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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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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.
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.
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.
New therapeutics for Major Depressive Disorder could change the treatment landscape and give patients more options.