Medications

FDA approves Litfulo for teens, adults with alopecia areata

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Litfulo (ritlecitinib) for adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with severe alopecia areata at a recommended dose of 50 mg. Approval of Litfulo was granted to Pfizer.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Does brepocitinib benefit patients with psoriatic arthritis?

Brepocitinib is an oral drug that inhibits certain enzymes involved in inflammation—called tyrosine kinase 2 and Janus kinase 1—and is being tested for the treatment of several immunological diseases. A phase IIb randomized ...

Medications

Oral deucravacitinib benefits patients with lupus

Tyrosine kinases are enzymes that play central roles in signaling by cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including lupus. A recent phase 2 clinical trial published in Arthritis & Rheumatology has ...

Medical research

Novel therapeutic target for acute myeloid leukemia

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered the mechanisms by which a particular protein promotes cancer cell proliferation and survival in acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a Northwestern Medicine study ...

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