LIFESTYLE
[Courtesy of Celltrion] SEOUL -- Truxima, an anti-cancer biosimilar produced by South Korea's Celltrion, has been approved by Australian authorities. Celltrion said Friday it would pick up a local partner for the sale of Truxima. Truxima, a biosimilar of Rituximab, or Rituxan, used to treat patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis, is also popular in Europe. With approval from Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administra
[Courtesy of Hanmi Pharmaceutical] SEOUL -- Oraxol, a novel oral therapy for cancer developed by South Korea's leading drug maker Hanmi Pharmaceutical, has won a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of angiosarcoma. Hanmi said Friday that Oraxol has won FDA's Orphan Drug Designation (ODD), which is granted to drugs intended for the safe and effective treatment of rare diseases and disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 peo
[Courtesy of Hanmi] SEOUL -- South Korea's leading drug maker Hanmi Pharmaceutical has put an end to the development of its first new cancer therapy called "Olita (Olmutinib)", citing the global use of a rival drug produced by AstraZeneca, an Anglo–Swedish pharmaceutical company. Olita used to be touted as a "breakthrough therapy" for patients who have developed a tolerance to existing lung cancer treatments. It received conditional approval from the M
[Courtesy of WITH Innovation Corp.] SEOUL -- Helped by growing popularity among young travelers and couples, WITH Innovation, the operator of a home-grown online room-finding app, has seen dramatic growth in three years to become a domestic leader which provides information about inexpensive hotels and other types of accommodation. The app, called Yeogi Ottae in Korean (How about Here), has about 50,000 registered members, with the number of monthly visitors standing at two milli
[Courtesy of Co One House] SEOUL -- Stylish country houses will be put on sale at a TV home shopping channel for the first time in South Korea. Co One House, a leading country house construction company, said in an ad posted on its website that it would sell its products through GS Shop, an online shopping company, on Sunday. During the 65-minute evening show, the company will put 20 different models up for sale. GS Shop will provide consulting services to customers for construc
