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An unnamed pharma filed a citizen petition in April seeking reforms to the way the FDA publicly releases rejection letters, alleging that the policy “contravenes decades of agency practice.”
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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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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Investigators found that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving drugs faster than ever. Unfortunately, it appears that the agency is also approving those drugs on less data and weaker evidence.
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Emma Walmsley, chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline, is predicting a good year for her company, with the potential of six regulatory approvals in the United States.
The first full business week of the new year began with plenty of clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
The State of California is considering a measure to sell its own brand of generic drugs in an effort to get in on those cost-savings. California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to reveal the scheme today in his new state budget.
Late Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new therapy to treat a rare mutation in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Merck’s checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) continues moving toward the projections of becoming the world’s best-selling drug.
The company said Fiasp is the “first and only fast-acting mealtime insulin injection that does not have a pre-meal dosing recommendation.”
AstraZeneca and Merck are closing out 2019 on a high note with another approval for its PARP inhibitor Lynparza.
The clinical trials the approval is based on suggested the drug was effective for treating primary insomnia but may also be effective for insomnia associated with other diseases, such as depression.