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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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Several biotech and biopharmaceutical companies have announced new wins with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), with these wins ranging from Investigational New Drug (IND) application approvals for cancer treatment candidates to Fast Track Designations for investigational agents aimed toward opioid use disorder (OUD).
Merck’s Keytruda won FDA approval for the treatment of patients with high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer. The approval marked the 30th for Keytruda.
Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) announced Friday its decision to withdraw from the U.S. market the indication for its immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo® (nivolumab) as monotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients previously treated with sorafenib.
It’s a busy week for GlaxoSmithKline, although much of it is related to the upcoming demerger of its Consumer Healthcare business. Here’s a look.
The company said its Allergan eye drops met both its primary and key secondary endpoints, with patients reporting near and intermediate improvements in vision.
In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this month, Rosenbaum and his investment group nominated five directors to elect the CytoDyn board.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had several PDUFA dates on their calendar for the last week of July, but in two cases, there were problems with the submissions ahead of time. Here’s a look.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved AbbVie’s Dalvance (dalbavancin) for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric patients as young as newborns.
The FDA has now approved AstraZeneca’s convenient once-a-week glucose lowering drug for 10 to 17-year-olds with type 2 diabetes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently granted Breakthrough Device Designation to two medical device companies, with California-based healthcare tech company Endologix leading the mix.