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“We are actively working with the FDA to find a way to expedite the plant inspection,” said Joe Turgeon, president and CEO of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals. “The manufacturing facility is ready for inspection and we are eager to assist the FDA in completing their assessment as soon as possible.”
After discovering promising indicators on the path to the development of Branaplam (LMIO70) for spinal muscular atrophy, Novartis now hopes to repurpose the drug for the treatment of Hungtington’s disease.
In the meeting, both the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presented details about COVID-19 and the requirements for a vaccine.
After reviewing its mid-pandemic performance, it became clear that its greatest challenge is around the handling of data, according to Amy P. Abernethy, M.D., Ph.D., principal deputy commissioner, FDA, speaking at the recent Demy-Colton Virtual Salon, the “Fusion of Technologies.”
The settlement stems from multi-year criminal and civil investigations into Purdue’s marketing practices related to its powerful prescription painkiller, OxyContin, which critics have argued facilitated the opioid epidemic.
The U.S. arm of the trial has been paused for more than a month while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigates a serious illness that occurred in a patient who received the experimental treatment.
In a challenge trial, people are given a vaccine then intentionally dosed with the virus or bacteria that causes the disease.
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The U.S. FDA granted Roche’s Venclexta (venetoclax) full approval in combination with azacytidine, or decitabine, or low-dose cytarabine for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in adults 75 years or older.
The grant was awarded by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Service’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).
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