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Last month, the FDA launched TrialBlazer, intended to streamline the IND path and bring early clinical trials and medical innovation home to the U.S. It’s a start, but new agency leadership must see it through.
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A recent FDA reversal sparked new hope for patients with Huntington’s disease. Flying under the radar, Skyhawk Therapeutics revealed 12-month functional data from a midstage trial of its own candidate showing improvements on a key disease measurement scale.
The FDA plans to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss Capricor Therapeutics’ application for deramiocel, which the agency rejected last July. The news surprised CEO Linda Marbán, who told BioSpace the FDA has not communicated any issues of concern with the company’s resubmitted application.
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Evidence continues to accumulate suggesting that Omicron, although significantly more infectious than previous COVID-19 strains, causes less severe disease.
The FDA decided to lift the hold for its Phase IIa trial of SPR720 after Spero submitted a comprehensive analysis from the NHP toxicology study.
Today, the FDA approved two new drug applications. One is for Spero’s tebipenem HBr oral tablets and the second is CStone’s IND application for CS5001.
Applied Therapeutics said it is holding off on a New Drug Application after discussions with the FDA, which appears to require additional clinical data.
Just as 2021 was wrapping up, the U.S. FDA had some end-of-year activity. Here’s a look.
Novavax vaccine’s emergency use authorization application has been submitted to FDA recently. Novavax is hoping to bring it to the Finish Line in 2022.
The decision to allow the release of Adbry follows positive results from the Phase III ECZTRA trials, which covered almost 2,000 patients living with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis.
The FDA has greenlit Merck and Ridgeback’s molnupiravir under EUA to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 infections in adults at high risk of progression to severe disease.
The latest approvals mark the first time a biologic has been approved for ERA. Cosentyx is also the only biologic approved in the United States for both ERA and PsA in pediatric patients.
The FDA has approved Novartis’ new drug for lowering bad cholesterol. Leqvio is the first and only siRNA treatment that can reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.