Rhythm Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of Imcivree (setmelanotide) for patients as young as 2 years old

20 December 2024 - Rhythm Pharmaceuticals today announced that the US FDA has approved an expanded indication for Imcivree (setmelanotide) to ...

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FDA approves remestemcel-L-rknd for steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease in paediatric patients

18 December 2024 - Today, the FDA approved remestemcel-L-rknd (Ryoncil, Mesoblast), an allogeneic bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, ...

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MAIA Biotechnology granted FDA rare paediatric disease designation for THIO as a treatment for paediatric high grade gliomas

16 December 2024 - MAIA Biotechnology today announced that the FDA has designated THIO for the treatment of pediatric-type diffuse high ...

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Merck announces FDA acceptance of biologics license application for clesrovimab, an investigational long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants from RSV disease during their first RSV season

17 December 2024 - If approved, clesrovimab has the potential to be available to help address the burden of RSV ...

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Johnson & Johnson submits application seeking US FDA approval of Simponi (golimumab) for the treatment of paediatric ulcerative colitis

16 December 2024 - Submission aims to expand Simponi ulcerative colitis indication to include paediatric population. ...

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Arcutis submits Zorvye (roflumilast) cream 0.05% supplemental new drug application to the FDA for the treatment of children aged 2 to 5 with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis

16 December 2024 - Zorvye cream 0.05% provided meaningful disease clearance and rapid reduction in itch in pivotal trials. ...

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FDA grants Revescor (rexlemestrocel-L) regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation in children with congenital heart disease

5 December 2024 - Earlier this year FDA granted Revascor both rare paediatric disease designation and orphan drug designation for ...

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PIF Partners granted FDA rare paediatric disease designation for its proprietary small molecule in treating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis flares

3 December 2024 - PIF Partners announced today that the US FDA has granted rare paediatric disease designation to its proprietary ...

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Johnson & Johnson seeks US FDA approval for first paediatric indications for Tremfya (guselkumab)

2 December 2024 - Applications filed for Tremfya to treat children with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and active juvenile psoriatic ...

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ImmuneSensor Therapeutics receives orphan drug and rare paediatric disease designations from the US FDA for cGAS inhibitor drug candidate, IMSB301, for the treatment of Aicardi Goutières syndrome

20 November 2024 - ImmuneSensor Therapeutics announced that the US FDA has granted both orphan drug designation and rare paediatric disease ...

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Alkeus Pharmaceuticals receives FDA rare paediatric disease and fast track designations for gildeuretinol as a treatment for Stargardt disease

18 November 2024 - Alkeus Pharmaceuticals today announced that gildeuretinol (ALK-001), an investigational oral therapy, has received rare paediatric disease and ...

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AlveoGene receives rare paediatric disease designation from FDA for AVG-002, its novel, inhaled gene therapy for lethal neonatal surfactant protein B deficiency

15 November 2024 -  AlveoGene announces that it has been granted a rare paediatric disease designation by the US FDA ...

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Actuate announces FDA rare paediatric disease designation granted to elraglusib for treatment of Ewing sarcoma

12 November 2024 - On-going enrolment in Phase 1/2 trial of elraglusib in relapsed/refractory Ewing sarcoma with topline Phase 1 data ...

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Cumberland Pharmaceuticals receives FDA orphan drug and rare paediatric disease designations for new treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

6 November 2024 -  Cumberland Pharmaceuticals announced today that the US FDA granted orphan drug designation and rare paediatric disease ...

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AskBio receives FDA rare paediatric disease and orphan drug designations for AB-1003 for the treatment of limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2I/R9

7 November 2024 - First patient dosed in Phase 1/Phase 2 LION-CS101 trial of AB-1003 in August 2023, with enrolment ...

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