Approvals

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s breast cancer therapeutic Enhertu received supplemental approval for an earlier form of breast cancer from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Two biologic therapeutic candidates have met their primary endpoints in phase III trials, including AstraZeneca’s Champion-NMOSD trial and Argenx’s Advance trial.
Biopharma and life sciences companies from across the globe provide updates on their businesses and pipelines.
The FDA has approved two of Phathom Pharmaceuticals’ products for bacterial illnesses in adults: Voquezna Triple Pak and Voquezna Dual Pak.
The FDA accepted Bayer’s supplemental New Drug Application for its proposed oral treatment for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
FDA
Orphalan announced the FDA has granted full approval to Cuvrior (trientine tetrahydrochloride) for the treatment of Wilson’s Disease, a rare genetic disorder.
Hutchmed failed to secure FDA approval for its proposed drug for pancreatic cancer. The company will have to go through another trial if they want U.S. approval.
Notably, Qelbree is the first novel FDA approval of a novel non-stimulant treatment for ADHD in adults in 20 years.
Shares of Praxis Precision Medicines are falling after the company announced the FDA has placed a clinical hold on the company’s IND Application for its experimental epilepsy drug, Prax-222.
AbbVie is off to a strong start for 2022 driven by success from Skyrizi and Rinvoq, as well as the company’s neuroscience platform. Abbvie also won FDA approval for a new indication for Rinvoq.
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