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Vera Therapeutics’ atacicept, to be marketed as Trutakna, will go up against Novartis, Otsuka and possibly Vertex in the kidney disease primary IgA nephropathy after receiving an accelerated FDA approval.
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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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When the pandemic hit, many companies diverted resources aimed at HIV to COVID-19, which ended up pausing some research efforts.
This is after Larimar reported deaths in the highest dose levels of a nonhuman primate toxicology study.
Emergent said the vaccine candidate against the mosquito-borne illness showed an increase in immune response as measured by anti-chikungunya virus SNA.
Ocugen submitted a “Master File” to the U.S. FDA for COVAXIN, the vaccine that has already received authorization in India for people ages 12 and above.
LION-101 is a novel recombinant AAV being developed as a one-time intravenous infusion for the treatment of adult and adolescent patients with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I/R9.
The White House has also called for an independent investigation and more information from China about the pandemic’s origins.
AbbVie is aiming Skyrizi and Rinvoq at various indications to augment expected declines in the use of its $20-billion-generating-powerhouse Humira, which will lose patent protection in 2023.
NGM Bio’s aldafermin failed to hit its primary endpoint in its Phase IIB trial because of that, the company decides to shift resources to other programs.
It’s a busy week for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a number of drug approvals on the calendar and an advisory committee meeting. Read on for more information.
If approved, Takeda said Maribavir would become the first and only treatment indicated for CMV infection in refractory patients.