Despite the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) remains one of the most noteworthy oncology conferences in the world. It provides companies with an opportunity to gauge the clinical success of pipelines for pharmaceuticals and allows physicians to gain insig
A follow-up analysis of using Yuhan Corp.’s non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment Leclaza (ingredient: lazertinib) in combination with Janssen’s Rybrevant (amivantamab) showed that undiscovered biomarkers other than EGFR and MET expression could broaden the group of patients with potential re
Two immunotherapies -- Tuoyi (ingredient: toripalimab) by Junshi Biosciences and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) by MSD – have recently drawn international attention with remarkable trial results in the unexplored oncology sector.At an online meeting on Sunday, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (AS
“I’m a developer-turned-entrepreneur. I developed products that almost every Korean household used, such as AhnLab’s V3 vaccine (an antivirus software program). The same goes for the healthcare field. I know how to make a healthcare product that every hospital will use.”Song Kyo-seok, CEO of Medipix
Despite the prolonging Covid-19 pandemic, 12 Korean biopharmaceutical companies will participate in the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference, the largest cancer meeting globally.ASCO, which celebrates its 57th anniversary, will hold an online event from Friday to next Tuesday
Fentanyl patch, a powerful narcotic analgesic, has become popular among teenagers, raising social concerns.The drug, used normally to treat patients with end-stage cancer, is about 100 times stronger than morphine and can be dangerous if used for non-medical purposes. Tolerance and addiction develop
There is little difference between Asians, including Koreans, and Westerners as far as breast cancer is concerned. One of the noticeable differences could be patients’ ages. In the West, breast cancer increases with age. In Korea and other Asian countries, however, relatively young women in their 40
The global healthcare sector is being immersed more and more by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. On the occasion of its fourth anniversary, Korea Biomedical Review met with up-and-coming CEOs from various healthcare startups to hear about their company and what they believe is going on in Korea's d
Cardiothoracic surgery has become one of the departments to avoid among medical students due mainly to difficult surgeries and long hours.“In the late 1970s, when I was a medical student, we seemed to make less calculating approaches,” said Professor Kim Ki-bong of Myongji Hospital in a recent inter
Bayer AG is a familiar name to Koreans – and foreigners as well.The Germany-based multinational pharmaceutical company is the developer of aspirin, a medication used to reduce pain, fever, or inflammation.Aspirin is one of the most widely used medications globally, with an estimated 40,000 tons cons
If the number of news releases issued by the Korean developers of Covid-19 treatments and vaccines is any guide, the nation should have several homegrown vaccines and therapies by now.As is well known, however, Korean pharmaceuticals have failed to come up with any vaccines, presenting only one trea
The protracted Covid-19 pandemic and other health threats, such as a sand storm from China, have pushed the Korean people’s interests in immunity higher now than ever before.Riding on the trend, various health supplements are hitting the market, with not just drug companies but food and cosmetics ma
A drug ingredient called thalidomide caused a terrible congenital disability crisis due to its side effects in the 1950s. However, the drug is still used today. The case shows that there is no such thing as a “bad drug.” Certain drugs undervalued in the past are reassessed today. Depending on when,
Large business enterprises in Korea are speeding up their entry into the biotechnology industry, seeking to find a new growth engine.Several big-name corporations, such as Lotte Holdings, Hyundai Department Store Group, KT and Orion, have recently announced their intention to enter the biotechnology
Will Korea introduce the “sugar tax,” duties on food and beverages containing a large amount of sugar that sharply raise the risk of obesity”? If so, when will it be?The discussion, which had been limited to the academic circles, is now spread to the political community.According to the Ministry of
President Moon Jae-in and First Lady Kim Jung-sook received the AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, but accumulated public distrust of vaccination may not vanish quickly, experts point.A few years ago, a false claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella virus (MMR) vaccine causes autism spread
Last year, medical doctors in Korea staged an all-out struggle, including a nearly nationwide strike, to thwart the government’s plan to increase the enrollment quota at medical schools. And they made it.Physicians are up in arms this year, too. This time around, their target is the proposed amendme
Lee Seung-yeon, a housewife who had been preparing for the Lunar New Year’s Day on Friday, decided not to gather with her parents and relatives, “I thought my family could gather this holiday, but Covid-19 remains a national problem holding us back from enjoying our family reunion.”Ms. Lee, 57, had