Boston - Cancer researchers have developed an experimental vaccine that showed promising results in early stage testing for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The vaccine, which is made by transferring a gene into a patient's own melanoma cells, caused an immune system attack against melanoma tumors, with nearly one-third of 35 patients alive after three years, and four of them with no signs of the disease.
The FDA approved therapies for melanoma, dermatomyositis, superficial basal cell carcinoma, and adolescent alopecia areata, while TYK2 inhibitors and rare disease filings advanced toward 2027 decisions.
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The FDA approval, based on 36-week data from the phase 3 BRAVE-AA-PEDS trial, extends baricitinib access to patients as young as 12 years old with severe alopecia areata.