Approvals
Thursday, Astellas announced that the FDA had lifted its clinical hold for the company’s experimental gene therapy trial for late-onset Pompe disease.
Johnson & Johnson discontinued the Phase III trial of an investigational HIV vaccine regimen Wednesday after an independent review showed it was ineffective at preventing disease.
Servier and Taiho Oncology announced Tuesday that Lonsurf in combination with bevacizumab improved overall survival rates in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.
The FDA approved Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus as a first-line treatment option for adults with type 2 diabetes, signaling a shift from its previous indication as a second-line approach.
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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ LX9211 fell short of its primary efficacy endpoint, according to topline data from the Phase II RELIEF-PHN-1 study in post-herpetic neuralgia.
The FDA’s top five approvals in 2022 represent an eclectic mix of cancer, cardiovascular and rare disease drugs.
Madrigal’s NASH drug hits the mark in late-stage trial.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals is discontinuing the development of its Factor D inhibitor BCX9930 in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria due to competitive factors.
Mirati gets the green light from the FDA for its KRAS G12C-mutated lung cancer medication.
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