Approvals
Thursday, the FDA greenlit Ostuka and Lundbeck’s Rexulti as the first treatment in the U.S. for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
The Supreme Court extended the stay deadline to Friday at midnight to keep mifepristone on the market in the interim without conditions.
In an open letter published Monday, more than 480 biopharma industry leaders expressed their support for the FDA after a Texas federal judge ruled to hold the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.
AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson will withdraw the accelerated approvals for Imbruvica in mantle cell lymphoma and marginal zone lymphoma, the companies announced Thursday.
The FDA is set to decide on a Humira biosimilar and hold an Adcomm meeting for an Alzheimer’s agitation treatment. Also on its calendar for April are decision dates for two vaccine hopefuls.
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi and Lynparza met primary endpoint markers in the Phase III DUO-O trial in advanced high-grade epithelial ovarian cancer, according to data released Wednesday.
The FDA has granted emergency use authorization to InflaRx’s vilobelimab, now to be marketed as Gohibic, for hospitalized adult patients with COVID-19, the German biotech announced Tuesday.
The Inflation Reduction Act contains provisions designed to influence drug prices. These policies might affect drug development and the prioritization of new drugs.
The FDA has approved the combination regimen of Merck’s Keytruda and Seagen and Astellas’ Padcev for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
In a potential leap forward for sickle cell disease, Vertex moved closer to launching its one-time treatment for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.
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