BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Research Supports FDA Approval of T-DXd Plus Pertuzumab for First-Line Treatment of HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in combination with pertuzumab for first-line treatment of metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The approval is based on results from the phase   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 16 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ENHERTU(R) (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) plus pertuzumab approved in the US as first new treatment in a decade for the 1st-line treatment of patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer Based on DESTINY-Breast09 Phase III trial results that showed AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU in combination with pertuzumab reduced the risk of disease progression or deat  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 16 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Exdensur (depemokimab) approved in the UK for treatment of asthma with type 2 inflammation and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps * First and only ultra-long-acting biologic with twice-yearly dosing to treat respiratory diseases * UK approval based on data from the SWIFT and ANCHOR phase III trials * Exdensur has shown sustained efficacy to  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Proactively Awards National Priority Voucher Based on Strong Phase 3 Study Results * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today awarded a national priority voucher to teclistamab in combination with daratumumab for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. This brings the total number of products receiving an award under the Commissioner's National Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Hassan Opens Investigation into Corporate Owners of Mobile Home Communities In case you missed it, this week U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, launched an investigation into several corporate owners of manufactured housing communities, often referred to as mobile home parks. As corpo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Dec. 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * New England Cold Case Investigators Gather in New Hampshire to Strengthen Regional Collaboration and Share Best Practices Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announce on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit that New Hampshire was honored to welcome cold case investigators from across New England to gather in Concord on  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * On 13th Anniversary Of Sandy Hook Shooting, Murphy Responds To Yet Another Mass Shooting On CNN's State of the Union * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Sunday joined Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union to discuss the horrifying shooting at Brown University that left two students dead and nine wounded. On the 13th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE outdoor business students provide marketing ideas that aid local land trust University of New England senior Aaron Hayes knew the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust managed campsites across protected islands in Cape Porpoise in a corner of developed southern Maine that looks remarkably like the wild Downeast coast. What Hayes didn't know when he gave a marketing presentation to the Trust on Dec. 4 as  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 16 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Animal Behavior faculty advances scientific legacy of Jane Goodall through fieldwork, student research Maggie Stanton, Ph.D., uses her role as an instructor in one of America's few dedicated animal behavior programs to inspire the next generation of field scientists By Alan Bennett Both through her research on animal social interactions and passion for the profession, a faculty member in the Universi  more