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Nusano will bring a massive new radioisotope facility in Salt Lake City online by the end of the year, establishing a supply of starting materials for the next generation of radiopharmaceuticals.
Last month, Revolution Medicines’ RAS inhibitor doubled survival in a Phase 3 pancreatic cancer trial. On the biotech’s heels are Immuneering, Actuate Therapeutics, Erasca and more, looking to improve on that result with increased tolerability—and more time for patients.
The recent approval of Regeneron’s Otarmeni underscores the maturation of gene therapies across a range of diseases. Here, BioSpace reviews genetic medicines in development for the central nervous system, retinal, cardiac and neuromuscular diseases.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is spinning its wheels, unable to establish steady leadership at three major divisions—the CDC and the FDA’s two primary review units.
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Omisirge is approved for patients who receive cord blood transplantation following myeloablative therapy.
A unanimous FDA committee vote supported the favorable risk-benefit profile of Innoviva’s sulbactam-durlobactam for hospital-acquired A. baumannii infections.
Roche, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Merck and Affimed presented new data in liver cancer, lung cancer, melanoma and lymphoma.
FDA
Thursday, the FDA greenlit Ostuka and Lundbeck’s Rexulti as the first treatment in the U.S. for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.
Merck finalized the acquisition of immune-focused Prometheus Biosciences for approximately $10.8 billion, picking up mid-stage ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s asset.
FDA
The Supreme Court extended the stay deadline to Friday at midnight to keep mifepristone on the market in the interim without conditions.
Between new formulations of traditional drugs nearing the market and completely novel approaches in mid-stage trials, 2023 is poised to be a pivotal year in Parkinson’s disease treatment.
Clinical results for experimental treatments in Alzheimer’s, ALS and more are expected over the coming months. BioSpace highlights a few of the more highly anticipated datasets.
Aer’s inhaled formulation targets the mucus plugs obstructing COPD patients’ airways.
The regulator found no issues with mirikizumab’s clinical or safety data.