If approved, stable, virologically suppressed adults living with HIV-1 could have the option to switch to a single-pill, two-drug regimen

CORK, Ireland -Friday, March 23rd 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a Positive Opinion recommending marketing authorisation for JULUCA™ (dolutegravir 50mg [ViiV Healthcare UK Ltd]/rilpivirine 25mg [Janssen Sciences Ireland UC]). Dolutegravir/rilpivirine is a single-pill, two-drug regimen for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in adults who are virologically suppressed (HIV-1 RNA <50 c/mL) on a stable antiretroviral regimen for at least six months with no history of virological failure and no known or suspected resistance to any non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor ... Read more »

P&G and National Geographic Documentary Shows How Lives Transformed with Clean Water

Most Americans underestimate impact of global water crisis new research shows

CINCINNATI-Tuesday, March 20th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) non-profit Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program and National Geographic are raising awareness about the global water crisis with the release of a new documentary and national survey in conjunction with World Water Day. The documentary, titled “The Power of Clean Water,” follows the lives of three women and their families, providing a first-hand perspective on the daily challenges of accessing clean drinking water. As the film progresses, viewers witness how P&G’s Purifier of Water packets, distributed by partners ChildFund in Indonesia, CARE International in Kenya and World Vision in Mexico, have helped transform these communities.

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• Users in all these countries can live stream the T20 tournament on YuppTV

• Also awarded rights for South America

NEW DELHI-Tuesday, March 20th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- As the most awaited event of the year, the Vivo-IPL 2018, which is Season 11 of the world’s biggest T20 tournament, approaches, cricket fans have yet another reason to rejoice! YuppTV, the world’s leading OTT brand for South-Asian content, has announced that it has awarded the exclusive digital & television media rights for Vivo-IPL 2018 by Star India for Europe, South America, South East Asian countries, and non-exclusive rights for Australia.

Scheduled to take place from 7 April to 27 May 2018, the Vivo-IPL 2018, the biggest and most eagerly awaited cricketing extravaganza in a decade of IPL history, will witness eight teams playing this season including Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals that are back in action after serving two years ... Read more »

 – Final five-year results show ICLUSIG continued to provide clinically meaningful responses, with depth and lasting duration, irrespective of dose reductions, in heavily pre-treated chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia patients –

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan-Saturday, March 24th 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4502) today announced that final data from the pivotal Phase 2 PACE clinical trial of ICLUSIG (ponatinib) in refractory chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) or Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL) were published in Blood. The manuscript is available online today and will be included in a future print edition of Blood. The final five-year results support ICLUSIG as an effective treatment option for patients with chronic-phase CML (CP-CML) whose prior therapies have failed. ICLUSIG, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) with potent activity against native and mu ... Read more »