Indian Supreme Court has rejected a plea from German drug giant Bayer AG seeking to block the marketing approval of a generic version of its patented kidney cancer drug Nexavar (sorafenib) by Cipla, reports said.

US FDA may fast-track the approval process of Ariad Pharmaceutical's investigational therapy  AP24534 to treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph+ ALL).

AVL-181, anti-viral drug to treat hepatitis C infection developed by Avila Therapeutics, Inc., will soon undergo clinical studies.

ErepoXen will be a once-a-month injection  as against other EPO drugs which are injected 1-3 times a week

A new line of treatment for baldness called Platelet Rich Plasma therapy will be evaluated in clinical trials to further ascertain its efficacy in stemming hair loss.