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FDA approval of Leqembi subcutaneous formulation charts path to combination therapies for Alzheimer's disease
29 August 2025 - Subcutaneous delivery increases accessibility and introduces potential for at home administration, following model of diabetes and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
argenx receives positive CHMP opinion for efgartigimod for the treatment of adult patients with generalised myasthenia gravis in Europe
24 June 2022 - Positive opinion based on Phase 3 ADAPT trial showing efgartigimod provided clinically meaningful improvements in strength and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
U.S. FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s CAR T cell therapy Breyanzi for relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma after one prior therapy
24 June 2022 - In the pivotal Phase 3 TRANSFORM trial, single infusion of Breyanzi significantly outperformed the nearly 30 year ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
First gene therapy to treat severe haemophilia A
24 June 2022 - EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec) ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Highlights from the 20-23 June 2022 CHMP meeting
24 June 2022 - EMA’s CHMP recommended nine medicines for approval at its June 2022 meeting. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jun 2022
Investigational lenacapavir receives positive CHMP opinion for people with multi-drug resistant HIV
24 June 2022 - Recommendation is based on week 26 data from the CAPELLA trial showing twice yearly lenacapavir achieved high ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jun 2022
Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Scemblix, a novel treatment for adult patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia
24 June 2022 - ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
European Commission approves Filsuvez for the treatment of dystrophic and junctional epidermolysis bullosa
23 June 2022 - Filsuvez will be the first and only approved treatment for epidermolysis bullosa patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
Health Canada expands approval of Enhertu for adults with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer
23 June 2022 - Approval based on the ground-breaking DESTINY-Breast03 Phase 3 trial, showing Enhertu reduced the risk of disease ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
BioNTech Receives Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation from EMA for enhanced regulatory support of CAR-T candidate BNT211 in testicular cancer
23 June 2022 - Designation follows positive interim Phase 1/2 data for BNT211 demonstrating an encouraging safety profile and early signs ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jun 2022
Astellas submits fezolinetant new drug application to U.S. FDA
24 June 2022 - Application targets treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Expediency versus efficacy: re-examining the FDA’s accelerated drug approval process
23 June 2022 - It was precisely 30 years ago, in 1992, that the FDA established the accelerated approval program ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
FDA explains when it will rescind breakthrough designations
23 June 2022 - The US FDA on Thursday released draft guidance explaining its thought process for rescinding breakthrough therapy ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Calls to expand access to oral COVID-19 drugs as expiry dates loom
23 June 2022 - Thousands of doses of expensive anti-viral drugs could be wasted if more Australians do not become ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
EMA recommends Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine for authorisation in the EU
23 June 2022 - EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine (inactivated, adjuvanted) Valneva for use in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jun 2022
Industry sponsorship bias in cost effectiveness analysis: registry based analysis
22 June 2022 - The Tufts Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Registry was used to identify all CEAs published in Medline between 1976 and ...