Statement from FDA Commissioner on new efforts to strengthen FDA’s expanded access program

8 November 2018 - Since the 1970s, the FDA has helped to facilitate access to promising investigational medical products for ...

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SpringWorks Therapeutics receives FDA fast track designation for nirogacestat for the treatment of adult patients with desmoid tumours

7 November 2018 - SpringWorks Therapeutics today announced that the U.S. FDA has granted fast track designation for nirogacestat, an investigational, ...

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FDA releases real-world data collection app

7 November 2018 - FDA released on Tuesday an open source code app that can be used to collect real-world ...

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Acacia Pharma resubmits Barhemsys new drug application

6 November 2018 - Acacia Pharma announces that it has resubmitted its new drug application for Barhemsys (amisulpride injection) to the ...

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AbbVie announces Humira (adalimumab) global patent license with Momenta

6 November 2018 - AbbVie announced today patent license agreements with Momenta over its proposed biosimilar adalimumab product.  ...

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FDA grants priority review for Dupixent (dupilumab) as potential treatment for adolescents with uncontrolled moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

6 November 2018 - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi today announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted for priority review the ...

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U.S. FDA approves Empliciti (elotuzumab) plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone, a new immunotherapy combination for certain patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

6 November 2018 - In the ELOQUENT-3 trial, treatment with Empliciti plus pomalidomide and dexamethasone doubled median progression-free survival and overall ...

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FDA approves novel single-vial formulation of Egrifta

5 November 2018 - Theratechnologies is pleased to announce that the FDA in the United States has approved the new ...

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No matter what the FDA decides, new diabetes drugs will still require CV outcomes trials

6 November 2018 - At one time, Avandia (generic name: rosiglitazone) was a major diabetes drug for GSK with sales exceeding ...

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Poseida Therapeutics receives regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation from FDA for P-BCMA-101

5 November 2018 - Poseida Therapeutics today announced the U.S. FDA has granted a regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation to P-BCMA-101, ...

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Seattle Genetics submits supplemental biologics license application for Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in front-line treatment of CD30 expressing peripheral T-cell lymphomas

5 November 2018 - Submission based on positive Phase 3 ECHELON-2 trial evaluating Adcetris in frontline CD30-expressing peripheral T-cell lymphoma. ...

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Novartis says SMA gene therapy is cost-effective at $4-5 million per patient

5 November 2018 - Novartis, which is shifting into rare diseases, said on Monday it believes its new gene therapy ...

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Aquestive Therapeutics announces U.S. FDA approval for Sympazan (clobazam) oral film

2 November 2018 - Sympazan is delivered via Aquestive's proprietary PharmFilm technology. ...

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U.S. FDA approves Lorbrena (lorlatinib) for previously treated ALK-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

2 November 2018 - Lorbrena addresses unmet needs for certain patients treated with prior ALK therapy. ...

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AcelRx announces FDA approval of Dsuvia

2 November 2018 - First and only sufentanil sublingual tablet approved for acute pain in health care settings. ...

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