Women with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) or other inflammatory diseases maintained stable therapeutic levels of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) throughout pregnancy,…
Andrea Lobo
Andrea Lobo is a Science writer at BioNews. She holds a Biology degree and a PhD in Cell Biology/Neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. She was a postdoctoral and senior researcher at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Health in Porto, in drug addiction, studying neuronal plasticity induced by amphetamines. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals. She shifted towards a career in science writing and communication in 2022.
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Articles by Andrea Lobo
AVT05, Alvotech’s biosimilar candidate to treat ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other chronic inflammatory diseases, showed a similar pharmacological…
A year of treatment with bimekizumab was safe and significantly eased symptoms of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in participants…
Long-term use of Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) is associated with a higher clinical response to treatment and lower disease activity…
A blood test for bone disease that measures the levels of an enzyme called alkaline phosphatase (ALP) may predict disease…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Yuflyma (adalimumab-aaty), a high concentration biosimilar of Humira (adalimumab),…
Proteins associated with inflammation and immune system function were identified as potential blood biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of…
AVT02, a high-concentration and low-volume biosimilar to AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab), was approved by health regulators in Australia to…
Early initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) medications may be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in…