FDA grants Medivir´s MIV-711 rare paediatric disease designation and orphan drug designation for the treatment of Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease

25 April 2024 - Medivir announced today that its selective cathepsin K inhibitor, MIV-711, has been granted rare paediatric disease designation ...

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Stealth BioTherapeutics announces FDA acceptance of new drug application for elamipretide for the treatment of Barth syndrome

8 April 2024 - If approved, elamipretide would become the first approved therapy for Barth syndrome. ...

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Orphan drug label expansions: analysis of subsequent rare and common indication approvals

8 January 2024 - We found that 491 novel orphan drugs were approved between 1990 and 2022.  ...

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X4 Pharmaceuticals announces FDA acceptance with priority review of US NDA for mavorixafor in WHIM syndrome

31 October 2023 - FDA sets a PDUFA target action date of 30 April 2024. ...

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals reports FDA approval of Agamree (vamorolone) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy granted to Santhera Pharmaceuticals

26 October 2023 - Catalyst expects to commercially launch Agamree in Q1, 2024. ...

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FDA launches pilot program to help further accelerate development of rare disease therapies

29 September 2023 - Today, the US FDA is taking steps to help further accelerate the development of novel drug and ...

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Veopoz (pozelimab-bbfg) receives FDA approval as the first treatment for children and adults with CHAPLE disease

18 August 2023 - Approval represents tenth FDA approved medicine invented by Regeneron. ...

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FDA approval, clinical trial evidence, efficacy, epidemiology, and price for non-orphan and ultra-rare, rare, and common orphan cancer drug indications: cross sectional analysis

9 May 2023 - The objective of this study was to analyse the US FDA approval, trials, unmet needs, benefit, and ...

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Acadia Pharmaceuticals announces US FDA approval of Daybue (trofinetide) for the treatment of Rett syndrome in adult and paediatric patients two years of age and older

10 March 2023 - Company expects Daybue to be available by the end of April 2023. ...

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My son’s time is running out due to a rare disease. The FDA needs to add more clinical trial flexibility.

28 February 2023 -  My toddler, Wheeler, will probably not live to adulthood. Juvenile Batten disease — he has the ...

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FDA continues important work to advance medical products for patients with rare diseases

23 February 2023 - Patients with rare diseases are experts in their health condition. They provide a unique perspective, and ...

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Chiesi Global Rare Diseases announces FDA approval of Lamzede (velmanase alfa-tycv) for alfa mannosidosis

16 February 2023 - First and only enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of non-central nervous system manifestations of alfa mannosidosis ...

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Despite court ruling, FDA will continue with its approach to approving orphan drug exclusivity

23 January 2023 - In an unexpected move, the FDA will continue to apply exclusive marketing rights for so called ...

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Rare disease endpoint advancement pilot program

3 October 2022 - FDA is establishing a Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement (RDEA) Pilot Program to support novel efficacy endpoint development ...

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Chiesi Global Rare Diseases announces FDA acceptance of BLA filing for velmanase alfa for the proposed treatment of alfa mannosidosis

12 September 2022 - FDA grants priority review designation with PDUFA date in the first half of 2023. ...

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