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Tiziana Life Sciences granted FDA fast track designation
24 July 2024 - Tiziana Life Sciences today announced the US FDA has granted fast track designation for its intranasal formulation ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
Jeff Shuren, medical devices head at FDA, to leave the agency
23 July 2024 - Jeffrey Shuren, longtime chief regulator of medical devices at the FDA, announced to staff on Tuesday ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
BioAtla granted FDA fast track designation for ozuriftamab vedotin (CAB-ROR2-ADC) for treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
23 July 2024 - Ozuriftamab vedotin, the Company’s conditionally and reversibly active antibody drug conjugate directed against ROR2, has shown promising ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
Voydeya approved in Canada as add-on therapy to ravulizumab or eculizumab for adults with the rare disease PNH who have residual haemolytic anaemia due to extravascular haemolysis
23 July 2024 - ALPHA Phase 3 trial showed first in class, oral, factor D inhibitor as add-on to Ultomiris ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
This gene therapy may not work. So why did the FDA fully approve it?
22 July 2024 - The agency has repeatedly neglected its obligation to ensure that drugs are effective. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
Fixing the reimbursement and coverage divide between ‘breakthrough’ drugs and medical devices
23 July 2024 - The FDA designates as “breakthrough” technologies certain drugs and devices. This designation helps expedite the development and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2024
FDA accepts Mesoblast's biologics license application for Ryoncil in children with steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease
23 July 2024 - Mesoblast announced that the US FDA has accepted its biologics license application resubmission for Ryoncil (remestemcel-L) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2024
FDA approves Samsung Bioepis’ Epysqli (eculizumab-aagh) as a biosimilar to Soliris (eculizumab)
22 July 2024 - Epysqli is approved for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria and atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2024
Johnson & Johnson seeks US FDA approval of Spravato (esketamine) as the first and only monotherapy for adults with treatment-resistant depression
22 July 2024 - Phase 4 Spravato monotherapy data shows rapid improvement in depressive symptoms at ~24 hours, sustained through at ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2024
Boehringer Ingelheim and GoodRx announce exclusive patient affordability initiative for adalimumab-adbm injection, Boehringer’s biosimilar to Humira
18 July 2024 - First biosimilar with an exclusive low cash price on the GoodRx platform. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2024
Neuren receives rare paediatric disease designation from FDA
19 July 2024 - Neuren Pharmaceuticals has received rare paediatric disease designation from the US FDA for NNZ-2591 in Phelan-McDermid ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2024
EMA accepts Deciphera’s marketing authorisation application for vimseltinib for treatment of patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumour
18 July 2024 - Application based on results from the MOTION Phase 3 study, in which vimseltinib demonstrated statistically significant and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jul 2024
Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) combinations in multiple myeloma application accepted for review by the EMA
19 July 2024 - Regulatory submission supported by Phase 3 head to head DREAMM-7 and DREAMM-8 trials. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2024
Bristol Myers Squibb receives EMA validation of application for Opdivo (nivolumab) plus Yervoy (ipilimumab) for first-line treatment of unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
19 July 2024 - The Application is based on Phase 3 CheckMate-9DW trial results demonstrating improved survival with Opdivo plus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Jul 2024
Phathom Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of Voquenza (vonoprazan) tablets for the relief of heartburn associated with non-erosive GERD in adults
18 July 2024 - Voquenza met its primary endpoint in its Phase 3 pivotal trial by demonstrating a significant and rapid ...