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Shanghai-based Dizal has made a submission to the US Food and Drug Administration, seeking approval for sunvozertinib. 8 November 2024
Biotechnology
US mRNA specialist Moderna today announced Health Canada has approved mRESVIA (respiratory syncytial virus mRNA vaccine) for active immunization for the prevention of lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults 60 years of age and older. 8 November 2024
Biotechnology
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson today revealed it has submitted applications with the US Food and drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) to expand the approved indications for its Darzalex (daratumumab) subcutaneous (SC) formulation for the treatment of high-risk smouldering multiple myeloma (SMM). 8 November 2024
Biotechnology
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical (AskBio) today announced that AB-1003 (also known as LION-101) has received rare pediatric disease designation and orphan-drug designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I/R9 (LGMD2I/R9). 7 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
USA-based Acadia Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell its Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) for $150 million upon the closing of the transaction. 6 November 2024
Biotechnology
GSK’s Arexvy (RSV vaccine) has received an expanded approval in Canada to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults aged 50-59 who are at increased risk. 6 November 2024
Biotechnology
French pharma major Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab), which notched up sales of 3.5 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in third-quarter 2024, +23.8% year-on-year, has picked up yet another indication in collaboration with Regeneron. 6 November 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval of a modification to the Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (OA REMS) 6 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
European regulators will decide by December 6 whether Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Danish pharma giant Novo Nordisk, can finalize its $16.5 billion acquisition of contract drug manufacturer Catalent. 5 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Photocure, a Norway-based bladder cancer-focused company, has announced that Jiangsu Yahong Meditech, the parent company of its partner Asieris Pharmaceuticals, has received marketing authorization for Hexvix (hexaminolevulinate) in China. 5 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for donidalorsen, an investigational RNA-targeted medicine for prophylaxis to prevent attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older, under development by Ionis Pharmaceuticals. 4 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Disc Medicine today announced a successful End of Phase 2 with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting the regulatory path forward, including potential for accelerated approval, for bitopertin in erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP). 4 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration published the FDA Voices: “FDA Takes Exciting Steps Toward Establishing the Rare Disease Innovation Hub,” by Patrizia Cavazzoni, director of the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Dr Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). 4 November 2024
Biotechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a Rare Pediatric disease designation for BPM31510T, an investigational treatment for epidermolysis (EB) from BPGbio. 4 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
US pharma major AbbVie last week proposed $1.4 billion acquisition of US CNS drug developer Aliada Therapeutics. Last week saw a bunch of third quarter 2024 financials results, among which were Elil Lilly, AbbVie and Merck & Co. Also of note, Lexicon’s type I diabetes drug Zynquista faced a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee review that resulted in largely negative vote against recommendation. 3 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Texas-based biopharma Lexicon Pharmaceuticals was trading nearly 36% lower on Friday morning. 1 November 2024
Generics
Medicines for Europe has launched a study of market barriers faced by European generics and biosimilar pharmaceutical companies operating in 11 key third-country markets. 31 October 2024
Biotechnology
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the medicine sugemalimab (trade name Eqjubi) to treat adult patients with a type of cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC ). 31 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Novartis late yesterday revealed that Scemblix (asciminib) was granted accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP). 30 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Privately-held US drugmaker Protega Pharmaceuticals says that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roxybond (oxycodone hydrochloride) immediate-release (IR) CII 10mg tablet for the management of pain severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. 29 October 2024
Biotechnology
It has been a long road for Geron’s telomerase blocker, but the company is now finally planning a commercial launch for imetelstat in 2024. 5 January 2023
Biotechnology
UK pharma major AstraZeneca said today that its Biologics License Application (BLA) for nirsevimab has been accepted for review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants. 5 January 2023
Generics
In November 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a webinar on the topic Understanding Generic Narrow Therapeutic Index (NTI) Drugs. The aim of the webinar was to educate healthcare professionals on NTI drugs and the FDA’s efforts to ensure therapeutic equivalence of generic NTI drugs.1 3 January 2023
Biosimilars
South Korea’s Samsung Bioepis says that Health Canada has approved its Hadlima (also known as SB5) - a citrate-free, high concentration (40mg/0.4 ML) formulation of biosimilar referencing AbbVie’s mega-blockbuster Humira (adalimumab). 3 January 2023
Biotechnology
USA-based Legend Biotech Corporation has announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has formally accepted its New Drug Application (NDA) for ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel). 3 January 2023
Biotechnology
A marketing authorization submission for talquetamab - an immunotherapy with the potential to shake up the multiple myeloma market - is now sat on regulators’ desks at the European Medicines Agency. 3 January 2023
Biotechnology
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved TG Therapeutics’ Briumvi (ublituximab-xiiy), for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. 31 December 2022
Biotechnology
Faith in the transparency of the US regulatory process has been shaken, following an accusatory report from influential congressional committees into the approval of Aduhelm (aducanumab). 30 December 2022
Biotechnology
AstraZeneca’s Calquence (acalabrutinib) has secured a new approval in Japan, for the treatment of adults with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), in the first-line setting. 28 December 2022
Pharmaceutical
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Olpruva (sodium phenylbutyrate; ACER-001) for oral suspension for the treatment of certain patients living with urea cycle disorders (UCDs). 28 December 2022
Biosimilars
South Korea’s Celltrion Healthcare has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) under the 351 (a) pathway of the Public Health Service Act for its lead product candidate, CT-P13 SC (also known as Remsima), which is the subcutaneous formulation of infliximab, to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 28 December 2022
Biotechnology
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved anti-cancer agent/humanized anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Gazyva (obinutuzumab [genetical recombination]) intravenous infusion for an additional indication of CD20-positive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (including small lymphocytic lymphoma). 27 December 2022
Pharmaceutical
Following marketing authorization by the European Commission in August for the same indication, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), whose HIV infections cannot be successfully treated with other available treatments due to resistance, intolerance, or safety considerations. 23 December 2022
Biotechnology
Ahead of the expected December 29 action date, and adding to European approval in June, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday granted marketing authorization for Swiss pharma giant Roche subsidiary Genentech’s Lunsumio (mosunetuzumab-axgb). 23 December 2022
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Following a previous rejection by the agency, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now accepted for review the Biologics License Application (BLA) resubmission for bimekizumab, filed by Belgium’s largest drugmaker UCB, for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. 23 December 2022
Biotechnology
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, which was developed by Kite pharma, now a subsidiary of US biotech Gilead Sciences. 23 December 2022
Generics
Indian generics major Zydus Lifesciences, formerly known as Cadila Healthcare, subsidiary Zydus Worldwide has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market Selexipag Tablets, 200mcg, 400mcg, 600mcg, 800mcg, 1,000mcg, 1,200mcg, 1,400mcg, and 1,600mcg. 22 December 2022
Biotechnology
Roche company Genentech has won US approval for its intravenous Actemra (tocilizumab) product, for adults that have been hospitalized with COVID-19. 22 December 2022
Biotechnology
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has authorized Sanofi’s SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (B.1.351 strain) vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in adults in Great Britain. 21 December 2022
Biotechnology
UK pharma major AstraZeneca today announced two approvals from the European Commission for expanded indications for its blockbuster cancer drugs, one for Imfinzi (durvalumab) and the other for Lynparza (olaparib). 21 December 2022
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