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Earlier this year, Amgen refused the FDA’s request to withdraw Tavneos from the market. Now, two researchers who participated in the original study to support the drug’s approval claim they did not know the primary endpoint was readjudicated after the study was unblinded.
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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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Ipsen will withdraw Tazverik’s follicular lymphoma and epithelioid sarcoma indications as emerging data point to an elevated safety risk in patients undergoing treatment.
The FDA’s cancer advisors will discuss AstraZeneca’s application for the oral SERD camizestrant in breast cancer and the AKT inhibitor Truqap in prostate cancer.
Some biotechs that had seen regulatory setbacks under Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research director Vinay Prasad experienced stock bumps Monday morning. Under Prasad’s leadership, the rare disease space has suffered a series of controversial rejections.
Incyte is looking to expand the use of its PD-1 blocker Zynyz to treat non-small cell lung cancer. The FDA’s rejection did not flag problems with the drug’s efficacy or safety.
A “significant number of patients” could see a cure for multiple myeloma within the next two decades, one expert told BioSpace. Here are five therapies that could change the treatment paradigm.
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Director Vinay Prasad will exit the FDA for the second time after a controversial run that saw the oncologist butt heads with colleagues and ruffle feathers in biopharma after presiding over the rejection of several rare disease therapies.
Servier will pick up Ojemda, which received FDA approval in 2024 to treat pediatric glioma. The drug clocked sales of $155 million for Day One Biopharmaceuticals in 2025.
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Zealand Pharma’s shares fell 32% in early morning trading Friday after its Roche-partnered asset petrelintide failed to meet investor expectations in a mid-stage clinical trial.
The FDA granted Johnson & Johnson a Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher in December 2025 after the combination of Darzalex and Tecvayli improved progression-free survival by 83%. The new approval is for second-line treatment of the blood cancer.