Oct 29, 2024
FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to MDL-101 for LAMA2-CMD Treatment Modalis Therapeutics Corporation has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the FDA for MDL-101, its promising treatment for congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (LAMA2-CMD). This designation is a significant step, aimed at fostering the deve...
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Oct 22, 2024
Gilead and Merck Reports Phase II Data Showing that Switching to a Once-Weekly Oral Combination of Islatravir and Lenacapavir Maintained Viral Suppression in Adults Through 48 Weeks Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Merck have shared new findings from a Phase II clinical trial assessing the experimental combination of i...
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Oct 15, 2024
Astellas & AviadoBio Sign Exclusive Deal for Gene Therapy AVB-101 in Frontotemporal Dementia AviadoBio Ltd. and Astellas Pharma Inc. have announced a strategic partnership under an exclusive option and license agreement for AVB-101, an investigational AAV-based gene therapy currently in Phase I/II developmen...
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Oct 08, 2024
FDA Approves Perioperative OPDIVO Plus Chemotherapy for Resectable NSCLC The FDA has granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb’s OPDIVO (nivolumab) for the treatment of adult patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), specifically targeting tumors that are 4 cm or larger or node-positive and hav...
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Oct 01, 2024
IntraBio's AQNEURSA Receives Historic FDA Approval for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C Treatment IntraBio Inc. has received approval from the FDA for AQNEURSA (levacetylleucine), marking a significant milestone in the treatment of neurological manifestations of Niemann-Pick disease type C in both adults and pe...
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Sep 24, 2024
FDA Greenlights Zevra Therapeutics’ MIPLYFFA for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. has announced that the FDA has approved MIPLYFFA (arimoclomol) capsules as the first oral treatment for Niemann-Pick disease type C. Indicated for use alongside miglustat, MIPLYFFA is intended for both adult and...
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Sep 17, 2024
TREMFYA Approved for Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis Johnson & Johnson announced that the FDA has approved TREMFYA (guselkumab) for treating adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. TREMFYA is the first fully human, dual-acting monoclonal antibody that blocks IL-23 and b...
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Sep 10, 2024
Biogen's Higher SPINRAZA Dose Shows Improved Efficacy in Phase II/III Trial A trial studying a higher dose of Biogen’s spinal muscular atrophy drug SPINRAZA (nusinersen) has met the primary endpoint in a cohort of infants with SMA. The Phase II/III DEVOTE study, which included 145 patients across various ages an...
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Sep 03, 2024
Bayer Starts Phase III Trial In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Bayer has officially enrolled the first patient in the global Phase III SOHO-02 trial, which will evaluate the efficacy and safety of BAY 2927088 as a first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with activating HER2 mutat...
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Aug 27, 2024
Merck’s WINREVAIR Approved by the European Commission for PAH in Adults with Functional Class II-III Merck has secured European Commission (EC) approval for WINREVAIR™ (sotatercept), marking it as the first activin signaling inhibitor therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) approved across all 27 EU me...
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Roche’s HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatment Franchise
Aug 13, 2024
Transforming Multiple Myeloma Treatment: The Promise of Novel Drug Classes
Jul 24, 2024
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