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Under the temporary reign of top food executive Kyle Diamantas, the FDA will sustain programs initiated by former Commissioner Marty Makary, including the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher initiative.
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Partners Summit Therapeutics and Akeso are expected to steal the show at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference with data from their potential Keytruda rival, alongside Revolution Medicine’s groundbreaking pancreatic cancer candidate and other assets that could reshape patient care.
The tragic tale of TIGIT is well known. However, RIPK1, myc, STING and alpha-synuclein have also left a trail of failed clinical trials, canceled partnerships and sunk investments in their wake.
Analysts homed in on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy type 1 assets during first quarter earnings as major players like REGENXBIO and Novartis as well as Dyne, Wave, Solid and Sarepta near the regulatory finish line.
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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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Relmada Therapeutics announced it would make key changes to its clinical evaluation of REL-1017 as a possible add-on treatment for major depressive disorder.
The FDA is expected to make decisions on Emergent BioSolutions’ sNDA for OTC Narcan and Roche’s Polivy in frontline DLBCL.
Upstaza is the first targeted therapy for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency. PTC expects to submit a Biologics License Application to the FDA in the first half of 2023.
Analysts point to a missed secondary endpoint and cardiovascular risks that may delay FDA approval as possible reasons for the unexpected drop in Karuna’s stock following the data reveal.
In a double data drop Thursday, AbbVie touted two clinical trial wins, for Skyrizi in ulcerative colitis and Rinvoq in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Wednesday, the FDA approved Cidara Therapeutics and Melinta Therapeutics’ Rezzayo (rezafungin) injection to treat candidemia and invasive candidiasis.
Ageism, or discrimination against an individual based on their age, is a common barrier many older individuals face in the workplace. Fortunately, there are steps that can be taken to mitigate this discrimination.
Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent (dupilumab) met its primary and all secondary endpoints in the Phase III BOREAS trial, significantly reducing severe exacerbations in COPD.
The FDA’s Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee voted 9-0 that tofersen’s effect on neurofilament light chain (NfL) could be a reasonable predictor of clinical benefit.
Data from the Phase IIb ENLIVEN trial showed 89bio’s pegozafermin met its primary histology endpoint in NASH patients, giving the company an edge in the competitive space.