Approvals
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s antibody-drug conjugate Enhertu is the first FDA-approved tumor-agnostic HER2-targeted therapy authorized for the treatment of solid tumors in adults who have undergone prior systemic treatment.
The approvals, third line for BMS and 2seventy Bio’s Abecma and second line for J&J and Legend Biotech’s Carvykti, represent a new class of therapy for these blood cancer patients.
Basilea Pharmaceutica received FDA approval for its antibiotic Zevtera in three indications Wednesday, finally getting the drug across the finish line a decade and a half after the agency rejected an earlier submission.
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After sustaining a regulatory defeat in insomnia, Vanda Pharmaceuticals on Tuesday won the FDA’s approval for its atypical antipsychotic Fanapt for the treatment of manic or mixed episodes in adults with bipolar I disorder.
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AstraZeneca has secured the FDA’s green light for Voydeya, a first-in-class, oral, Factor D inhibitor developed as an add-on to its standard-of-care Ultomiris or Soliris for certain patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.
Gilead Sciences’ Vemlidy on Thursday secured a label expansion from the FDA, allowing the antiviral drug’s use to treat chronic hepatitis B in pediatric patients aged six years and older.
After an initial rejection due to safety issues, followed by a dispute and deferred actions, Akebia Therapeutics on Wednesday finally won the FDA’s nod for vadadustat as a treatment for anemia caused by chronic kidney disease.
With several recent approvals in the space and more on the horizon, BioSpace looks at some of the key decisions and their larger significance both for patients and science.
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