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The blockbuster PD-1 inhibitor’s label expanded further on Monday when the FDA greenlit Keytruda as a perioperative treatment for certain patients with earlier stages of non-small cell lung cancer.
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One of the FDA’s potential approvals this month could break an existing monopoly in the treatment space for a rare growth disorder.
After a leading study caused the FDA to slap its most stringent warning on hormone replacement therapies for menopause more than two decades ago, the regulator is changing course in what FDA Commissioner Marty Makary called a “historic day for women in the United States.”
The upheaval of the Health and Human Services workforce and leadership leaves much to be desired in terms of delivery, recently retired FDA Chief Information Officer Vid Desai tells BioSpace, but the regulatory agency is evolving to be more open to much needed change.
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Biogen will await word after submitting the final study protocol for its confirmatory Phase IV ENVISION trial of Aduhelm to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Without holding a meeting of its vaccines advisory committee, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a fourth booster shot for everyone 50 years of age and older.
Antares Pharma has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to its therapeutic Tlando intended for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).
The FDA released materials for review ahead of Wednesday’s meeting and it appears to paint a picture of insufficient data for approval, noting it is “not exceptionally persuasive.”
The FDA amended its EUA for GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology’s sotrovimab for COVID-19. The amendment relates specifically to the BA.2 Omicron sub-variant.
Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals announced that their Phase I study of BIIB078 (IONIS-C9Rx) intended for ALS did not meet clinical endpoints, so they will discontinue the program.
UCB’s oral drug for seizures related to Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is now approved in the U.S. for patients ages two years and older.
The FDA has a very busy week ending the month of March and moving into April, highlighted by a big AdCom vote on Amylyx’s ALS candidate AMX0035 on March 30.
Novavax announced today that its protein-based Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2373, is included in two new clinical trials that will evaluate the vaccine as a potential Covid booster.