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Dual and even triple or quadruple track processes have come roaring back in 2026 thanks to a glut of M&A that has refilled investors’ wallets. Big Pharma is being put on notice that time is critical if they want to acquire.
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Policymaking at FDA has been anything but business as usual under the Trump administration, but former regulators cite the agency’s new investigational new drug pilot program as a sign of normalcy.
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The FDA’s recently altered outlook on the evidence required for approval of rare disease drugs could have immediate benefits for companies including Skyhawk Therapeutics, Capricor Therapeutics and Biohaven.
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Novartis is scaling back its pipeline to focus on higher-value assets with stronger commercial potential.
The regulatory filing puts the company alongside Vertex and CRISPR, which also await FDA approval for their SCD gene therapy.
Vedanta will use the funds to advance its lead asset VE303 in clostridioides difficile infection and support the development of another candidate in ulcerative colitis.
Tuesday, the FDA approved Qalsody—formerly tofersen—on a conditional basis to treat SOD1-ALS.
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Govorestat failed its primary composite measure but showed signals of efficacy, leading the company to push forward with an NDA.
The partial clinical hold follows Foghorn’s voluntary pause of the study and is due to one patient developing irregular heartbeat following treatment with FHD-609.
Eplontersen halted ATTRv-PN disease progression and improved quality of life through 66 weeks. The drug has a PDUFA date of Dec. 22, 2023.
FDA
To give the FDA more time to evaluate updates to quizartinib’s proposed REMS program, the regulator is pushing the target action date to July 24.
Friday, the Supreme Court granted the FDA’s application for a stay, effectively maintaining access to the abortion pill mifepristone as its case goes through the appeals process.