FDA Approves One Drug for Three Rare Cancer Subtypes

The  U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the kinase inhibitor, Retevmo (selpercatinib), to treat people with three cancers that have a mutation or fusion in the RET gene. The three cancers are:  Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread...

Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy

  Michael Snape, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at AMO Pharma describes congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 or Steinert disease. Congenital myotonic dystrophy is a rare inherited disease in which babies have weak muscles and muscle tone – that affects their...