The Galien Foundation has revealed its latest nominees for the 2021 Prix Galien USA Award highlighting innovations in biotechnology, pharmaceutical agents, medical technology and digital health products. Entrants to the competition must have received FDA approval within the past five years and demonstrate exceptional therapeutic potential. The Galien Foundation does not use financial data to…
Lutathera supports improved survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors
Lutathera from Novartis is indicated to treat somatostatin receptor-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, which include foregut, midgut and handout neuroendocrine tumors in adults. The drug was the focus of a recent presentation World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer 2021 where Dr. Jonathan R. Strosberg, presented positive survival data concerning the drug. Strosberg is the head of the Neuroendocrine Tumor…