno-Oncological Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
Tebentafusp is a pharmacological breakthrough in the fight against a deadly disease.
Posted inNew Drugs, Oncology, Rare/Orphan Diseases, Regulatory
Welireg: New Treatment for Tumors in Von Hippel–Lindau Disease
Belzutifan by Merck & Co. is for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma, central nervous system hemangioblastomas, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Posted inNeuroscience, New Drugs, Regulatory
Lyfnua: First Drug for Refractory or Unexplained Chronic Cough
Gefapixant will reduce cough frequency, thereby improving patients’ quality of life.